2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $		8	–	0					12	–	0
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
South Carolina State		2	–	6					3	–	7
Florida A&M *		2	–	6					3	–	8
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Morgan State *		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 (MEAC). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

On December 8, head coach Jerry Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice. He finished at North Carolina Central with a four-year record of 31–15.

Schedule

September 26:00 p.m.at Duke*

• Wallace Wade Stadium
• Durham, NC

ACCN ExtraL 7–6030,477 September 96:00 p.m.Shaw*

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

NSNW 41–09,141 September 217:30 p.m.South Carolina State

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

ESPNUW 33–289,012 September 287:30 p.m.at Florida A&M

• Bragg Memorial Stadium
• Tallahassee, FL

ESPNUW 21–1418,488 October 71:00 p.m.at Howard

• William H. Greene Stadium
• Washington, D.C.

WHBCW 13–71,532 October 142:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*No. 25

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

NSNW 24–174,010 October 212:00 p.m.Norfolk StateNo. 25

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

NSNL 21–28 7,431 October 282:00 p.m.Delaware State

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

NSNW 42–14 14,117 November 41:00 p.m.at Hampton

• Armstrong Stadium
• Hampton, VA

W 14–6 5,321 November 112:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman

• O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
• Durham, NC

NSNL 10–13 5,769 November 181:00 p.m.at No. 9 North Carolina A&T

• Aggie Stadium
• Greensboro, NC (Rivalry)

L 10–24 21,500

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Devils	21	26	6	7	60

See also: 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

Shaw

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	3	17	0	21	41

See also: Shaw Bears football

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	14	7	0	28
Eagles	7	7	6	13	33

See also: 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

at Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	0	0	7	21
Rattlers	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

at Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	7	0	13
Bison	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	0	14	17
No. 25 Eagles	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	14	0	7	28
No. 25 Eagles	0	0	7	14	21

See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	0	14
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2017 Delaware State Hornets football team

at Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	0	0	14
Pirates	6	0	0	0	6

See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	6	13
Eagles	0	0	0	10	10

See also: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	7	0	10
Aggies	7	14	3	0	24

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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	—	—	—