1997 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

1997 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (3–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Hampton $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State   5 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 10 Florida A&M ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
Howard   4 – 3     7 – 4  
  3 – 4     7 – 4  
Morgan State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Bethune–Cookman   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Delaware State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   0 – 0     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Bill Hayes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. North Carolina Central*
W 36–748,001[1]
September 6at Winston-Salem State*
W 27–718,000[2]
September 20Hampton
L 2–715,278[3]
October 4vs. Tennessee State*
W 49–3759,011[4]
October 11No. 16 Florida A&M
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 40–37 2OT12,597[5]
October 18at Morgan State
W 7–6[6]
October 25HowardNo. 24
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
L 13–2127,686[7]
November 1at Bethune–Cookman
L 25–26[8]
November 8Delaware State
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 22–14[9]
November 15at Grambling State*
W 37–35[10]
November 22vs. No. 22 South Carolina State
L 18–3322,642[11]

References

  1. ^ "Aggies overwhelm Eagles". The News and Observer. August 31, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies' defense holds in victory over Rams". Winston-Salem Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hampton beats N.C. A&T". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 21, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "N.C. A&T wins Circle City Classic". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida A&M falls, 40–37, in double OT". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A&T performs another magic act by beating Morgan". News and Record. October 19, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Generous Aggies let this one slip away". News and Record. October 26, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats rally for victory". The Palm Beach Post. November 2, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Special teams deliver, A&T dumps Del State". News and Record. November 9, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Robinson bids farewell to Grambling faithful". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "S.C. State keeps grip on Classic". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1997. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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