2017 Morgan State Bears football team

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2017 Morgan State Bears football
Morgan State Wordmark.png
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Farrier
Defensive coordinatorMike Fanoga (2nd season)
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Towson *SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3 L 0–106,563
September 91:00 p.m. Albany * Facebook L 0–263,789
September 163:30 p.m.at Rutgers * BTN L 0–6539,892
September 237:00 p.m.No. 21 North Carolina A&T
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
FacebookL 17–497,437
October 67:30 p.m.at South Carolina State ESPNU L 14–359,038
October 141:00 p.m. Savannah State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3W 48–2811,865
October 211:00 p.m.at Howard SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3L 14–392,700
October 281:00 p.m. Florida A&M
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3L 31–342,589
November 44:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman L 28–415,261
November 112:00 p.m.at Delaware State L 30–331,334
November 181:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
FacebookL 32–451,276
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "MSU promotes Fred T. Farrier to full-time head coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. "2017 MSU Football Schedule Announced". Morgan State Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. "Morgan State to host five, face Rutgers". STATS FCS Football. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. "Morgan State University Athletics Releases Bears Football Head Coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 18, 2017.
  5. "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.