1976 Morgan State Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Lattimore, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 MEAC)
Headcoach
- Henry Lattimore (1st season)
DefensivecoordinatorThomas Morris (4th season)
| 1976 Morgan State Bears football | |
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MEAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–1 MEAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Thomas Morris (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 South Carolina State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The game played in September in Tokyo against Morgan State was the first regular-season NCAA game played in Japan.[a]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Virginia State* |
| W 28–23 | 8,500 | [5] |
| September 23 | vs. Grambling State* |
| L 16–42 | 50,000 | [6] |
| October 2 | North Carolina Central | W 12–10 | 4,500 | [7] | |
| October 17 | South Carolina State |
| L 0–17 | 6,500 | [8] |
| October 23 | Delaware State |
| W 36–13 | 10,500 | [9] |
| October 30 | at North Carolina A&T | W 45–16 | 21,500–25,000 | [10][11] | |
| November 6 | Virginia Union* |
| L 13–20 | 4,000 | [12] |
| November 13 | at East Stroudsburg* | East Stroudsburg, PA | L 0–23 | 6,500 | [13] |
| November 20 | at Howard | W 34–15 | 2,812–3,500 | [14][15] | |
| November 27 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| W 56–10 | 2,000 | [16] |
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