1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team

1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1978
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&T 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
North Carolina Central 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Tyrone Caldwell, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 0–0 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MEAC.

Although the MEAC was classified as part of the NCAA Division I-AA, Maryland Eastern Shore (along with Morgan State and North Carolina Central) competed as part of Division II for the 1979 season.[1]

In December the football program was officially suspended, and this made 1979 the final season for intercollegiate football at Maryland Eastern Shore.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Bowie State*Princess Anne, MDW 35–19[3]
September 8at Virginia State*
L 0–294,500[4]
September 15at Howard
L 20–386,000[5]
September 22Livingstone*Princess Anne, MDL 14–17[6]
September 29Delaware StatePrincess Anne, MDL 13–19[7]
October 6at No. 8 Morgan State
L 8–41[8]
October 13at North Carolina A&T
W 16–6[9]
October 20North Carolina CentralPrincess Anne, MDT 7–7[10]
October 27at District of Columbia*Washington, DCL 21–28[11]
November 3at Tuskegee*
L 12–1711,000[12]
November 10Frostburg State*Princess Anne, MDW 19–13[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "FAMU quits SIAC, ponders new conference". Tallahassee Democrat. August 18, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grid program is suspended". The Sunday Times. December 19, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hawks prevail 35–19". The Sunday Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VSU defeats Eastern Shore". The Lynchburg News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UMES falls to Howard 38–20". The Sunday Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Livingstone triumphs in thriller". The Salisbury Post. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "DelState tops UMES for first win". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Morgan State whips UMES 41–8". The Sunday Times. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&T gets 'Hawk'-ed". Greensboro Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Central ties Hawks". Durham Morning Herald. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UMES beaten by UDC 28–21". The Sunday Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ES brings Tigers back to earth". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hawks handle Bobcats 19–13 in season finale". The Sunday Times. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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