1973 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season August 2024 January 2026 1973 Morgan State Bears football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 6–3 4–2 Earl Banks 14th Thomas Morris 1st Hughes Stadium The 1973 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Earl Banks, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–3 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC. Schedule September 15 w y y 1973 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Soldier Field Chicago, IL Chicago Urban League Classic 32–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-morgan-state-urban-winne/153570477/ Chicago Tribune Morgan State Urban winner September 16, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com September 22 l y y Grambling Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Whitney M. Young Memorial Classic 14–31 64,243 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121603332/grambling-struts-past-morgan-state-311/ Newsday Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14 September 23, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 l y North Carolina Central Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NC 8–11 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-nc-central-staves-off/143641133/ The Sunday Times N.C. Central staves off Morgan State, 11–8 September 30, 1972 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 w Maryland Eastern Shore Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 24–21 4,350 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-burth-leads-morgan-to/153570900/ The Baltimore Sun Burt leads Morgan to victory over UMES October 7, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 l y South Carolina State State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC 0–20 4,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-sc-state-stops-m/153564865/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel S.C. State stops Morgan State 20–0 October 14, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 w y Delaware State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 34–6 4,311 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84242778/the-baltimore-sun/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan backs pace 34–6 win October 21, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 w North Carolina A&T Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 16–10 8,490–15,445 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-morgan-state-whips/153571301/ The News and Observer Morgan State whips A&T October 28, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/488/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 19, 2024 November 5 w y Howard RFK Stadium Washington, DC rivalry 27–7 25,000–30,103 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-rips-howard-27/153569836/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan rips Howard, 27–7 November 4, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 w y 1973 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 39–6 5,445 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-mprgan-state-defeat/153571571/ The Lynchburg News Morgan State defeats VSC November 18, 1973 August 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 18, 2024 References Morgan State Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons Morgan State Bears football Category:1970s in Baltimore