2008 Morgan State Bears football team

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2008 Morgan State Bears football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
(capacity: 10,001)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 South Carolina State $^  8 –0   10 –2  
Florida A&M  5 –3   9 –3  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –3   8 –3  
Hampton  5 –3   6 –5  
Delaware State  5 –3   5 –6  
Morgan State  4 –4   6 –6  
Norfolk State  3 –5   5 –7  
North Carolina A&T  1 –7   3 –9  
Howard  0 –8   1 –10  
Winston-Salem State *  0 –0   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Morgan State Bears football team represented of the Morgan State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the seventh season under the guidance of head coach Donald Hill-Eley. [1] The team finished the season at 6–6 overall and 4–4 in the MEAC, losing its final three games of the season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 p.m.at Towson *
L 16–214,705
September 134:00 p.m. North Carolina Central *
W 49–75,632
September 206:00 p.m.at Winston-Salem State
W 21–73,066
September 273:30 p.m. Rutgers *
 ESPN360 L 0–3842,411
October 44:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 27–314,389
October 111:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T
W 41–321,500
October 181:00 p.m.at Howard
W 31–30 2OT6,853
October 251:00 p.m. Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 20–36,312
November 13:00 p.m.at Florida A&M
W 13–1016,205
November 85:00 p.m. Norfolk State
L 9–355,812
November 154:00 p.m.No. 15 South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 0–32512
November 221:00 p.m. Hampton
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 13–172,145

Game summaries

Towson

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The Towson Tigers rallied to beat Morgan State 21-16. Devan James ran for a career-high 178 yards on 33 carries.

Towson improved to 16-5 all-time against Morgan State as quarterback Sean Schaefer threw three touchdowns and became Towson's all-time passing yardage record holder surpassing the 8,900 career passing yards set by Dan Crowley (1991–94). [2]

North Carolina Central

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North Carolina Central00077
Morgan State7287749

Winston-Salem State

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Winston-Salem00077

Rutgers

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Morgan State only managed 109 yards and saw its two-game winning streak snapped in a 38-0 loss to Rutgers.

Bethune–Cookman

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Morgan State01314027
Bethune–Cookman14314031

Morgan State had 312 yards of total offense, but Bethune-Cookman scored twice off turnovers and beat the Bears 31-27. Devan James ran for 113 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the second quarter.

The Bears got as close as four points after QB Carlton Jackson threw a 27-yard touchdown to Edwin Baptiste, but James Meade's extra point attempt was blocked by the Wildcats. Jackson recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter for a touchdown.

Bethune-Cookman had 213 total offensive yards, but only two first downs in the second half.

The Bears fall to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the MEAC. The Wildcats improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the MEAC.

North Carolina A&T

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Morgan State10024741
North Carolina A&T03003

The Bears () led 10-3 at halftime, but scored 24-points in the third-quarter to pull away from North Carolina A&T University in a 41-3 victory. Devan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton rushed for 97 yards as the Bears improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies fell to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference.

Howard

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Morgan State73077731
Howard001437630

Keith Lee scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime as Morgan State beat Howard University, 31-30. Devan James rushed for two touchdowns and 219 yards (36 carries) Lee finished with 29 yards (8 carries) as the Bears improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Delaware State

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Delaware State30003
Morgan State7301020

Devan James scored two touchdowns and ran for a total of 103 yards in a 20-3 victory over Delaware State University. The Bears forced the Hornets into four turnovers.

Florida A&M

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Morgan State370313
Florida A&M073010

Morgan State capped an 11-play, 41-yard drive with a 39-yard field goal with 16 seconds left for a 13-10 win over Florida A&M. It was the Bears fourth consecutive victory.

Morgan State improved to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

Norfolk State

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Morgan State00369
Norfolk State7771435

South Carolina State

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Morgan State00000

Hampton

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Morgan State370313

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References

  1. ↑ "2008 Roster". Morgan State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Towson 21, Morgan St. 16". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
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