2019 Morgan State Bears football team
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.
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2019 record | 3–9 (2–6 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Travis Manger (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Antonio James (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Hughes Stadium (Capacity: 10,001) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bears finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
On November 22, 2018 MSU Athletic Director Edward Scott announced that the search for a full-time head coach would begin, with interim head coach Ernest T. Jones being a candidate for the position. Ultimately, Tyrone Wheatley was announced as the new head coach on February 7, 2019.[1] Jones decided to move on from the MSU staff, finishing his interim head coaching tenure with a record of 4–7.
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.[2]
Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) |
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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.[3]
Offense 1st team Xavier Gravette – TE 2nd team Stefan Touani – OL 3rd team Josh Chase – RB Bruce Trigg – OL |
Defense 1st team Rico Kennedy – LB 2nd team Ian McBorrough – LB Donte Small – DB 3rd team Devan Hebron – DL Dominick Trigg – DB |
Specialists 3rd team Nicholas O'Shea – PK |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | ESPN3 | L 3–46 | 17,620 | |
September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison* | NBCS WA | L 12–63 | 19,777 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 21–52 | 28,018 | |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central | ESPN3 | L 17–27 | 7,609 | |
October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | ESPN3 | L 20–31 | 5,642 | |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware State |
| ESPN3 | W 34–3 | 8,762 |
October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | ESPN3 | L 10–24 | 12,121 | |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 20 Florida A&M |
| ESPN3 | L 12–24 | 2,786 |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | ESPN3 | L 0–48 | 20,178 | |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 North Carolina A&T |
| ESPN3 | W 22–16 | 2,467 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg |
| ESPN3 | W 59–26 | 2,450 |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | ESPN3 | L 15–20 | 989 | |
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Game summaries
at Bowling Green
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Falcons | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 46 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH
- Date: August 29, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 13 mph • Weather: Sunny/Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 17,620
- Referee: J. Valentine
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (Play-by-play) & John Gregory (color)
- ESPN – Darius Wade leads Bowling Green past Morgan State 46–3[5] /// Box Score, Morgan State at Bowling Green[6] /// Pregame Notes[7] /// Postgame Notes[8]
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at James Madison
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 63 |
at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA
- Date: September 14, 2019
- Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 10 mph • Weather: Mostly clear–cloudy
- Game attendance: 19,777
- Referee: Nate Black
- TV announcers (NBCS WA): Curt Dudley (Play-by-play) & Dorian Brooks (color)
- ESPN – DiNucci throws 4 TD passes in James Madison's 63–12 win[9] /// Box Score, Morgan State at James Madison[10] /// Pregame Notes[11] /// Postgame Notes[12]
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at Army
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Black Knights | 7 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
- Date: September 21, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 28,018
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Army beats Morgan State 52–21 heading into bye week[13] /// Box Score, Morgan State at Army[14] /// Pregame Notes[15] /// Postgame Notes[16]
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North Carolina Central
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD
- Date: September 28, 2019
- Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies
- Game attendance: 7,609
- Referee: Eric Greene
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Phil Shoener (Play-by-play) & Emory Hunt (analyst)
- ESPN – NC Central controls the line in 27–17 win over Morgan State[17] /// Box Score, North Carolina Central at Morgan State[18] /// Pregame Notes[19] /// Postgame Notes[20]
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at Bethune−Cookman
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Daytona Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL
- Date: October 5, 2019
- Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: ENE 15 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 5,642
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play) & Jay Walker (analyst)
- ESPN – Williams accounts for 4 TDs, Bethune–Cookman tops Morgan St.[21] /// Box Score, Morgan State at Bethune–Cookman[22] /// Pregame Notes[23] /// Postgame Notes[24]
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Delaware State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Bears | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD
- Date: October 12, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Overcast
- Game attendance: 8,762
- Referee: Eric Greene
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Phil Shoener (play-by-play) & Emory Hunt (analyst)
- ESPN – Morgan State picks up first win for coach Wheatley[25] /// Box Score, Delaware State at Morgan State[26] /// Pregame Notes[27] /// Postgame Notes[28]
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at South Carolina State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, SC
- Date: October 19, 2019
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Rain Showers
- Game attendance: 12,121
- Referee: Antroy Singleton
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Tyler Cupp (play-by-play) & Demetrius Davis (analyst)
- ESPN – Fields passes South Carolina State past Morgan State 24–10[29] /// Box Score, Morgan State at South Carolina State[30] /// Pregame Notes[31] /// Postgame Notes[32]
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Florida A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Rattlers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD
- Date: October 26, 2019
- Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 5 mph • Weather: Overcast
- Game attendance: 2,786
- Referee: Robert Frazer
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Phil Shoener (play-by-play) & Emory Hunt (analyst)
- ESPN – Florida A&M defeats Morgan State 24–12[33] /// Box Score, Florida A&M at Morgan State[34] /// Pregame Notes[35] /// Postgame Notes[36]
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at Norfolk State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spartans | 17 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
at William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, VA
- Date: November 2, 2019
- Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 20,178
- Referee: Robert Frazer
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Ross Gordon (play-by-play) & Woube Gebre (analyst)
- ESPN – Carter leads Norfolk State in 48–0 rout of Morgan State[37] /// Box Score, Morgan State at Norfolk State[38] /// Pregame Notes[39] /// Postgame Notes[40]
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North Carolina A&T
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Aggies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Bears | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD
- Date: November 9, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 2,467
- Referee: Antroy Singleton
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Phil Shoener (play-by-play) & Emory Hunt (analyst)
- ESPN – Morgan State upsets North Carolina A&T with late touchdown[41] /// Box Score, No. 14 North Carolina A&T at Morgan State[42] /// Pregame Notes[43] /// Postgame Notes[44]
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Virginia University of Lynchburg
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dragons | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
Bears | 14 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 59 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD
- Date: November 16, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 2,450
- Referee: Eric Greene
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Phil Shoener (play-by-play) & Emory Hunt (analyst)
- ESPN – Virginia–Lynchburg at Morgan State[45] /// Box Score, Virginia–Lynchburg at Morgan State[46] /// Pregame Notes[47] /// Postgame Notes[48]
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at Howard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, D.C.
- Date: November 23, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 989
- Referee: Eric Greene
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Charlie Neal (play-by-play) & Kevin Frazier (analyst)
- ESPN – Williams leads Howard to 2nd win, beating Morgan St. 20–15[49] /// Box Score, Morgan State at Howard[50] /// Pregame Notes[51] /// Postgame Notes[52]
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Coaching staff
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Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Administrative staff
Source:[53] Last updated July 24, 2019. |
References
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