1954 North Carolina College Eagles football team information
American college football season
1954North Carolina College Eagles football
Black college national co-champion CIAA champion
National Classic, W 19–6 vs. Tennessee A&I
Conference
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record
7–1–1 (6–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Herman Riddick (10th season)
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v
t
e
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[1]
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.
^"Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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