1985 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

1985 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (1–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Mo Forte (4th season)
Home stadium	Aggie Stadium

1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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. Morgan State was classified as NCAA Division II.[1] All the other teams were I-AA. 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 15–31	15,000	[2]
September 7	vs. Delaware State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 16–30	10,500	[3]
September 14	at Winston-Salem State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 25–34	20,000	[4]
September 21	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (rivalry)	L 14–51		[5]
September 28	Morgan State	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 48–20		[6]
October 5	Johnson C. Smith*	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 25–7		[7]
October 12	Fayetteville State*	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 35–0		[8]
October 26	Howard	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 40–14		[9]
November 2	at Bethune–Cookman	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 14–20	10,700	[10]
November 16	North Carolina Central*	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	W 28–19		[11]
November 23	at No. 16 Mississippi Valley State*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 36–35		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". Retrieved January 26, 2025.
2. "Tiger blitz; TSU roars past A&T, extends I-AA streak". The Tennessean. September 1, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Delaware State rolls to 30–16 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "WSSU rallies to down A&T". Winston-Salem Journal. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "S.C. State captures first win". The Greenville News. September 22, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hooker, A&T rout Morgan". Greensboro News & Record. September 29, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.C. A&T routs Smith". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "N. Carolina A&T 35, Fayetteville State 0". The News & Observer. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "A&T drubs Howard for 4th straight win". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brown leads B–CC to win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Aggies rain on Eagles' (passing) parade". Durham Morning Herald. November 17, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "A&T pulls out 36–35 victory". Greensboro News & Record. November 24, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.