2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. C. Taylor (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (5th season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $   6 – 1     9 – 2  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Florida A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Howard   4 – 3     4 – 6  
  3 – 4     5 – 6  
Morgan State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Savannah State   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Granville Eastman in his first and only season as interim head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4, tying for sixth place in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[1] Davanta Reynolds S SR

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Eagles were picked to finish in third place.[2]

Predicted finish Team
1 North Carolina A&T
2 Howard
3 North Carolina Central
4 Bethune–Cookman
5 Florida A&M
6 Norfolk State
7 South Carolina State
8 Savannah State
9 Morgan State
10 Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Eagles had nine players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[3] Defensive back Davanta Reynolds was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.vs. Prairie View A&M*
ESPN2L 24–4010,274
September 86:00 p.m.St. Augustine's*
NSNW 51–146,142
September 223:30 p.m.at Duke*
ACCN ExtraL 13–5530,477
September 294:00 p.m.Florida A&M
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3L 14–558,451
October 62:00 p.m.Howard
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 40–356,702
October 202:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
W 36–613,186
October 272:00 p.m.at Delaware State
L 13–281,466
November 32:00 p.m.Edward Waters*dagger
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 52–1211,968
November 84:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
ESPNUL 25–28 2OT3,145
November 172:00 p.m.No. 12 North Carolina A&T
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPN3L 0–4511,055
November 24[a]12:30 pmat South Carolina State
W 21–173,996
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4][5]

  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for September 15, but moved in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

vs Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 20 3 3 14 40
Eagles 0 7 14 3 24
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team and MEAC/SWAC Challenge

St. Augustine's

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 7 14
Eagles 14 9 14 14 51

At Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 0 0 13
Blue Devils 20 7 21 7 55
See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 24 17 7 7 55
Eagles 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 5 14 7 9 35
Eagles 7 17 7 9 40
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

At Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 6 6
Spartans 3 9 7 17 36
See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13
Hornets 14 7 0 7 28
See also: 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team

Edward Waters

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 12 12
Eagles 14 3 21 14 52

At Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4OT Total
Eagles 6 10 0 63 25
Wildcats 2 6 7 76 28
See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No.12 Aggies 14 10 14 7 45
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team and North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central rivalry

At South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 14 21
Bulldogs 0 10 0 7 17
See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

References

  1. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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