2021 Morgan State Bears football team

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2021 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Firm (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (3rd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
(capacity: 10,001)
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
South Carolina State $   5 0     7 5  
North Carolina Central   4 1     6 5  
Delaware State   2 3     5 6  
Norfolk State   2 3     6 5  
Howard   1 4     3 8  
Morgan State   1 4     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2021 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley, played their home games at Hughes Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 4:00 p.m. Towson* L 0–31 8,035
September 11 6:00 p.m. at Tulane* ESPN+ L 20–69 2,100
September 18 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart* L 7–21 4,626
October 2 12:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 14–27 2,017
October 8 8:00 p.m. at Howard ESPNU L 0–27 8,632
October 16 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina State ESPN3 L 14–37 11,000
October 23 1:00 p.m. North Carolina Central
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN+ L 17–28 2,213
October 30 2:00 p.m. at Norfolk State ESPN+ L 20–31 6,112
November 4 7:30 p.m. Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN2 W 20–14 1,749
November 13 1:00 p.m. at Albany* L 14–41 2,077
November 20 12:00 p.m. Georgetown*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
ESPN+ W 28–21 576

[1]

^a Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Birmingham, Alabama on September 2, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite the neutral site.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 Morgan State Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tulane moves second home game vs. Morgan St. to Birmingham". usatoday.com. September 2, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2022.