2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. C. Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (4th season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $  8 –0   12 –0  
Howard  6 –2   7 –4  
Bethune–Cookman  6 –2   7 –4  
North Carolina Central  5 –3   7 –4  
Hampton  5 –3   6 –5  
Norfolk State  4 –4   4 –7  
Savannah State *  3 –5   3 –8  
South Carolina State  2 –6   3 –7  
Florida A&M *  2 –6   3 –8  
Delaware State  2 –6   2 –9  
Morgan State *  1 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jerry Mack in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3, tying for fourth place in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

On December 8, Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice University.[1] He finished his four-year tenure at North Carolina Central with a record of 31–15.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Duke*
ACCN ExtraL 7–6030,477
September 96:00 p.m.Shaw*
NSNW 41–09,141
September 217:30 p.m.South Carolina State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 33–289,012
September 287:30 p.m.at Florida A&M
ESPNUW 21–1418,488
October 71:00 p.m.at Howard
WHBCW 13–71,532
October 142:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*No. 25
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNW 24–174,010
October 212:00 p.m.Norfolk StateNo. 25
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNL 21–287,431
October 282:00 p.m.Delaware Statedagger
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNW 42–1414,117
November 41:00 p.m.at Hampton
W 14–65,321
November 112:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
NSNL 10–135,769
November 181:00 p.m.at No. 9 North Carolina A&T
L 10–2421,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

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

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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRV2525RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches24RVRV—RV—RVRVRVRVRV———

References

  1. ↑ "Jerry Mack, NC Central football coach, takes job at Rice | News & Observer". Archived from the original on December 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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