# 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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.

## Preseason
### MEAC poll

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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 |

### Preseason All–MEAC teams

The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay* | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | L 10–41 | 7,512 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Towson* | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | TSN | L 3–42 | 8,322 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ | L 12–21 | 4,315 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Elizabeth City State* | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | NCCU Sports Network | W 45–7 | 6,025 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN3 | W 27–17 | 7,609 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 25,679 |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU | L 13–27 | 5,261 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware State | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 5,026 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, D.C. | ESPN3 | W 28–6 | 1,096 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 12,319 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | L 0–24 | 3,043 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 North Carolina A&T | BB&T StadiumGreensboro, NC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 0–54 | 19,853 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Governors | 7 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 41 |

### At Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 8 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### At Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Elizabeth City State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### At Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### At Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Eagles | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |

### At Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 25 Aggies | 16 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 54 |