2016 Howard Bison football team

2016 Howard Bison football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record 2–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach Gary Harrell (5th season)
Offensive coordinator B.T. Sherman (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rayford Petty (11th season)
Home stadium William H. Greene Stadium
(Capacity: 7,086)
2016 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#22 North Carolina Central $  8 –0     9 –3  
#20 North Carolina A&T ^  7 –1     9 –3  
Hampton  5 –3     5 –6  
South Carolina State  5 –3     5 –6  
Bethune-Cookman  4 –4     4 –6  
Florida A&M*  4 –4     4 –7  
Norfolk State  3 –5     4 –7  
Savannah State*  3 –5     3 –7  
Morgan State*  3 –5     3 –8  
Howard*  2 –6     2 –9  
Delaware State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • *Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Gary Harrell. The Bison played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place.

On November 23, it was announced that head coach Gary Harrell's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Howard with a five year record of 20–36.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 PM at Maryland* Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN L 13–52   35,474
September 10 12:00 PM at Rutgers* High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 14–52   45,245
September 17 3:30 PM vs. Hampton RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic/Battle of "The Real HU") WHBC L 7–34   13,068
September 24 7:00 PM at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD SPORTSfever TV
ESPN3		 L 24–28   4,423
October 1 2:00 PM at Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA SSC W 33–28   6,618
October 8 1:00 PM Monmouth* William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. WHBC L 27–59   453
October 15 1:00 PM South Carolina State William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. WHBC L 9–14   2,759
October 22 1:00 PM No. 14 North Carolina A&Tdagger William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. WHBC L 7–34   7,086
October 29 1:00 PM at Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA SSAA L 27–31   8,119
November 12 2:00 PM at North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC NSN L 21–30   6,897
November 19 1:00 PM Delaware State William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. WHBC W 26–21   1,056
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

at Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 13 13
Terrapins 21 14 7 10 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 0 0 0 14
Scarlet Knights 7 7 21 17 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2014 RUTG, 38–25

vs. Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 7 24 3 34
Bison 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–50–1 2015 HAMP, 37–19

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 3 8 6 24
Bears 21 0 0 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–47–2 2015 MORG, 21–13

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 6 6 13 8 33
Spartans 21 0 0 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–10 2015 NSU, 15–12

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 10 21 21 7 59
Bison 7 7 6 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Bison 0 3 6 0 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–34 2015 SCSU, 49–10

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Aggies 14 6 14 0 34
Bison 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–27–2 2015 NCAT, 65–14

at Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 10 3 14 27
Tigers 14 7 3 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–0 2015 HOW, 55–9

at North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 0 0 14 21
Eagles 6 3 7 14 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10–1 2015 NCCU, 41–6

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 7 0 21
Bison 13 7 6 0 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–39–1 2015 DSU, 32–31

References

  1. ↑ http://thehilltoponline.com/2016/11/23/howard-bison-head-football-coach-gary-harrell-to-depart-after-six-seasons/
  2. ↑ "Howard University Bison - 2016 Football Schedule". Howard University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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