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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Duke* | | | ACCN Extra | L 7–60 | 30,477 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Shaw* | | | NSN | W 41–0 | 9,141 |
September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina State | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPNU | W 33–28 | 9,012 |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Florida A&M | | | ESPNU | W 21–14 | 18,488 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | | | WHBC | W 13–7 | 1,532 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | No. 25 | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 24–17 | 4,010 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | No. 25 | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | L 21–28 | 7,431 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware State | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 42–14 | 14,117 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hampton | | | | W 14–6 | 5,321 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | L 10–13 | 5,769 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 North Carolina A&T | | | | L 10–24 | 21,500 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Duke
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Total |
Eagles
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0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Blue Devils
|
21
|
26
|
6
|
7 |
60 |
Shaw
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bears
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Eagles
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
41 |
South Carolina State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
13 |
33 |
At Florida A&M
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Rattlers
|
0
|
14
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0
|
0 |
14 |
At Howard
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|
|
|
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Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
0 |
13 |
Bison
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Gardner–Webb
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
No. 25 Eagles
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Norfolk State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
14
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0
|
7 |
28 |
No. 25 Eagles
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0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
Delaware State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
7
|
7
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0 |
14 |
Eagles
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
At Hampton
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|
|
|
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Total |
Eagles
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0
|
14
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0
|
0 |
14 |
Pirates
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Bethune–Cookman
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|
|
|
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Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
6 |
13 |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
10 |
At North Carolina A&T
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|
|
|
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Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Aggies
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Coaches | 24 | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — |
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