2012 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2012 North Carolina Central Eagles football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012 record 6–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach Henry Frazier, III (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Michael Bryant
Defensive coordinator John Morgan, Jr.
Home stadium O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(Capacity: 10,600)
2012 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#25 Bethune-Cookman †^   8 – 0         9 – 3  
Howard   6 – 2         7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3         7 – 4  
North Carolina Central   5 – 3         6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3         6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Florida A&M   4 – 4         4 – 7  
Hampton   3 – 5         3 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Morgan State   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Savannah State   0 – 8         1 – 10  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Henry Frazier, III and played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for third place

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM Fayetteville State* O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC EV W 54–31   9,077
September 8 7:00 PM at Elon* Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 14–34   7,528
September 15 7:00 PM at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic) ESPN3 L 17–54   22,829
September 22 7:00 PM at Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA W 45–33   3,415
October 6 2:30 PM vs. South Carolina State Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic) W 40–10   18,000
October 13 1:00 PM at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 24–20   10,324
October 18 7:30 PM Hampton O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 37–20   9,648
October 27 4:00 PM at Bethune-Cookman Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL L 17–42   5,738
November 3 2:00 PM Delaware State O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC EV W 23–20 OT  12,742
November 10 3:00 PM at Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 21–22   14,768
November 17 2:00 PM North Carolina A&T O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC EV L 16–22 OT  11,184
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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