When Maurice Smith got his opportunity as a senior, he turned it into a Hall of Fame career. He was a major part in the Aggies historic 1999 season where the Aggies won their first and only playoff game in school history.
Smith, affectionately known as 'Moe', was part of one of the winningest football classes in N.C. A&T history. Voted as the 100% Wrong Club MEAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Smith's leadership helped the 1999 team win the at the time a school-record 11 games. The Aggies also claimed the Black College National Championship and they finished 8-0 to win the MEAC title. Their first-round NCAA Division I-AA victory was against the No. 1 team in the nation Tennessee State, 16-3.
In 1999, the fast and powerful tailback became only the 3rd (at the time) 1,000-yard rusher in N.C. A&T history earning first-team All-MEAC honors. Smith still shares one of the highest yards per carry career averages with 6.3 per attempt.
An undrafted free agent in the 2000 NFL Draft, Moe spent three years with the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers. He led the Atlanta Falcons in rushing in 2001 with 760 yards from scrimmage. Smith also had 230 receiving yards on 19 catches. Smith accomplished those numbers replacing an injured Jamal Anderson. He led the team in rushing despite being injured for more than half the season himself.
At N.C. A&T, Smith also participated in track and field. His third-fastest time came at the 1999 MEAC Indoor Track and Field Championships when he ran a 6.61 in the 60-meters. Smith won the 55-meters at the Liberty University Winter Meet-Up in 1998 with a time of 6.34.
In addition to his success on the field, Mr. Smith along with his wife, the former Tanesha Boone, run a growing full- service Landscape Management company in the Piedmont Triad. Smith enjoys spending time with his girls, Mackenzie Elise & Madison Emory. A native of Halifax County, N.C., Mr. Smith graduated from Southeast Halifax High School.
