1978 Morgan State Bears football team

1978 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–3–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 South Carolina State $5–0–18–2–1
North Carolina A&T4–2–06–6–0
Delaware State3–3–03–7–0
Morgan State2–3–14–6–1
Howard2–4–04–6–0
Maryland Eastern Shore2–4–03–8–0
North Carolina Central2–4–03–8–0
  • $ – 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.[1][2][3]
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Clarence Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
W 13–103,000–6,000[4][5]
September 9at Virginia State*
W 20–62,678[6]
September 23vs. Grambling State*
L 0–2139,118[7]
September 30North Carolina Central
L 0–144,560–10,000[8][9]
October 7at UMass*
L 6–386,700[10]
October 14No. 1 South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 7–73,500[11]
October 21Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 6–1316,423[12]
October 28at North Carolina A&T
L 0–2519,300[13]
November 4Virginia Union*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 10–62,100[14]
November 11at No. 2 Jackson State*
L 6–215,000–11,000[15]
November 18Howard
W 10–92,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Ncaa 1978".
  2. ↑ "Ncaa 1978".
  3. ↑ "Ncaa 1978".
  4. ↑ "Morgan tops UMES 13–10; snaps hurt". Sunday News Journal. September 3, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maryland Eastern Shore)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bears beat bobbling Trojans". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling trounces Bears, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles stop Bears, 14–0". Durham Morning Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "UM mauls Morgan State, 38–6". The Sunday Republican. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Morgan, S. Carolina State play to 7-to-7 deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Morgan State loses, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "A&T blanks Morgan State". The Salisbury Post. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "VU edged, 10–6". The Lynchburg News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Passes save Jackson St., 21–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Wright's 3d-quarter FG lifts Morgan past Howard". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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