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1976 Morgan State Bears football
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorThomas Morris (4th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–8 South Carolina State + 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Morgan State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Carolina A&T 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Howard 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
North Carolina Central 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Lattimore, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.

The game played in September in Tokyo against Morgan State was the first regular-season NCAA game played in Japan.[a]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Virginia State*
W 28–238,500[5]
September 23vs. Grambling State*
L 16–4250,000[6]
October 2North Carolina Central
W 12–104,500[7]
October 17South Carolina State
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 0–176,500[8]
October 23Delaware Statedagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 36–1310,500[9]
October 30at North Carolina A&T
W 45–1621,500–25,000[10][11]
November 6Virginia Union*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 13–204,000[12]
November 13at East Stroudsburg*East Stroudsburg, PAL 0–236,500[13]
November 20at Howard
W 34–152,812–3,500[14][15]
November 27Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 56–102,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Despite incorrect reporting otherwise,[1] this was not the first college football game played outside the Western Hemisphere by any stretch. Japan universities began forming their own college football teams since 1934.[2] In 1971, the Utah State Aggies became the first American college football team to play in Japan, in a series of games against teams of Japan's college all-stars.[3][4] January 1976 saw the beginning of the Japan Bowl, a post-season college football all-star game played in Japan each January from 1976 to 1993. However, this was the first time two NCAA football teams played each other in Japan, presaging the Mirage Bowl which began in 1977.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Coaches see football in Japan". The Baltimore Afro-American. October 5, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. ^ History of American Football in Japan, Japan American Football Association, accessed May 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Kaz Nagastuka, Coaches recall trail-blazing '71 Utah State visit, The Japan Times, January 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Bobak Ha'Eri, /r/CFB Reporting: Mills Bowl IV is this Saturday: What to know about the team from Japan and notes from the ground at Southern Oregon, /r/CFB, May 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "VSC errors give Morgan comeback win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling crunches Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Morgan State edges Central". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aerial duel bombs, S. C. State blanks Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morgan strikes for 29 points in second half to overcome Delaware State, 36 to 13". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Morgan State blitzes A&T". Greensboro Daily News. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "VUU wins, 20–13, on late scores". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "ESSC buoys playoff hopes with 23–0 win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Terrors rip Jays, 29–7; Morgan wins, UMES falls". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "Morgan rips UMES, 56–10, ties for MEAC title". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1976. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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