1954 North Carolina College Eagles football team

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1954 North Carolina College Eagles football
National Classic, W 19–6 vs. Tennessee A&I
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1954 record7–1–1 (6–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina College $ 6 0 1 7 1 1
Virginia State 7 1 0 7 2 0
Maryland State 5 0 1 6 1 1
Bluefield State 6 1 0 8 2 0
St. Augustine's 6 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware State 5 1 0 7 1 0
Virginia Union 5 3 0 5 3 0
Morgan State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Hampton 4 5 1 4 5 1
Lincoln (PA) 3 3 0 4 3 1
North Carolina A&T 2 5 0 4 6 0
Winston-Salem State 2 5 0 3 5 0
Johnson C. Smith 1 4 1 1 5 2
West Virginia State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Fayetteville State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 6 0 2 6 0
Howard 0 5 1 2 6 1
Shaw 0 6 1 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 North Carolina College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina College in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1954 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Herman Riddick, the Eagles compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), defeated Tennessee State in the National Classic, and outscored all opponents by a total of 180 to 57. The Eagles were recognized as a 1954 black college national co-champion.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Saint Augustine'sDurham, NCW 25–0
October 2at HamptonHampton, VAW 28–0
October 16at Virginia StatePetersburg, VAW 12–6
October 23Maryland StateDurham, NCT 7–7
October 29at Tennessee A&I*Nashville, TNL 3–13
November 6at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCW 38–6
November 13West Virginia StateDurham, NCW 41–13
November 25North Carolina A&TDurham, NCW 7–6
December 4vs. Tennessee A&I*Greensboro, NC (National Classic)W 19–6
  • *Non-conference game

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