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American college football season
The 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented
North Carolina Central University as a member of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the
2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach
Jerry Mack, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 8–0, winning the MEAC title. North Carolina Central earned a berth in the
Celebration Bowl, where the Eagles lost to
Grambling State. The team played home games at
O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in
Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at
Duke* | | |
ESPN3 | L 6–49 | 35,049 |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | at
Western Michigan* | | | ESPN3 | L 21–70 | 23,727 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm |
Saint Augustine's* | | |
NSN | W 65–7 | 4,016 |
September 24 | 2:00 pm | at
Norfolk State | | |
SSC | W 34–31 | 8,296 |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | at
Bethune–Cookman | | |
CEN | W 31–14 | 4,216 |
October 8 | 4:00 pm |
Florida A&M | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 17–13 | 617 |
October 15 | 2:00 pm |
Savannah State | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 33–3 | 12,966 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | at
Morgan State | | | | W 21–17 | 8,534 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at
Delaware State | | |
WDSU-TV | W 38–19 | 1,597 |
November 12 | 2:00 pm |
Howard | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 30–21 | 6,897 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 9
North Carolina A&T | No. 24 | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC (
rivalry)
| ESPN3,
ESPNU (tape delay) | W 42–21 | 15,715 |
December 17 | 3:00 pm | vs. No. 16
Grambling State* | No. 20 | |
ABC | L 9–10 | 31,096 |
- *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
At Duke
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3 |
6 |
Blue Devils
|
21
|
28
|
0
|
0 |
49 |
At Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Broncos
|
28
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
70 |
Saint Augustine's
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Eagles
|
21
|
20
|
7
|
17 |
65 |
At Norfolk State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
10
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
34 |
Spartans
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
21 |
31 |
At Bethune–Cookman
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
14 |
31 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Florida A&M
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
13 |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
Savannah State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
Eagles
|
3
|
16
|
7
|
7 |
33 |
At Morgan State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Bears
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
At Delaware State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
9
|
22
|
7
|
0 |
38 |
Hornets
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
12 |
19 |
Howard
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bison
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Eagles
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
30 |
North Carolina A&T
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#9 Aggies
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
#24 Eagles
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
Celebration Bowl–Grambling State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0 |
10 |
#20 Eagles
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 |
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Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
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References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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Morgan State (1971)
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North Carolina Central (1972)
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North Carolina Central (1973)
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South Carolina State (1974)
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South Carolina State (1975)
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Morgan State &
South Carolina State (1976)
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South Carolina State (1977)
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South Carolina State (1978)
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Morgan State (1979)
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South Carolina State (1980)
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South Carolina State (1981)
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South Carolina State (1982)
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South Carolina State (1983)
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Bethune–Cookman (1984)
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Delaware State (1985)
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North Carolina A&T (1986)
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Delaware State (1987)
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Bethune–Cookman,
Delaware State, &
Florida A&M (1988)
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Delaware State (1989)
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Florida A&M (1990)
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Delaware State &
North Carolina A&T (1991)
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North Carolina A&T (1992)
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Howard (1993)
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South Carolina State (1994)
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Florida A&M (1995)
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Florida A&M (1996)
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Hampton (1997)
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Hampton &
Florida A&M (1998)
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North Carolina A&T (1999)
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Florida A&M (2000)
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Florida A&M (2001)
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Bethune–Cookman (2002)
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North Carolina A&T (2003)
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Hampton &
South Carolina State (2004)
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Hampton (2005)
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Hampton (2006)
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Delaware State (2007)
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South Carolina State (2008)
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South Carolina State (2009)
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Bethune–Cookman†,
Florida A&M, &
South Carolina State (2010)
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Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
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Bethune–Cookman (2012)
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Bethune–Cookman†,
South Carolina State (2013)
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Bethune–Cookman,
Morgan State†,
North Carolina Central,
North Carolina A&T, &
South Carolina State (2014)
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North Carolina A&T†,
North Carolina Central, &
Bethune–Cookman (2015)
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North Carolina Central (2016)
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North Carolina A&T (2017)
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North Carolina A&T (2018)
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North Carolina A&T† &
South Carolina State (2019)
- No champion (2020)
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South Carolina State (2021)
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Howard &
North Carolina Central† (2022)
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Howard (2023)
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National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker |