1976 Morgan State Bears football team

1976 Morgan State Bears football
MEAC co-champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (5–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Henry Lattimore (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–8 South Carolina State +	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Morgan State +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
North Carolina A&T	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Howard	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
North Carolina Central	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Delaware State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Lattimore, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Virginia State*	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	W 28–23	8,500
September 23	vs. Grambling State*	Korakuen Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Pioneer Bowl)	L 16–42	50,000
October 2	North Carolina Central	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 12–10	4,500
October 17	South Carolina State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–17	6,500
October 23	Delaware State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 36–13	10,500
October 30	at North Carolina A&T	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 45–16	21,500
November 6	Virginia Union*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 13–20	4,000
November 13	at East Stroudsburg*	East Stroudsburg, PA	L 0–23	6,500
November 20	at Howard	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (rivalry)	W 34–15	3,500
November 27	Maryland–Eastern Shore	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 56–10	2,000
*Non-conference game