1946 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Morgan State Bears football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 8–0 7–0 Edward P. Hurt 18th Black college national championCIAA champion The 1946 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled an 8–0 record, won the CIAA championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 151 to 31.Morgan State Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse November 25, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/morgan_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906034228/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/morgan_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead September 6, 2015 The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 1 black college football team for 1946 with a score of 27.27, ahead of No. 2 Morgan State with a score of 26.0, No. 3 Tuskegee with a score of 25.0, and No. 4 Wilberforce with a score of 23.57.Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops The Pittsburgh Courier Lucius Jones December 7, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/ Newspapers.com Despite the Dickinson rankings, the Bears were recognized as the 1946 black college national co-champion along with Tennessee A&I. The 1946 season was the 10th of 12 undefeated season for Morgan State under head coach Edgar Hurt. Key players on the 1946 team included backs Terry Day and George Watkins, quarterbacks Cyril Byron and Oscar Givens, fullback George Rooks, halfback Jonathan Campbell, center Earl F. Couch II, tackles Bertram Coppock and Lorenzo Thomas, end Joseph Eggleston, placekicker Willard Jones, and punter Tippy Day. Schedule y y October 5 at Delaware State Dover, DE W 22-6 Morgan Trounces Delaware State The Baltimore Sun October 6, 1946 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39672672/morgan_trounces_delaware_state/ Newspapers.com October 12 West Virginia State Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD W 13-12 Morgan State Wins By 13-12 The Baltimore Sun October 13, 1946 Sports 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39672549/morgan_state_wins_by_1312/ Newspapers.com October 19 Grambling<ncg> Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD W 35-0 Morgan Gridders Host To Grambling College The Baltimore Sun October 19, 1946 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39672836/morgan_gridders_host_to_grambling/ Newspapers.com October 26 Lincoln (PA) Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD W 28-0 Morgan Gridders Trim Lincoln Eleven, 28-0 The Baltimore Sun October 27, 1946 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39672358/morgan_gridders_trim_lincoln_eleven/ Newspapers.com November 2 at 1946 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC W 12-7 November 9 at 1946 Bluefield State Big Blues Bluefield State Bluefield, WV W 15-6 Morgan Grid Team Beats Bluefield The Baltimore Sun November 10, 1946 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39672953/morgan_grid_team_beats_bluefield/ Newspapers.com November 16 1946 Hampton Pirates Hampton<hc> Baltimore, MD W 20-0 November 28 at Virginia State Petersburg, VA W 6-0 12,000 Morgan Beats Virginia State: Wins Negro Grid Championship With 6-0 Victory The Baltimore Sun November 29, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39673053/morgan_beats_virginia_state/ Newspapers.com References Morgan State Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Morgan State Bears football