The Morgan State vs. Maryland football game will kickoff at 6:04 p.m. with a live telecast on ESPN3.com.
MSU vs. Maryland Gamenotes (PDF)
2010 MORGANSTATE FOOTBALL
Game 2
Saturday, September 11 – 6:04 p.m. (ET)
Morgan State (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Maryland (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
College Park, Md. – Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium
Live Coverage
Telecast: ESPN3.com Matt Swierad (Play-by-Play) and Warrick Dunn (Analyst)
Radio: WEAA Radio (88.9 FM) in Baltimore, Md. Rob Long (Play-by-Play) and Kelvin Bridgers (Analyst).
BEAR FACTS
2009 Record: 6-5 (4-4 MEAC)
Head Coach: Donald Hill-Eley
Alma Mater/Year: Virginia Union/1991
Record at Bear/Year: 43-48/9th
Career Record/Years: Same
Football SID: Leonard L. Haynes IV
Office Phone: 443-885-3831
E-Mail: lhaynesiv@aol.com
Ticket Info: 443-885-3830
2010 MSU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SERIES FACTS
The Bears and Terps will meet on the gridiron for the first time in history. Saturday night's contest will mark the first time Morgan State has faced an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Opening Kickoff
Kickoff is set for 6:04 p.m. on Saturday, September 11th at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on thecampus of the University of Maryland with a live telecast on ESPN3.com. There will be a live radio broadcast of the game on WEAA, 88.9 FM. Maryland earned a 17-14 win against Navy on Labor Dayat Ravens Stadium in a tightly-contested affair. Morgan State came away with a 14-7 season-openerwin against Bowie State last Saturday night.
Road Games
• The Bears went 4-3 on the road last season, including 2-1 against non-conference opponents.
• Morgan State's last non-conference road win was a 12-9 win at Towson on Sept. 26, 2009.
• The Bears last road victory was during a 16-13 season-fi nale win at Hampton on Nov. 21, 2009 at Armstrong Stadium.
Quick Hits
• Saturday's game will mark the 92nd game coached by Donald Hill-Eley...Hill will celebrate his 100th game when the Bears host MEAC defending champion South Carolina State on November 11th in an ESPNU nationally televised contest.
• Making his Morgan State debut, Jourdan Brooks finished with 62 yards on 27 carries, including 9 straight carries late in the 4th quarter to help end Bowie State's upset hopes.
Dickerson's Day
Making only the second start of his career, QB Donovan Dickersoncompleted 50% (16-32) of his passes for a career-high 109 yards in Morgan State's Sept. 4 win vs. Bowie State. Included among his 16 completions was the biggest stat of all … ZERO INTs and ZERO sacks.
Non-Conference Grade
The Bears are currently 13-14 (.481) overall in non-conference play under Donald Hill-Eley. The Bears open the2010 campaign with three consecutivegames against non-conferenceopponents, starting with Bowie State(9/4), followed by Maryland (9/11) and North Dakota State (9/18).
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Eleven (11) Bears made their starting debuts in the Sept. 4 opener vs. Bowie State: SO QB Donovan Dickerson, JR RB Jourdan Brooks, FR WR Chuka Okakpu, WR Derrick Sherman, CB Joe Rankin, FS #Reshaude Miller#, LB Allen Stephens, SS Janary Gray, NT Kevin Myrie, CB Nico Scott, and LB Brian Saunders.
New Faces
The Bears have two new coaches on staff. Deondri Clark is in his first year as the program's second defensive line coach under head coach Donald Hill-Eley. Prior to arriving in Baltimore, Clark served as the head coach at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., where he played a significant role in reviving a football program in 2002 that had been discontinued in 1979. Chris Williams, a two-year member of the MSU defensive staff, is the Bears' first-year defensive backs coach. Williams was an All-MEAC First Team safety for the Bears as a senior during the 2008 season.
Bear Tube
Morgan State has been selected to play on ESPNU when the Bears matchup against MEAC defending champion South Carolina State on November 11th. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Hughes Stadium. In Donald Hill-Eley's ninth year at the helm of the Bears, this will mark the fourth football game ESPNU has televised and it will be the second time ESPNU has broadcast from Hughes Stadium. ESPNU televised Morgan State's 14-7 win against Howard at Hughes Stadium on October 15, 2009.
Up Next
After Saturday's contest the Bears will travel to North Dakota State to face the Bison for the first time in school history. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (EST) on September 18th at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D.
