2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

American college football season

2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–2 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Trei Oliver (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Leone (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Courtney Coard (3rd season)
Home stadium	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Howard	0	–	0	2	–	1
Delaware State	0	–	0	1	–	2
Morgan State	0	–	0	1	–	2
North Carolina Central	0	–	0	1	–	2
South Carolina State	0	–	0	1	–	2
Norfolk State	0	–	0	1	–	3

As of September 15, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represents North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles are led by fifth-year head coach Trei Oliver, and play home games at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama State*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPN	W 31–24	10,256
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Elon*	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	L 19–41	5,706
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACC Network	L 10–45	45,491
September 21	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T*	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU
September 28	3:00 p.m.	vs. Norfolk State	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	ESPNU
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at Campbell*	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Morgan State	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU
November 15	8:00 p.m.	Howard	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at North Carolina (FBS)

Game Three – North Carolina Central Eagles (1–1) at North Carolina Tar Heels (FBS) (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Kevin Fitzgerald, Charlie Strong and Ashley Stroehlein

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCCU	UNC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina Central	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Norfolk State

Game Five – North Carolina Central Eagles vs Norfolk State Spartans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	0	0	0	0
Norfolk State	0	0	0	0	0

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:00 PM
Game weather: none (indoor stadium)
TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCCU	NORF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina Central	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Norfolk State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Delaware State

Game Twelve – North Carolina Central Eagles vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCCU	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina Central	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 NC Central Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". nccueaglepride.com. NC Central Eagles Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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Venues	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (1975–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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