1986 Morgan State Bears football team

1986 Morgan State Bears football
1986 Morgan State Bears football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	1–9 (0–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Jesse Thomas (2nd season);
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jesse Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.

1986 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 20 North Carolina A&T $^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Howard	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Virginia Union*	Hovey Field Richmond, VA	L 10–26	5,700	^[1]
September 13	at Bethune–Cookman	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 9–52	2,150	^[2]
September 20	No. 10 Delaware State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 12–40		^[3]
September 27	North Carolina A&T	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 23–40	4,500	^[4]
October 4	Norfolk State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 21–23	9,000	^[5]
October 11	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 0–35	14,185	^[6]
October 18	Towson State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 0–21	1,100	^[7]
October 25	No. 7 Tennessee State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 10–52	2,800	^[8]
November 1	at District of Columbia*	Cardozo High School Stadium Washington, DC	W 21–16	1,500	^[9]
November 15	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	L 6–60	8,114	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Two quick 3rd-quarter TDs vault Va. Union over Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. September 7, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B–CC takes Morgan St. with ease". The Orlando Sentinel. September 14, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hornets tackle pesky business". Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morgan State falls to North Carolina A&T, 40–23". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Norfolk rallies to top Morgan, 23–21". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miller leads S.C. State past Morgan State". The Index-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morgan impressive, but Towson wins". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU reveals offense, whips Morgan State". The Tennessean. October 26, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morgan's loss streak ends at 29". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "5 TD passes by Debose help Howard roll to 60–6 victory over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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