1973 Morgan State Bears football team

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1973 Morgan State Bears football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Thomas Morris (1st season)
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina Central $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
South Carolina State 4 –1 –17 –3 –1
Howard 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Morgan State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –4 –14 –6 –1
Delaware State 0 –6 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Earl Banks, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–3 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15vs. Alabama State *
W 32–025,000 [1]
September 22vs. Grambling *
L 14–3164,243 [2]
September 29at North Carolina Central
L 8–119,000 [3]
October 6 Maryland Eastern Shore
W 24–214,350 [4]
October 13at South Carolina State
L 0–204,800 [5]
October 20at Delaware State
W 34–64,311 [6]
October 27 North Carolina A&T
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 16–108,490–15,445 [7] [8]
November 5at Howard
W 27–725,000–30,103 [9]
November 17 Virginia State *
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 39–65,445 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Morgan State Urban winner". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling struts past Morgan State, 31–14". Newsday. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "N.C. Central staves off Morgan State, 11–8". The Sunday Times. September 30, 1972. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Burt leads Morgan to victory over UMES". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "S.C. State stops Morgan State 20–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Morgan backs pace 34–6 win". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morgan State whips A&T". The News and Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Morgan rips Howard, 27–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 4, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Morgan State defeats VSC". The Lynchburg News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved August 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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