Morgan State Bears and Lady Bears

The Morgan State Bears are the twelve varsity sports teams representing Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field; women's-only bowling, softball, and volleyball; and men's-only football. The Bears compete in the NCAA Division I FCS and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.^[2]

Morgan State Bears and Lady Bears
University	Morgan State University
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Edward Scott
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Varsity teams	13
Football stadium	Hughes Stadium
Basketball arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Mascot	Benny the Bear
Nickname	Bears
Fight song	"We are the Bears"
Colors	Blue and orange[1]
Website	morganstatebears.com

Teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Basketball	Basketball
Cross country	Bowling
Football	Cross country
Tennis	Softball
Track and field†	Tennis
Wrestling	Track and field†
	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

In October 2021, the school announced their plans to resurrect a wrestling team that last competed in 1997. The program started in 2023, with NCAA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Kenny Monday as their head coach. Morgan State wrestled as an independent in 2023 before joining the EIWA for the 2024-25 season.

Rivals

Main article: Howard–Morgan State football rivalry

Morgan State and Howard University are historic rivals.^[3][4][5] The two teams have met 73 times in football. Morgan State leads the series 43–29–1.^[6]

Track and field

From 1951 to 1955, Morgan State had a relay team known as The Flying Four that included Otis Johnson and Josh Culbreath. The team specialized in the 4 × 400 metres relay or its imperial distance equivalent and won several major American championships.^[7]