1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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, winning their first black college football national championship.

1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Black college football national co-champion
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1968 record8–1 (6–1 CIAA)
Head coachHornsby Howell (1st season)
Home stadiumWorld War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)

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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28South Carolina State*
W 20-15
October 5Johnson C. Smith
W 21-17
October 12at Norfolk State
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 61-14
September 19Maryland State
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 6-9
October 26at Winston-Salem State
W 66-0
November 2Morgan State
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 7-6
November 9at Florida A&M*
W 9-6
November 16Virginia State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 33-7
November 28North Carolina CentralDurham, NC (rivalry)W 21-6
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

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.[3] The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.[4]

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 September 29, 2017.
  2. http://cfbinfo.com/team/north-carolina-at-aggies/1968
  3. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. "North Carolina A&T Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
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