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1954 North Carolina College Eagles football
Black college national co-champion
CIAA champion
National Classic, W 19–6 vs. Tennessee A&I
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (6–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 North Carolina College $ 6 0 1 7 1 1
No. 6 Maryland State 5 0 1 6 1 1
No. 8 Virginia State 7 1 0 7 2 0
No. 10 Bluefield State 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 St. Augustine's 6 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware State 5 1 0 7 1 0
No. 12 Virginia Union 5 3 0 5 3 0
No. 23 Morgan State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Hampton 4 5 1 4 5 1
Lincoln (PA) 3 3 0 4 3 1
No. 24 North Carolina A&T 2 5 0 4 6 0
Winston-Salem State 2 5 0 3 5 0
Johnson C. Smith 1 4 1 1 5 2
West Virginia State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Fayetteville State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 6 0 2 6 0
Howard 0 5 1 2 6 1
Shaw 0 6 1 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press

The 1954 North Carolina College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina College in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1954 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Herman Riddick, the Eagles compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), defeated Tennessee State in the National Classic, and outscored all opponents by a total of 180 to 57. The Eagles were recognized as a 1954 black college national co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25St. Augustine'sDurham, NCW 25–0
October 2at HamptonHampton, VAW 28–0
October 16at Virginia StatePetersburg, VAW 12–6
October 23Maryland StateDurham, NCT 7–7
October 30at Tennessee A&I*L 3–13
November 6at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCW 38–6
November 13West Virginia StateDurham, NCW 41–13
November 25North Carolina A&TDurham, NC (rivalry)W 7–6
December 4vs. Tennessee A&I*Greensboro, NC (National Classic)W 19–62,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. https://nccueaglepride.com/news/2011/10/18/FB_1018114911.aspx
  3. "Tigers, Eagles Play Tonight". The Nashville Tennessean. October 30, 1954. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee State Defeated 19 To 6". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. December 5, 1954. p. 1C. Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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