# 2024 Morgan State Bears football team

The 2024 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Damon Wilson, and played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hampton* | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | FloSports | W 30–28 | 7,714 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson* | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD (Battle for Greater Baltimore) | FloSports | L 9–14 | 8,394 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ohio* | Frank Solich Field at Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN+ | L 6–21 | 20,438 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN+ | W 56–7 | 6,875 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | L 3–22 | 4,818 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Lincoln (PA)* | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN+ | W 41–0 | 7,632 |
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN+ | L 24–32 | 3,584 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 20 North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN+ | L 7–16 | 13,910 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN+ | W 38–37 $^{OT}$ | 2,489 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | W 36–28 | 3,107 |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | ESPN+ | L 7–54 | 1,265 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 973 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Hampton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Pirates | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VA
* Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 7,714
* TV: FloSports
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |
| Hampton | Passing |
| Hampton | Rushing |
| Hampton | Receiving |

### at Towson (The Battle for Greater Baltimore)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* TV: FloSports
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |
| Towson | Passing |
| Towson | Rushing |
| Towson | Receiving |

### at Ohio (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobcats (FBS) | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature:87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,438
* Referee: William Williams
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
| Statistics | MORG | OHIO |
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Total yards | 211 | 335 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 148 |
| Passing yards | 136 | 187 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–30–1 | 14–19–4 |
| Time of possession | 29:33 | 30:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Morgan State | Passing | Tahj Smith | 15/30, 136 yards, INT |
| Morgan State | Rushing | Jason Collins Jr. | 9 carries, 35 yards |
| Morgan State | Receiving | Andre Crawley | 6 receptions, 65 yards |
| Ohio | Passing | Parker Navarro | 12/15, 162 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Ohio | Rushing | Anthony Tyus III | 16 carries, 90 yards, TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Coleman Owen | 6 receptions, 112 yards |

### vs. VUL (NCCAA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons (NCCAA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bears | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| VUL | Passing |
| VUL | Rushing |
| VUL | Receiving |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |

### at Stony Brook

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seawolves | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 4,818
* Referee: Alexander Randolph
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | MORG | STBK |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 259 | 428 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 287 |
| Passing yards | 113 | 141 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–22–0 | 11–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:31 | 31:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Morgan State | Passing | Duce Taylor | 11/17, 70 yards |
| Morgan State | Rushing | Myles Miree | 11 carries, 75 yards |
| Morgan State | Receiving | Malique Leatherbury | 4 receptions, 25 yards |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 9/18, 132 yards |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 25 carries, 158 yards, 3 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Cal Redman | 4 receptions, 62 yards |

### Lincoln (PA) (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lincoln (PA) | Passing |
| Lincoln (PA) | Rushing |
| Lincoln (PA) | Receiving |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |

### Merrimack

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Merrimack | Passing |
| Merrimack | Rushing |
| Merrimack | Receiving |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |

### at No. 20 North Carolina Central

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 20 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |
| North Carolina Central | Passing |
| North Carolina Central | Rushing |
| North Carolina Central | Receiving |

### vs. Norfolk State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Norfolk State | Passing |
| Norfolk State | Rushing |
| Norfolk State | Receiving |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |

### at Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |
| Delaware State | Passing |
| Delaware State | Rushing |
| Delaware State | Receiving |

### vs. South Carolina State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| South Carolina State | Passing |
| South Carolina State | Rushing |
| South Carolina State | Receiving |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |

### vs. Howard (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Howard | Passing |
| Howard | Rushing |
| Howard | Receiving |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |