1949 Morgan State Bears football team

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The 1949 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1949 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled an 8–0 record, won the CIAA championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 226 to 33.[2] The Bears were recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier, using the Dickinson Rating System, as the 1949 black college national champion.[3]

Record8–0 (7–0 CIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHughes Stadium
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1949 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0 (7–0 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
 1948
1950 
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1949 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Morgan State $700800
No. 2 West Virginia State501801
No. 6 North Carolina A&T510720
No. 6 Shaw720720
No. 25 St. Augustine's520620
No. 21 Virginia State421421
No. 22 Howard630630
No. 24 North Carolina College340540
No. 13 Hampton340540
Winston-Salem State123333
Delaware State351351
Johnson C. Smith231241
Lincoln (PA)240350
Bluefield State151251
Virginia Union070080
Saint Paul's (VA)080080
  • $ Conference champion
  • Conference tandings were based on the Dickinson System.
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Delaware StateW 32–0[4]
October 8North Carolina College
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 20–7[5]
October 15at HowardW 39–0[6]
October 22at Lincoln (PA)Lincoln, PAW 35–0[7]
October 29North Carolina A&T
  • Morgan Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 27–6[8]
November 5vs. Wilberforce State*W 14–13[9]
November 12at HamptonHampton, VAW 26–06,000[10]
November 24Virginia State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 34–7> 12,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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