2015 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2015 North Carolina Central Eagles football

MEAC Co–Champions
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2015 record	8–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Jerry Mack (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	T.C. Taylor (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Granville Eastman (2nd year)
Home stadium	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Capacity: 10,600)

2015 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 North Carolina A&T +		7	–	1		10	–	2
Bethune-Cookman +		7	–	1		9	–	2
North Carolina Central +		7	–	1		8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3		6	–	5
Morgan State		4	–	4		4	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Savannah State*		1	–	7		1	–	9
Florida A&M*		1	–	7		1	–	10
Delaware State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Howard		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second 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. They finished the season 8–3, 7–1 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for the MEAC title with North Carolina A&T and Bethune-Cookman. 2015 was the first year the MEAC champion is abstaining from the FCS Playoffs. Due to their head to head loss over Bethune-Cookman, and lack of FCS Division non-conference victories, they were not invited to the newly formed Celebration Bowl and also did not receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	Saint Augustine's*	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	NSN	W 72–0	6,111
September 12	6:00 PM	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)	ESPN3	L 0–55	33,941
September 19	6:00 PM	at FIU*	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL		L 14–39	16,567
October 3	4:00 PM	Bethune-Cookman	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 26–28	2,024
October 10	5:00 PM	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 27–24	9,263
October 17	2:00 PM	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		W 39–22	5,649
October 24	2:00 PM	Morgan State	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	NSN	W 20–17	4,336
October 31	2:00 PM	Norfolk State	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	NSN	W 24–16	11,965
November 7	2:00 PM	Delaware State	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	NSN	W 43–10	3,051
November 14	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 41–6	3,072
November 21	1:00 PM	at #16 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC (Rivalry)		W 21–16	18,409
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

References

North Carolina Central Eagles football

Venues	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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