After a pair of nail-biter victories to start the season North Carolina A&T State steam\rolled Gardner-Webb to the tune of 45-6 Saturday in the Aggies’ home opener. The victory extended the sixth-ranked Aggies’ winning streak to 15 consecutive games, the longest in the FCS. Kashon Baker’s 78-yard punt return for a touchdown opened the scoring […]
North Carolina A&T State’s first game against East Carolina was played Sunday rather than Saturday as scheduled because of thunderstorms in Greenville, N. C. The result was worth the wait. The Aggies, who play at the FCS level, upset the Pirates – an FBS program – 28-23 on their home field. The Aggies have now […]
Sam Washington made an auspicious debut as North Carolina State A&T’s head coach Saturday. The former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback guided the No.14 Aggies to a heart-stopping 20-17 victory over No. 6 Jacksonville State Saturday night in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Washington succeeded Rod […]
North Carolina A&T kept its date with history Saturday with a dramatic 21-14 victory over Grambling State in the third annual Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Senior quarterback Lamar Raynard scored on a one-yard sneak with 38 seconds left in the game to propel North Carolina A&T to the first unbeaten season in […]
Grambling State escaped with a 40-32 victory Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston in what may have been the last SWAC Championship Game, extending the G-Men’s conference winning streak to 26 consecutive games and giving them their second consecutive berth in the Celebration Bowl. But fourth-year coach Broderick Fobbs wasn’t a happy camper after the […]
It was a familiar scene in SWAC football Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as Grambling State defeated arch-rival Southern 30-21 in the 44th Bayou Classic. The victory, the G-Men’s 10th straight this season – and 25th straight versus conference opponents — was the third in a row against the Jaguars and it […]
North Carolina A&T, No.1 in the Black College polls and No. 9 in the FCS rankings, wrapped up the first unbeaten season in school history and its first outright MEAC championship since 2003 with a 24-10 C home victory against arch-rival North Carolina Central. “Being 11-0 is special,” said North Carolina A&T coach Rod Broadway. […]
Virginia State looked defeat squarely in the eye Saturday in its regular season finale against arch-rival Virginia before eking out a 40-39 home win to claim the CIAA Northern Division championship. Sitting atop the division standings and sporting a perfect 8-0 record and a No. 16 in Division II and No. 3 in their region, […]
Mike White had some big victories at ASU Coliseum during his 15 seasons as head coach at Albany State. White claimed another big win there Saturday, this time at the expense of his former team as Benedict held on for a 17-12 SIAC victory. White, in his third season at Benedict (6-2, 4-1 SIAC), had […]
Defending MEAC champion North Carolina Central’s 18-game conference winning streak and run of 11 consecutive home victories came to a screeching halt Saturday as Norfolk State held on for a 28-21 road win. The loss was the first for the Eagles (5-2, 2-1 MEAC), No. 3 in Black College polls and No. 25 in the […]
Grambling State took the mystery out of its SWAC West Division showdown with Prairie View A&M in the 94th State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl with a second-quarter offensive explosion, reeling off 21 unanswered points en route to a 34-21 victory. The G-Men (5-1, 2-0 SWAC) were tabbed to repeat as SWAC champions in […]
Alcorn State proved in its 48-31 home SWAC win against Southern University Saturday that sometime it doesn’t matter how you start a football game, it’s how you finish it what counts. The Braves overcame a slow start as they overwhelmed the Jaguars with a powerful running game to win the conference opener for both teams. […]
