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1978 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–3–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 South Carolina State $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
North Carolina A&T 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morgan State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Clarence Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Maryland Eastern ShoreW 13–103,000–6,000
September 9at Virginia State*W 20–62,678
September 23vs. Grambling State*L 0–2139,118
September 30North Carolina CentralL 0–144,560–10,000
October 7at UMass*L 6–386,700
October 14No. 1 South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 7–73,500
October 21Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 6–1316,423
October 28at North Carolina A&TL 0–2519,300
November 4Virginia Union*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 10–62,100
November 11at No. 2 Jackson State*L 6–215,000–11,000
November 18HowardW 10–92,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Ncaa 1978".
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  4. "Morgan tops UMES 13–10; snaps hurt". Sunday News Journal. September 3, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maryland Eastern Shore)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. "Bears beat bobbling Trojans". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling trounces Bears, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Eagles stop Bears, 14–0". Durham Morning Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  10. "UM mauls Morgan State, 38–6". The Sunday Republican. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Morgan, S. Carolina State play to 7-to-7 deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Morgan State loses, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "A&T blanks Morgan State". The Salisbury Post. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "VU edged, 10–6". The Lynchburg News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Passes save Jackson St., 21–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Wright's 3d-quarter FG lifts Morgan past Howard". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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