2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Black college national champion MEAC champion Celebration Bowl champion
Celebration Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Alcorn State
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	10–2 (6–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Sam Washington (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Courtney Coard (1st season)
Home stadium	BB&T Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $		6	–	1					9	–	2
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	2					7	–	5
Florida A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Howard		4	–	3					4	–	6
North Carolina Central		3	–	4					5	–	6
Morgan State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Savannah State		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

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

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award [4]	Lamar Raynard	QB	SR

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	Crampton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 20–17	13,500
September 2 [lower-alpha 1]	3:30 p.m.	at East Carolina *	No. 14	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	W 28–23	38,640
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb *	No. 5	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3/LTV [9]	W 45–6	13,111
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State *	No. 4	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	LTV [9]	L 13–16	15,909
September 27	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	No. 12	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 31–16	11,530
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	No. 11	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 34–6	2,951
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	No. 10	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	LTV [9]	L 21–22	15,418
October 20	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	No. 19	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	LTV [9]	W 35–10	6,225
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	No. 17	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	LTV [9]	W 37–20	21,500
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	No. 14	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	ESPN3	W 28–12	4,788
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	No. 12	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 45–0	11,055
December 15	12:00 p.m.	vs. Alcorn State *	No. 11	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	W 24–22	31,672
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1. 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]

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Roster

2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies Roster (Source)
Wide receivers  3 Chance Pride – Freshman  4 Isaiah Hicklin – Senior 13 Elijah Bell – Junior 15 Ahmed Bah – Sophomore 19 Zachary Leslie – Sophomore 23 Amos Williams – Senior 80 Isreal Spivey – Freshman 81 Ron Hunt – Junior 84 Quinzel Lockhart – Freshman 85 Terrence Peterson – Senior 86 Jordan McDaniel – Freshman 88 Malik Wilson – Senior 89 Rashad Bovian – Sophomore Offensive line 55 Dacquari Wilson – Freshman 60 Lawrence Lagrone –Freshman 61 Tyshawn Miller – Freshman 62 Malik Johnson -Senior 63 Jeremiah Martin - Sophomore 65 De'jour Simpson – Junior 66 Arlander Cherry – Junior 68 Macquel Hardy – Senior 69 Deven Milton – Sophomore 72 Tim Williams – Freshman 73 Marcus Pettiford – Junior 74 Sylvester Smith – Junior 75 Bilal Ali – Sophomore 76 Trajan Douthit – Sophomore 77 Breontae Matthews – Graduate Student 78 Micah Shaw – Senior 79 Dontae Keys – Freshman Tight ends 12 TeVaughn Higgins – Freshman 82 jarvis Reid – Junior 87 Leroy Hill – Senior Fullbacks 46 William Hollingsworth – Senior 49 William Simpson – Junior		Quarterbacks 1 Jalen Fowler – Freshman 7 Lamar Raynard – Senior 10 Kylil Carter – Senior 11 Carnaji Andrews – Freshamn 16 Khalil Gilliam – Freshman Running backs 22 Marquell Cartwright – Senior 25 Kashon Baker – Junior 26 Darius Graves – Sophomore 30 Jah-Maine Martin – Sophomore 37 Unique Johnson – Freshman Fullbacks 46 William Hollingsworth – Sophomore 49 William Simpson – Sophomore Defensive line 41 Leon "Tre" Smalls – Junior 50 Devin Harrell – Sophomore 52 Michael Branch – Junior 90 Karfa Kaba – Freshman 91 Justin Nwachukwu – Junior 92 Jermaine Williams – Junior 94 Justin Cates – Senior 95 Julian McKnight – Senior 97 Shomari Wallace – Sophomore 99 Artavious Richardson – Freshman Defensive ends 40 Darryl Johnson Jr. – Junior 96 Sam Blue – Senior 98 Kadarius Kendrick – Junior Rovers 2 Jamaal Darden – Senior 8 Joseph Stuckey – Freshman 39 Keifer Oates – Freshman		Linebackers  5 Kiaundric Richardson – Senior 27 Justin Phillip - Sophomore 34 Deion Jones – Senior 36 Antoine Wilder – Junior 38 Davis Rogers – Freshman 43 Chris Williams – Freshman 44 Julius Reynolds – Senior 45 KeAndre Jones – Freshman 48 Zareik Rush – Freshman 41 Leon "Tre" Smalls – Sophomore 44 Julius Reynolds – Junior 45 Joshua Patrick – Senior 48 Jeremy Taylor – Senior 52 Kiaundric Richardson – Junior 53 Julian Monell – Freshman 54 Kyin Howard – Freshman 56 Tyler Beck – Sophomore 57 Markeiss Blue – Senior 58 Adrian McPherson – Junior 59 Elijah Westbrook – Junior Defensive backs 14 Timadre Abram – Senior 18 Richie Kittles – Junior 20 Najee Reams – Sophomore 21 Derrek Williams – Sophomore 24 Amir McNeil – Freshman 29 Mac McCain – Sophomore 32 Marquis Willis – Junior 32 Miles Simon – Freshamn 33 Jalon Bethea – Junior 42 Will Jones – Freshamn Punters 60 James Mackey – Junior 47 Michael Rivers – Freshman Kickers 35 Noel Ruiz – Sophomore 38 Davis Rogers – Freshman Long snappers 51 John Davis – Sophomore 67 Ernest (Petie) Bush III – Junior
† Starter at position     * Injured; did not play in 2018.

Coaching staff

2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies coaching staff
	Head coach Head coach – Sam Washington 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

See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team and FCS Kickoff

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 25
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: E 6 mph • Weather: Mostly clear
• Game attendance: 13,500
• Referee: Andy Faust
• TV: 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 goal Aggies 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

See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team

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 2
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 5–8 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 38,640
• Referee: Henry Wimberg
• TV: ESPN3
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (10:38) ECU FG: Jake Verity 22 yard field goal Pirates 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 goal Pirates 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 goal Pirates 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

See also: 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

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 8
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 13,111
• Referee: n/a
• TV: 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 goal Aggies 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 goal Aggies 14–6, 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:22 (4:37) NCAT FG: Noel Ruiz 43 yard field goal Aggies 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

See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team

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 22
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,909
• Referee: Jason Soistman
• TV: 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 goal Bears 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 goal Tied 13–13, 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:32 (0:00) MORG FG: Alex Raya 36 yard field goal Bears 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

See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team and North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State football rivalry

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 29
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S • Weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 11,530
• Referee: Rick Warne
• TV: 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 goal Bulldogs 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 goal Bulldogs 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

See also: 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team

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 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: Slight • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 2,951
• Referee: Robert Frazier
• TV: ESPN3
• ESPN Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (2:31) DSU FG: Jose Romo-Martinez 38 yard field goal Hornets 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 goal Aggies 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

See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 15,418
• Referee: Roy Bernard
• TV: 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 goal Rattlers 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

See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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 20
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: E 5 • Weather: Partly cloudy; 66% humidity
• Game attendance: 6,225
• Referee: Jason Soistman
• TV: 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 goal Aggies 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 Safety Aggies 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

See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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 3
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. ET
• TV: LTV

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers NSU – NCAT – Top Rushers NSU – NCAT – Top Receiving NSU – NCAT – Leading Tacklers NSU – NCAT –

At Savannah State

See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

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 10
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers NCAT – SSU – Top Rushers NCAT – SSU – Top Receiving NCAT – SSU – Leading Tacklers NCAT – SSU –

At North Carolina Central

See also: 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team and North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central rivalry

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 17
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. ET

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers NCAT – NCCU – Top Rushers NCAT – NCCU – Top Receiving NCAT – NCCU – Leading Tacklers NCAT – NCCU –

Alcorn State – Celebration Bowl

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team and 2018 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, 2018
• Game time: 12:00pm EDT
• Game weather: Played Indoors, Domed Stadium
• Referee: Justin Elliot
• TV: 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.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Darryl Johnson Jr.	DE	7	225	Buffalo Bills

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.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	CFL Team
Malik Wlson	WR/KR	—-	Undrafted free agent	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ 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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