1987 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

1987 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Howard 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Florida A&M 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mo Forte, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Winston-Salem State*
W 24–10[1]
September 19at South Carolina State
L 0–12[2]
September 26Morgan State
W 35–17[3]
October 3Norfolk State
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 17–2010,000[4]
October 10Johnson C. Smith*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 19–8[5]
October 17Western Carolina*No. 12
L 34–55[6]
October 24Howard
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 21–3410,500[7][8]
October 31at Bethune–Cookman
L 36–38[9]
November 7at No. 9 Delaware State
L 9–417,522[10]
November 14North Carolina Central*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC (rivalry)
L 19–3820,000[11]
November 21No. 12 Western Kentucky*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 27–452,500[12]

References

  1. ^ Northington, Tom (September 13, 1987). "Aggies whip W-S State 24-10". Greensboro News & Record. pp. B1, B20. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Northington, Tom (September 20, 1987). "S.C. State rips Aggies 12-0". Greensboro News & Record. pp. B1. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McCann, Gary (September 27, 1987). "Aggies, minus Hooker, thump Morgan". Greensboro News & Record. pp. B16. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bulla, David (October 4, 1987). "Norfolk St. upsets A&T 20-17". Greensboro News & Record. pp. B2. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Green, Tony (October 11, 1987). "A&T rolls to victory over Smith". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C1, C3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Northington, Tom (October 18, 1987). "Western overwhelms Aggies". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Northington, Tom (October 25, 1987). "Late Howard surge defeats Aggies 34-21". Greensboro News & Record. pp. B3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard puts Killing rush on N.C. A&T". The Greenville News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ryan, Dan (November 1, 1987). "Wildcats nip A&T by 38-36". Greensboro News & Record. pp. D3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Cotton, Craig (November 8, 1987). "Delaware State runners crunch Aggies 41-9". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C4. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Smallwood, Irwin (November 15, 1987). "Harvey passes, scrambles Central over A&T". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Green, Tony (November 22, 1987). "W. Kentucky tops Aggies in Hooker's finale". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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