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1979 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–2–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium World War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
South Carolina State 4 1 0 8 3 0
North Carolina A&T 2 2 1 4 6 1
Howard 2 3 0 5 6 0
Delaware State 1 4 1 4 5 1
North Carolina Central 1 4 0 2 8 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 0 0 3 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach James McKinley, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the MEAC. North Carolina A&T played home games at World War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 1at Winston-Salem State*W 14–7
September 15at South Carolina StateL 3–23
September 22at Bethune–Cookman* Jacksonville, FLL 7–15
September 29 Johnson C. Smith*W 23–7
October 6at Norfolk State* Norfolk, VAL 26–27
October 13 Maryland Eastern Shore
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 6–16
October 20 Howard
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 29–0
October 27at Morgan StateL 9–29
November 3 Tennessee State*
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 14–37 [1]
November 10at Delaware StateT 21–21
November 17 North Carolina Central
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC ( rivalry)
W 23–20
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Tennessee State 37, N.C. A&T 14". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "North Carolina A&T Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.