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1978 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–3–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II for the 1978 season only. 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
W 13–10[4]
September 9at Virginia State*
W 20–6[5]
September 23vs. Grambling State*
L 0–2139,118[6]
September 30North Carolina Central
L 0–14[7]
October 7at UMass*
L 6–386,700[8]
October 14No. 1 South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 7–73,500[9]
October 21Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 6–13[10]
October 28at North Carolina A&T
L 0–25[11]
November 4Virginia Union*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 10–6[12]
November 11at No. 2 Jackson State*
L 6–215,000[13]
November 18Howard
W 10–9[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Bears beat bobbling Trojans". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling trounces Bears, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eagles stop Bears, 14–0". Durham Morning Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UM mauls Morgan State, 38–6". The Sunday Republican. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morgan, S. Carolina State play to 7-to-7 deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Morgan State loses, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&T blanks Morgan State". The Salisbury Post. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "VU edged, 10–6". The Lynchburg News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Passes save Jackson St., 21–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wright's 3d-quarter FG lifts Morgan past Howard". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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