2008 Morgan State Bears football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year = 2008
Team = Morgan State Bears


ImageSize = 125
Conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
ShortConference = MEAC
Record = 3-3
ConfRecord = 2-1
HeadCoach = Donald Hill-Eley
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StadiumArena = Hughes Stadium
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BowlTourneyResult =The 2008 Morgan State Bears football team will compete in American football on behalf of the Morgan State University in 2008. The Bears compete in the NCAA Division I-AA, currently a member of the MEAC. This will be the 7th season under the guidance of head coach Donald Hill-Eley.citeweb|url=http://www.morganstatebears.com/roster.asp?playerid=786&sport=29|title=Morgan State Athletics|accessdate=2008-09-24]

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 6
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w/l = l
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nonconf = yes
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opponent = Towson University
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site_stadium = Johnny Unitas Stadium
site_cityst = Towson, Maryland
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score = 21-16
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attend = 4,705CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 13
time =
w/l = w
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nonconf = yes
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opponent = North Carolina Central University
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site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
site_cityst = Baltimore, Maryland
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score = 49-7
overtime =
attend = 5,632CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 20
time =
w/l = w
away = yes
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opponent = Winston-Salem State University
opprank =
site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
gamename =
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score = 21-7
overtime =
attend = 3,066CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 27
time = 3:30 p.m.
w/l = l
neutral =
nonconf = yes
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opponent = Rutgers University
opprank =
site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium
site_cityst = New Brunswick
gamename =
tv = ESPN360
score = 38-0
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 4
time = 4:00 p.m.
w/l = l
away =
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homecoming =
rank =
opponent = Bethune-Cookman University
opprank =
site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
site_cityst = Baltimore, Maryland
gamename =
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score = 31-27
overtime =
attend = 4,389CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 11
time = 1:30 p.m.
w/l = w
away = yes
nonconf =
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rank =
opponent = North Carolina A&T University
opprank =
site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
gamename =
tv =
score = 41-3
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 18
time = 1:00 p.m.
w/l =
away = yes
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rank =
opponent = Howard University
opprank =
site_stadium = William H. Greene Stadium
site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 1
time = 3:00 p.m.
nonconf = yes
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rank =
opponent = Florida A&M University
opprank =
site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
site_cityst = Baltimore, Maryland
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 8
time = 5:00 p.m.
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nonconf = yes
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rank =
opponent = Norfolk State University
opprank =
site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
site_cityst = Baltimore, Maryland
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score =
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 15
time = 4:00 p.m.
w/l =
away = yes
nonconf = yes
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opponent = South Carolina State University
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site_stadium = Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
site_cityst = Orangeburg, South Carolina
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 22
time = 1 p.m.
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nonconf = yes
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rank =
opponent = Hampton University
opprank =
site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
site_cityst = Hampton, Virginia
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Game Notes

Towson University

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Road=Morgan State
R1=2
R2=14
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Towson
H1=7
H2=0
H3=14
H4=0The Towson University 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). [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500119|title=Towson 21, Morgan St. 16|date=200809-06|accessdate=2008-09-24|publisher=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com]

North Carolina Central

Linescore Amfootball
Road=North Carolina Central
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Morgan State
H1=7
H2=28
H3=7
H4=7

Winston-Salem State University

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Morgan State
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Winston-Salem
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7

Rutgers University

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Road=Morgan State
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Rutgers
H1=21
H2=17
H3=0
H4=0

Bethune-Cookman University

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Road=Morgan State
R1=0
R2=13
R3=14
R4=0
Home=Bethune-Cookman
H1=14
H2=3
H3=14
H4=0Morgan 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

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Road=Morgan State
R1=10
R2=0
R3=24
R4=7
Home=North Carolina A&T
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0

Howard University

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Delaware State University

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Florida A&M University

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Norfolk State University

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outh Carolina State University

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Hampton University

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