2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
The 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represents North Carolina Central University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Jerry Mack. The Eagles play their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:00 PM |
at Duke* |
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Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic) |
ESPN3 |
L 6–49 |
35,049 |
September 10 |
7:00 PM |
at Western Michigan* |
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Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |
ESPN3 |
L 21–70 |
23,727 |
September 17 |
6:00 PM |
Saint Augustine's* |
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O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC |
NSN |
W 65–7 |
4,016 |
September 24 |
2:00 PM |
at Norfolk State |
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William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
SSC |
W 34–31 |
8,296 |
October 1 |
4:00 PM |
at Bethune-Cookman |
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Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL |
CEN |
W 31–14 |
4,216 |
October 8 |
4:00 PM |
Florida A&M |
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O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC |
NSN |
W 17–13 |
617 |
October 15 |
2:00 PM |
Savannah State |
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O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC |
NSN |
W 33–3 |
12,966 |
October 22 |
1:00 PM |
at Morgan State |
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Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD |
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W 21–17 |
8,534 |
November 5 |
2:00 PM |
at Delaware State |
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Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE |
WDSU-TV |
W 38–19 |
1,597 |
November 12 |
2:00 PM |
Howard |
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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 (2016 Celebration Bowl) |
ESPN |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game summaries
at Duke
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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
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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 |
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 |
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Coaches |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
25 |
20 |
18 |
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National championship seasons in bold |