Morehouse College, the nation's only private, historically black liberal arts college for men, is enjoying its best football season start since 1930. The team is currently 5-1 and trailing the leader in its conference, Albany State. The Morehouse Maroon Tigers are also ranked at estimate sixteen in the American Football Coach's relationship (Afca) National Poll. This is the first time that Morehouse has ever been in the top 25 of this poll.
Morehouse plays in Ncaa department Ii in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. There are five remaining games on their program this season, two of which will be played in Atlanta. All of the games are consulation games. The high scoring Morehouse offense has been led by a trio of quarterbacks this season: William Brack, Byron Ingram, and Donnay Ragland. Running back David Carter, a sophomore from Marietta, Georgia, leads the team in rushing yardage. Senior defensive lineman Derrin "Freight Train" Nettles has been excellent on defense, forcing turnovers and sacking opposing quarterbacks.
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The head coach of the Maroon Tigers is Rich Freeman. The Atlanta native has been at Morehouse since the 2007 season. Before coming to Morehouse, Freeman spent two seasons at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, where he served as an assistant head coach and the defensive coordinator. He has coached at some other colleges, primarily as a defensive specialist. Morehouse plays their home games at B.T. Harvey Stadium. The installation was built in 1983 and named after the most victorious athletics coach in Morehouse history. The stadium has a seating capacity of 9,000.
Morehouse College is settled on a 66 acre campus in the historic West End section of Atlanta, just minutes from downtown. Founded in 1867, the college is part of the Atlanta University Center, which is the largest consortium of black colleges and universities in the world. Other institutions in the group are Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, the Interdenominational Theological Center, and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Students from these campuses regularly partake in joint classes and communal events.
The next Morehouse home game will be against big consulation rival, Albany State University on October 23. It will be Homecoming for Morehouse, and they will effort to take over first place in their conference. Students, alumni, and fans are finding send to an interesting match up.
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