The 2023 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Trei Oliver, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 4–1. North Carolina Central earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff, where the Eagles lost in the first round to Richmond. The team played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–49 at Richmond | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 16 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 13 |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Leone (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Courtney Coard (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium |
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| Howard + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 North Carolina Central +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Winston-Salem State* | No. 19 | ESPN+ | W 47–21 | 9,330 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T* | No. 18 | FloSports | W 30–16 | N/A | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 24 (FBS) UCLA* | No. 17 | P12N | L 7–59 | 38,343 | |
| September 23 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Mississippi Valley State* | No. 18 | W 45–3 | 3,650 | ||
| September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Campbell* | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | W 49–48 OT | 8,410 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Elon* | No. 14 | FloSports | W 34–23 | 5,563 | |
| October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at Morgan State | No. 16 | ESPNU | W 16–10 | 4,678 | |
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina State | No. 13 |
| ESPNU | W 62–28 | 7,889 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | No. 12 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 13,626 |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Howard | No. 7 |
| ESPNU | L 20–50 | 4,457 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | W 55–14 | 6,018 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Richmond* | No. 16 | ESPN+ | L 27–49 | 4,103 | |
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References
edit- ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.