1972 Morgan State Bears football team
| 1972 Morgan State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–2 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium Baltimore Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 North Carolina Central $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Earl Banks, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | vs. Grambling* |
| L 0–6 | 63,517–64,409 | [1][2] |
| September 15 | vs. Tennessee State* |
| L 0–14 | 10,093 | [3] |
| September 30 | North Carolina Central | L 7–29 | 5,117–7,000 | [4][5] | |
| October 7 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 16–13 | 2,000 | [6] |
| October 14 | South Carolina State |
| W 24–21 | 3,000–3,011 | [7][8] |
| October 21 | Delaware State |
| W 42–7 | 4,000 | [9] |
| October 28 | at North Carolina A&T | L 13–16 | 17,000–18,752 | [10][11] | |
| November 4 | Howard |
| W 35–13 | 15,102–15,300 | [12][13] |
| November 11 | at Virginia State* |
| W 14–13 | 4,101 | [14] |
| November 18 | at Rutgers* | L 14–37 | 7,500 | [15] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Non-rambling Grambling boots FGs to foil Morgan St., 6–0". New York Daily News. September 10, 1972. p. 143. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Hudspeth, Ron (September 16, 1972). "The Black Colleges: Soul and the pro scout". The Atlanta Journal. p. 8A. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stone passes Central to win". The News and Observer. October 1, 1971. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina Central)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Morgan mastery again prevails as UMES loses". The Sunday Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan State beats SCSC, 24–21". The Times and Democrat. October 15, 1971. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Carolina State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Tim (October 22, 1972). "Morgan State routs Delaware State, 42–7". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies defeat Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1972. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "3 QB's lead Bears to victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 5, 1972. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "VSC edged". The Lynchburg News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers breezes over Morgan State". Press of Atlantic City. November 19, 1972. Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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