BALTIMORE, Maryland -- The Morgan State Bears 2015 football schedule features an 11-game slate, four games in Hughes Stadium, an NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent and a return to the New York Urban League Whitney Young Classic.The Bears non-conference opponents in 2015 are Air Force, Illinois State and Virginia-Lynchburg. The Bears will not play Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponents Florida A&M or Norfolk State in the regular season.
MSU, the reigning MEAC champions, will open its 2015 slate with a Saturday road game on Sept. 5 at Troy Calhoun's Air Force Falcons team, marking the first meeting between the teams.
The Bears next travel to Normal, Ill., on Sept. 12 to take on an Illinois State Redbirds team that earned a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title and played in the FCS National Championship game.
MSU welcomes Virginia-Lynchburg for the Bears' home-opener at Hughes Stadium on Sept. 19.
MSU then begins MEAC play with the first of three road trips starting with a clash versus Howard at the Whitney Young Classic at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 26. After facing the Bison, MSU will travel to take on South Carolina State on Oct. 3, followed by a trip to North Carolina Central on Oct. 7.
MSU returns to Hughes Stadium to play Delaware State on Oct. 17 for Homecoming.
The Bears next travel to face Savannah State on Oct. 24 for its first meeting with the Tigers since 2012, followed by a meeting at Hampton on Oct. 31.
Morgan State concludes its regular season by hosting Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 7 and North Carolina A&T on Nov. 14.
Game times and television plans for Morgan State's 2015 games will be announced at a later date.
Picked last (9th) in the MEAC preseason poll, Morgan State captured a share of the MEAC Title with a 6-2 conference record, marking its first conference championship since 1979. The Bears also made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs when they faced #16/18 Richmond.
The Bears also completed the season ranked 31st in the final FCS poll – its highest ranking in school history.
2015 Morgan State Schedule
Sept. 5 at Air Force
Sept. 12 at Illinois State
Sept. 19 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG
Sept. 26 vs. Howard (NY Urban League Classic - MetLife Stadium)*
Oct. 3 at South Carolina State*
Oct. 7 at North Carolina Central*
Oct. 17 DELAWARE STATE (MSU Homecoming)*
Oct. 24 at Savannah State*
Oct. 31 at Hampton*
Nov. 7 BETHUNE-COOKMAN*
Nov. 14 NORTH CAROLINA A&T*
BOLD: Home Game
*MEAC Game
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