2013 Howard Bison football team

2013 Howard Bison football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2013 record 6–6 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach Rayford Petty (interim) (6th overall/1st interim season)
Offensive coordinator Ted White (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rayford Petty (3rd current/8th overall season)
Home stadium William H. Greene Stadium
(Capacity: 7,086)
2013 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#16 Bethune-Cookman +^  7 –1     10 –3  
#25 South Carolina State +^  7 –1     9 –4  
Morgan State  5 –3     5 –7  
Delaware State  5 –3     5 –6  
North Carolina A&T  4 –4     7 –4  
Howard  4 –4     6 –6  
Hampton  4 –4     4 –8  
North Carolina Central  3 –5     5 –7  
Norfolk State  3 –5     3 –9  
Florida A&M  2 –6     3 –9  
Savannah State  0 –8     1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by interim head coach Rayford Petty, who was conducting the season after Gary Harrell took a leave of absence for the 2013 season.[1] Petty was previously head coach at Howard from 2002–2006, compiling a 25–30 record in those 5 seasons. Harrell plans to return for the 2014 season. The Bison played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Howard entered the season having been picked to finish eighth in the MEAC.[2] Howard entered the season with 3 players having been selected to the MEAC-first team and six players having been selected to the 2nd team.[3]

They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM at Eastern Michigan* Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 L 24–34   7,668
September 7 3:30 PM vs. Morehouse* RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic) W 27–16   17,012
September 14 6:00 PM at Old Dominion* Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA L 19–76   20,118
September 26 7:30 PM at North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC ESPNU L 19–27   16,011
October 5 1:00 PM North Carolina Central William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. L 28–37   5,101
October 12 1:00 PM No. 16 Bethune-Cookman William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. L 6–27   1,052
October 19 2:00 PM at Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 21–10   15,342
October 26 1:00 PM Morgan Statedagger William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. W 28–14   7,053
November 2 2:00 PM at Delaware State Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE L 20–22   2,039
November 9 1:00 PM Savannah State William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. W 42–14   3,053
November 16 3:00 PM at Texas Southern* BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX CSNH* W 40–6   1,562
November 23 1:00 PM at Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA (Battle of "The Real HU") W 42–39   3,355
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Tape Delayed

References

  1. ↑ Network, Sports (March 11, 2013). "Howard football coach Harrell to miss 2013 season". Fox News. New York City. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ McCann, John (July 26, 2013). "NCCU picked to finish 4th in MEAC, B.C. No. 1". The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ Buchanan, Josh. "Phil Steele's College Football Preview". JBScouting.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
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