1972 Morgan State Bears football team

The 1972 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Earl Banks, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

1972 Morgan State Bears football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Earl Banks (13th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium Baltimore Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 North Carolina Central $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	vs. Grambling*	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Whitney Young Memorial Classic)	L 0–6	63,517–64,409	[1][2]
September 15	vs. Tennessee State*	Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Gridiron Festival)	L 0–14	10,093	[3]
September 30	North Carolina Central	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 7–29	5,117–7,000	[4][5]
October 7	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	W 16–13	2,000	[6]
October 14	South Carolina State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 24–21	3,000–3,011	[7][8]
October 21	Delaware State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 42–7	4,000	[9]
October 28	at North Carolina A&T	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 13–16	17,000–18,752	[10][11]
November 4	Howard	Baltimore Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 35–13	15,102–15,300	[12][13]
November 11	at Virginia State*	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	W 14–13	4,101	[14]
November 18	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 14–37	7,500	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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