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The 1978 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Clarence Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.

Record4–6–1 (2–3–1 MEAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHughes Stadium
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1978 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–3–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 South Carolina State $5–0–18–2–1
North Carolina A&T4–2–06–6–0
Delaware State3–3–03–7–0
Morgan State2–3–14–6–1
Howard2–4–04–6–0
Maryland Eastern Shore2–4–03–8–0
North Carolina Central2–4–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Morgan State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and North Carolina Central were classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.[1][2][3]
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Maryland Eastern ShoreW 13–103,000–6,000[4][5]
September 9at Virginia State*
W 20–62,678[6]
September 23vs. Grambling State*L 0–2139,118[7]
September 30North Carolina CentralL 0–144,560–10,000[8][9]
October 7at UMass*L 6–386,700[10]
October 14No. 1 South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 7–73,500[11]
October 21Delaware State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 6–1316,423[12]
October 28at North Carolina A&TL 0–2519,300[13]
November 4Virginia Union*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 10–62,100[14]
November 11at No. 2 Jackson State*L 6–215,000–11,000[15]
November 18HowardW 10–92,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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