The 1944 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1944 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled a 6–1 record, won the CIAA championship, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 218 to 5.[1] The Bears were recognized as the 1944 black college national champion.
1944 Morgan State Bears football | |
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Black college national champion CIAA champion | |
Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 6–1 (4–0 CIAA) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnson C. Smith | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (PA) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 7 | Delaware State | W 47–0 | 1,200 | [2] | |
October 14 | Camp Mackall (black paratroopers) |
| W 39–0 | [3] | |
October 28 | Lincoln (PA) | Baltimore, MD | W 58–0 | ||
November 4 | at North Carolina A&T | Greensboro, NC | W 13–0 | ||
November 11 | Tuskegee AAF | L 0–2 | [4] | ||
November 18 | Hampton | Baltimore, MD | W 55–0 | ||
November 30 | at Virginia State | Petersburg, VA | W 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Morgan State Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Morgan State Gridmen Beat Delaware, 47-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 8, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan State Triumphs, 39-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan Bows To Tuskegee". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.