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2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Granville Eastman in his first and only season as interim head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4, tying for sixth place in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. C. Taylor (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (5th season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $   6 – 1     9 – 2  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Florida A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Howard   4 – 3     4 – 6  
North Carolina Central   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Morgan State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Savannah State   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[1] Davanta Reynolds S SR

MEAC preseason poll edit

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Eagles were picked to finish in third place.[2]

Predicted finish Team
1 North Carolina A&T
2 Howard
3 North Carolina Central
4 Bethune–Cookman
5 Florida A&M
6 Norfolk State
7 South Carolina State
8 Savannah State
9 Morgan State
10 Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams edit

The Eagles had nine players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[3] Defensive back Davanta Reynolds was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.vs. Prairie View A&M*
ESPN2L 24–4010,274
September 86:00 p.m.St. Augustine's*
NSNW 51–146,142
September 223:30 p.m.at Duke*
ACCN ExtraL 13–5530,477
September 294:00 p.m.Florida A&M
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3L 14–558,451
October 62:00 p.m.Howard
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 40–356,702
October 202:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
W 36–613,186
October 272:00 p.m.at Delaware State
L 13–281,466
November 32:00 p.m.Edward Waters* 
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 52–1211,968
November 84:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
ESPNUL 25–28 2OT3,145
November 172:00 p.m.No. 12 North Carolina A&T
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPN3L 0–4511,055
November 24[a]12:30 pmat South Carolina State
W 21–173,996
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4][5]

  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries edit

vs Prairie View A&M edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 20 3 3 14 40
Eagles 0 7 14 3 24
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team and MEAC/SWAC Challenge

St. Augustine's edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 7 14
Eagles 14 9 14 14 51

At Duke edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 0 0 13
Blue Devils 20 7 21 7 55
See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team

Florida A&M edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 24 17 7 7 55
Eagles 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Howard edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 5 14 7 9 35
Eagles 7 17 7 9 40
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

At Norfolk State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 6 6
Spartans 3 9 7 17 36
See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Delaware State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13
Hornets 14 7 0 7 28
See also: 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team

Edward Waters edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 12 12
Eagles 14 3 21 14 52

At Bethune–Cookman edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Eagles 6 10 0 63 25
Wildcats 2 6 7 76 28
See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

North Carolina A&T edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No.12 Aggies 14 10 14 7 45
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team and North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central rivalry

At South Carolina State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 14 21
Bulldogs 0 10 0 7 17
See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

References edit

  1. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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