2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team


The 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Mack. The Eagles played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in MEAC play to win the MEAC title to play in the Celebration Bowl, where they were defeated by SWAC champions Grambling State.

Schedule

at Duke

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–42015DUKE, 55–0

at Western Michigan

Saint Augustine's

Overall recordLast meetingResult
28–2–12015NCCU, 72–0

at Norfolk State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
8–52015NCCU, 24–16

at Bethune-Cookman

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–62015BCU, 28–26

Florida A&M

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–7–12015NCCU, 27–24

Savannah State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
8–2–12015NCCU, 39–22

at Morgan State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
14–24–22015NCCU, 20–17

at Delaware State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–62015NCCU, 43–10

Howard

Overall recordLast meetingResult
10–9–12015NCCU, 41–6

North Carolina A&T

Overall recordLast meetingResult
33–49–52015NCCU, 21–16

Celebration Bowl–Grambling State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–31986GRAM, 32–24

Ranking movements