2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football
2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Jerry Mack (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	T. C. Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Granville Eastman (4th season)
Home stadium	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jerry Mack in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3, tying for fourth place in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $	8	–	0	12	–	0
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	7	–	4
Hampton	5	–	3	6	–	5
Norfolk State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
South Carolina State	2	–	6	3	–	7
Florida A&M *	2	–	6	3	–	8
Delaware State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Morgan State *	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 8, Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice University.^[1] He finished his four-year tenure at North Carolina Central with a record of 31–15.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	L 7–60	30,477
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Shaw*		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	W 41–0	9,141
September 21	7:30 p.m.	South Carolina State		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 33–28	9,012
September 28	7:30 p.m.	at Florida A&M		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 21–14	18,488
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Howard		William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	WHBC	W 13–7	1,532
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 25	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	W 24–17	4,010
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	No. 25	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	L 21–28	7,431
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Delaware State		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	W 42–14	14,117
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 14–6	5,321
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	L 10–13	5,769
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 North Carolina A&T		Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)		L 10–24	21,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

At Duke edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Devils	21	26	6	7	60

Shaw edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	3	17	0	21	41

South Carolina State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	14	7	0	28
Eagles	7	7	6	13	33

At Florida A&M edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	0	0	7	21
Rattlers	0	14	0	0	14

At Howard edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	7	0	13
Bison	7	0	0	0	7

Gardner–Webb edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	0	14	17
No. 25 Eagles	3	7	7	7	24

Norfolk State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	14	0	7	28
No. 25 Eagles	0	0	7	14	21

Delaware State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	0	14
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42

At Hampton edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	0	0	14
Pirates	6	0	0	0	6

Bethune–Cookman edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	6	13
Eagles	0	0	0	10	10

At North Carolina A&T edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	7	0	10
Aggies	7	14	3	0	24

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	24	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—

References edit

^ "Jerry Mack, NC Central football coach, takes job at Rice | News & Observer". Archived from the original on December 12, 2017.
^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ "2017 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[1] "Jerry Mack, NC Central football coach, takes job at Rice | News & Observer". Archived from the original on December 12, 2017.

[2] "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[3] "2017 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

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