2021 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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2021 North Carolina Central Eagles football
NCCU Eagles wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2021 record6–5 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Leone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJuan Navarro (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(capacity: 10,600)
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
South Carolina State $   5 0     7 5  
North Carolina Central   4 1     6 5  
Norfolk State   2 3     6 5  
Delaware State   2 3     5 6  
Howard   1 4     3 8  
Morgan State   1 4     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2021 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Trei Oliver, played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28 7:00 p.m. Alcorn State* ESPN W 23–14 15,215
September 11 6:30 p.m. at Marshall* ESPN+ L 10–44 24,521
September 18 6:00 p.m. Winston-Salem State* W 20–13 10,918
September 25 6:00 p.m. at North Carolina A&T* L 14–37 15,009
October 2 4:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State* L 16–17 3,000
October 9 2:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech*
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN+ L 16–27 2,810
October 23 1:00 p.m. at Morgan State ESPN+ W 28–17 2,213
October 30 2:00 p.m. South Carolina State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN+ L 24–27 6,828
November 6 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3 W 38–36 (2OT) 10,027
November 13 1:00 p.m. at Howard ESPN+ W 45–27 4,597
November 20 2:00 p.m. Delaware State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN+ W 34–28 4,525
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "2021 North Carolina Central Eagles Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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