1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Gold Bowl, L 6–21 at Virginia Union
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
1978 record6–6 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWorld War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T University as member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach James McKinley, the Aggies compiled and overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the MEAC. North Carolina A&T concluded the season with a loss to Virginia Union in the Gold Bowl.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Winston-Salem State*
L 7–25
September 9Maryland Eastern Shore*
W 23–7
September 16South Carolina State
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC (rivalry)
L 7–34
September 23Bethune–Cookman
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 12–16
September 30at Johnson C. Smith*Charlotte, NCW 24–0
October 7Norfolk State
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 39–28
October 14at Delaware*
L 0–2619,304
October 21at Howard
W 28–16
October 28Morgan State
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 25–0
November 11Delaware State
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 6–9
November 18at North Carolina Central
W 17–13
December 2at Virginia Union*
L 6–217,500[1]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster[]

1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Dwaine Board Sr
LB George Small Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "A&T Loses In Gold Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. Associated Press. December 3, 1978. p. 5D. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "North Carolina A&T Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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