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.
| 1977 North Carolina A&T Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | World War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Winston-Salem State* | L 14–33 | 20,000 | [1] | |
| September 17 | at South Carolina State | L 0–52 | 11,823 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at Bethune–Cookman* | L 15–20 | 4,458 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Johnson C. Smith* |
| W 44–20 | 5,000 | [4] |
| October 8 | at Norfolk State* | W 21–14 | 19,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| W 49–0 | 20,000 | [6] |
| October 22 | Howard |
| W 34–10 | 8,000 | [7] |
| October 29 | at Morgan State | W 28–0 | 18,500 | [8] | |
| November 5 | Eastern Michigan* |
| L 20–21 | 5,000 | [9] |
| November 12 | at Delaware State | W 22–7 | 3,600 | [10] | |
| November 19 | North Carolina Central |
| W 25–6 | 15,000 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Rams rout A&T 33–14". Winston-Salem Journal. September 4, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State rips North Carolina A&T". Anderson Independent. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune victorious". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T cashes in Smith's miscues". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Norfolk State falls to Aggies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T zaps UMES in homecoming win". Greensboro Daily News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T wins fourth straight, tops Howard". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. A&T romps, 28–0". The State. October 30, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern rallies to edge North Carolina A&T, 21–20". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ireland, Jack (November 13, 1977). "Hornets fall 22–7 to A&T". The Morning News. p. 21. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies roll to season-finale win". Greensboro Daily News. November 20, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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