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1976 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Kelly Stadium
Seasons← 19751977 →
1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–8 South Carolina State + 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Morgan State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Carolina A&T 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Howard 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Willie Smith, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Elizabeth City State*W 34–0
September 18Winston-Salem State*
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 31–7
September 25at No. 2 Alcorn State*L 17–238,000
October 2at Morgan StateL 10–124,500
October 9Virginia State*
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–7
October 16at Delaware StateW 27–16
October 23Maryland Eastern Shore
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 19–21
October 30at South Carolina StateL 0–304,320
November 6Johnson C. Smith*
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 10–3
November 13at HowardL 21–223,158
November 20North Carolina A&T
  • O'Kelly Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 17–1614,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "N.C. Central rips Elizabeth City 34–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 12, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "N.C. Central crushes inexperienced WSSU". Winston-Salem Journal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alcorn turns back Central". Durham Morning Herald. September 26, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Morgan State edges Central". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "N.C. Central halts Va. State". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 10, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Passes doom Delaware State". The Morning News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maryland–E.S. beats NCCU, 21–19". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "S.C. State Bulldogs romp over N.C. Central: SCSC gains first place in the MEAC". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 1976. pp. 8A, 13A. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Johnson C. Smith is close...but N.C. Central prevails". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Howard slips by Central". Durham Morning Herald. November 14, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Central beats A&T on late FG". Durham Morning Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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