North Carolina A&T showed glimpses of promise versus the reigning MEAC Champion South Carolina State, but ultimately fell short. The game was a low-scoring affair at the start, with the Aggies jumping out to a 9-0 lead at halftime after three straight field goal makes from Andrew Brown. But, South Carolina State regained its footing in the second half, scoring three straight touchdowns across the third and fourth quarters to score 22 unanswered points. The Aggies scored a late fourth-quarter touchdown with 3:05 left in the game, but weren’t able to secure the victory.
North Carolina A&T head coach Shawn Gibbs was candid in his assessment of the loss in postgame comments, but still was complimentary of his players.
“Obviously disappointed… [we] let another one get away from us a case of us not finishing the game, but nonetheless, I’m still proud of the way those kids fight; they fight their butts off, they’ll never give up. Just got to stop killing ourselves. Turnovers in their territory led to 14 points. Self-inflicted wounds. So again, you know, when we get out of our own way, we’ll be a much improved team.”…