1977 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

1977 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWorld War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 South Carolina State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
North Carolina A&T 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Morgan State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach James McKinley, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Winston-Salem State*
L 14–3320,000[1]
September 17at South Carolina State
L 0–5211,823[2]
September 24at Bethune–Cookman*
L 15–204,458[3]
October 1Johnson C. Smith*
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 44–205,000[4]
October 8at Norfolk State*
W 21–1419,000[5]
October 15Maryland Eastern Shoredagger
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 49–020,000[6]
October 22Howard
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 34–108,000[7]
October 29at Morgan State
W 28–018,500[8]
November 5Eastern Michigan*
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 20–215,000[9]
November 12at Delaware State
W 22–73,600[10]
November 19North Carolina Central
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC (rivalry)
W 25–615,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Rams rout A&T 33–14". Winston-Salem Journal. September 4, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "S.C. State rips North Carolina A&T". Anderson Independent. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bethune victorious". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A&T cashes in Smith's miscues". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Norfolk State falls to Aggies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A&T zaps UMES in homecoming win". Greensboro Daily News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&T wins fourth straight, tops Howard". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N.C. A&T romps, 28–0". The State. October 30, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern rallies to edge North Carolina A&T, 21–20". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ireland, Jack (November 13, 1977). "Hornets fall 22–7 to A&T". The Morning News. p. 21. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies roll to season-finale win". Greensboro Daily News. November 20, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 24, 2024.


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