# 2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2024 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented 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 were led by fifth-year head coach Trei Oliver, and played home games at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama State* | | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) | ESPN | W 31–24 | 10,256 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Elon* | | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN+ | L 19–41 | 5,706 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Carolina* | | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACC Network | L 10–45 | 45,491 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T* | | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 66–24 | 14,400 |
| September 28 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Norfolk State | | Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic) | ESPNU | W 37–10 | N/A |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | FloSports | W 45–14 | 4,415 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | No. 25 | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN+ | W 68–0 | 5,500 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Morgan State | No. 20 | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN+ | W 16–7 | 13,910 |
| October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | No. 19 | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | ESPN2 | L 21–24 | 11,169 |
| November 15 | 8:00 p.m. | Howard | | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU | W 26–3 | 5,429 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | W 52–10 | 2,313 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs. Alabama State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Sunday September 1, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |
| Alabama State | Passing |
| Alabama State | Rushing |
| Alabama State | Receiving |

### Elon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Elon | Passing |
| Elon | Rushing |
| Elon | Receiving |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |

### at North Carolina (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tar Heels (FBS) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 45 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,491
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Kevin Fitzgerald, Charlie Strong and Ashley Stroehlein
| Statistics | NCCU | UNC |
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Total yards | 167 | 513 |
| Rushing yards | 76 | 330 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 183 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9-21-1 | 16-29-0 |
| Time of possession | 33:41 | 26:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Carolina Central | Passing | Walker Harris | 7/15, 88 yards |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing | J'Mari Taylor | 21 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving | Chance Peterson | 5 receptions, 60 yards |
| North Carolina | Passing | Jacolby Criswell | 14/23, 161 yards, TD |
| North Carolina | Rushing | Omarion Hampton | 25 carries, 210 yards, 3 TD |
| North Carolina | Receiving | John Copenhaver | 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD |

### North Carolina A&T (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Carolina A&T | Passing |
| North Carolina A&T | Rushing |
| North Carolina A&T | Receiving |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |

### vs. Norfolk State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spartans | 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 announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |
| Norfolk State | Passing |
| Norfolk State | Rushing |
| Norfolk State | Receiving |

### at Campbell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Barker-Lane Stadium, Buies Creek, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 4:00 PM
* TV: FloSports
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |
| Campbell | Passing |
| Campbell | Rushing |
| Campbell | Receiving |

### VUL (NCCAA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons (NCCAA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 25 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| VUL | Passing |
| VUL | Rushing |
| VUL | Receiving |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |

### Morgan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 20 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |

### at South Carolina State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, South Carolina
* Date: Thursday October 31, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |
| South Carolina State | Passing |
| South Carolina State | Rushing |
| South Carolina State | Receiving |

### Howard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: Friday November 15, 2024
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 5,429
* Referee: Derek Hatten
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
| Statistics | HOW | NCCU |
| First downs | 9 | 27 |
| Total yards | 121 | 563 |
| Rushing yards | 38 | 242 |
| Passing yards | 83 | 321 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–26–0 | 20–36–2 |
| Time of possession | 26:54 | 32:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Howard | Passing | Ja'Shawn Scroggins | 11/26, 83 yards |
| Howard | Rushing | Jarett Hunter | 8 carries, 29 yards |
| Howard | Receiving | Isiah Williams | 3 receptions, 29 yards |
| North Carolina Central | Passing | Walker Harris | 20/35, 321 yards, TD, INT |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing | J'Mari Taylor | 24 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving | J'Mari Taylor | 6 receptions, 78 yards |

### at Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |
| Delaware State | Passing |
| Delaware State | Rushing |
| Delaware State | Receiving |