2005 Morgan State Bears football team

2005 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Hampton $^   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 20 South Carolina State   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Delaware State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Florida A&M   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Bethune–Cookman   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Howard   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Morgan State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished tied for eighth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Towson*
L 26–296,527[1]
September 10Bowie State*
L 21–359,547[2]
September 17vs. Savannah State*
W 55–2640,502[3]
September 24vs. No. 11 Hampton
L 14–4442,738[4]
October 1at Bethune–Cookman
L 26–4410,580[5]
October 8vs. North Carolina A&T
L 33–40 OT11,500[6]
October 15Howard
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
W 7–014,005[7]
October 22at Delaware State
L 14–412,841[8]
October 29Florida A&M
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 16–273,429[9]
November 5Norfolk State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 21–243,672[10]
November 10at No. 17 South Carolina State
L 15–6510,993[11]

References

  1. ^ "Towson overcomes turnovers, Morgan State, 29–26". The Baltimore Sun. September 2, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Division II Bowie Atate surprises Morgan, 35–21". The Baltimore Sun. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Big second half makes Jackson hero of Classic". The Plain Dealer. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hampton runs by Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Russell powers B–CC in victory". The Miami Herald. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Down 25–0, Morgan forces OT, but falls". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense steps up to halt Morgan skid". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "DSU explodes past Morgan St". The News Journal. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chester, FAMU top Morgan State 27–16". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Special teams' woes still hurting Bears". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs make plenty of points". The State. November 11, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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