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2008 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
(Capacity: 10,001)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

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*
ESPN360L 0–3842,411
October 44:00 p.m.Bethune-Cookman
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, Maryland
L 27–314,389
October 111:30 p.m.at 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, Maryland
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.South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, Maryland
L 0–32512
November 221:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, Maryland
L 13–172,145

Game summaries

Towson

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

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

Rutgers

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

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

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

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Morgan State 7 3 0 777 31
Howard 0 0 14 376 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

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

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

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

South Carolina State

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

Hampton

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

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. 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
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