The Battle for Greater Baltimore

The Battle for Greater Baltimore also known as the Morgan State–Towson rivalry[1][2] is an American football rivalry between the Morgan State University Bears and the Towson University Tigers. This matchup is between the only two teams in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in both the Baltimore area and the entire state of Maryland.[3]

SportFootball
First meetingSeptember 1, 1979
Morgan State, 34–7
Latest meetingSeptember 7, 2024
Towson, 14–9
Next meetingSeptember 6, 2025
Statistics
Meetings total29
All-time seriesTowson leads, 23–6
Largest victoryTowson, 56–12 (1993)
Longest win streakTowson, 9 (1982–1998)
Current win streakTowson, 7 (2011–present)
Locations in Greater Baltimore area.

Game results

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Morgan State victoriesTowson victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 September 1, 1979 Towson, MD Morgan State 34–7
2 September 6, 1980 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 14–10
3 September 5, 1981 Towson, MD Morgan State 17–13
4 October 9, 1982 Towson, MD Towson 17–10
5 October 8, 1983 Towson, MD Towson 48–0
6 November 10, 1984 Baltimore, MD Towson 38–7
7 October 19, 1985 Towson, MD Towson 52–8
8 October 18, 1986 Baltimore, MD Towson 21–0
9 October 17, 1987 Towson, MD Towson 39–10
10 November 20, 1993 Baltimore, MD Towson 56–12
11 November 19, 1994 Towson, MD Towson 42–7
12 September 3, 1998 Towson, MD Towson 15–10
13 October 9, 1999 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 28–22
14 September 16, 2000 Towson, MD Towson 31–7
15 September 29, 2001 Baltimore, MD Towson 20–17
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
16 September 5, 2002 Towson, MD Towson 49–28
17 August 30, 2003 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 19–16
18 September 1, 2005 Towson, MD Towson 29–26
19 September 2, 2006 Towson, MD Towson 30–2
20 September 8, 2007 Baltimore, MD Towson 28–21
21 September 6, 2008 Towson, MD Towson 21–16
22 September 26, 2009 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 12–9
23 September 3, 2011 Towson, MD Towson 42–3
24 September 2, 2017 Towson, MD Towson 10–0
25 September 1, 2018 Baltimore, MD Towson 36–10
26 September 4, 2021 Baltimore, MD Towson 31–0
27 September 10, 2022 Towson, MD Towson 29–21
28 September 16, 2023 Baltimore, MD Towson 20–10
29 September 7, 2024 Towson, MD Towson 14–9
Series: Towson leads 23–6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Battle For Greater Baltimore Set For Sept. 2". July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Towson-Morgan State Hold Battle For Greater Baltimore Press Conference". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Harrison-Williams, Joshua (September 7, 2024). "Battle for Greater Baltimore 2024 | The Spokesman". Retrieved October 6, 2024.