1948 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (4–2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
1948 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia State $ 5 1 05 2 2
Howard 7 2 07 4 0
Lincoln (PA) 4 2 05 2 0
North Carolina A&T 4 2 14 4 1
Morgan State 5 3 05 3 0
Virginia State 5 3 05 3 0
North Carolina College 4 3 16 3 1
Shaw 4 3 04 3 0
Winston-Salem State 5 1 08 1 0
Virginia Union 3 5 06 5 0
Delaware State 4 4 04 5 0
Hampton 2 5 14 5 1
Bluefield State 1 5 02 7 0
Johnson C. Smith 0 7 10 7 1
St. Augustine's 1 4 04 4 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 4 00 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1948 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the North Carolina A&T State University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1948 college football season. In their third season under head coach William M. Bell, the Aggies finished the season with an overall record of 4–4–1 and 4–2–1 in conference playing, placing fourth in the CIAA. They were invited to the Vulcan Bowl, where they lost to Kentucky State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Wilberforce State*
L 7–13[1]
October 2Virginia UnionGreensboro, NCW 14–7
October 9at HamptonL 0–21[2]
October 16at ShawRaleigh, NCL 6–12
October 30Morgan StateGreensboro, NCW 6–0
November 13Virginia StateGreensboro, NCW 14–0
November 25Johnson C. SmithGreensboro, NCW 32–7[3]
December 4North Carolina CollegeGreensboro, NCT 6–6
January 1vs. Kentucky State*L 13–236,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Wilberforce Nips North Carolina". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. September 26, 1948. p. 5C. Retrieved July 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Pirates Drop Favored A&T With 21-0 Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 10, 1948. p. 12A. Retrieved July 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Carolina Aggies Trounce Smith Bulls". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 26, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved July 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Kentucky State Thorobreds win in Vulcan Bowl, 23–13". Lexington Herald-Leader. January 2, 1949. Retrieved June 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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