2004 Morgan State Bears football team

2004 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Hampton +^   6 1     10 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State +   6 1     9 2  
Bethune–Cookman   4 3     6 4  
Delaware State   4 3     4 7  
Howard   3 4     6 5  
Morgan State   3 4     5 6  
North Carolina A&T   1 6     3 8  
Norfolk State   1 6     1 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Bowie State*W 41–359,571[1]
September 11Gardner–Webb*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 49–564,156[2]
September 18at San Jose State*L 28–4710,411[3]
September 25vs. No. 20 Hampton
L 37–4942,682[4]
October 2Bethune–Cookman
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 21–51[5]
October 9at North Carolina A&TW 28–2621,940[6]
October 16at HowardL 35–42 OT9,804[7]
October 23Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 34–3014,479[8]
November 6at Norfolk StateW 58–2816,488[9]
November 13at South Carolina StateL 35–38 OT5,079[10]
November 20at Texas Southern*W 37–21[11]

References

  1. ^ "Morgan State outlasts Bowie State, 41–35". The Baltimore Sun. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Morgan's comeeback falls short as Gardner–Webb wins, 56–49". The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "San Jose State offense erupts". Oakland Tribune. September 19, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Morgan comes up short, 49–37". The Baltimore Sun. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "B–CC gains 623 yards". The Miami Herald. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies fall to Morgan State". The News and Observer. October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Morgan's final rally falls short in overtime vs. Howard, 42–35". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Morgan's Littlejohn leaves mark in home finale". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Littlejohn steals show as Morgan rolls, 58–28". The News Journal. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs prevail in OT". The Greenville News. November 14, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Morgan's season ends with 37–21 win". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.