2018 Morgan State Bears football team explained

The 2018 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year interim head coach Ernest T. Jones.[1] The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).[2] They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bears were picked to finish in ninth place.[3]

1 North Carolina A&T
2 Howard
3 North Carolina Central
4 Bethune–Cookman
5 Florida A&M
6 Norfolk State
7 South Carolina State
8 Savannah State
9 Morgan State
10 Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Bears had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[4]

Offense

3rd team

Manasseh Bailey – WR

Matthew Thompson – C

Joshua Miles – OLDefense

1st team

Malachi Washington – DL

Rico Kennedy – LB

3rd team

Ian McBorrough – LB

Carl Garnes – DB

Schedule

Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs North Carolina A&T will be considered a non conference game and will not effect the MEAC standings.

Game summaries

Towson

See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team.

At Akron

See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team.

At Albany

See also: 2018 Albany Great Danes football team.

At North Carolina A&T

South Carolina State

See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.

At Savannah State

See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team.

Howard

See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team.

At Florida A&M

Bethune–Cookman

See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team.

Delaware State

See also: 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team.

At Norfolk State

See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

7 248 OT Arizona Cardinals

Notes and References

  1. News: Morgan State fires football coach Fred Farrier, names defensive coordinator as interim replacement. December 18, 2017. The Baltimore Sun. December 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219191029/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-morgan-state-football-fred-farrier-20171218-story.html. December 19, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2018 MSU Football Schedule Announced. Morgan State Athletics. March 13, 2018. May 19, 2018.
  3. Web site: North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  4. Web site: NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018 Morgan State Bears Football Roster. Morgan State Athletics. July 13, 2018.