1979 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

1979 North Carolina Central Eagles football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Kelly Stadium
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan State $ 5 0 09 2 0
South Carolina State 4 1 08 3 0
North Carolina A&T 2 2 14 6 1
Howard 2 3 05 6 0
Delaware State 1 4 14 5 1
North Carolina Central 1 4 02 8 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 0 03 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Lattimore, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

Although the MEAC was classified as part of the NCAA Division I-AA, North Carolina Central (along with Morgan State and Maryland Eastern Shore) competed as part of Division II for the 1979 season.