1974 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 1974 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Willie Smith, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–2–2, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

1974 North Carolina Central Eagles football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–2–2 (4–1–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Willie Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Durham County Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 South Carolina State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Howard	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
North Carolina Central	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&T	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Savannah State*	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	T 0–0		[1]
September 21	Winston-Salem State*	Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–7		[2]
September 28	at Alcorn State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 12–14	14,600	[3][4]
October 5	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 13–3	7,000	[5]
October 12	Virginia State*	Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–3		[6]
October 19	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 7–0		[7]
October 26	Maryland Eastern Shore	Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC	W 16–7	12,500–16,000	[8][9]
November 2	at South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 3–21	4,031	[10][11]
November 9	Johnson C. Smith*	Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC	W 21–7		[12]
November 15	at Howard	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	T 17–17	8,700	[13][14]
November 23	vs. North Carolina A&T	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 29–18		[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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