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
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Tyrone Wheatley (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Firm (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Antonio James (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hughes 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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
September 12		at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD (The Battle for Greater Baltimore)
September 26		at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC
October 3		Bethune–Cookman	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD
October 10	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
October 17		South Carolina State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD
October 24	4:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL
October 31		Norfolk State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC
November 21		Howard	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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.