1987 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = North Carolina A&T Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| short_conf = MEAC
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Mo Forte
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Aggie Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mo Forte, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=Winston-Salem State Rams|title=Winston-Salem State}}
| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 24–10
| attend =
| source ={{cite news|last1=Northington|first1=Tom|work=Greensboro News & Record|title=Aggies whip W-S State 24-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-aggies-whip-w-s-state-24/148468940/|date=13 September 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=B1,B20|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina State
| site_stadium = Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–12
| attend =
| source ={{cite news|last1=Northington|first1=Tom|title=S.C. State rips Aggies 12-0|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=20 September 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=B1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-sc-state-rips-aggies-1/148469839/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| score = 35–17
| attend =
| source ={{cite news|last1=McCann|first1=Gary|title=Aggies, minus Hooker, thump Morgan|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=27 September 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=B16 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-aggies-minus-hooker-th/148470343/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=Norfolk State Spartans|title=Norfolk State}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| score = 17–20
| attend = 10,000
| source ={{cite news|last1=Bulla|first1=David|title=Norfolk St. upsets A&T 20-17|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=4 October 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=B2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-norfolk-st-upsets-at-2/148470729/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls|title=Johnson C. Smith}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| score = 19–8
| attend =
| source ={{cite news|last1=Green|first1=Tony|title=A&T rolls to victory over Smith|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=11 October 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=C1,C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-at-rolls-to-victory-ove/148471287/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 34–55
| attend =
| source ={{cite news|last1=Northington|first1=Tom|title=Western overwhelms Aggies|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=18 October 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-western-overwhelms-aggie/148471724/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = Howard
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| score = 21–34
| attend = 10,500
| source ={{cite news|last1=Northington|first1=Tom|title=Late Howard surge defeats Aggies 34-21|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=25 October 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-late-howard-surge-defeat/148472031/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-howard-puts-killing/125709456/|title=Howard puts Killing rush on N.C. A&T|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=June 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Bethune–Cookman
| site_stadium = Welch Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
| score = 36–38
| attend =
| source ={{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Dan|title=Wildcats nip A&T by 38-36|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=1 November 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=D3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-wildcats-nip-at-by-38-3/148472280/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Delaware State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Dover, DE
| score = 9–41
| attend = 7,522
| source ={{cite news|last1=Cotton|first1=Craig|title=Delaware State runners crunch Aggies 41-9|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=8 November 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=C4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-delaware-state-runners-c/143878530/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=North Carolina Central Eagles|title=North Carolina Central}}
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 19–38
| attend = 20,000
| source ={{cite news|last1=Smallwood|first1=Irwin|title=Harvey passes, scrambles Central over A&T|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=15 November 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-harvey-passes-scrambles/148472674/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| score = 27–45
| attend = 2,500
| source ={{cite news|last1=Green|first1=Tony|title=W. Kentucky tops Aggies in Hooker's finale|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=22 November 1987|access-date=31 May 2024|pages=C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-w-kentucky-tops-aggies/148472840/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
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