1978 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

1978 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Kelly Stadium
Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II for the 1978 season only. All the other teams were Division I-AA.[1][2][3]
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Greene, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Virginia Union*
L 35–361,500[4]
September 16Winston-Salem State*
L 18–24[5]
September 30at Morgan State
W 14–0[6]
October 7Elon*
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–35[7]
October 14at Delaware State
L 13–16[8]
October 21Maryland Eastern Shore
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 29–23[9]
October 28at No. 7 South Carolina State
L 15–17[10]
November 4vs. Tennessee State*
L 7–418,500[11]
November 11at Howard
L 17–24[12]
November 18North Carolina A&T
L 13–1718,000[13]
November 25Johnson C. Smith*
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 56–0[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Ncaa 1978".
  2. ^ "Ncaa 1978".
  3. ^ "Ncaa 1978".
  4. ^ "Union outscores N.C. Central". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Thompson's interception saves 24–18 win for WSSU". Winston-Salem Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles stop Bears, 14–0". Durham Morning Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Christians crush N.C. Central". Greensboro Daily News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Del. State tops NCC by 16–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UMES rally falls short in 29–23 loss to Eagles". The Sunday Times. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eagles bow to Bulldogs". Durham Sunday Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee State rips N.C. Central, 41–7". Durham Morning Herald. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Howard 24, N.C. Central 17". The News and Observer. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "A&T edges Central in 'offense bowl'". Durham Morning Herald. November 19, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Smith loses finale 56–0; Recruiting starts Monday". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1978. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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