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2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Mack, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2, placing in a five-way tie for the MEAC title with Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T, and South Carolina State. Morgan State earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, while none of the other four co-champions earned an at-large bid. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 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
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 pmat East Carolina*
ESPNewsL 7–5242,758
September 65:00 pmElizabeth City State*
W 34–77,705
September 135:00 pmCharlotte*
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 28–404,006
September 206:00 pmat Towson*
L 20–319,364
October 42:00 pmHoward
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 27–226,772
October 112:00 pmat South Carolina State
W 48–3515,481
October 181:00 pmat Morgan State
L 20–219,420
October 252:00 pmSavannah State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–142,909
November 14:00 pmat No. 21 Bethune–Cookman
L 20–343,661
November 82:00 pmHampton 
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 47–1311,964
November 152:00 pmat Norfolk State
W 19–143,980
November 222:00 pmNo. 24 North Carolina A&T
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 21–1413,326

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References edit

  1. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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