American college football season
The 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as member of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . This season marked the 95th for the program, which was led by first-year head coach
Sam Washington . The Aggies finished the season with a record of 9–2 and 6–1 in MEAC play, capturing their tenth conference title. The Aggies also earned an invitation to the
Celebration Bowl where they defeated
Southwestern Athletic Conference champion
Alcorn State , earning their sixth
black college football national championship . The Aggies played their home games at the newly renamed
BB&T Stadium . They are a member of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Before the season
At the conclusion of the 2017 football season, the Aggies lost key players such as three-time MEAC Offensive Lineman of the year and two-time All-American
Brandon Parker , two-time first-team All-MEAC center Darriel Mack & Khris Gardin, who finished his career second all-time in NCAA history in punt return yards.
[1] The Aggies also lost third-team all-MEAC outside linebacker Marcus Albert, Jeremy Taylor & two-time first-team All-MEAC safety/linebacker Jeremy Taylor, who was the team's leading tackler in 2017.
[1] In addition to the players, the program lost head coach
Rod Broadway , who is the program's all-time leader in winning percentage. Broadway decided to retire in January after weeks of speculation following the team's undefeated season and national championship.
[2]
Recruiting
Prior to
National Signing Day in February 2018, three players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice.
On National Signing Day, A&T signed 15 additional players out of high school that completed the 2018 recruiting class.
[1] Of the class, 9 players were from
North Carolina , including three players from Greensboro.
US
college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Michael Branch DL
Greensboro, NC
Presbyterian
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
300 lb (140 kg)
Feb 2, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Khalil Gilliam QB
Charlotte, NC
East Mecklenburg HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
???
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Tevaughn Higgins ATH
Hopkins, SC
Lower Richland HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
???
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
KeAndre Jones LB
Columbia, SC
Spring Valley HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Jan 31, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Lawrence Lagrone G
Douglasville, GA
Douglas County HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
320 lb (150 kg)
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Jah-Maine Martin RB
Conway, SC
Coastal Carolina
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Dec 21, 2017
[3]
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Justin Nwachukwu DT
Wake Forest, NC
Northern Illinois
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
296 lb (134 kg)
Jan 31, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Michael Rivers P/K
Wilmington, NC
North Brunswick HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Feb 7, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Zareik Rush OLB
Greensboro, NC
Dudley HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals :
247Sports : N/A
Miles Simon DB
Lenoir, NC
Hibriten HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Feb 2, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Isreal Spivey WR
Ellenwood, GA
Cedar Grove HS
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Feb 2, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Joseph Stuckey OLB
Hillside, NJ
Hillside HS (
Milford Academy )
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Feb 2, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Wiz Vaughn FS
Wilmington, NC
New Hanover HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jan 30, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Tim Williams T
Laurinburg, NC
Scotland HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
Feb 6, 2018
Recruiting star ratings :
Scout : N/A
Rivals : N/A
247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Award watch lists
MEAC preseason poll
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Aggies were unanimously picked as the favorites to win the MEAC championship receiving 19 of 20 first place votes (coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team).
[5]
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Carolina A&T
2
Howard
3
North Carolina Central
4
Bethune–Cookman
5
Florida A&M
6
Norfolk State
7
South Carolina State
8
Savannah State
9
Morgan State
10
Delaware State
Preseason All-MEAC Teams
The Aggies had nine players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.
[6] Quarterback Lamar Raynard was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.
Offense
1st team
Lamar Raynard – QB
Marquell Cartwright – RB
Elijah Bell – WR
Leroy Hill – TE
Marcus Pettiford – OL
Defense
1st team
Darryl Johnson, Jr. – DL
Timadre Abram – DB
Mac McCain – DB
2nd team
Julian McKnight – DL
Schedule
North Carolina A&T's game against fellow
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member Morgan State was considered a non-conference game and did figured in the conference standings.
[7]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 25 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 6
Jacksonville State * No. 14
ESPN W 20–1713,500
[a] 3:30 p.m. at
East Carolina * No. 14
ESPN3 W 28–2338,640
September 8 6:00 p.m.
Gardner–Webb * No. 5 ESPN3/LTV
[9] W 45–613,111
September 22 6:00 p.m.
Morgan State * No. 4 BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC LTV
[9] L 13–1615,909
7:00 p.m.
South Carolina State No. 12 BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC (
rivalry )
ESPNU W 31–1611,530
October 6 7:00 p.m. at
Delaware State No. 11 ESPN3 W 34–62,951
October 13 1:00 p.m.
Florida A&M No. 10 BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC LTV
[9] L 21–2215,418
October 20 4:00 p.m. at
Bethune–Cookman No. 19 LTV
[9] W 35–106,225
November 3 1:00 p.m.
Norfolk State No. 17 BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC LTV
[9] W 37–2021,500
November 10 1:00 p.m. at
Savannah State No. 14 ESPN3 W 28–124,788
November 17 2:00 p.m. at
North Carolina Central No. 12 ESPN3 W 45–011,055
December 15 12:00 p.m. vs.
Alcorn State * No. 11
ABC W 24–2231,672
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
^ The game against East Carolina was originally scheduled for September 1 at 6:00 p.m. before being postponed to September 2 at 3:30 p.m. due to inclement weather.
[8]
[10]
[11]
Roster
Coaching staff
2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies coaching staff
Head coach
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator/wide receivers –
Quarterbacks – Chris Barnette
Running backs – Shawn Gibbs
Tight end – Colin Williams
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Courtney Coard
Inside linebackers – Thomas Howard
Administrative staff
Athletic Director (A.D.) –
Earl M. Hilton III
Administrative support associate for football – Jeraldine Bailey
Game summaries
Vs. Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs North Carolina A&T Aggies – FCS Kickoff
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 6 Gamecocks
0
3
14 0 17
No. 14 Aggies
7
0
13 0 20
at
Crampton Bowl •
Montgomery, AL
Date : August 25Game time : 7:00 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: E 6 mph • Weather: Mostly clearGame attendance : 13,500Referee : Andy FaustTV :
ESPN
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(6:31) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 24 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 7–0 , 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:38
Second Quarter
(3:55) JSU FG: Cade Stinnett 23 yard field goalAggies 7–3 , 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:00
Third Quarter
(6:13) JSU TD: Daniel Byrd 49 yard pass from Zerrick Cooper (Cade Stinnett kick)Gamecocks 10–7 , 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58
(5:57) NCAT TD: Malik Wilson 98 yard kickoff return (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 14–10
(4:49) JSU TD: Josh Pearson 40 yard pass from Zerrick Cooper (Cade Stinnett kick)Gamecocks 17–14 , 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:08
(2:36) NCAT TD: Elijah Bell 4 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick failed)Aggies 20–17 , 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:13
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Top Passers
JSU – Zerrick Cooper: 24–38, 320 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
NCAT – Lamar Raynard: 12–34, 111 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
JSU – Jaelen Greene: 12 car, 43 yds
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 25 car, 58 yds
Top Receivers
JSU – Josh Pearson: 8 rec, 147 yds, 1 TD
NCAT – Zachary Leslie: 3 rec, 43 yds, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
JSU – Jalen Choice: 3 solo, 6 assisted (9 total); 1.5 TFL
NCAT – Jamaal Darden: 6 solo, 4 assisted (10 total)
At East Carolina
The Aggies upset East Carolina, 28–23, and in the post-game celebration, head coach Sam Washington declared in response to the team being a so-called "buy game" for the Pirates: "Tell them to bring me my money." The statement and ensuing celebration has since become an
internet meme .
North Carolina A&T Aggies at East Carolina Pirates
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 14 Aggies
7
7
0 14 28
Pirates
3
14
3 3 23
at
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium •
Greenville, NC
Date : September 2Game time : 3:30 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 5–8 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudyGame attendance : 38,640Referee : Henry WimbergTV :
ESPN3
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(10:38) ECU FG: Jake Verity 22 yard field goalPirates 3–0 , 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:22
(5:09) NCAT TD: Mac McCain 100 yard interception return (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 7–3 , 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:15
Second Quarter
(14:21) ECU TD: Blake Proehl 7 yard pass from Reid Herring (Jake Verity kick)Pirates 10–7 , 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:52
(6:50) ECU TD: Deondre Farrier 6 yard pass from Reid Herring (Jake Verity kick)Pirates 17–7 , 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:07
(0:06) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 12 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Pirates 17–14 , 11 plays, 86 yards, 3:45
Third Quarter
(6:39) ECU FG: Jake Verity 35 yard field goalPirates 20–14 , 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:52
Fourth Quarter
(14:31) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 5 yard pass from Kylil Carter (Noel Ruiz kick) 'Aggies 21–20 , 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:16
(10:02) ECU FG: Jake Verity 35 yard field goalPirates 23–21 , 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:52
(7:05) NCAT TD: Elijah Bell 17 yard pass from Kylil Carter (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 28–23 , 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57
Top Passers
NCAT – Lamar Raynard: 10–20, 94 yds, 1 TD
ECU – Reid Herring: 37–65, 309 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top Rushers
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 18 car, 68 yds
ECU – Anthony Scott: 12 car, 34 yds
Top Receiving
NCAT – Malik Wilson: 7 rec, 89 yds
ECU – Terrell Green: 10 rec, 85 yds
Leading Tacklers
NCAT –
Mac McCain : 10 solo, 1 assisted (11 total)
ECU – Nate Harvey: 8 solo, 0 assisted (8 total)
Gardner–Webb
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
3
3
0 0 6
No. 5 Aggies
7
10
14 14 45
at
BB&T Stadium •
Greensboro, NC
Date : September 8Game time : 6:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 13,111Referee : n/aTV : ESPN3/LTV
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(12:45) NCAT TD: Jeremiah Martin 28 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 7–0 , 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15
(8:00) GWU FG: Tre' Jackson 25 yard field goalAggies 7–3 , 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:45
Second Quarter
(4:37) NCAT TD: Kashar Baker 78 yard punt return (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 14–3 , 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(2:15) GWU FG: Tre' Jackson 40 yard field goalAggies 14–6 , 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:22
(4:37) NCAT FG: Noel Ruiz 43 yard field goalAggies 17–6 , 13 plays, 50 yards, 2:15
Third Quarter
(11:52) NCAT TD: William Hollingsworth 5 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 24–6 , 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:16
(5:03) NCAT TD: Lamar Raynard 1 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 31–6 , 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:35
Fourth Quarter
(13:53) NCAT TD: Jah–Maine Martin 42 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 38–6 , 1 plays, 42 yards, 0:08
(8:23) NCAT TD: Kashon Baker 1 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 45–6 , 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:12
Top Passers
GWU – Jordan Smith: 14–29, 192 yds, 1 INT
NCAT – Lamar Reynard: 14–24, 125 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
GWU – Jayln Cagle: 11 car, 27 yds
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 15 car, 119 yds
Top Receiving
GWU – Kyle Horton: 6 rec, 96 yds
NCAT – Ron Hunt: 7 rec, 90 yds
Leading Tacklers
GWU – Corey Horne: 9 solo, 3 assisted (12 total)
NCAT – Kiaundric Richardson: 3 solo, 1 assisted (4 total)
Morgan State
Morgan State Bears at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
7
3 6 16
No. 4 Aggies
0
6
7 0 13
at
BB&T Stadium •
Greensboro, NC
Date : September 22Game time : 6:00 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 15,909Referee : Jason SoistmanTV : LTV
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(9:45) NCAT TD: Leroy Hill 23 yard pass from Kylil Carter (two-point pass conv. failed)Aggies 6–0 , 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:40
(5:32) MORG TD: DeAndre Harris 10 yard run (Alex Raya kick)Bears 7–6 , 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:13
Third Quarter
(7:56) MORG FG: Alex Raya 40 yard field goalBears 10–6 , 7 plays, 32 yards, 5:29
(2:24) NCAT TD: Marquell Cartwright 19 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 13–10 , 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:14
Fourth Quarter
(9:18) MORG FG: Alex Raya 51 yard field goalTied 13–13 , 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:32
(0:00) MORG FG: Alex Raya 36 yard field goalBears 16–13 , 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:19
Top Passers
MORG – DeAndre Harris: 10–24, 138 yds, 1 INT
NCAT – Kylil Carter: 7–15, 55 yds, 1 TD
Top Rushers
MORG – Joshua Chase: 16 car, 65 yds
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 12 car, 54 yds, 1 TD
Top Receiving
MORG – Daylen Baldwin: 3 rec, 38 yds
NCAT – Leroy Hill: 1 rec, 23 yds, 1 TD
Leading Tacklers
MORG – Damare Whitaker: 11 solo, 2 assisted (13 total)
NCAT – Justin Cates: 6 solo, 0 assisted (6 total)
South Carolina State
South Carolina State Bulldogs at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
7
9
0 0 16
No. 12 Aggies
3
7
7 14 31
at
BB&T Stadium •
Greensboro, NC
Date : September 29Game time : 7:00 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S • Weather: RainGame attendance : 11,530Referee : Rick WarneTV :
ESPNU
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(5:56) SCSU TD: Farrika Grier 7 yard run (Dillon Bredson kick)Bulldogs 7–0 , 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:36
(0:16) NCAT FG: Noel Ruiz 31 yard field goalBulldogs 7–3 , 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:40
Second Quarter
(10:23) SCSU TD: Jermaine Baxley 0 yard fumble return (Dillon Bredson kick failed)Bulldogs 13–3 , 3 plays, −10 yards, 1:04
(5:56) SCSU FG: Dillon Bredson 27 yard field goalBulldogs 16–3 , 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:30
(0:35) NCAT TD: Jah-Maine Martin 40 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Bulldogs 16–10 , 4 plays, 84 yards, 0:53
Third Quarter
(11:17) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 9 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 17–16 , 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:43
Fourth Quarter
(14:55) NCAT TD: Ron Hunt 7 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 24–16 , 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10
(9:51) NCAT TD: Malik Wilson 44 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 31–16 , 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:26
Top Passers
SCSU – Tyrece Nick: 5–16, 90 yds
NCAT – Lamar Raynard: 19–27, 253 yds, 1 TD
Top Rushers
SCSU – Tyrece Nick: 19 car, 47 yds
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 18 car, 157 yds
Top Receiving
SCSU – Quan Caldwell: 2 rec, 81 yds
NCAT – Zachary Leslie: 5 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD
Leading Tacklers
SCSU – Kendric Gathers: 6 solo, 2 assisted (8 total); 0.5 TFL
NCAT – Kyin Howard: 6 solo, 1 assisted (7 total); 1.0 TFL
At Delaware State
North Carolina A&T Aggies at Delaware State Hornets
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 11 Aggies
7
13
14 0 34
Hornets
3
3
0 0 6
at
Alumni Stadium •
Dover, DE
Date : October 6Game time : 7:00 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: Slight • Weather: Partly cloudyGame attendance : 2,951Referee : Robert FrazierTV :
ESPN3
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(2:31) DSU FG: Jose Romo-Martinez 38 yard field goalHornets 3–0 , 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:26
(0:47) NCAT TD: Malik Wilson 13 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 7–3 , 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:44
Second Quarter
(11:49) NCAT TD: Lamar Raynard 10 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick blocked)Aggies 13–3 , 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:19
(9:34) NCAT TD: Malik Wilson 54 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 20–3 , 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:41
(3:07) DSU FG: Jose Romo-Martinez 49 yard field goalAggies 20–6 , 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:40
Third Quarter
(9:58) NCAT TD: Lamar Raynard 5 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 27–6 , 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:55
(2:55) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 4 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 34–6 , 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:43
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Top Passers
NCAT – Lamar Raynard: 14–23, 171 yds, 3 TD
DSU – Keenan Black: 10–22, 108 yds
Top Rushers
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 16 car, 97 yds
DSU – Keenan Black: 12 car, 51 yds
Top Receiving
NCAT – Malik Wilson: 4 rec, 107 yds, 2 TD
DSU – Trey Gross: 3 rec, 55 yds
Leading Tacklers
NCAT – Mac McCain: 5 solo, 0 assisted (5 total)
DSU – Brian Cavicante: 7 solo, 5 assisted (12 total); 2.0 TFL
Florida A&M
Florida A&M Rattlers at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rattlers
0
6
7 9 22
No. 10 Aggies
14
7
0 0 21
at
BB&T Stadium •
Greensboro, NC
Date : October 13Game time : 1:00 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 15,418Referee : Roy BernardTV : LTV
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(14:44) NCAT TD: Malik Wilson 100 yard kickoff return (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 7–0 , 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:16
(1:18) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 38 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 14–0 , 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:28
Second Quarter
(4:45) FAMU TD: Herman Jackson 55 yard fumble return (Yahia Aly kick failed)Aggies 14–6 , 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:16
(1:31) NCAT TD: Zachary Leslie 6 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 21–6 , 1 play, 6 yards, 0:04
Third Quarter
(8:55) FAMU TD: Azende Rey 5 yard run (Yahia Aly kick)Aggies 21–13 , 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:05
Fourth Quarter
(5:09) FAMU TD: Chad Hunter 11 yard pass from Ryan Stanley (two-point run conv. failed)Aggies 21–19 , 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:13
(0:04) FAMU FG: Yahia Aly 26 yard field goalRattlers 22–21 , 13 plays, 70 yards, 1:57
Top Passers
FAMU – Ryan Stanley: 28–53, 313 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
NCAT – Lamar Raynard: 17–29, 248 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
FAMU – Ricky Henrilus: 8 car, 33 yds
NCAT – Marquell Cartwright: 14 car, 33 yds
Top Receiving
FAMU – Chad Hunter: 8 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD
NCAT – Zachary Leslie: 8 rec, 140 yds, 2 TD
Leading Tacklers
FAMU – Derr Mayweather: 6 solo, 1 assisted (7 total)
NCAT – Antoine Wilder: 5 solo, 3 assisted (8 total)
At Bethune–Cookman
North Carolina A&T Aggies at Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 19 Aggies
13
13
2 7 35
Wildcats
3
0
7 0 10
at
Daytona Stadium •
Daytona Beach, FL
Date : October 20Game time : 4:00 p.m. ETGame weather : Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: E 5 • Weather: Partly cloudy; 66% humidityGame attendance : 6,225Referee : Jason SoistmanTV : LTV
ESPN Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(10:27) NCAT TD: Marquell Cartwright 1 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick blocked)Aggies 6–0 , 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:03
(7:28) NCAT TD: Jah-Maine Martin 67 yard run (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 13–0 , 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:41
(1:33) BCU FG: Uriel Hernandez 40 yard field goalAggies 13–3 , 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:55
Second Quarter
(14:19) NCAT TD: Quinzel Lockhart 19 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick failed)Aggies 19–3 , 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:06
(1:52) NCAT TD: Ron Hunt 55 yard pass from Lamar Raynard (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 26–3 , 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:44
Third Quarter
(8:27) BCU TD: Keavon Mitchell 0 yard fumble return (Uriel Hernandez kick)Aggies 26–10 , 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:44
(3:42) NCAT SF: Echols Turner SafetyAggies 28–10 , 1 play, −22 yards, 0:09
Fourth Quarter
(6:43) NCAT TD: Elijah Bell 15 yard pass from Kylil Carter (Noel Ruiz kick)Aggies 35–10 , 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:06
Top Passers
NCAT – Lamar Raynard: 11–14, 189 yds, 2 TD
BCU – Akevious Williams: 14–21, 108 yds
Top Rushers
NCAT – Jah-Maine Martin: 10 car, 118 yds, 1 TD
BCU – Jimmie Robinson: 5 car, 50 yds
Top Receiving
NCAT – Elijah Bell: 5 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD
BCU – Steffon Francois: 5 rec, 47 yds
Leading Tacklers
NCAT – Richie Kittle: 4 solo, 4 assisted (8 total); 0.5 TFL
BCU – Tydarius Peters: 3 solo, 9 assisted (12 total)
Norfolk State
Norfolk State Spartans at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Spartans
10
7
3 0 20
No. 17 Aggies
7
14
6 10 37
at
BB&T Stadium •
Greensboro, NC
Date : November 3Game time : 1:00 p.m. ETTV : LTV
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Leading Tacklers
At Savannah State
North Carolina A&T Aggies at Savannah State Tigers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 14 Aggies
7
14
0 7 28
Tigers
0
0
6 6 12
at
Ted Wright Stadium •
Savannah, GA
Date : November 10Game time : 1:00 p.m. ET
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Leading Tacklers
At North Carolina Central
North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina Central Eagles
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 12 Aggies
14
10
14 7 45
Eagles
0
0
0 0 0
at
O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium •
Durham, NC
Date : November 17Game time : 2:00 p.m. ET
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Leading Tacklers
Alcorn State – Celebration Bowl
2018 Celebration Bowl – Game Summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Braves
3
3
10 6 22
No. 11 Aggies
7
10
7 0 24
at
Mercedes-Benz Stadium ,
Atlanta,GA
Date : Decemberber 15, 2018Game time : 12:00pm
EDT Game weather : Played Indoors , Domed StadiumReferee : Justin ElliotTV :
ABC
Game information
First quarter
NCAT – Zachary Leslie 17-yard TD pass from Lamar Raynard, Noel Ruiz kick good, 12:38 (NCAT 7–0)
ALCN – Corey McCullough 29-yard field goal, 2:52 (NCAT 7–3)
Second quarter
NCAT – Ruiz 36-yard field goal, 8:33 (NCAT 10–3)
NCAT – Elijah Bell 27-yard TD pass from Raynard, Ruiz kick good, 0:53 (NCAT 17–3)
ALCN – McCullough 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (NCAT 17–6)
Third quarter
ALCN – Noah Johnson 30-yard TD run, McCullough kick good, 4:29 (NCAT 17–13)
ALCN – McCullough 29-yard field goal, 0:51 (NCAT 17–16)
NCAT – Malik Wilson 79-yard kickoff return for TD, Ruiz kick good, 0:38 (NCAT 24–16)
Fourth quarter
ALCN – Johnson 59-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion failed, 11:55 (NCAT 24–22)
Top Passer
NCAT – Lamar Raynard – 18/30, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT
ALCN – Noah Johnson – 11/27, 128 yards, INT
Top Rusher
NCAT – Jah-Maine Martin – 10 carries, 31 yards
ALCN – De'Shawn Johnson – 19 carries, 167 yards
Top Receiver
NCAT – Zachary Leslie – 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD
ALCN – Juan Anthony Jr. – 5 receptions, 75 yards
Post season
2019 NFL draft
The
2019 NFL Draft will be held on April 25–27 in
Nashville, Tennessee .
[12] The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
2019 CFL draft
The
2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
STATS FCS 14 5 4 (3) 4 (3) 12 11 10 19 18 17 14 12 11 12
Coaches 14 6 6 4 13 11 10 18–T 18 17 13 13 11 11
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . July 25, 2018.
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"Undefeated HBCU Champs A&T Releases 2018 Schedule" . www.ncataggies.com . NC A&T Sports Information. April 3, 2018.
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"ECU-N.C. A&T Game Postponed Until Sunday, Sept. 2 At 3:30 P.M." www.ecupirates.com . ECU Pirates Official Athletics Website. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018 .
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Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State (1975)
Morgan State &
South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman ,
Delaware State , &
Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State &
North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton &
Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton &
South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman †,
Florida A&M , &
South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman †,
South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman ,
Morgan State †,
North Carolina Central ,
North Carolina A&T , &
South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T †,
North Carolina Central , &
Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T † &
South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard &
North Carolina Central † (2022)
Howard (2023)
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