American college football season
The 1975 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Willie Smith, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Savannah State* | | W 30–0 | 7,500 | [1] |
September 20 | at Winston-Salem State* | | W 27–10 | | [2] |
September 27 | Alcorn State* | - O'Kelly Stadium
- Durham, NC
| L 7–54 | | [3] |
October 4 | Morgan State | - O'Kelly Stadium
- Durham, NC
| T 20–20 | | [4] |
October 18 | Delaware State | - O'Kelly Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 16–14 | | [5] |
October 25 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 14–0 | | [6] |
November 1 | South Carolina State | - O'Kelly Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| W 6–3 | 12,500 | [7] |
November 8 | at Johnson C. Smith* | | L 14–22 | | [8] |
November 15 | Howard | - O'Kelly Stadium
- Durham, NC
| L 10–41 | 5,000 | [9] |
November 22 | at North Carolina A&T | | L 16–34 | 14,000 | [10] |
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References
- ^ "Central, stadium open to 30–0 win". Durham Morning Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. Central tops WSSU". Winston-Salem Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn pulverizes N.C. Central, 54–7". Durham Morning Herald. September 28, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCCU ties Morgan State". The High Point Enterprise. October 5, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornet rally fails". The Morning News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foul-prone Eagles defeat Hawks, 14–0". Durham Morning Herald. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State drops first game". Florence Morning News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith overpowers NCCU". The News and Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard pounds N.C. Central 41–10". Winston-Salem Journal. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T whips Eagles, ties for title". The News and Observer. November 23, 1975. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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