Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Get to know a '13 opponent: Morgan State

LYNCHBURG, Virginia  --  Morgan State visits Liberty on Sept. 14 for the Flames’ annual Hall of Fame game, the Bears’ first trip to Lynchburg since 1995. A closer look at the Bears:

MORGAN STATE BEARS
                                 
COACH: Donald Hill-Eley, 54-69, 12th year at Morgan State
2012 RECORD: 3-8, 2-6 MEAC

A LOOK BACK
After years of toying with making the leap into the upper half of the MEAC football hierarchy, the Bears took a major step back last season, their 3-8 mark their worst since going 2-9 in 2005. Hill-Eley’s best season in Baltimore was his first, when Morgan State went 7-5 in 2002. Since then, the Bears have recorded just one winning season, a 6-5 mark in 2009.



The Bears opened 2012 with a 30-27, four-overtime victory over Sacred Heart. Those overtimes weren’t exactly an offensive showcase. The teams combined for three field goals in the four extra frames, with Ervin Gonzalez’s 20-yard kick in the fourth overtime serving as the game winner. Morgan State grabbed some guarantee money and got smacked around by Buffalo (56-34) and Akron (66-6) before beating North Carolina A&T and Savannah State to open MEAC play 2-0.

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