2017 Morgan State Bears football team

2017 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Farrier
Defensive coordinatorMike Fanoga (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $   8 0     12 0  
Howard   6 2     7 4  
Bethune–Cookman   6 2     7 4  
North Carolina Central   5 3     7 4  
Hampton   5 3     6 5  
Norfolk State   4 4     4 7  
Savannah State *   3 5     3 8  
South Carolina State   2 6     3 7  
Florida A&M *   2 6     3 8  
Delaware State   2 6     2 9  
Morgan State *   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Frederick Farrier, who was promoted to full-time head coach after being the interim head coach in 2016.[1] The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).[2][3] They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in last place.

On December 18, 2017 Fred Farrier was dismissed and released from his contract. His record at Morgan State was 4–18.[4][5]

  1. ^ "MSU promotes Fred T. Farrier to full-time head coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 MSU Football Schedule Announced". Morgan State Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Morgan State to host five, face Rutgers". STATS FCS Football. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Morgan State University Athletics Releases Bears Football Head Coach". Morgan State Athletics. December 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Morgan State fires football coach Fred Farrier, names defensive coordinator as interim replacement". The Baltimore Sun. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.