1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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

1968 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Morgan State $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 14 North Carolina A&T	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Carolina College	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Elizabeth City State	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Maryland State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Virginia State	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Hampton	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Livingstone	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Howard	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Norfolk State	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Fayetteville State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Shaw	1	–	7	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Conference standings were determined by Dickinson Rating Rankings from NAIA poll for North Carolina A&T and AP small college poll for Morgan State

The 1968 North Carolina A&T College Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina—now known as North Carolina A&T State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. 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, placing second in the CIAA. North Carolina A&T won its 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	Opponent	Site	Result
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 State	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

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. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
2. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
3. "North Carolina A&T Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2017.