1978 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2024 1978 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 3–8 2–4 Joe Redmond 1st Tyrone Caldwell 1st The 1978 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Redmond, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC. Schedule AP NCAA Division I-AA 1978 September 2 l y Morgan State Baynard Stadium Wilmington, DE 10–13 3,000–6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-morgan-tops-umes-1310/153943772/ Sunday News Journal Morgan tops UMES 13–10; snaps hurt September 3, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 September 9 l y North Carolina A&T World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC 7–23 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-at-impressive-in-237-v/153939691/ Greensboro Daily News A&T impressive in 23–7 victory September 10, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 16 w Howard Princess Anne, MD 23–21 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news-howard-bows-by-2321/153946189/ The Patriot-News Howard bows by 23–21 September 17, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 l y y 1978 Livingstone Blue Bears Livingstone Alumni Memorial Stadium Salisbury, NC 36–37 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salisbury-post-livingstone-comeback/153959767/ The Salisbury Sunday Post Livingstone comeback clips Hawks, 37–36 September 24, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 w y Delaware State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 17–7 1,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-eastern-shore-upends-ho/153941950/ Sunday News Journal Eastern Shore upends Hornets October 1, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 l y y Florida A&M 7 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL 0–45 30,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31585203/famu_makes_it_16_in_a_row/ The News-Press FAMU makes it 16 in a row October 8, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 l y y 1978 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 12–48 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-1978-10-15p01/151347718/ The Montgomery Advertiser Harris passes Hornets to third straight win October 15, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 l y North Carolina Central O'Kelly Stadium Durham, NC 23–29 2,000–13,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-umes-rally-falls-short-i/153959018/ The Sunday Times UMES rally falls short in 29–23 loss to Eagles October 22, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/489/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 28 w y 1978 District of Columbia Firebirds District of Columbia Princess Anne, MD 38–19 5,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-umes-scores-early-for-th/153960225/ The Sunday Times UMES scores early for third victory of year October 29, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 l y South Carolina State T–4 Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC 0–54 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-rivers-leads-bulldog/143773494/ The Greenville News Rivers leads Bulldogs rout November 5, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 l y y 1978 Frostburg State Bobcats Frostburg State Bobcat Stadium Frostburg, MD 0–30 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-frostburg-state-belts-um/153960425/ The Sunday Times Frostburg State belts UMES 30–0 November 12, 1978 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maryland Eastern Shore) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/393/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 References Maryland-Eastern Shore Category:Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football seasons Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks football