1979 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season August 2024 January 2026 1979 Morgan State Bears football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 9–2 5–0 Clarence Thomas 2nd Hughes Stadium MEAC champion NCAA Division II quarterfinal L 7–27 at 1979 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M 4 The 1979 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Clarence Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–2, and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, finished as MEAC champion, and were defeated by 1979 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M in the NCAA Division II first round. Although the MEAC was classified as part of the NCAA Division I-AA, Morgan State (along with North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore) competed as part of Division II for the 1979 season.https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-famu-quits-siac-po/153961509/ Tallahassee Democrat FAMU quits SIAC, ponders new conference August 18, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Schedule 1979 NCAA Division II AP September 2 w y y 1979 Towson State Tigers Towson State Towson Stadium Towson, MD rivalry 34–7 6,311 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-ruins-towson-st/153961848/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan ruins Towson State's Division II bow, 34–7 September 2, 1979 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com September 8 l y y Grambling State Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 18–28 38,000–38,164 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121163453/morgan-state-succumbs-to-grambling-281/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan State succumbs to Grambling, 28–18 September 9, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 w y 10 North Carolina Central O'Kelly Stadium Durham, NC 20–6 2,000–12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-central-mistakes-boost-to/153962064/ Durham Morning Herald Central mistakes boost to Morgan September 30, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/489/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 6 w 8 Maryland Eastern Shore Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 41–8 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-morgan-state-whips-umes/153962210/ The Sunday Times Morgan State whips UMES 41–8 October 7, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 w y 8 South Carolina State State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC 27–16 6,200–8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-bears-whip-state/153962367/ The Times and Democrat Bears whip State in MEAC showdown October 14, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 w y 7 Delaware State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 22–0 1,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-delstate-offense-takes/153962684/ Sunday News Journal DelState offense takes day off October 21, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 w T–6 North Carolina A&T Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 29–9 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-morgan-state-rolls-over/153962846/ Greensboro Daily News Morgan State rolls over mistake-prone Aggies, 29–9 October 28, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 w y y 6 1979 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union 4 Huguenot High School Stadium Richmond, VA 14–7 1,000–2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-vuu-shocked-by/153963059/ Richmond Times-Dispatch VUU 'shocked' by Morgan 14–7 November 4, 1979 August 24, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 w y 4 1979 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 17–7 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-morgan-state-knock/153963193/ Winston-Salem Journal Morgan State knocks off rival November 11, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 w 4 Howard Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD rivalry 27–20 5,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-rallies-to-win/153963340/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan rallies to win, 27–20 November 18, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 l y y 4 1979 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M 9 Milton Frank Stadium Huntsville, AL NCAA Division II quarterfinal 7–27 5,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-bears-fall-in-ncaa-pla/153963540/ The Baltimore Sun Bears fall in NCAA playoffs November 25, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 References Morgan State Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Morgan State Bears football Category:1970s in Baltimore