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 I-AA 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.
| 1978 Morgan State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (2–3–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore | W 13–10 | [1] | ||
| September 9 | at Virginia State* |
| W 20–6 | [2] | |
| September 23 | vs. Grambling State* | L 0–21 | 39,118 | [3] | |
| September 30 | North Carolina Central | L 0–14 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | at UMass* | L 6–38 | 6,700 | [5] | |
| October 14 | No. 1 South Carolina State |
| T 7–7 | 3,500 | [6] |
| October 21 | Delaware State |
| L 6–13 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at North Carolina A&T | L 0–25 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | Virginia Union* |
| W 10–6 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at No. 2 Jackson State* | L 6–21 | 5,000 | [10] | |
| November 18 | Howard | W 10–9 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Morgan tops UMES 13–10; snaps hurt". Sunday News Journal. September 3, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears beat bobbling Trojans". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling trounces Bears, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles stop Bears, 14–0". Durham Morning Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UM mauls Morgan State, 38–6". The Sunday Republican. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan, S. Carolina State play to 7-to-7 deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan State loses, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T blanks Morgan State". The Salisbury Post. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU edged, 10–6". The Lynchburg News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passes save Jackson St., 21–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wright's 3d-quarter FG lifts Morgan past Howard". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1978. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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