Just an absolutely dreadful week for North Carolina college football, as the state has its worst week since we began tracking. There’s a shuffle at the top as Wingate returns to No. 1.
The rankings
North Carolina’s record: 8-17 in week 8 (102-121 overall)
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Wingate: 5-2, won 27-20 at Emory & Henry (at Anderson)
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Johnson C. Smith: 6-1, won 52-0 at Shaw (Winston-Salem State)
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Catawba: 5-2, off week (Tusculum)
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UNC Pembroke: 6-2, lost 20-7 at North Greenville (at Chowan)
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NC Central: 5-2, off week (Delaware St.)
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Duke: 4-3, lost 27-18 to Georgia Tech (off week)
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Wake Forest: 4-2, off week (SMU)
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NC Wesleyan, 3-3, won, 21-20 at Huntingdon (Southern Virginia)
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ECU: 4-3, won 41-27 over Tulsa (off week)
10. App State: 4-3, lost 45-37 to Coastal Carolina (at Old Dominion)
11. Gardner Webb: 4-3, lost 37-7 to UT Martin (at Lindenwood)
12. Western Carolina: 5-3, won 45-38 at The Citadel (off week)
13. NC State: 4-3, off week (at Pitt)
14. Winston-Salem State: 4-4, won 42-10 over Livingstone (at JC Smith)
15. Lenoir-Rhyne: 4-4, won 23-10 over UVA Wise (at Mars Hill)
16. Fayetteville State: 4-3, off week (at Shaw)
17. Mars Hill, 3-4, lost, 38-24 at Newberry (Lenoir-Rhyne)
18. Chowan, 2-5, lost 28-21 at Barton (UNC Pembroke)
19. Livingstone: 3-4, lost 42-10 at Winston-Salem State (Virginia-Lynchburg)
20. Brevard: 3-3, lost 17-10 at LaGrange (at Greensboro)
21. Elon: 4-4, lost 26-21 at William & Mary (at Maine)
22. Barton: 2-5, beat Chowan 28-21 (Shorter)
23. Greensboro: 1-5, lost 41-26 at Belhaven (Brevard)
24. UNC: 2-4, lost 21-18 at Cal (UVa)
25. Campbell: 2-6, lost 24-10 to New Hampshire (at NC A&T)
26. Shaw: 2-5, lost 52-0 to Johnson C. Smith (Fayetteville State)
27. Guilford: 2-5, lost 47-0 to Randolph-Macon (off week)
28. Methodist: 1-5, lost 30-13 at Southern Virginia (at Belhaven)
29. Elizabeth City State: 1-6, lost 24-20 at Virginia State (at Lincoln, Pa.)
30. Charlotte: 1-6, lost 49-14 to Temple (North Texas)
31. Davidson: 1-6, lost 45-0 at Drake (San Diego)
32. NC A&T: 1-6, off week (Campbell)
State title standings:
In week eight, JC Smith beat Shaw, Winston-Salem State beat Livingstone, Barton beat Chowan
This week, we have six intrastate clashes:
Shaw hosts Fayetteville State
JC Smith hosts Winston-Salem State
Chowan hosts UNC Pembroke
NC A&T hosts Campbell
Mars Hill hosts Lenoir-Rhyne
Greensboro hosts Brevard
Here are the in-state records for the state’s 32 teams:
2-0 Duke, NC Central, Wingate, JC Smith
1-0 App State, Gardner-Webb, UNC, Elon, Barton
3-1 NC State
2-1 Winston-Salem State
1-1 ECU, UNC Pembroke, Wake Forest, Guilford, Davidson, Greensboro, Catawba, Shaw, Chowan
2-2 Fayetteville State,
1-3 Western Carolina, Elizabeth City
0-0 NC Wesleyan, Lenoir Rhyne, Brevard
0-1 Methodist, NC A&T
0-2 Charlotte, Mars Hill
0-3 Campbell, Livingstone
Homecoming
In week eight, Shaw lost to JC Smith, Winston-Salem State beat Livingstone, Campbell lost to New Hampshire, App lost to Coastal, Gardner-Webb lost to UT Martin, Lenoir-Rhyne beat UVA Wise
North Carolina teams’ homecoming record now stands at 6-11.
Homecoming games this week:
Catawba (Tusculum)
NC Central (Delaware St.)
Wake Forest (SMU)
Barton (Shorter)
NC Wesleyan (Southern Virginia)
Greensboro (Brevard)
Senior day
Livingstone (UVA-Lynchburg)
All-state performances for Week 8:
Quarterback: Taron Dickens, Western Carolina, 28-33 for 369 yards, 5 TDs
Running backs: JaQuan Kelly, WS State, 139 yards, 2 TDs, Jackson Parrish, Barton, 221 yards on 39 carries, 3 TDs
Receiver: Anthony Smith, ECU 4 catches, 150 yards, 2 TDs, Cooper Barkate, Duke, 13 catches, 172 yards
Defensive line: Kevin Hayes, JC Smith, 5 tackles, 5 solo, 2 sacks, 4 TFLs, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble return 15 yards for a TD, Cedrick Crenshaw, Greensboro, 5 tackles, 3 solo, 2 TFLs, safety
Linebacker: Ja’Correy Bible Barton, 12 tackles, 10 solo, 1 TFL, pass breakup, QB hit, Jackson Marshall, G-W, 11 tackles, 7 solo, 2.5 TFLs
Defensive back: Javon Wesley, Barton, 6 tackles, 4 solo, interception, PBU, Mathias Winston, NC Wesleyan, 7 tackles, 4 solo, .5 TFL, forced fumble
Special teams: Isaiah Perry, JC Smith, 90 yard KO return for TD
