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1985 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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1985 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (1–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–12 Delaware State $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 1 0 6 4 0
South Carolina State 2 2 0 5 6 0
North Carolina A&T 1 3 0 6 5 0
Howard 0 4 0 4 7 0
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mo Forte, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Tennessee State*L 15–3115,000[1]
September 7vs. Delaware StateL 16–3010,500[2]
September 14at Winston-Salem State*L 25–3420,000[3]
September 21at South Carolina StateL 14–51[4]
September 28Morgan StateW 48–20[5]
October 5Johnson C. Smith*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 25–7[6]
October 12Fayetteville State*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 35–0[7]
October 26Howard
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 40–14[8]
November 2at Bethune–Cookman
L 14–2010,700[9]
November 16North Carolina Central*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC (rivalry)
W 28–19[10]
November 23at No. 16 Mississippi Valley State*W 36–35[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Tiger blitz; TSU roars past A&T, extends I-AA streak". The Tennessean. September 1, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WSSU rallies to down A&T". Winston-Salem Journal. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.C. State captures first win". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hooker, A&T rout Morgan". Greensboro News & Record. September 29, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. A&T routs Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N. Carolina A&T 35, Fayetteville State 0". The News & Observer. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A&T drubs Howard for 4th straight win". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brown leads B–CC to win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies rain on Eagles' (passing) parade". Durham Morning Herald. November 17, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&T pulls out 36–35 victory". Greensboro News & Record. November 24, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.