2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
The 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year interim head coach Granville Eastman. 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 5–6, 3–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2018 record | 5–6 (3–4 MEAC) |
Head coach | Granville Eastman (interim, 1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | T. C. Taylor (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Granville Eastman (5th season) |
Home stadium | O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Capacity: 10,600) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2017 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.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Buck Buchanan Award[2] | Davanta Reynolds | S | SR |
MEAC preseason poll
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Eagles were picked to finish in third place.[3]
Predicted finish | Team |
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1 | North Carolina A&T |
2 | Howard |
3 | North Carolina Central |
4 | Bethune–Cookman |
5 | Florida A&M |
6 | Norfolk State |
7 | South Carolina State |
8 | Savannah State |
9 | Morgan State |
10 | Delaware State |
Preseason All-MEAC Teams
The Eagles had nine players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[4] Defensive back Davanta Reynolds was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense 1st team Isaiah Totten – RB Nick Leverett – OL 2nd team Josh McCoy – TE Andrew Dale – OL 3rd team Xavier McKoy – WR |
Defense 1st team Kawuan Cox – DL Davanta Reynolds – DB 2nd team Randy Anyanwu – DL 3rd team De'Mario Evans – DB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Prairie View A&M* |
| ESPN2 | L 24–40 | 10,274 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Augustine's* | NSN | W 51–14 | 6,142 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Duke* |
| ACCN Extra | L 13–55 | 30,477 |
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Florida A&M |
| ESPN3 | L 14–55 | 8,451 |
October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard |
| ESPN3 | W 40–35 | 6,702 |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | W 36–6 | 13,186 | ||
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | L 13–28 | 1,466 | ||
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Edward Waters*![]() |
| ESPN3 | W 52–12 | 11,968 |
November 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | ESPNU | L 25–28 2OT | 3,145 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 North Carolina A&T |
| ESPN3 | L 0–45 | 11,055 |
November 24[lower-alpha 1] | 12:30 pm | at South Carolina State | W 21–17 | 3,996 | ||
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- Source: Schedule
- Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
Game summaries
vs Prairie View A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Saint Augustine's
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Eagles | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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26–0–1 | 2016 | NCCU, 65–7 |
at Duke
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Blue Devils | 20 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–6 | 2017 | DUKE, 60–7 |
Florida A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–7–1 | 2017 | NCCU, 21–14 |
Howard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 5 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 40 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–9–1 | 2017 | NCCU, 13–7 |
at Norfolk State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Spartans | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–6 | 2017 | NSU, 28–21 |
at Delaware State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Hornets | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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18–6 | 2017 | NCCU, 42–14 |
Edward Waters
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Eagles | 14 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2010 | NCCU, 20–7 |
at Bethune–Cookman
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Eagles | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
Wildcats | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–7 | 2017 | BCU, 13–10 |
North Carolina A&T
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No.12 Aggies | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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33–49–5 | 2017 | NCAT, 24–10 |
at South Carolina State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–13 | 2017 | NCCU, 33–28 |
References
- http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/article188884189.html
- "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
- "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.