1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
Gold Bowl, L 6–21 at Virginia Union
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWorld War Memorial Stadium
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 0 1 8 2 1
North Carolina A&T 4 2 0 6 6 0
Delaware State 3 3 0 3 7 0
Morgan State 2 3 1 4 6 1
Howard 2 4 0 4 6 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 4 0 3 8 0
North Carolina Central 2 4 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina A&T State University as member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach James McKinley, the Aggies compiled and overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the MEAC. North Carolina A&T concluded the season with a loss to Virginia Union in the Gold Bowl.