2003 Morgan State Bears football team

2003 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 North Carolina A&T $^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman ^ 6–2  9–3 
South Carolina State 5–2  8–4 
Hampton 5–2  7–4 
Morgan State 4–3  6–5 
Florida A&M 3–4  6–6 
Howard 2–5  4–7 
Delaware State 1–6  1–10 
Norfolk State 0–8  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Towson*
W 19–164,574[1]
September 6at Florida A&M
L 7–2615,305[2]
September 13South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 21–273,576[3]
September 27vs. Hampton
L 21–24 OT[4]
October 4at No. 5 Bethune–Cookman
W 31–24 OT7,465[5]
October 11North Carolina A&T
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 21–285,615[6]
October 18Howarddagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
W 33–1214,576[7]
October 25at Delaware State
W 53–365,349[8]
November 1at Savannah State*
W 45–14[9]
November 8Maine*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 24–77[10]
November 22Norfolk State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 43–344,254[11]

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Kent (August 31, 2003). "Morgan gets cooking at home in 19–16 season-opening victory". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1E. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Rattlers right ship, oust Bears". Tallahassee Democrat. September 7, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McCampbell helps Bulldogs avoid 0–3 start". The State. September 14, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Frazier rallies Hampton past Morgan State in OT". The Star-Ledger. September 28, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "B–CC suffers 1st loss in OT". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Aggies escape with second MEAC win". News & Record. October 12, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morgan maintains tight grip to take home 33–12 victory". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Morgan State spoils Hornets' homecoming". The News Journal. October 26, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Morgan State stays hot with 45–14 win". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Maine mauls Morgan State". Sun-Journal. November 9, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Special teams lift Morgan State in finale, 43–34". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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