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2013 North Carolina Central

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

North Carolina Central in 2013, game by game: lost at Duke 0–45; won vs. St. Augustine’s 23–20; won vs. Charlotte 40–13; lost vs. Towson 17–35; won at Howard 37–28; lost vs. South Carolina State 3–44; lost vs. Morgan State 22–34; won at Savannah State 24–10; lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 14–38; lost at Hampton 21–29; won vs. Norfolk State 24–13; lost at North Carolina A&T 0–28+27−45Lost 0–45 at Duke-45DukeWon 23–20 vs. St. Augustine’s+3St. Augustine’sWon 40–13 vs. Charlotte+27CharlotteLost 17–35 vs. Towson-18TowsonWon 37–28 at Howard+9HowardLost 3–44 vs. South Carolina State-41South Carolina …Lost 22–34 vs. Morgan State-12Morgan StateWon 24–10 at Savannah State+14Savannah StateLost 14–38 vs. Bethune-Cookman-24Bethune-CookmanLost 21–29 at Hampton-8HamptonWon 24–13 vs. Norfolk State+11Norfolk StateLost 0–28 at North Carolina A&T-28North Carolina …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atDukeL 0–⁠4518%
Sep 7vsSt. Augustine’sW 23–⁠2065%
Sep 14vsCharlotteW 40–⁠1336%
Sep 21vsTowsonL 17–⁠3530%
Oct 5atHowardW 37–⁠2846%
Oct 10vsSouth Carolina StateL 3–⁠4443%
Oct 19vsMorgan StateL 22–⁠3471%
Oct 26atSavannah StateW 24–⁠1060%
Nov 2vsBethune-CookmanL 14–⁠3825%
Nov 9atHamptonL 21–⁠2942%
Nov 16vsNorfolk StateW 24–⁠1358%
Nov 23atNorth Carolina A&TL 0–⁠2829%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina A&T 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠337
Coach
—
Elo
1212 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.1 No. 91 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Michael Bryant
Defensive coordinator
John Morgan Jr.

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Reid QB87 yds
Rushing yardsIdreis Augustus RB50 yds
Receiving yardsMarvin Poole WR27 yds

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bethune-Cookman7–⁠110–⁠3
South Carolina State7–⁠19–⁠4
Delaware State5–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State5–⁠35–⁠7
North Carolina A&T4–⁠47–⁠4
Howard4–⁠46–⁠6
Hampton4–⁠44–⁠8
North Carolina Central3–⁠55–⁠7
Norfolk State3–⁠53–⁠9
Florida A&M2–⁠63–⁠9
Savannah State0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.