2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football
MEAC Co–Champions
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record 7–5 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach Jerry Mack (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Granville Eastman (1st year)
Home stadium O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(Capacity: 10,600)
2014 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#22 Bethune-Cookman §   6 – 2         9 – 3  
North Carolina A&T §   6 – 2         9 – 3  
South Carolina State §   6 – 2         8 – 4  
North Carolina Central §   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Morgan State §^   6 – 2         7 – 6  
Norfolk State   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Howard   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Florida A&M*   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Hampton   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Delaware State   2 – 6         2 – 10  
Savannah State*   0 – 8         0 – 12  
§ – Conference co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first 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. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five way tie for the MEAC Championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 8:00 PM at East Carolina* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNews L 7–52   42,758
September 6 5:00 PM Elizabeth City State* O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC W 34–7   7,705
September 13 5:00 PM Charlotte* O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC L 28–40   4,006
September 20 6:00 PM at Towson* Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD L 20–31   9,364
October 4 2:00 PM Howard O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC W 27–22   6,772
October 11 2:00 PM at South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 48–35   15,481
October 18 1:00 PM at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 20–21   9,420
October 25 2:00 PM Savannah State O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC W 42–14   2,909
November 1 4:00 PM at #21 Bethune-Cookman Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL L 20–34   3,661
November 8 2:00 PM Hamptondagger O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC W 47–13   11,964
November 15 2:00 PM at Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 19–14   3,980
November 22 2:00 PM #24 North Carolina A&T O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC (Rivalry) W 21–14   13,326
*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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