2019 Morgan State Bears football team

2019 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTravis Manger (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
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2021 →
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Florida A&M *   7 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
South Carolina State +   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Norfolk State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Carolina Central   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Howard   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Morgan State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Delaware State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley. The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium and were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, released at the conference's media day on July 26, the Bears were picked to finish in eight place and received one first place vote.[1]

Predicted finish Team (1st place votes)
1 North Carolina A&T (12)
2 Bethune–Cookman (1)
3 Florida A&M (2)
4 Howard
5 North Carolina Central (1)
6 South Carolina State
7 Norfolk State (1)
8 Morgan State (1)
9 Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Team

The Bears had ten players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at Bowling Green*
ESPN3L 3–46 17,620
September 143:00 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison*
NBCS WAL 12–63 19,777
September 2112:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 21–52 28,018
September 286:00 p.m.North Carolina Central
ESPN3L 17–27 7,609
October 54:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
ESPN3L 20–31 5,642
October 121:00 p.m.Delaware Statedagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN3W 34–3 8,762
October 191:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
ESPN3L 10–24 12,121
October 263:00 p.m.No. 20 Florida A&M
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN3L 12–24 2,786
November 22:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPN3L 0–48 20,178
November 91:00 p.m.No. 14 North Carolina A&T
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN3W 22–16 2,467
November 161:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN3W 59–26 2,450
November 231:00 p.m.at Howard
ESPN3L 15–20 989
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Source:[3]

Game summaries

At Bowling Green

See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Morgan State Bears at Bowling Green Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 3 003
Falcons 13 17 7946

at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH

Game information

At James Madison

See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team
Morgan State Bears at No. 2 James Madison Dukes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 3 0912
No. 2 Dukes 7 21 03563

at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA

Game information

At Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team
Morgan State Bears at Army Black Knights
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 14 0 7021
Black Knights 7 17 72152

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information

North Carolina Central

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
North Carolina Central Eagles at Morgan State Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 13 7727
Bears 0 3 7717

at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Game information

At Bethune−Cookman

Morgan State Bears at Bethune−Cookman Wildcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 6 01420
Wildcats 3 7 14731

at Daytona Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL

Game information

Delaware State

See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team
Delaware State Hornets at Morgan State Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 0 0 303
Bears 7 14 31034

at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Game information

At South Carolina State

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Morgan State Bears at South Carolina State Bulldogs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 0 0710
Bulldogs 0 10 7724

at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, SC

Game information

Florida A&M

See also: 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
No. 20 Florida A&M Rattlers at Morgan State Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Rattlers 7 17 0024
Bears 7 3 0212

at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Game information

At Norfolk State

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Morgan State Bears at Norfolk State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Spartans 17 14 71048

at William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, VA

Game information

North Carolina A&T

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
No. 14 North Carolina A&T Aggies at Morgan State Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Aggies 3 7 3316
Bears 0 16 0622

at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Game information

Virginia University of Lynchburg

See also: Virginia University of Lynchburg
Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons at Morgan State Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dragons 12 0 01426
Bears 14 22 101359

at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Game information

At Howard

See also: 2019 Howard Bison football team
Morgan State Bears at Howard Bison
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 8 0 0715
Bison 0 7 7620

at William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game information

Coaching staff

2019 Morgan State Bears coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Travis Manger
  • Tight ends/recruiting coordinator – Josh Firm
  • Wide receivers/pass game coordinator – Derrick Alexander
  • Running backs/Asst. Special Teams coordinator – Jerome Smith
  • Offensive line/run game coordinator – Isaac Williams

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator/co-special teams coordinator/outside linebackers – Antonio James
  • Inside linebackers – Open
  • Defensive backs – Derrell Poland
  • Safeties – Jordan Pulou
  • Defensive line – William Carr

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Anthony Binker

Administrative staff

  • Head Strength and Conditioning Coach – Thomas DiStasio
  • Assistant strength and conditioning Coach – Tommy King
  • Asst. Athletic Director for Football Administration – Andrew Magee
  • Video coordinator – Ethan Stokes

Source:[52] Last updated July 24, 2019.

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