2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football
MEAC champion
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 22
FCS Coaches No. 20
2016 record 9–3 (8–0 MEAC)
Head coach Jerry Mack (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator T.C. Taylor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Granville Eastman (3rd season)
Home stadium O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(Capacity: 10,600)
2016 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#22 North Carolina Central $   8 – 0         9 – 3  
#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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • *Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic) ESPN3 L 6–49   35,049
September 10 7:00 PM at Western Michigan* Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 L 21–70   23,727
September 17 6:00 PM Saint Augustine's* O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC NSN W 65–7   4,016
September 24 2:00 PM at Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA SSC W 34–31   8,296
October 1 4:00 PM at Bethune-Cookman Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL CEN W 31–14   4,216
October 8 4:00 PM Florida A&M O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC NSN W 17–13   617
October 15 2:00 PM Savannah Statedagger O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC NSN W 33–3   12,966
October 22 1:00 PM at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 21–17   8,534
November 5 2:00 PM at Delaware State Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE WDSU-TV W 38–19   1,597
November 12 2:00 PM Howard O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC NSN W 30–21   6,897
November 19 2:00 PM No. 9 North Carolina A&T No. 24 O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC (Rivalry) ESPN3, ESPNU (Tape Delay) W 42–21   15,715
December 17 3:00 PM vs. No. 16 Grambling State* No. 20 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl) ABC L 9–10   31,096
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 3 3 6
Blue Devils 21 28 0 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2015 DUKE, 55–0

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 14 0 0 21
Broncos 28 14 14 14 70
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Saint Augustine's

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 0 7
Eagles 21 20 7 17 65
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–2–1 2015 NCCU, 72–0

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 7 10 7 34
Spartans 0 10 0 21 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2015 NCCU, 24–16

at Bethune-Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 10 14 31
Wildcats 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2015 BCU, 28–26

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 5 0 0 8 13
Eagles 0 3 0 14 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7–1 2015 NCCU, 27–24

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 3 3
Eagles 3 16 7 7 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–2–1 2015 NCCU, 39–22

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 0 0 7 21
Bears 7 10 0 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–24–2 2015 NCCU, 20–17

at Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 9 22 7 0 38
Hornets 0 7 0 12 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–6 2015 NCCU, 43–10

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 0 0 14 21
Eagles 6 3 7 14 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–9–1 2015 NCCU, 41–6

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Aggies 0 0 7 14 21
#24 Eagles 0 14 14 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–49–5 2015 NCCU, 21–16

Celebration Bowl–Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Tigers 0 0 10 0 10
#20 Eagles 3 0 0 6 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1986 GRAM, 32–24

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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

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