2008 Morgan State Bears football team

2008 Morgan State Bears football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2008 record 6–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach Donald Hill-Eley
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
(Capacity: 10,001)
2008 MEAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
South Carolina State $^   8 0         10 2  
Florida A&M   5 3         9 3  
Bethune-Cookman   5 3         8 3  
Hampton   5 3         6 5  
Delaware State   5 3         5 6  
Morgan State   4 4         6 6  
Norfolk State   3 5         5 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 7         3 9  
Winston-Salem State*   0 0         3 8  
Howard   0 8         1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Not eligible for conference championship
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Morgan State Bears football team played American football on behalf of the Morgan State University. The Bears were members of the NCAA Division I-AA as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the 7th season under the guidance of head coach Donald Hill-Eley.[1] The team finished the season at 6–6 (4–4 in the MEAC), losing its final three games of the season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 6:00 p.m. at Towson* Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD L 16–21   4,705
September 13 4:00 p.m. North Carolina Central* Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD W 49–7   5,632
September 20 6:00 p.m. at Winston-Salem State Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, NC W 21–7   3,066
September 27 3:30 p.m. Rutgers* Rutgers StadiumNew Brunswick, NJ ESPN360 L 0–38   42,411
October 4 4:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 27–31   4,389
October 11 1:30 p.m. at North Carolina A&T Aggie StadiumGreensboro, NC W 41–3   21,500
October 18 1:00 p.m. at Howard William H. Greene StadiumWashington, D.C. W 31–30 2OT  6,853
October 25 1:00 p.m. Delaware State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 20–3   6,312
November 1 3:00 p.m. at Florida A&M Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL W 13–10   16,205
November 8 5:00 p.m. Norfolk State William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA L 9–35   5,812
November 15 4:00 p.m. South Carolina State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 0–32   512
November 22 1:00 p.m. Hampton Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 13–17   2,145
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Game notes

Towson University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 2 14 0 0 16
Towson 7 0 14 0 21

The Towson Tigers rallied to beat Morgan State 21-16. Devan James ran for a career-high 178 yards on 33 carries.

Towson improved to 16-5 all-time against Morgan State as quarterback Sean Schaefer threw three touchdowns and became Towson's all-time passing yardage record holder surpassing the 8,900 career passing yards set by Dan Crowley (1991–94).[2]

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina Central 0 0 0 7 7
Morgan State 7 28 7 7 49

Winston-Salem State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 7 7 0 7 21
Winston-Salem 0 0 0 7 7

Rutgers University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers 21 17 0 0 38

Morgan State only managed 109 yards and saw its two-game winning streak snapped in a 38-0 loss to Rutgers.

Bethune-Cookman University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 0 13 14 0 27
Bethune-Cookman 14 3 14 0 31

Morgan State had 312 yards of total offense, but Bethune-Cookman scored twice off turnovers and beat the Bears 31-27. Devan James ran for 113 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the second quarter.

The Bears got as close as four points after QB Carlton Jackson threw a 27-yard touchdown to Edwin Baptiste, but James Meade's extra point attempt was blocked by the Wildcats. Jackson recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter for a touchdown.

Bethune-Cookman had 213 total offensive yards, but only two first downs in the second half.

The Bears fall to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the MEAC. The Wildcats improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the MEAC.

North Carolina A&T University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 10 0 24 7 41
North Carolina A&T 0 3 0 0 3

The Bears () led 10-3 at halftime, but scored 24-points in the third-quarter to pull away from North Carolina A&T University in a 41-3 victory. Devan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton rushed for 97 yards as the Bears improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies fell to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference.

Howard University

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Morgan State 7 3 0 777 31
Howard 0 0 14 376 30

Keith Lee scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime as Morgan State beat Howard University, 31-30. Devan James rushed for two touchdowns and 219 yards (36 carries) Lee finished with 29 yards (8 carries) as the Bears improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Delaware State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware State 3 0 0 0 3
Morgan State 7 3 0 10 20

Devan James scored two touchdowns and ran for a total of 103 yards in a 20-3 victory over Delaware State University. The Bears forced the Hornets into four turnovers.

Florida A&M University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 3 7 0 3 13
Florida A&M 0 7 3 0 10

Morgan State capped an 11-play, 41-yard drive with a 39-yard field goal with 16 seconds left for a 13-10 win over Florida A&M. It was the Bears fourth consecutive victory.

Morgan State improved to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

Norfolk State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 0 0 3 6 9
Norfolk State 7 7 7 14 35

South Carolina State University

1 2 3 4 Total
South Carolina State 6 12 7 7 32
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 0

Hampton University

1 2 3 4 Total
Hampton 0 10 0 7 17
Morgan State 3 7 0 3 13

References

  1. "2008 Roster". Morgan State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  2. "Towson 21, Morgan St. 16". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
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