1949 Morgan State Bears football team

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]

1949 Morgan State Bears football
Black college national champion CIAA champion
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–0 (7–0 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward P. Hurt (20th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Morgan State $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 2 West Virginia State	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 North Carolina A&T	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Shaw	7	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 25 St. Augustine's	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 21 Virginia State	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Howard	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 24 North Carolina College	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Hampton	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Winston-Salem State	1	–	2	–	3			3	–	3	–	3
Delaware State	3	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Bluefield State	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Virginia Union	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Delaware State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 32–0		[4]
October 8	North Carolina College	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 20–7		[5]
October 15	at Howard	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 39–0		[6]
October 22	at Lincoln (PA)	Lincoln, PA	W 35–0		[7]
October 29	North Carolina A&T	Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 27–6		[8]
November 5	vs. Wilberforce State*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 14–13		[9]
November 12	at Hampton	Hampton, VA	W 26–0	6,000	[10]
November 24	Virginia State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 34–7	> 12,500	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Morgan State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
3. "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Morgan State Wins By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1949. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Morgan State Wins, 20 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Howard Trounced by Morgan, 0-39". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Morgan Beats Lincoln, 35-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1949. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Morgan State Wins, 27 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1949. p. Sports 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Morgan 'Tripletts' Wilberforce, 14-13". New York Daily News. November 6, 1949. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pirates Take 'Homecoming' Setback, 26-0". Daily Press. November 13, 1949. pp. 2C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Morgan State Tops Virginia State". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1949. pp. 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.