2002 Morgan State Bears football team

2002 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman $^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Hampton   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Morgan State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Howard   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Delaware State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Gardner–Webb*
L 24–282,567[1]
September 5at Towson*
L 28–498,517[2]
September 14vs. No. 19 Florida A&M
L 16–3423,619[3]
September 21Monmouth*
W 35–206,013[4]
October 5No. 19 Bethune–Cookman
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 27–49[5]
October 12at North Carolina A&T
W 30–1330,305[6]
October 19at Howard
W 38–2013,500[7]
October 26Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 35–28 OT14,236[8]
November 2Morris Brown*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 42–41 2OT1,031[9]
November 9at Norfolk State
L 14–17[10]
November 16at South Carolina State
W 23–12[11]
November 23Hampton
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 52–424,362[12]

References

  1. ^ "Morgan falls to Gardner–Webb". The Baltimore Sun. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Baker, Kent (September 6, 2002). "Crowd-pleasing Towson tops Morgan, 49–28". The Baltimore Sun. p. 8C. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Printers, Rattlers bite Bears". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Morgan State tops Monmouth, finally hits win column, 35–20". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bethune–Cookman outlasts Morgan State, 41–27". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 2002. p. D5. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Homecoming humbling; Morgan State runs over Aggies". News & Record. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stallings' high-five lifts Morgan, 38–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hornets find offense in overtime loss". The News Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morgan triumphs in OT for second straight week". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tekola's kick lifts Norfolk over Morgan State". The News-Virginian. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No joy in Orangeburg: Morgan State prevails". The State. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "HU drops season finale". Daily Press. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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