American college football season
The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by Jerry Mack in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3, tying for fourth place in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina .
On December 8, Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice University .[ 1] He finished his four-year tenure at North Carolina Central with a record of 31–15.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. at Duke * ACCN Extra L 7–6030,477 September 9 6:00 p.m. Shaw * NSN W 41–09,141 September 21 7:30 p.m. South Carolina State O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU W 33–289,012 September 28 7:30 p.m. at Florida A&M ESPNU W 21–1418,488 October 7 1:00 p.m. at Howard WHBC W 13–71,532 October 14 2:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb * No. 25 O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN W 24–174,010 October 21 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State No. 25 O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN L 21–287,431 October 28 2:00 p.m. Delaware State O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN W 42–1414,117 November 4 1:00 p.m. at Hampton W 14–65,321 November 11 2:00 p.m. Bethune–Cookman O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC NSN L 10–135,769 November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 9 North Carolina A&T L 10–2421,500 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 0 0 7 Blue Devils 21 26 6 7 60
1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Eagles 3 17 0 21 41
South Carolina State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 14 7 0 28 Eagles 7 7 6 13 33
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 14 0 0 7 21 Rattlers 0 14 0 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 6 7 0 13 Bison 7 0 0 0 7
1 2 3 4 Total Runnin' Bulldogs 0 3 0 14 17 No. 25 Eagles 3 7 7 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 7 14 0 7 28 No. 25 Eagles 0 0 7 14 21
1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 7 7 0 14 Eagles 14 14 7 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 14 0 0 14 Pirates 6 0 0 0 6
1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 7 6 13 Eagles 0 0 0 10 10
At North Carolina A&T[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 3 7 0 10 Aggies 7 14 3 0 24
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 24 RV RV — RV — RV RV RV RV RV — — —
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold