The 1937 Morgan Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1937 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, wing the CIAA championship, which was determined by the Dickinson System. Morgan outscored opponents 168 to 19, and shut out the competition four times. The Bears were recognized as the 1937 black college national champion.
The school's newly constructed Morgan Stadium—now known as Hughes Stadium–was formally opened on October 17, 1937, in a dedication ceremony prior to the game against the .
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