1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football team

1979 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	3–7–1 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Tyrone Caldwell (1st season)

1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Bowie State*	Princess Anne, MD	W 35–19		[3]
September 8	at Virginia State*	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	L 0–29	4,500	[4]
September 15	at Howard	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 20–38	6,000	[5]
September 22	Livingstone*	Princess Anne, MD	L 14–17		[6]
September 29	Delaware State	Princess Anne, MD	L 13–19		[7]
October 6	at No. 8 Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 8–41	4,000	[8][9]
October 13	at North Carolina A&T	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 16–6		[10]
October 20	North Carolina Central	Princess Anne, MD	T 7–7		[11]
October 27	at District of Columbia*	Washington, DC	L 21–28		[12]
November 3	at Tuskegee*	Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL	L 12–17	11,000	[13]
November 10	Frostburg State*	Princess Anne, MD	W 19–13		[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
10. "A&T gets 'Hawk'-ed". Greensboro Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Central ties Hawks". Durham Morning Herald. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UMES beaten by UDC 28–21". The Sunday Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "ES brings Tigers back to earth". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Hawks handle Bobcats 19–13 in season finale". The Sunday Times. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.