1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Black college football national co-champion
Conference Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1968 record 8–1 (6–1 CIAA)
Head coach Hornsby Howell (1st season)
Home stadium World War Memorial Stadium]
(Capacity: 7,500)

The 1968 A&T College Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina in the 1968 college football season as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Hornsby Howell and played their home games at World War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Aggies finished the season 8–1 overall and 6–1 in conference play, wining their first black college football national championship.

Previous season

In the previous season, the Aggies finished the season 3–5–1. The aggies lost conference games against: Norfolk, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State and FAMU.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 28 South Carolina State* World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC (Rivalry) W 20-15    
October 5 Johnson C. Smith American Legion Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 21-17    
October 12 at Norfolk State Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 61-14    
September 19 Maryland Eastern Shore World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 6-9    
October 26 at Winston-Salem State Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry) W 66-0    
November 2 Morgan State World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 7-6    
November 9 at Florida A&M* Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9-6    
November 16 Virginia State War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 33-7    
November 28 North Carolina Central Durham, NC (Rivalry) W 21-6    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Post season

1969 NFL/AFL Draft

The 1969 NFL/AFL Draft was held on January 28–29, 1969 at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York, New York.[2] The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.[3]

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Willie Pearson Defensive Back 5 115 Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ↑ "1967 North Carolina A&T Aggies Results". cfbinfo.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina A&T Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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