Year: | 2019 |
Team: | North Carolina Central Eagles |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | MEAC |
Record: | 4–8 |
Conf Record: | 3–5 |
Head Coach: | Trei Oliver |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium |
Next Year: | 2021 |
The 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Trei Oliver, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5, placing sixth in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
1 | North Carolina A&T | 304 (12) | |
2 | Bethune–Cookman | 237 (1) | |
3 | Florida A&M | 204 (2) | |
4 | Howard | 166 | |
5 | North Carolina Central | 161 (1) | |
6 | South Carolina State | 152 | |
7 | Norfolk State | 119 (1) | |
8 | Morgan State | 87 (1) | |
9 | Delaware State | 46 |
The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
First Team Offense
Isaiah Totten – RB
Second Team Offense
Andrew Dale – OL
Third Team Offense
Somadina Okezie-Okeke – C
Ricky Lee – OLFirst Team Defense
Darius Royster – DL
Kawuan Cox – DL
Third Team Defense
Branden Bailey – LB
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team.
See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team.
See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team.
See also: Elizabeth City State Vikings football.
See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team.
See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team.
See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team.
See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team.
See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.