1967 Morgan State Bears football team

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1967 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1967 record8–0 (8–0 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Morgan State $ 8 0 0 8 0 0
Maryland State 5 1 0 5 2 0
Johnson C. Smith 5 0 1 6 2 1
Virginia Union 5 3 0 5 3 0
North Carolina A&T 3 3 1 3 5 1
Elizabeth City State 6 2 0 7 2 0
Virginia State 4 3 1 4 3 1
Norfolk State 3 4 0 4 4 0
Delaware State 2 3 1 2 6 1
Hampton 3 4 0 3 5 0
Winston-Salem State 3 4 0 3 5 0
Howard 2 3 0 2 6 0
Livingstone 2 4 0 2 6 0
North Carolina College 1 5 1 1 7 1
Fayetteville State 1 4 1 2 5 1
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 5 1 2 5 1
Shaw 1 7 1 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Earl Banks, the Bears compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the CIAA championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 285 to 78.[1]

The Bears were recognized by the New Pittsburgh Courier as the 1967 black college national co-champion. They were also ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press 1967 College Division rankings.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at North Carolina CollegeDurham, NCW 23–0
October 7Maryland StateW 36–26
October 14at Virginia UnionRichmond, VAW 47–16
October 21at Delaware StateDover, DEW 27–0
October 28North Carolina A&T
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 27–20
November 4at HamptonHampton, VAW 28–13
November 11Norfolk State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 63–0
November 18Virginia StateNo. 10
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 34–3
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Morgan State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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