1947 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Morgan State Bears football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 5–2–1 5–2–1 Edward P. Hurt 19th The 1947 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 62.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 team ranked No. 9 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/ Newspapers.com Their only losses were to No. 7 Virginia State and No. 11 Howard. Schedule Eastern y y y October 4 Delaware State Baltimore, MD W 31-0 October 11 1947 North Carolina College Eagles North Carolina College Baltimore, MD W 19-6 October 17 8:00 p.m. at Howard Griffith Stadium Washington, DC L 6-14 9,500 Howard Gridders Seek Upset Over Morgan In Tilt Here Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star/198486613/ The Evening Star Washington, D.C. October 17, 1947 C2 May 28, 2026 Newspapers.com Bison Trample Favored Bears 14-6 in Upset The Pittsburgh Courier Ric Roberts October 25, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40588770/bison_trample_favored_bears_146_in/ October 25 at Lincoln (PA) Oxford, PA W 14-7 2,000 Morgan Rallies, Beats Lincoln The Philadelphia Inquirer October 26, 1947 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40598949/morgan_rallies_beats_lincoln/ Newspapers.com November 1 1947 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Baltimore, MD T 12-12 November 8 Bluefield State Baltimore, MD W 13-0 Morgan Beats Bluefield, 13-0 The Baltimore Sun November 9, 1947 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41051325/morgan_beats_bluefield_130/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Hampton Armstrong Field Hampton, VA W 9-0 1,800 Morgan Sinks Hampton, 9-0: Bears Claw Pirates On Field of Water The Pittsburgh Courier November 22, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40447350/morgan_sinks_hampton_90_bears_claw/ Newspapers.com November 27 Virginia State Baltimore, MD L 0-23 14,500 Va. State's Trojans Mangle Morgan 28-0 The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40460226/va_states_trojans_mangle_morgan_280/ Newspapers.com References Morgan State Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons Morgan State Bears football