2008 Morgan State Bears football team

2008 Morgan State Bears football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2008 record	6–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Donald Hill-Eley (7th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium (capacity: 10,001)
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2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 South Carolina State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Florida A&M		5	–	3					9	–	3
Bethune-Cookman		5	–	3					8	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Morgan State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Norfolk State		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Carolina A&T		1	–	7					3	–	9
Howard		0	–	8					1	–	10
Winston-Salem State *		0	–	0					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Not eligible for conference championship Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Morgan State Bears football team represented of the Morgan State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was the seventh season under the guidance of head coach Donald Hill-Eley.^[1] The team finished the season at 6–6 overall and 4–4 in the MEAC, losing its final three games of the season.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 16–21	4,705
September 13	4:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 49–7	5,632
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Winston-Salem State	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 21–7	3,066
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	ESPN360	L 0–38	42,411
October 4	4:00 p.m.	Bethune-Cookman	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 27–31	4,389
October 11	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		W 41–3	21,500
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC		W 31–30 2OT	6,853
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Delaware State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 20–3	6,312
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 13–10	16,205
November 8	5:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		L 9–35	5,812
November 15	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 South Carolina State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 0–32	512
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		L 13–17	2,145
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[]

Towson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	2	14	0	0	16
Towson	7	0	14	0	21

The Towson Tigers rallied to beat Morgan State 21-16. Devan James ran for a career-high 178 yards on 33 carries.

Towson improved to 16-5 all-time against Morgan State as quarterback Sean Schaefer threw three touchdowns and became Towson's all-time passing yardage record holder surpassing the 8,900 career passing yards set by Dan Crowley (1991–94).^[2]

North Carolina Central[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	0	0	7	7
Morgan State	7	28	7	7	49

Winston-Salem State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	7	7	0	7	21
Winston-Salem	0	0	0	7	7

Rutgers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	0	0	0	0	0
Rutgers	21	17	0	0	38

Morgan State only managed 109 yards and saw its two-game winning streak snapped in a 38-0 loss to Rutgers.

Bethune–Cookman[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	0	13	14	0	27
Bethune–Cookman	14	3	14	0	31

Morgan State had 312 yards of total offense, but Bethune-Cookman scored twice off turnovers and beat the Bears 31-27. Devan James ran for 113 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the second quarter.

The Bears got as close as four points after QB Carlton Jackson threw a 27-yard touchdown to Edwin Baptiste, but James Meade's extra point attempt was blocked by the Wildcats. Jackson recovered a fumble in the end zone in the second quarter for a touchdown.

Bethune-Cookman had 213 total offensive yards, but only two first downs in the second half.

The Bears fall to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the MEAC. The Wildcats improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the MEAC.

North Carolina A&T[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	10	0	24	7	41
North Carolina A&T	0	3	0	0	3

The Bears () led 10-3 at halftime, but scored 24-points in the third-quarter to pull away from North Carolina A&T University in a 41-3 victory. Devan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton rushed for 97 yards as the Bears improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies fell to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference.

Howard[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Morgan State	7	3	0	7	7	7	31
Howard	0	0	14	3	7	6	30

Keith Lee scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime as Morgan State beat Howard University, 31-30. Devan James rushed for two touchdowns and 219 yards (36 carries) Lee finished with 29 yards (8 carries) as the Bears improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Delaware State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware State	3	0	0	0	3
Morgan State	7	3	0	10	20

Devan James scored two touchdowns and ran for a total of 103 yards in a 20-3 victory over Delaware State University. The Bears forced the Hornets into four turnovers.

Florida A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	3	7	0	3	13
Florida A&M	0	7	3	0	10

Morgan State capped an 11-play, 41-yard drive with a 39-yard field goal with 16 seconds left for a 13-10 win over Florida A&M. It was the Bears fourth consecutive victory.

Morgan State improved to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

Norfolk State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Morgan State	0	0	3	6	9
Norfolk State	7	7	7	14	35

South Carolina State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina State	6	12	7	7	32
Morgan State	0	0	0	0	0

Hampton[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hampton	0	10	0	7	17
Morgan State	3	7	0	3	13

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