1976 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season March 2024 January 2026 1976 Morgan State Bears football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 6–4 5–1 Henry Lattimore 1st Thomas Morris 4th Hughes Stadium MEAC co-champion The 1976 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Lattimore, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion. The game played in September in Tokyo against Morgan State was the first regular-season NCAA game played in Japan.Despite incorrect reporting otherwise,Coaches see football in Japan 16 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_YkkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6166%2C2196629 The Baltimore Afro-American October 5, 1976 October 24, 2013 this was not the first college football game played outside the Western Hemisphere by any stretch. Japan universities began forming their own college football teams since 1934.History of American Football in Japan, Japan American Football Association, accessed May 28, 2024. In 1971, the Utah State Aggies became the first American college football team to play in Japan, in a series of games against teams of Japan's college all-stars.Kaz Nagastuka, Coaches recall trail-blazing '71 Utah State visit, The Japan Times, January 20, 2016.Bobak Ha'Eri, /r/CFB Reporting: Mills Bowl IV is this Saturday: What to know about the team from Japan and notes from the ground at Southern Oregon, /r/CFB, May 3, 2024. January 1976 saw the beginning of the Japan Bowl, a post-season college football all-star game played in Japan each January from 1976 to 1993. However, this was the first time two NCAA football teams played each other in Japan, presaging the Mirage Bowl which began in 1977. Schedule 1976 small college AP September 11 w y y 1976 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA 28–23 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-vsc-errors-give/143719063/ Richmond Times-Dispatch VSC errors give Morgan comeback win September 12, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 l y y Grambling State Korakuen Stadium Tokyo, Japan Pioneer Bowl 16–42 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121168548/grambling-crunches-morgan/ The Baltimore Sun Grambling crunches Morgan September 24, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com October 2 w North Carolina Central Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 12–10 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-morgan-state-edges/143719681/ Winston-Salem Journal Morgan State edges Central October 3, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 l South Carolina State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 0–17 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40332541/aerial_duel_bombs_s_c_state_blanks/ Aerial duel bombs, S. 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State blanks Morgan The Baltimore Sun October 17, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Delaware State Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 36–13 10,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86310318/the-baltimore-sun/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan strikes for 29 points in second half to overcome Delaware State, 36 to 13 October 24, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com October 30 w y North Carolina A&T World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC 45–16 21,500–25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-morgan-state-blitzes-at/143720323/ Greensboro Daily News Morgan State blitzes A&T October 31, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/488/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 21, 2024 November 6 l y 1976 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 13–20 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-vuu-wins-2013/143720550/ Richmond Times-Dispatch VUU wins, 20–13, on late scores November 7, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 l y y 1976 East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg, PA 0–23 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-essc-buoys-playoff-hope/143721034/ Sunday Call-Chronicle ESSC buoys playoff hopes with 23–0 win November 14, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 w y Howard RFK Stadium Washington, DC rivalry 34–15 2,812–3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-terrors-rip-jays-297/143721392/ The Baltimore Sun Terrors rip Jays, 29–7; Morgan wins, UMES falls November 21, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/290/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 22, 2024 November 27 w Maryland Eastern Shore Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD 56–10 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-rips-umes-561/143721619/ The Baltimore Sun Morgan rips UMES, 56–10, ties for MEAC title November 28, 1976 March 19, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 19, 2024 References Notes Citations Morgan State Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Morgan State Bears football Category:1970s in Baltimore