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2018 North Carolina A&T

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

North Carolina A&T in 2018, game by game: won vs. Jacksonville State 20–17; won at East Carolina 28–23; won vs. Gardner-Webb 45–6; lost vs. Morgan State 13–16; won vs. South Carolina State 31–16; won at Delaware State 34–6; lost vs. Florida A&M 21–22; won at Bethune-Cookman 35–10; won vs. Norfolk State 37–20; won at Savannah State 28–12; won at North Carolina Central 45–0; won vs. Alcorn State 24–22+45−3Won 20–17 vs. Jacksonville State+3Jacksonville St…Won 28–23 at East Carolina+5East CarolinaWon 45–6 vs. Gardner-Webb+39Gardner-WebbLost 13–16 vs. Morgan State-3Morgan StateWon 31–16 vs. South Carolina State+15South Carolina …Won 34–6 at Delaware State+28Delaware StateLost 21–22 vs. Florida A&M-1Florida A&MWon 35–10 at Bethune-Cookman+25Bethune-CookmanWon 37–20 vs. Norfolk State+17Norfolk StateWon 28–12 at Savannah State+16Savannah StateWon 45–0 at North Carolina Central+45North Carolina …Won 24–22 vs. Alcorn State+2Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25vsJacksonville StateW 20–⁠1752%
Sep 2atEast CarolinaW 28–⁠2353%
Sep 8vsGardner-WebbW 45–⁠687%
Sep 22vsMorgan StateL 13–⁠1693%
Sep 27vsSouth Carolina StateW 31–⁠1686%
Oct 6atDelaware StateW 34–⁠687%
Oct 13vsFlorida A&ML 21–⁠2279%
Oct 20atBethune-CookmanW 35–⁠1063%
Nov 3vsNorfolk StateW 37–⁠2089%
Nov 10atSavannah StateW 28–⁠1283%
Nov 17atNorth Carolina CentralW 45–⁠073%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsAlcorn StateW 24–⁠2264%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alcorn State 24–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠170
Coach
—
Elo
1536 +72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 35 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 200
Offensive coordinator
Chris Barnette
Defensive coordinator
Courtney Coard
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsLamar Raynard QB94 yds
Passing touchdownsKylil Carter QB2 TD
Rushing yardsMarquell Cartwright RB68 yds
Receiving yardsMalik Wilson WR89 yds
Receiving touchdownsZachary Leslie WR2 TD
TacklesJamaal Darden DB9 tkl
SacksDarryl Johnson DE1 sacks
InterceptionsFranklin McCain III DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Israel Spivey ATH★★★No. 1303
Wiz Vaughn APB★★No. 3446
Tim Williams OT
Chance Pride RB
KeAndre Jones LB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.750
Athletes and specialists13.00.842
Whole class22.50.796

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 7Darryl Johnson Jr. OLBBuffalo Bills

2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T6–⁠210–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠27–⁠5
Florida A&M5–⁠36–⁠5
Howard4–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina State5–⁠45–⁠6
Morgan State4–⁠44–⁠7
North Carolina Central3–⁠45–⁠6
Norfolk State3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware State2–⁠53–⁠8
Savannah State1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.