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American college football season
The 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jerry Mack, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 8–0, winning the MEAC title. North Carolina Central earned a berth in the Celebration Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Grambling State. The team played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Duke* | | | ESPN3 | L 6–49 | 35,049 |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan* | | | ESPN3 | L 21–70 | 23,727 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Saint Augustine's* | | | NSN | W 65–7 | 4,016 |
September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Norfolk State | | | SSC | W 34–31 | 8,296 |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | at Bethune–Cookman | | | CEN | W 31–14 | 4,216 |
October 8 | 4:00 pm | Florida A&M | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 17–13 | 617 |
October 15 | 2:00 pm | Savannah State | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 33–3 | 12,966 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | at Morgan State | | | | W 21–17 | 8,534 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Delaware State | | | WDSU-TV | W 38–19 | 1,597 |
November 12 | 2:00 pm | Howard | | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| NSN | W 30–21 | 6,897 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 9 North Carolina A&T | No. 24 | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| ESPN3, ESPNU (tape delay) | W 42–21 | 15,715 |
December 17 | 3:00 pm | vs. No. 16 Grambling State* | No. 20 | | ABC | L 9–10 | 31,096 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings 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
|
0
|
3
|
3 |
6 |
Blue Devils
|
21
|
28
|
0
|
0 |
49 |
At Western Michigan
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Broncos
|
28
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
70 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Eagles
|
21
|
20
|
7
|
17 |
65 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
10
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
34 |
Spartans
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
21 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
14 |
31 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
13 |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
Eagles
|
3
|
16
|
7
|
7 |
33 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Bears
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
9
|
22
|
7
|
0 |
38 |
Hornets
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
12 |
19 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bison
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Eagles
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#9 Aggies
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
#24 Eagles
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
Celebration Bowl–Grambling State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0 |
10 |
#20 Eagles
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
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 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 |
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Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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- Morgan State (1971)
- North Carolina Central (1972)
- North Carolina Central (1973)
- South Carolina State (1974)
- South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T (1975)
- Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
- South Carolina State (1977)
- South Carolina State (1978)
- Morgan State (1979)
- South Carolina State (1980)
- South Carolina State (1981)
- South Carolina State (1982)
- South Carolina State (1983)
- Bethune–Cookman (1984)
- Delaware State (1985)
- North Carolina A&T (1986)
- Delaware State (1987)
- Bethune–Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988)
- Delaware State (1989)
- Florida A&M (1990)
- Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
- North Carolina A&T (1992)
- Howard (1993)
- South Carolina State (1994)
- Florida A&M (1995)
- Florida A&M (1996)
- Hampton (1997)
- Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
- North Carolina A&T (1999)
- Florida A&M (2000)
- Florida A&M (2001)
- Bethune–Cookman (2002)
- North Carolina A&T (2003)
- Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
- Hampton (2005)
- Hampton (2006)
- Delaware State (2007)
- South Carolina State (2008)
- South Carolina State (2009)
- Bethune–Cookman†, Florida A&M, & South Carolina State (2010)
- Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
- Bethune–Cookman (2012)
- Bethune–Cookman†, South Carolina State (2013)
- Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State†, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, & South Carolina State (2014)
- North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
- North Carolina Central (2016)
- North Carolina A&T (2017)
- North Carolina A&T (2018)
- North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019)
- No champion (2020)
- South Carolina State (2021)
- Howard & North Carolina Central† (2022)
- Howard (2023)
- South Carolina State (2024)
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National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker |