2020 Morgan State Bears football team

The 2020 Morgan State Bears football team will represent Morgan State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by second-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley. The Bears will play their home games at Hughes Stadium and are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

2020 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coachTyrone Wheatley (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJosh Firm (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (3rd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
(Capacity: 10,001)
2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bethune–Cookman   –      –  
Delaware State   –      –  
Florida A&M   –      –  
Howard*   –      –  
Morgan State   –      –  
Norfolk State   –      –  
North Carolina A&T   –      –  
North Carolina Central   –      –  
South Carolina State   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-Eastern Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 16, 2020, the MEAC announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league has not ruled out the possibility of playing in the spring.[1] The schedule below is as it appeared at the time of the cancellation.

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team

The Bears finished the 2019 season 3–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Morgan State had a game scheduled against Northwestern on November 14, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State*
September 12 at Towson*
September 26 at North Carolina Central
October 3 Bethune–Cookman
October 10 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State
October 17 South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
October 24 4:00 p.m. at Florida A&M
October 31 Norfolk State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
November 7 1:00 p.m. at North Carolina A&T
November 21 Howard
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD

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References
  1. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. "2020 Morgan State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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