2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorT. C. Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGranville Eastman (4th season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $   8 0     12 0  
Howard   6 2     7 4  
Bethune–Cookman   6 2     7 4  
North Carolina Central   5 3     7 4  
Hampton   5 3     6 5  
Norfolk State   4 4     4 7  
Savannah State *   3 5     3 8  
South Carolina State   2 6     3 7  
Florida A&M *   2 6     3 8  
Delaware State   2 6     2 9  
Morgan State *   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jerry Mack in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3, tying for fourth place in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

On December 8, Mack resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Rice University.[1] He finished his four-year tenure at North Carolina Central with a record of 31–15.

  1. ^ "Jerry Mack, NC Central football coach, takes job at Rice | News & Observer". Archived from the original on December 12, 2017.