1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team

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1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1978
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Morgan State $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
South Carolina State 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
North Carolina A&T 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Howard 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Delaware State 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
North Carolina Central 1 –4 –02 –8 –1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 –0 –03 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Tyrone Caldwell, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 0–0 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MEAC.

Although the MEAC was classified as part of the NCAA Division I-AA, Maryland Eastern Shore (along with Morgan State and North Carolina Central) competed as part of Division II for the 1979 season. [1]

In December the football program was officially suspended, and this made 1979 the final season for intercollegiate football at Maryland Eastern Shore. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Bowie State * Princess Anne, MD W 35–19 [3]
September 8at Virginia State *
L 0–294,500 [4]
September 15at Howard
L 20–386,000 [5]
September 22 Livingstone *Princess Anne, MDL 14–17 [6]
September 29 Delaware State Princess Anne, MDL 13–19 [7]
October 6at No. 8 Morgan State
L 8–41 [8]
October 13at North Carolina A&T
W 16–6 [9]
October 20 North Carolina Central Princess Anne, MDT 7–7 [10]
October 27at District of Columbia * Washington, DC L 21–28 [11]
November 3at Tuskegee *
L 12–1711,000 [12]
November 10 Frostburg State *Princess Anne, MDW 19–13 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1976 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Harold Gray, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the MEAC.

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The 1979 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Clarence Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–2, and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, finished as MEAC champion, and were defeated by Alabama A&M in the NCAA Division II first round.

The 1979 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Floyd Keith, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.

The 1979 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Lattimore, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

References

  1. ↑ "FAMU quits SIAC, ponders new conference". Tallahassee Democrat. August 18, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grid program is suspended". The Sunday Times. December 19, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Hawks prevail 35–19". The Sunday Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "VSU defeats Eastern Shore". The Lynchburg News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UMES falls to Howard 38–20". The Sunday Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Livingstone triumphs in thriller". The Salisbury Post. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "DelState tops UMES for first win". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Morgan State whips UMES 41–8". The Sunday Times. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A&T gets 'Hawk'-ed". Greensboro Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Central ties Hawks". Durham Morning Herald. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UMES beaten by UDC 28–21". The Sunday Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "ES brings Tigers back to earth". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Hawks handle Bobcats 19–13 in season finale". The Sunday Times. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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