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2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Florida A&M *   7 1     9 2  
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +   6 2     9 3  
South Carolina State +   6 2     8 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 3     7 4  
Norfolk State   4 4     5 7  
North Carolina Central   3 5     4 8  
Howard   2 6     2 10  
Morgan State   2 6     3 9  
Delaware State   1 7     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Trei Oliver, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5, placing sixth in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Preseason

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MEAC poll

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In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Carolina A&T 304 (12)
2 Bethune–Cookman 237 (1)
3 Florida A&M 204 (2)
4 Howard 166
5 North Carolina Central 161 (1)
6 South Carolina State 152
7 Norfolk State 119 (1)
8 Morgan State 87 (1)
9 Delaware State 46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

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The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 8:00 p.m. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ L 10–41 7,512
September 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 8 Towson* TSN L 3–42 8,322
September 14 6:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb* ESPN+ L 12–21 4,315
September 21 4:00 p.m. Elizabeth City State* NCCU Sports Network W 45–7 6,025
September 28 6:00 p.m. at Morgan State ESPN3 W 27–17 7,609
October 5 2:00 p.m. at Florida A&M ESPN3 L 21–28 25,679
October 10 6:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNU L 13–27 5,261
October 26 2:00 p.m. Delaware State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3 W 30–23 5,026
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Howard ESPN3 W 28–6 1,096
November 9 2:00 p.m. Norfolk Statedagger
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3 L 21–38 12,319
November 16 2:00 p.m. South Carolina State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3 L 0–24 3,043
November 23 1:00 p.m. at No. 25 North Carolina A&T ESPN3 L 0–54 19,853
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 0 7 10
Governors 7 24 3 7 41

At Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 3 3
No. 8 Tigers 14 14 14 0 42

At Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 6 0 3 12
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 21

Elizabeth City State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 0 7
Eagles 10 14 7 14 45

At Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 13 7 7 27
Bears 0 3 7 7 17

At Florida A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 7 21
Rattlers 7 7 0 14 28

Bethune–Cookman

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 13 27
Eagles 0 3 0 10 13

Delaware State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 10 0 10 23
Eagles 0 16 7 7 30

At Howard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 14 28
Bison 0 0 0 6 6

Norfolk State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 10 7 14 7 38
Eagles 7 0 7 7 21

South Carolina State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 10 0 24
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0

At North Carolina A&T

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
No. 25 Aggies 16 14 24 0 54

References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.