# 2018 Morgan State Bears football team

The 2018 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year interim head coach Ernest T. Jones. The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

## Preseason
### MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bears were picked to finish in ninth place.
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T |
| 2 | Howard |
| 3 | North Carolina Central |
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 5 | Florida A&M |
| 6 | Norfolk State |
| 7 | South Carolina State |
| 8 | Savannah State |
| 9 | Morgan State |
| 10 | Delaware State |

### Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Bears had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Towson* | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD (The Battle for Greater Baltimore) | SPORTSfever TV MeTV Baltimore | L 10–36 | 9,209 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron* | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | ESPN+ | L 7–41 | 18,413 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | | L 27–30 | 6,503 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Carolina A&T* | BB&T StadiumGreensboro, NC | ESPN3 | W 16–13 | 15,909 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | SPORTSfever TV MeTV Baltimore | L 18–21 | 8,103 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | Ted A. Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | ESPN3 | W 18–11 | 2,655 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Howard | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD (Rivalry) | SPORTSfever TV MeTV Baltimore | L 26–35 | 1,021 |
| October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN3 | L 3–38 | 14,037 |
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | SPORTSfever TV MeTV Baltimore | L 28–30 | 2,008 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD | SPORTSfever TV MeTV Baltimore | W 9–0 | 1,008 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 44–27 | 3,437 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule
Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs North Carolina A&T will be considered a non conference game and will not effect the MEAC standings.

## Game summaries
### Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Zips | 17 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41 |

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |

### At North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| No. 4 Aggies | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bears | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |

### At Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |

### Howard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 6 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| Bears | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 26 |

### At Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rattlers | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |

### Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Bears | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |

### At Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 10 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 44 |
| Spartans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 7 | 248 | Joshua Miles | OT | Arizona Cardinals |