2015 Morgan State Bears football team

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2015 Morgan State Bears football
Morgan State Wordmark.png
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Fred Farrier (2nd season)
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 North Carolina A&T +  7 1   10 2  
Bethune–Cookman +  7 1   9 2  
North Carolina Central +  7 1   8 3  
South Carolina State  6 2   7 4  
Hampton  5 3   6 5  
Morgan State  4 4   4 6  
Norfolk State  4 4   4 7  
Savannah State *  1 7   1 9  
Delaware State  1 7   1 10  
Florida A&M *  1 7   1 10  
Howard  1 7   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Lee Hull and played their home games at Hughes Stadium. Morgan State was a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference(MEAC). They finished the season 4–6, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

On February 8, 2016, Hull resigned to become the wide receivers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He finished at Morgan State with a two year record of 12–12.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 pmat Air Force * RTRM L 7–6333,734
September 126:30 pmat Illinois State * ESPN3 L 14–6713,391
September 194:00 pm Virginia–Lynchburg±*W 61–03,763
September 264:30 pmvs. Howard
ESPN3W 21–1361,500
October 32:00 pmat Delaware State W 26–61,528
October 104:00 pm Savannah State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 42–32,479
October 171:00 pm Hampton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 10–207,749
October 242:00 pmat North Carolina Central L 17–204,336
November 74:00 pmat Bethune–Cookman L 14–387,461
November 141:00 pm Florida A&M
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 21–71,167
November 211:00 pm Norfolk State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 10–171,007
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

± Virginia-Lynchburg didn't meet NCAA accreditation guidelines and all stats and records from this game do not count. [2]

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References

  1. "Morgan State football coach Lee Hull leaving for assistant job with Indianapolis Colts".
  2. Klingaman, Mike (September 18, 2015). "If Morgan State Football Wins Saturday, It Won't Count". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved September 28, 2015.