2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–4, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. C. Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (4th season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(Capacity: 10,600)
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $  8 0     12 0  
Howard  6 2     7 4  
Bethune–Cookman  6 2     7 4  
North Carolina Central  5 3     7 4  
Hampton  5 3     6 5  
Norfolk State  4 4     4 7  
Savannah State *  3 5     3 8  
South Carolina State  2 6     3 7  
Florida A&M *  2 6     3 8  
Delaware State  2 6     2 9  
Morgan State *  1 7     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 8, head coach Jerry Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice.[1] He finished at North Carolina Central with a four-year record of 31–15.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Duke*ACCN ExtraL 7–6030,477
September 96:00 p.m.Shaw*NSNW 41–09,141
September 217:30 p.m.South Carolina State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 33–289,012
September 287:30 p.m.at Florida A&MESPNUW 21–1418,488
October 71:00 p.m.at HowardWHBCW 13–71,532
October 142:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*No. 25
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNW 24–174,010
October 212:00 p.m.Norfolk StateNo. 25
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNL 21–287,431
October 282:00 p.m.Delaware State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNW 42–1414,117
November 41:00 p.m.at HamptonW 14–65,321
November 112:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNL 10–135,769
November 181:00 p.m.at No. 9 North Carolina A&TL 10–2421,500

Game summaries

at Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Devils 21 26 6 7 60

Shaw

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Eagles 3 17 0 21 41

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 14 7 0 28
Eagles 7 7 6 13 33

at Florida A&M

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

at Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 6 7 0 13
Bison 7 0 0 0 7

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 3 0 14 17
No. 25 Eagles 3 7 7 7 24

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 14 0 7 28
No. 25 Eagles 0 0 7 14 21

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 0 14
Eagles 14 14 7 7 42

at Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 0 0 14
Pirates 6 0 0 0 6

Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 6 13
Eagles 0 0 0 10 10

at North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 3 7 0 10
Aggies 7 14 3 0 24

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV 
Coaches 24 RV RV NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR

References

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