1973 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
American college football season
| 1973 North Carolina Central Eagles football | |
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MEAC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Durham County Memorial Stadium |
Seasons ← 1972 1974 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Smith, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Winston-Salem State* |
| W 21–13 | [1] | |
| September 15 | vs. Florida A&M* |
| W 9–3 | [2] | |
| September 21 | Alcorn A&M* | L 8–10 | 8,600 | [3] | |
| September 29 | Morgan State |
| W 11–8 | 9,000 | [4] |
| October 6 | at Virginia State* |
| L 2–23 | [5] | |
| October 13 | Delaware State |
| W 32–7 | [6][7] | |
| October 20 | at Maryland–Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 21–20 | [8] | |
| October 27 | South Carolina State |
| L 3–24 | 14,000 | [9] |
| November 3 | at Johnson C. Smith* | L 7–15 | 15,000 | [10] | |
| November 10 | Howard |
| W 10–7 | 9,800 | [11] |
| November 17 | at North Carolina A&T | W 16–6 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Central rally beats WSS 21–13". Winston-Salem Journal. September 9, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Finally, N. Carolina Central whips Rattlers". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn edges Central, 10–8". Durham Morning Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. Central staves off Morgan State, 11–8". The Daily Times. September 30, 1972. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense leads to VSC victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles at Stadium tonight". The Durham Sun. October 13, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. Central's new punch stops DSC". The Morning News. October 15, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late score ruins UMES homecoming by 21–20". The Daily Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Upstart Bulldogs maul Central". Durham Sunday Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gibson turns Smith homecoming into 15–7 party". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central FG nips Howard, 10–7". Durham Sunday Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles top A&T for title". Greensboro Daily News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central Eagles)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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