1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2024 1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 3–7–1 0–0 Tyrone Caldwell 1st none The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Tyrone Caldwell, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 0–0 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MEAC. Although the MEAC was classified as part of the NCAA Division I-AA, Maryland Eastern Shore (along with Morgan State and North Carolina Central) 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 In December the football program was officially suspended, and this made 1979 the final season for intercollegiate football at Maryland Eastern Shore.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-grid-program-is-suspende/153997907/ The Sunday Times Grid program is suspended December 19, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com Schedule 1979 NCAA Division II AP September 1 w y 1979 Bowie State Bulldogs Bowie State Princess Anne, MD 35–19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-hawks-prevail-3519/153996166/ The Sunday Times Hawks prevail 35–19 September 2, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 8 l y y 1979 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA 0–29 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-vsu-defeats-eastern/153996350/ The Lynchburg News VSU defeats Eastern Shore September 9, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 15 l y Howard Howard Stadium Washington, DC 20–38 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-umes-falls-to-howard-38/153974116/ The Sunday Times UMES falls to Howard 38–20 September 16, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 22 l y 1979 Livingstone Blue Bears Livingstone Princess Anne, MD 14–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salisbury-post-livingstone-triumphs/153996615/ The Salisbury Post Livingstone triumphs in thriller September 23, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 l Delaware State Princess Anne, MD 13–19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-delstate-tops-umes-for/153992297/ Sunday News Journal DelState tops UMES for first win September 30, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 l y Morgan State 8 Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 8–41 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 Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 13 w y North Carolina A&T World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC 16–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-at-gets-hawk-ed/153966929/ Greensboro Daily News A&T gets 'Hawk'-ed October 14, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 t North Carolina Central Princess Anne, MD 7–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-central-ties-hawks/153995108/ Durham Morning Herald Central ties Hawks October 21, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 l y y 1979 District of Columbia Firebirds District of Columbia Washington, DC 21–28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-umes-beaten-by-udc-2821/153997163/ The Sunday Times UMES beaten by UDC 28–21 October 28, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 l y y 1979 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL 12–17 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-es-brings-tige/153997361/ The Montgomery Advertiser ES brings Tigers back to earth November 4, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 w y 1979 Frostburg State Bobcats Frostburg State Princess Anne, MD 19–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-hawks-handle-bobcats-19/153997521/ The Sunday Times Hawks handle Bobcats 19–13 in season finale November 11, 1979 August 25, 2024 Newspapers.com References Maryland-Eastern Shore Category:Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football seasons Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks football