The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mo Forte, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion.
| 1986 North Carolina A&T Aggies football | |
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MEAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 21–52 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium |
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| No. 20 North Carolina A&T $^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Fayetteville State* |
| W 50–0 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | Winston-Salem State* | W 28–21 | [2] | |||
| September 20 | South Carolina State |
| W 34–11 | 15,500 | [3] | |
| September 27 | at Morgan State | W 40–23 | 4,500 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Johnson C. Smith* | W 35–3 | 18,000 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | Mississippi Valley State* | No. 18 |
| W 20–14 | 18,000 | [6] |
| October 25 | at Howard | No. 14 | L 10–42 | 12,563 | [7] | |
| November 1 | Bethune–Cookman |
| W 30–24 OT | [8] | ||
| November 8 | No. 14 Delaware State | No. 20 |
| W 20–17 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at North Carolina Central* | No. 13 | W 35–12 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | at No. 7 Appalachian State* | No. 13 | L 9–55 | 14,700 | [11] | |
| November 29 | at No. 4 Georgia Southern* | No. 20 | L 21–52 | 7,767 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Hooker leads Aggies 50–0". Greensboro News & Record. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T defeats WSSU 28–21". Winston-Salem Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies hammer S.C. State 34–11". The State. September 21, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan State falls to North Carolina A&T, 40–23". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. A&T ground game tramples J.C. Smith 35–3". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T edges Miss. Valley". Greensboro News & Record. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reed's rushing helps Howard deal N.C. A&T 1st loss". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman finds itself a new way to lose, 30–24 in OT". Florida Today. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets fade from picture". Sunday News Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T wins; Hooker, defense top NCCU". Greensboro News & Record. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps' Settle, Mountaineer defense trample No. 13 N.C. A&T". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern buries Aggies 52–21". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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