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2006 Undefeated CIAA Football Champions !!!
2006 Black College Football National Champions !!!

Four North Carolina Central University Eagles have been voted to the American Urban Radio Networks 2006 SBN Sports Black College All-American (BCAA) Team, including freshman quarterback Stadford Brown as the "SBN Sports Doug Williams Offensive Player of the Year" NCCU head coach Rod Broadway as the "SBN Sports Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year." [Full Story]

North Carolina Central University has been declared the 2006 Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College Football National Champions, the school's first such title in the 33 years SBN Sports Network has conducted the poll. [Full Story]

Two North Carolina Central University senior offensive linemen, Robert Duncan and Sam Funches, have been announced as members of the 2006 Associated Press Little All-America Football Team. [Full Story]

Three North Carolina Central University Eagles - senior center Robert Duncan, junior kicker Brandon Gilbert and junior corner back Craig Amos - have been voted to the 2006 Daktronics, Inc. NCAA Division II All-America Football Team. [Full Story]

Ten North Carolina Central University Eagles have been voted to the 2006 Daktronics All-Southeast Region football team, selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). NCCU's 10 honorees, including seven on the First-Team, were more than any other school in the region. [Full Story]

A historic season came to an end Saturday, as Delta State University defeated North Carolina Central University 24-17 in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The loss is the second consecutive home playoff loss, to a Gulf South Conference member school, for NCCU. [Full Story][Game Statistics] 

After repeating as CIAA Champions two weeks ago, NCCU, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast region, will face No. 5 seed Delta State University in the second round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Region playoffs. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. [Full Story][Listen Live]

NCCU, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region, will have a first-round bye and face the winner of Delta State University at Elizabeth City State University on Nov. 25 in Durham, N.C. at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. [Full Story] 

  North Carolina Central University, the undefeated repeat champions of the CIAA, earned a No. 1 ranking in the final NCAA Division II Southeast Region football poll and will host a second round contest of the regional playoffs on Nov. 25 at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. [Full Story] 

North Carolina Central University junior place-kicker Brandon Gilbert kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal as time expired to give the Eagles a 17-14 win over Elizabeth City State University in the 2006 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football Championship Game at a capacity O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham, N.C. [Full Story] 

The defending CIAA champion North Carolina Central University Eagles had four players on the CIAA All-Rookie team, while freshman quarterback Stadford Brown was chosen as the conference's Rookie of the Year. Joining Brown on the CIAA All-Rookie team were fullback Saeed Abdul-Azeez, defensive back Micguel Johnson and linebacker Rashard Coleman. [Full Story] 

The defending CIAA champion North Carolina Central University Eagles had 12 student-athletes selected to the First and Second All-CIAA football teams,while  freshman quarterback Stadford Brown was chosen as the conference's Offensive Player of the Year. [Full Story]

North Carolina Central University offensive lineman Sam Funches, linebacker Derrick Ray, quarterback Stadford Brown and  place-kicker Brandon Gilbert were named CIAA players of the week at their respective positions for the week of Nov. 4., after NCCU's 52-7 win over Johnson C. Smith University. [Full Story] 

NCCU senior running back Greg Pruitt, Jr. becomes NCCU's all-time leading rusher as the Eagles gain 469 yards of total offense and finish the regular season 10-0. [Full Story]

North Carolina Central University offensive lineman Robert Duncan was named one of two National Offensive Linemen of the Week by Don Hansen's Football Gazette, for the second time this season. [Full Story]

North Carolina Central University's football team returns home for its regular-season finale and homecoming against Johnson C. Smith University. The Eagles, who clinched their second-consecutive CIAA western division title last week, look to complete the first perfect regular season in school history. The matchup pits two teams ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA's southeast region poll. [Full Story]

North Carolina Central University offensive lineman Robert Duncan, wide receiver Wayne Blackwell, quarterback Stadford Brown and defensive back Craig Amos were named CIAA players of the week at their respective positions for the week of Oct. 28., after NCCU's 37-15 win at LivingstoneCollege. [Full Story] 

NCCU took advantage of Livingstone miscues as the Eagles defeated the Blue Bears 37-15. The victory provides NCCU the best start in school history and a spot in the CIAA Championship Game on Nov. 11 in Durham, N.C., where the defending conference champs will face the winner of next week's Elizabeth City State/Virginia Union contest. [Full Story] 

NCCU travels to Salisbury, N.C. to face the Livingstone College Blue Bears at 2 p.m. at Alumni Memorial Stadium for LC's Homecoming game. The Eagles will have a chance to clinch the CIAA's Western Division title for the second consecutive season and become the first squad in school history to start a season 9-0. Former NCCU football student-athlete and assistant coach Robert Massey is head coach at Livingstone. [Full Story] 

At his annual Tuesday press conference, NCCU head coach Rod Broadway said Langston University (4-2) was the best team the Eagles would play in some time. That echoed true at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium on Saturday, as NCCU (8-0, 5-0) held off a challenging Lions squad, 31-21. NCCU is now 8-0 for just the second time in school history (1941) and the first time in 65 years. [Full Story]

After completing its four-game road trip undefeated, NCCU returns to O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium for the first time in 42 days. The Eagles will step out of conference to face NAIA  member Langston University (Okla.). With a win, NCCU would start 8-0 for the second time in school history and the first time in 65 years. Saturday is also NCCU's "Hall of Fame Game," as 11 individuals and three teams will be recognized at  halftime as members of the NCCU Alex M. Rivera Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2006. [Full Story][Listen Live] 

North Carolina Central University offensive lineman Sam Funches, wide receiver Charles Futrell and placekicker Brandon Gilbert were named CIAA players of the week at their respective positions for the week of Oct. 14., after NCCU's 49-6 win at Fayetteville State University. [Full Story] 

North Carolina Central University held Fayetteville State University to just 203 total yards of offense and forced six turnovers, as the Eagles defeated the preseason pick to win the CIAA's Western Division, 49-6, at Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium in Fayetteville, N.C. [Full Story] 

NCCU finishes its four-game road trip with a contest against CIAA division rival FSU.  NCCU has won 23 of its last 26 contests overall, nine straight conference games and seven straight road contests. The Eagles last road defeat was a 17-7 defeat against FSU on Oct. 9, 2004. [Full Story][Listen Live]

North Carolina Central University quarterback Stadford Brown was named Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Rookie of the Week, junior defensive back Craig Amos Defensive Back of the Week, junior placekicker Brandon Gilbert Specialty Player of the Week and head coach Rod Broadway Coach of the Week after NCCU's 27-18 victory against Saint Augustine's College. [Full Story]

In a rematch of the 2005 CIAA Championship game, North Carolina Central University will travel to Bowie, Md. to face the Bowie State Bulldogs in the third annual Prince George's Classic. NCCU has defeated Bowie State three consecutive times. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. [Full Story] [Listen Live] 

  North Carolina Central University quarterback Stadford Brown, offensive lineman Robert Duncan, defensive lineman Courtney Coard, wide receiver Charles Futrell and head coach Rod Broadway, were honored by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).  [Full Story] 

North Carolina Central University defensive coordinator Clifford Yoshida is known in the Baton Rouge area as a defensive specialist and a great coach, since he helped Southern University to an 11-1 record and a Black College National Championship as the Jaguars' defensive coordinator in 1993. On Saturday, Yoshida's Eagle defense proved his reputation to be true, as NCCU forced seven turnovers (six interceptions and one fumble recovery) en route to a 27-20 victory over NCAA Division I-AA foe Southern in front of 12,845 fans at A.W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. [Full Story]

Saturday's contest against Division I-AA Southern will be NCCU's first road contest since a 34-14 victory at  Johnson C. Smith University on Oct. 29, 2005, and the longest  regular-season journey in the school's gridiron history. NCCU head coach Rod Broadway called the outing a "business trip." Kick-off is at 7 p.m. (EST), 6 p.m. (CST). [Full Story][Listen Live!] 

North Carolina Central University quarterback Stadford Brown, offensive lineman Sam Funches and head coach Rod Broadway, were honored Sunday by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). [Full Story] 

North Carolina Central University head coach Rod Broadway says the number one priority for Eagles football going into any game is stopping the run. The Eagles succeded, holding the Lenoir-Rhyne College Bears (1-1, 0-0 SAC) to just 73 yards rushing on their way to a 38-16 victory in front of 6,347 fans at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. [Full Story] 

North Carolina Central University received a balanced all-around effort in Sunday's "Labor Day Classic" as the reigning CIAA gridiron champions beat Shaw 21-12 in front of a sellout crowd of 10,103 inside O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. [Full Story]

Adrian Warren, the starting quarterback during the Eagles historic run the past two football seasons, has decided not to return for his final year of eligibility. [Herald-Sun Story]

"As equipment handed out, Eagles look toward games" - The Herald-Sun article by Mike Potter (Aug. 2, 2006)

Six North Carolina Central University Eagles have been voted to the 2006 Preseason All-CIAA Football Team, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced Thursday at the league's annual gridiron media luncheon. [Full Story]

Three North Carolina Central University Eagles - senior running back Greg Pruitt, Jr., senior center Robert Duncan and junior kicker Brandon Gilbert - have been selected to the 2006 Don Hansen's Football Gazette Preseason NCAA Division II All-America Team. [Full Story]

North Carolina Central University head football coach Rod Broadway has announced the hiring of three new coaches to the Eagles gridiron staff - Mose Rison as Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach, James Spady as Offensive Line Coach, and Derrick Arnold as Linebackers Coach. [Full Story]

Street & Smith's College Football 2006 Yearbook has picked North Carolina Central University as the No. 3 team among its Top 25 in the NCAA Division II, the Eagles highest-ever preseason national ranking. [Full Story]