2020 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2020 North Carolina Central Eagles football team will represent North Carolina Central University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by second-year head coach Trei Oliver.[1] The Eagles will play their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

2020 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Leone (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(Capacity: 10,600)
2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
Delaware State         
Howard*         
Morgan State         
South Division
Norfolk State         
North Carolina A&T         
South Carolina State         
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 16, 2020, the MEAC announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league did not rule out the possibility of playing in the spring,[2] and later released its spring schedule on December 14, 2020.[3]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019 season 4–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 at South Carolina State
March 6 at North Carolina A&T
March 20 South Carolina State
April 3 North Carolina A&T
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)

[4]

References

  1. "Trei Oliver - Football Coach". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "MEAC Releases Updated Spring 2021 Football Schedule". meacsports.com. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. "2020 NC Central Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.


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