1934 Morgan Bears football team

American college football season

1934 Morgan Bears football
CIAA champion
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–0–3 (4–0–3 CIAA)
Head coach
  • Edward P. Hurt (4th season)
Home stadiumBugle Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan $ 4 0 3 5 0 3
Bluefield State 7 0 1 8 0 1
North Carolina A&T 7 1 0 7 1 0
Virginia Union 4 2 2 4 2 2
Virginia State 4 3 1 4 4 1
Hampton 3 5 0 3 5 0
North Carolina College 4 4 0 4 4 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 3 5 0 3 5 0
St. Augustine's 1 2 1 3 2 1
Howard 3 1 2 4 2 2
Shaw 1 6 0 1 6 1
Johnson C. Smith 1 2 1 1 2 1
Lincoln (PA) 0 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Morgan Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan College as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1934 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–0–3 with a conference mark of 4–0–3, winning the CIAA title. Morgan shut out all eight of their opponents, scoring 96 points and allowing 0 on the season. After the season, Howard forfeited their tie with Morgan because of an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Cheyney*Baltimore, MDW 34–0
October 5at North Carolina A&TW 7–0[2]
October 13Virginia Union
  • Bugle Field
  • Baltimore, MD
T 0–0[3]
October 20Lincoln (PA)daggerBaltimore, MDW 19–0
October 26at Bluefield StateBluefield, WVT 0–0
November 3HowardT 0–05,000[4]
November 17HamptonBaltimore, MDW 28–0
November 29at Virginia StatePetersburg, VAW 8–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rule Howard Must Forfeit Four Contests". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. December 16, 1934. p. 34. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Aggies Set For Morgan". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Morgan - Union in 0 - 0 Battle". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. Associated Negro Press. October 19, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Howard Holds Morgan Eleven To 0-0 Tie". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 10, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Untitled". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 15, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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