2016_North_Carolina_Central_Eagles_football_team

2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football
2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football
MEAC champion
Celebration Bowl, L 9–10 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 22
FCS Coaches	No. 20
Record	9–3 (8–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Jerry Mack (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	T. C. Taylor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Granville Eastman (3rd season)
Home stadium	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)	ESPN3	L 6–49	35,049
September 10	7:00 pm	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 21–70	23,727
September 17	6:00 pm	Saint Augustine's*		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	W 65–7	4,016
September 24	2:00 pm	at Norfolk State		William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 34–31	8,296
October 1	4:00 pm	at Bethune–Cookman		Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	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		Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 21–17	8,534
November 5	2:00 pm	at Delaware State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	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	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	3	3	6
Blue Devils	21	28	0	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	0	0	21
Broncos	28	14	14	14	70

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	0	7
Eagles	21	20	7	17	65

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	7	10	7	34
Spartans	0	10	0	21	31

2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Hampton	5	–	3	5	–	6
South Carolina State	5	–	3	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	4	4	–	6
Florida A&M *	4	–	4	4	–	7
Norfolk State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	7
Morgan State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
Howard *	2	–	6	2	–	9
Delaware State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Aggies	0	0	7	14	21
#24 Eagles	0	14	14	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Tigers	0	0	10	0	10
#20 Eagles	3	0	0	6	9