2017 Morgan State Bears football team

2017 Morgan State Bears football
2017 Morgan State Bears football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Fred Farrier (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Fred Farrier
Defensive coordinator	Mike Fanoga (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Frederick Farrier, who was promoted to full-time head coach after being the interim head coach in 2016.^[1] The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).^[2]^[3] They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $	8	–	0	12	–	0
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	7	–	4
Hampton	5	–	3	6	–	5
Norfolk State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
South Carolina State	2	–	6	3	–	7
Florida A&M *	2	–	6	3	–	8
Delaware State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Morgan State *	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 18, 2017 Fred Farrier was dismissed and released from his contract. His record at Morgan State was 4–18.^[4]^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD (The Battle for Greater Baltimore)	SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3	L 0–10	6,563
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Albany*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	Facebook	L 0–26	3,789
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 0–65	39,892
September 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 North Carolina A&T	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	Facebook	L 17–49	7,437
October 6	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU	L 14–35	9,038
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Savannah State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3	W 48–28	11,865
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3	L 14–39	2,700
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3	L 31–34	2,589
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		L 28–41	5,261
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 30–33	1,334
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	Facebook	L 32–45	1,276
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "MSU promotes Fred T. Farrier to full-time head coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "2017 MSU Football Schedule Announced". Morgan State Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "Morgan State to host five, face Rutgers". STATS FCS Football. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "Morgan State University Athletics Releases Bears Football Head Coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 18, 2017.
^ "Morgan State fires football coach Fred Farrier, names defensive coordinator as interim replacement". The Baltimore Sun. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.