2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2019 record	4–8 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Trei Oliver (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Capacity: 10,600)
Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Florida A&M *		7	–	1					9	–	2
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	3					7	–	4
Norfolk State		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					4	–	8
Howard		2	–	6					2	–	10
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Trei Oliver.^[1] 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 4–8, 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place.

Previous season[]

The Eagles finished the 2018 season 5–6, 3–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason[]

MEAC poll[]

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

Preseason All–MEAC teams[]

The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 10–41	7,512
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	L 3–42	8,322
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb*	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 12–21	4,315
September 21	4:00 p.m.	Elizabeth City State*	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NCCU Sports Network	W 45–7	6,025
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN3	W 27–17	7,609
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 21–28	25,679
October 10	6:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 13–27	5,261
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Delaware State	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 30–23	5,026
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	W 28–6	1,096
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 21–38	12,319
November 16	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 0–24	3,043
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 0–54	19,853
*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[]

at Austin Peay[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	0	7	10
Governors	7	24	3	7	41

at Towson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	3	3
No. 8 Tigers	14	14	14	0	42

at Gardner–Webb[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	6	0	3	12
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	7	7	21

Elizabeth City State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	0	7
Eagles	10	14	7	14	45

at Morgan State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	7	7	27
Bears	0	3	7	7	17

at Florida A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	7	21
Rattlers	7	7	0	14	28

Bethune–Cookman[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	13	27
Eagles	0	3	0	10	13

Delaware State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	10	0	10	23
Eagles	0	16	7	7	30

at Howard[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	14	28
Bison	0	0	0	6	6

Norfolk State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	7	14	7	38
Eagles	7	0	7	7	21

South Carolina State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	10	0	24
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at North Carolina A&T[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
No. 25 Aggies	16	14	24	0	54

References[]