1949 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Morgan State Bears football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 8–0 7–0 Edward P. Hurt 20th Hughes Stadium Black college national championCIAA champion The 1949 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1949 college football season. In their 20th 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 226 to 33.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 Bears were recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier, using the Dickinson Rating System, as the 1949 black college national champion.Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot The Pittsburgh Courier December 10, 1942 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40078662/southern_west_va_lose_on_final_ballot/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y October 1 Delaware State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD W 32-0 Morgan State Wins By 32 To 0 The Baltimore Sun October 2, 1949 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39671528/morgan_state_wins_by_32_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 8 1949 North Carolina College Eagles North Carolina College Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD W 20-7 Morgan State Wins, 20 to 7 The Baltimore Sun October 9, 1949 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39671405/morgan_state_wins_20_to_7/ Newspapers.com October 15 at 1949 Howard Bison Howard Griffith Stadium Washington, DC W 39-0 Howard Trounced by Morgan, 0-39 The Baltimore Sun October 16, 1949 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39671292/howard_trounced_by_morgan_039/ Newspapers.com October 22 at 1949 Lincoln Lions Lincoln (PA) Lincoln, PA W 35-0 Morgan Beats Lincoln, 35-0 The Baltimore Sun October 23, 1949 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39671071/morgan_beats_lincoln_350/ Newspapers.com October 29 1949 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD W 27-6 Morgan State Wins, 27 to 6 The Baltimore Sun October 30, 1949 Sports 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39670912/morgan_state_wins_27_to_6/ Newspapers.com November 5 vs 1949 Wilberforce State Green Wave Wilberforce State<ncg> Polo Grounds New York, NY W 14-13 Morgan 'Tripletts' Wilberforce, 14-13 New York Daily News November 6, 1949 106 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39670731/morgan_tripletts_wilberforce_1413/ Newspapers.com November 12 at 1949 Hampton Pirates Hampton Hampton, VA W 26-0 6,000 Pirates Take 'Homecoming' Setback, 26-0 Daily Press November 13, 1949 2C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39670513/pirates_take_homecoming_setback_260/ Newspapers.com November 24 1949 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD W 34-7 > 12,500 Morgan State Tops Virginia State The Baltimore Sun November 25, 1949 17, 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39670260/morgan_state_tops_virginia_stat/ 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