The 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented

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as a member of the

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(MEAC) during the

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2, placing in a five-way tie for the MEAC title with Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State,

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, and

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. Morgan State earned the conference's automatic bid to the

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playoffs, while none of the other four co-champions earned an at-large bid. North Carolina Central played home games at

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