2008 Morgan State Bears football team

American college football season

2008 Morgan State Bears football

Conference| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record| 6–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach|

* Donald Hill-Eley (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Chennis Berry (3rd season)
Home stadium| Hughes Stadium

Seasons

<- 2007

2009 ->

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 6| 6:00 p.m.| at Towson*|

* Johnny Unitas Stadium
* Towson, MD

| | L 16–21| 4,705
September 13| 4:00 p.m.| North Carolina Central*|

* Hughes Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| | W 49–7| 5,632
September 20| 6:00 p.m.| 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 0–38| 42,411
October 4| 4:00 p.m.| Bethune-Cookman|

* Hughes Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| | L 27–31| 4,389
October 11| 1:30 p.m.| 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, DC

| | 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 9–35| 5,812
November 15| 4:00 p.m.| No. 15 South Carolina State|

* Hughes Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| | L 0–32| 512
November 22| 1:00 p.m.| Hampton|

* Hughes Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| | L 13–17| 2,145

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### Towson

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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

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North Carolina Central  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Morgan State | 7  | 28  | 7  | 7 | 49

### Winston-Salem State

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Morgan State | 7  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 21
Winston-Salem  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

### Rutgers

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Morgan State  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6 | 9
Norfolk State | 7  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 35

### South Carolina State

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South Carolina State | 6  | 12  | 7  | 7 | 32
Morgan State  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

### Hampton

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Hampton | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17
Morgan State  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 3 | 13

## References

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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. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2008.

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