2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jerry Mack. The Eagles played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (EAC). They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a five-way tie for the MEAC championship. However, they did not earn the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record7–5 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coachJerry Mack (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
(Capacity: 10,600)
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

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 StateW 48–3515,481
October 181:00 PMat Morgan StateL 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 PMHampton
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 47–1311,964
November 152:00 PMat Norfolk StateW 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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