1999 Morgan State Bears football team

1999 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–7 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Stanley Mitchell (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
PSINet Stadium
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 North Carolina A&T $^ 8–0  11–2 
No. 4 Florida A&M ^ 7–1  11–4 
Hampton 5–3  8–4 
Bethune–Cookman 4–4  7–4 
Howard 4–4  5–6 
Delaware State 4–4  4–7 
South Carolina State 2–5  4–6 
Norfolk State 1–7  2–9 
Morgan State 0–7  2–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Stanley Mitchell, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished ninth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Bucknell*L 10–372,194[1]
September 11at Bethune–CookmanL 25–28[2]
September 18South Carolina StateCanceled[A 1] N/A[3]
September 25at Rhode Island*W 24–212,067[4]
October 2at No. 18 Florida A&ML 10–6615,478[5]
October 9vs. Towson*
W 28–22[6]
October 16North Carolina A&TL 6–3022,147[7]
October 23at Delaware StateL 20–344,321[8]
November 6at Norfolk StateL 16–20[9]
November 13Howard
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 38–428,115[10]
November 20at HamptonL 14–34[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ The game against Morgan State scheduled for September 18 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Floyd.

References

  1. ↑ Glancy, Gary (September 5, 1999). "Leaving a first impression". The Daily Item. pp. C1. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Odd TD helps B–CC avoid loss". The Orlando Sentinel. September 12, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "SCSU cancels athletic events". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Morgan meets its match, comes out ahead". The Baltimore Sun. September 26, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Rattlers embarrass Morgan State, 66–10". Tallahassee Democrat. October 3, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Morgan State ends Towson hex, 28–22". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Scoring tank runs dry for Morgan St., ensures 30–6 defeat". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hornets storm to big win". The News Journal. October 24, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Norfolk State wins at home". Daily Press. November 7, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Morgan State overtaken by Howard, 42–38". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Pirates seize regular season finale; punish Morgan State". Daily Press. November 21, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.