2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
The 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Mack. The Eagles played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in MEAC play to win the MEAC title to play in the Celebration Bowl, where they were defeated by SWAC champions Grambling State.
| 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football | |
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MEAC champion | |
Celebration Bowl, L 9–10 vs. Grambling State | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 22 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 20 |
| 2016 record | 9–3 (8–0 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | T. C. Taylor (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Granville Eastman (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Capacity: 10,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 North Carolina Central $ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M * | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State * | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State * | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard * | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Duke* |
| ESPN3 | L 6–49 | 35,049 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan* | ESPN3 | L 21–70 | 23,727 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Saint Augustine's* |
| NSN | W 65–7 | 4,016 | |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Norfolk State | SSC | W 34–31 | 8,296 | ||
| October 1 | 4:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | CEN | W 31–14 | 4,216 | ||
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | Florida A&M |
| NSN | W 17–13 | 617 | |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | Savannah State |
| NSN | W 33–3 | 12,966 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | at Morgan State | W 21–17 | 8,534 | |||
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Delaware State | WDSU-TV | W 38–19 | 1,597 | ||
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | Howard |
| NSN | W 30–21 | 6,897 | |
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 9 North Carolina A&T | No. 24 |
| ESPN3, ESPNU (Tape Delay) | W 42–21 | 15,715 |
| December 17 | 3:00 pm | vs. No. 16 Grambling State* | No. 20 | ABC | L 9–10 | 31,096 | |
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Game summaries
at Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
at Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Broncos | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 |
Saint Augustine's
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 65 |
at Norfolk State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at Bethune-Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Florida A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rattlers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Savannah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Eagles | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
at Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bears | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 9 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Eagles | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| #24 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Celebration Bowl–Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| #20 Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
| Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 | |||||||
References
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