Preseason
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MEAC poll
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In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
North Carolina A&T |
304 (12)
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2 |
Bethune–Cookman |
237 (1)
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3 |
Florida A&M |
204 (2)
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4 |
Howard |
166
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5 |
North Carolina Central |
161 (1)
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6 |
South Carolina State |
152
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7 |
Norfolk State |
119 (1)
|
8 |
Morgan State |
87 (1)
|
9 |
Delaware State |
46
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Preseason All–MEAC teams
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The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
First Team Offense
Isaiah Totten – RB
Second Team Offense
Andrew Dale – OL
Third Team Offense
Somadina Okezie-Okeke – C
Ricky Lee – OL
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First Team Defense
Darius Royster – DL
Kawuan Cox – DL
Third Team Defense
Branden Bailey – LB
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Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 8:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay* | | ESPN+ | L 10–41 | 7,512
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September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Towson* | | TSN | L 3–42 | 8,322
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September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | | ESPN+ | L 12–21 | 4,315
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September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Elizabeth City State* | | NCCU Sports Network | W 45–7 | 6,025
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September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | | ESPN3 | W 27–17 | 7,609
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October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 25,679
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| 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPNU | L 13–27 | 5,261
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October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware State | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 5,026
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November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | | ESPN3 | W 28–6 | 1,096
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November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 12,319
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November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPN3 | L 0–24 | 3,043
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November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 North Carolina A&T | | ESPN3 | L 0–54 | 19,853
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[3][4]
Game summaries
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At Austin Peay
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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3
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0
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0
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7 |
10 |
Governors
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7
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24
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3
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7 |
41 |
At Towson
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
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0
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0
|
3 |
3 |
No. 8 Tigers
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14
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14
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14
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0 |
42 |
At Gardner–Webb
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
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3
|
6
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0
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3 |
12 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
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0
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7
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7
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7 |
21 |
Elizabeth City State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vikings
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0
|
7
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0
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0 |
7 |
Eagles
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10
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14
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7
|
14 |
45 |
At Morgan State
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1
|
2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Bears
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0
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3
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7
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7 |
17 |
At Florida A&M
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
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7
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7
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7 |
21 |
Rattlers
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7
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7
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0
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14 |
28 |
Bethune–Cookman
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
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0
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7
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7
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13 |
27 |
Eagles
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0
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3
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0
|
10 |
13 |
Delaware State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
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3
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10
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0
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10 |
23 |
Eagles
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0
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16
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7
|
7 |
30 |
At Howard
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
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7
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7
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14 |
28 |
Bison
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0
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0
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0
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6 |
6 |
Norfolk State
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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10
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7
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14
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7 |
38 |
Eagles
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7
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0
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7
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7 |
21 |
South Carolina State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
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7
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10
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0 |
24 |
Eagles
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
At North Carolina A&T
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Eagles
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
No. 25 Aggies
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16
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14
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24
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0 |
54 |
References
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