2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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

The 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Trei Oliver, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5, placing sixth in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

Preseason edit

MEAC poll edit

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.^[1]

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 edit

The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.^[2]

First Team Offense

Isaiah Totten – RB

Second Team Offense

Andrew Dale – OL

Third Team Offense

Somadina Okezie-Okeke – C

Ricky Lee – OL

First Team Defense

Darius Royster – DL

Kawuan Cox – DL

Third Team Defense

Branden Bailey – LB

Schedule edit

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 edit

At Austin Peay edit

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

At Towson edit

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

At Gardner–Webb edit

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

Elizabeth City State edit

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

At Morgan State edit

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

At Florida A&M edit

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

Bethune–Cookman edit

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

Delaware State edit

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

At Howard edit

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

Norfolk State edit

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

South Carolina State edit

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

At North Carolina A&T edit

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

References edit

^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[1] "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[2] "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[3] "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[4] "2019 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

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