2008 Morgan State Bears football team

2008 Morgan State Bears football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2008 record 6-6 (4-4 MEAC)
Head coach Donald Hill-Eley
Home stadium Hughes Stadium
Seasons
« 2007 2009 »

The 2008 Morgan State Bears football team played American football on behalf of the Morgan State University. The Bears were members of the NCAA Division I-AA as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the 7th season under the guidance of head coach Donald Hill-Eley.[1] The team finished the season at 6-6 (4-4 in the MEAC), losing its final three games of the season.

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Conference standings

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
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 Hornets   5 – 3         5 – 6  
Morgan State   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Norfolk State   3 – 5         5 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Winston-Salem State*   0 – 0         3 – 8  
Howard Bison   0 – 8         1 – 10  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Not eligible for conference championship
    Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at Towson* Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD L 21-16   4,705
September 13 North Carolina Central* Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 49-7   5,632
September 20 at Winston-Salem State Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 21-7   3,066
September 27 3:30 p.m. Rutgers* Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ ESPN360 L 38-0   42,411
October 4 4:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 31-27   4,389
October 11 1:30 p.m. at North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 41-3   21,500
October 18 1:00 p.m. at Howard William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. W 31-30 2OT  6,853
October 25 1:00 p.m. Delaware State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 20-3   6,312
November 1 3:00 p.m. at Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13-10   16,205
November 8 5:00 p.m. Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA L 35-9   5,812
November 15 4:00 p.m. South Carolina State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 32-0   512
November 22 1:00 p.m. Hampton Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD L 17-13   2,145
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Game notes

Towson University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 2 14 0 0 16
Towson 7 0 14 0 21

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

1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina Central 0 0 0 7 7
Morgan State 7 28 7 7 49


Winston-Salem State University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 7 7 0 7 21
Winston-Salem 0 0 0 7 7


Rutgers University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers 21 17 0 0 38

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

Bethune-Cookman University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 0 13 14 0 27
Bethune-Cookman 14 3 14 0 31

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 University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 10 0 24 7 41
North Carolina A&T 0 3 0 0 3

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 University

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
Morgan State 7 3 0 7 7 7 31
Howard 0 0 14 3 7 6 30

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 University

1 2 3 4 Total
Delaware State 3 0 0 0 3
Morgan State 7 3 0 10 20

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 University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 3 7 0 3 13
Florida A&M 0 7 3 0 10

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 University

1 2 3 4 Total
Morgan State 0 0 3 6 9
Norfolk State 7 7 7 14 35


South Carolina State University

1 2 3 4 Total
South Carolina State 6 12 7 7 32
Morgan State 0 0 0 0 0


Hampton University

1 2 3 4 Total
Hampton 0 10 0 7 17
Morgan State 3 7 0 3 13


External links

References

  1. ^ "Morgan State Athletics". http://www.morganstatebears.com/roster.asp?playerid=786&sport=29. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
  2. ^ "Towson 21, Morgan St. 16". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2008-09-06. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500119. Retrieved 2008-09-24.