2008 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Morgan State Bears football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 6–6 4–4 Donald Hill-Eley 7th Chennis Berry 3rd Alonzo Lee 3rd Hughes Stadium The 2008 Morgan State Bears football team represented of the Morgan State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the seventh season under the guidance of head coach Donald Hill-Eley.http://www.morganstatebears.com/roster.asp?playerid=786&sport=29 2008 Roster Morgan State University Department of Athletics September 24, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080915065119/http://www.morganstatebears.com/roster.asp?playerid=786&sport=29 September 15, 2008 dead The team finished the season at 6–6 overall and 4–4 in the MEAC, losing its final three games of the season. Schedule 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 6 6:00 p.m. l y y Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD rivalry 16–21 4,705 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-tigers-still-bedevil-b/180633369/ The Baltimore Sun Tigers still bedevil Bears September 7, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 13 4:00 p.m. w y 2008 North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 49–7 5,632 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-bears-pick-off-win/180633445/ The News and Observer Bears pick off win over Eagles September 14, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 20 6:00 p.m. w y Winston-Salem State Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 21–7 3,066 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-morgan-state-shuts/180633540/ Winston-Salem Journal Morgan State shuts down WSSU 21–7 September 21, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 27 3:30 p.m. l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ ESPN360 0–38 42,411 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-rutgers-finds-way-into-w/180633666/ The Star-Ledger Rutgers finds way into win column September 28, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 4 4:00 p.m. l Bethune–Cookman Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 27–31 4,389 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daytona-beach-news-journal-francois/180633766/ The Daytona Beach News-Journal Francois, Wildcats pass test October 5, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 11 1:30 p.m. w y North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC 41–3 21,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-unhappy-homecoming/180633903/ News and Record Unhappy homecoming October 12, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 18 1:00 p.m. w y Howard William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC rivalry 31–30 2OT 6,853 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-overtime-payoff/180633997/ The Baltimore Sun Overtime payoff October 19, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 25 1:00 p.m. w Delaware State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 20–3 6,312 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-bounces-back/180632612/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan bounces back October 26, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 1 3:00 p.m. w y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 13–10 16,205 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-kick-foils-famu-in/177838189/ Tallahassee Democrat Kick foils FAMU in final seconds November 2, 2008 July 30, 2025 Newspapers.com November 8 5:00 p.m. l y Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA 9–35 5,812 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-spartans-blast-b/180634074/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Spartans blast Bears November 9, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 15 4:00 p.m. l South Carolina State 15 Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 0–32 512 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-scsu-captures-mea/180634178/ The Times and Democrat SCSU captures MEAC, playoff berth November 16, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 22 1:00 p.m. l Hampton Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 13–17 2,145 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-wasted-chances-costly/180634275/ The Baltimore Sun Wasted chances costly for Bears November 23, 2008 September 7, 2025 Newspapers.com Game summaries Towson Morgan State 2 14 0 0 Towson 7 0 14 0The Towson Tigers rallied to beat Morgan State 21–16. Devan James ran for a career-high 178 yards on 33 carries. Towson improved to 16–5 all-time against Morgan State as quarterback Sean Schaefer threw three touchdowns and became Towson's all-time passing yardage record holder surpassing the 8,900 career passing yards set by Dan Crowley (1991–94).http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500119 https://web.archive.org/web/20110117072641/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500119 dead January 17, 2011 Towson 21, Morgan St. 16 2008-09-06 2008-09-24 Associated Press ESPN North Carolina Central North Carolina Central 0 0 0 7 Morgan State 7 28 7 7 Winston-Salem State Morgan State 7 7 0 7 Winston-Salem 0 0 0 7 Rutgers Morgan State 0 0 0 0 Rutgers 21 17 0 0 Morgan State only managed 109 yards and saw its two-game winning streak snapped in a 38–0 loss to Rutgers. Bethune–Cookman Morgan State 0 13 14 0 Bethune–Cookman 14 3 14 0Morgan State had 312 yards of total offense, but Bethune-Cookman scored twice off turnovers and beat the Bears 31–27. Devan James ran for 113 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the second quarter. The Bears got as close as four points after QB Carlton Jackson threw a 27-yard touchdown to Edwin Baptiste, but James Meade's extra point attempt was blocked by the Wildcats. Jackson recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter for a touchdown. Bethune-Cookman had 213 total offensive yards, but only two first downs in the second half. The Bears fall to 2–3 overall and 1–1 in the MEAC. The Wildcats improved to 4–1 overall and 2–1 in the MEAC. North Carolina A&T Morgan State 10 0 24 7 North Carolina A&T 0 3 0 0 The Bears () led 10–3 at halftime, but scored 24-points in the third-quarter to pull away from North Carolina A&T University in a 41–3 victory. Devan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton rushed for 97 yards as the Bears improved to 3–3 overall and 1–1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies fell to 2–5 overall and 0–3 in the conference. Howard Morgan State 7 3 0 7 7 7 Howard 0 0 14 3 7 6Keith Lee scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime as Morgan State beat Howard University, 31–30. Devan James rushed for two touchdowns and 219 yards (36 carries) Lee finished with 29 yards (8 carries) as the Bears improved to 4–3 overall and 2–1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Delaware State Delaware State 3 0 0 0 Morgan State 7 3 0 10Devan James scored two touchdowns and ran for a total of 103 yards in a 20–3 victory over Delaware State University. The Bears forced the Hornets into four turnovers. Florida A&M Morgan State 3 7 0 3 Florida A&M 0 7 3 0Morgan State capped an 11-play, 41-yard drive with a 39-yard field goal with 16 seconds left for a 13–10 win over Florida A&M. It was the Bears fourth consecutive victory. Morgan State improved to 6–3 overall and 4–1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Norfolk State Morgan State 0 0 3 6 Norfolk State 7 7 7 14 South Carolina State South Carolina State 6 12 7 7 Morgan State 0 0 0 0 Hampton Hampton 0 10 0 7 Morgan State 3 7 0 3 References Morgan State Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons Morgan State Bears football