2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
North Carolina A&T +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
South Carolina State +   6 – 2     8 – 4  
North Carolina Central +   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Morgan State +^   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Norfolk State   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Howard   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida A&M *   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hampton   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Delaware State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Savannah State *   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Mack, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2, placing in a five-way tie for the MEAC title with Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T, and South Carolina State. Morgan State earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, while none of the other four co-champions earned an at-large bid. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 pmat East Carolina*
ESPNewsL 7–5242,758
September 65:00 pmElizabeth City State*
W 34–77,705
September 135:00 pmCharlotte*
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 28–404,006
September 206:00 pmat Towson*
L 20–319,364
October 42:00 pmHoward
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 27–226,772
October 112:00 pmat South Carolina State
W 48–3515,481
October 181:00 pmat Morgan State
L 20–219,420
October 252:00 pmSavannah State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–142,909
November 14:00 pmat No. 21 Bethune–Cookman
L 20–343,661
November 82:00 pmHamptondagger
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 47–1311,964
November 152:00 pmat Norfolk State
W 19–143,980
November 222:00 pmNo. 24 North Carolina A&T
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 21–1413,326

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References

  1. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 26, 2023.