American college football season
The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Mack . The Eagles played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium . They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
On December 8, head coach Jerry Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice .[1] He finished at North Carolina Central with a four-year record of 31–15.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. at Duke * ACCN Extra L 7–6030,477
September 9 6:00 p.m. Shaw * NSN W 41–09,141
September 21 7:30 p.m. South Carolina State O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU W 33–289,012
September 28 7:30 p.m. at Florida A&M ESPNU W 21–1418,488
October 7 1:00 p.m. at Howard WHBC W 13–71,532
October 14 2:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb * No. 25 O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN W 24–174,010
October 21 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State No. 25 O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN L 21–287,431
October 28 2:00 p.m. Delaware State O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN W 42–1414,117
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Hampton W 14–65,321
November 11 2:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN L 10–135,769
November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 9 North Carolina A&T L 10–2421,500
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
at Duke [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
0
0
7
Blue Devils
21
26
6
7
60
Shaw [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
0
0
Eagles
3
17
0
21
41
See also: Shaw Bears football
South Carolina State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
14
7
0
28
Eagles
7
7
6
13
33
at Florida A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
14
0
0
7
21
Rattlers
0
14
0
0
14
at Howard [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
6
7
0
13
Bison
7
0
0
0
7
Gardner–Webb [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
3
0
14
17
No. 25 Eagles
3
7
7
7
24
Norfolk State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
7
14
0
7
28
No. 25 Eagles
0
0
7
14
21
Delaware State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
7
7
0
14
Eagles
14
14
7
7
42
at Hampton [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
14
0
0
14
Pirates
6
0
0
0
6
Bethune–Cookman [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
0
7
6
13
Eagles
0
0
0
10
10
at North Carolina A&T [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
3
7
0
10
Aggies
7
14
3
0
24
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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
NR
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People National championship seasons in bold