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1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Black College Football National Co-Champion
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8-1 (6-1 CIAA)
Head coach
  • Hornsby Howell (1st season)
Home stadiumWorld War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →


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

Previous season

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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

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28South Carolina State*W 20-15
October 5Johnson C. SmithW 21-17
October 12at Norfolk State
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 61-14
September 19Maryland Eastern Shore
  • 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&MW 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

Post season

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1969 NFL/AFL Draft

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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

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  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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