2017 Morgan State Bears football team
The 2017 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Frederick Farrier, who was promoted to full-time head coach after being the interim head coach in 2016.[1] The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).[2][3] They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2017 record | 1–10 (1–7 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Fred Farrier |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Fanoga (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 10,001) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 North Carolina A&T $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State * | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State * | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 18, 2017 Fred Farrier was dismissed and released from his contract. His record at Morgan State was 4–18.[4][5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson* |
| SPORTSfever TV ESPN3 | L 0–10 | 6,563 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany* | L 0–26 | 3,789 | ||
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rutgers* | BTN | L 0–65 | 39,892 | |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 North Carolina A&T |
| L 17–49 | 7,437 | |
| October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | ESPNU | L 14–35 | 9,038 | |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Savannah State |
| SPORTSfever TV ESPN3 | W 48–28 | 11,865 |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | SPORTSfever TV ESPN3 | L 14–39 | 2,700 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Florida A&M |
| SPORTSfever TV ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 2,589 |
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | L 28–41 | 5,261 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | L 30–33 | 1,334 | ||
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Norfolk State |
| L 32–45 | 1,276 | |
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- Source: Schedule
References
- "MSU promotes Fred T. Farrier to full-time head coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- "2017 MSU Football Schedule Announced". Morgan State Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- "Morgan State to host five, face Rutgers". STATS FCS Football. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- "Morgan State University Athletics Releases Bears Football Head Coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 18, 2017.
- "Morgan State fires football coach Fred Farrier, names defensive coordinator as interim replacement". The Baltimore Sun. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- "Battle For Greater Baltimore Set For Sept. 2". July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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