2021 Morgan State Bears football team
American college football season
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The 2021 Morgan State Bears Football Team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley, played their home games at Hughes Stadium.
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MEAC)
Headcoach
- Tyrone Wheatley (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorJosh Firm (1st season)
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–4 MEAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Josh Firm (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Antonio James (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State $ | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Towson* | L 0–31 | 8,035 | ||||
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | ESPN+ | L 20–69 | 2,100 | |||
| September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart* | L 7–21 | 4,626 | ||||
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* |
| L 14–27 | 2,017 | |||
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Howard | ESPNU | L 0–27 | 8,632 | |||
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina State | ESPN3 | L 14–37 | 11,000 | |||
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central |
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 2,213 | ||
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | ESPN+ | L 20–31 | 6,112 | |||
| November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Delaware State |
| ESPN2 | W 20–14 | 1,749 | ||
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Albany* | L 14–41 | 2,077 | ||||
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgetown* |
| ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 576 | ||
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^a Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Birmingham, Alabama on September 2, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite the neutral site.[2]
