2018 Howard Bison football team

2018 Howard Bison football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018 record 2–3 (2–1 MEAC)
Head coach Mike London (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Brennan Marion (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Vince Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium William H. Greene Stadium
(Capacity: 7,086)
2018 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Florida A&M  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T  2 –0     5 –1  
Norfolk State  1 –1     3 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  1 –1     3 –3  
North Carolina Central  1 –1     2 –3  
Howard  1 –1     1 –3  
South Carolina State  1 –1     1 –4  
Morgan State  0 –1     1 –4  
Savannah State  0 –2     1 –4  
Delaware State  0 –2     0 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Howard Bison football team represents Howard University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Mike London. The Bison play their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Bison kicked off the 2017 season by defeating UNLV, a 45-point favorite, in the biggest upset in college football history by point spread.[1] They would finish the season 7–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bison were picked to finish in second place.[2]

Predicted finish Team
1North Carolina A&T
2Howard
3North Carolina Central
4Bethune–Cookman
5Florida A&M
6Norfolk State
7South Carolina State
8Savannah State
9Morgan State
10Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Bison had nine players at ten positions selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+L 32–3818,275
September 83:30 p.m.at Kent State*
ESPN+L 14–5415,242
September 151:00 p.m.Savannah State*
 Postponed[lower-alpha 1]
September 224:30 p.m.vs. Bethune–Cookman
ESPN3W 41–3519,712
October 62:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central
ESPN3L 35–406,702
October 131:00 p.m.Delaware State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
ESPN3W 55–134,473
October 207:00 p.m.at Morgan State
SPORTSfever TV
October 271:00 p.m.South Carolina Statedagger
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
ESPN3
November 31:00 p.m.Florida A&M
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
November 101:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
November 171:00 p.m.Bryant*
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.

Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs Savannah State will be considered a non-conference game and will have no effect on the MEAC standings.[4]

  1. ↑ This game has been postponed in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 10 12 7 3 32
Bobcats 3 14 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 14 0 14
Golden Flashes 16 10 21 7 54
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 KENT, 38–31

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2016 SSU, 31–27

vs Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 14 13 0 41
Wildcats 14 14 0 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2016 HOW, 26–24

at North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 5 14 7 9 35
Eagles 7 17 7 9 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–12–1 2017 NCCU, 13–7

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 7 13
Bison 23 18 7 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–36–1 2017 HOW, 52–23

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0
Bears 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–46–3 2017 HOW, 39–14

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–33 2017 HOW, 28–20

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–27 2017 HOW, 37–26

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0
Spartans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–8 2017 HOW, 28–24

Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Coaching staff

2018 Howard Bison coaching staff

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks – Brennan Marion
  • Running Backs/special teams – Kenny Lucas
  • Offensive line/run game coordinator – Darryl Bullock
  • Wide receivers – Mike London Jr.
  • H-back/slot receivers – David Clowney

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator/linebacks/assistant head coach – Vince Brown
  • Safties – Cato June
  • Defensive line – Keenan Carter
  • Cornerbacks – Ras-I Dowling

Administrative staff

  • Director of football operations – Bryce Bevill

Source:[5] Last updated 7/13/18

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV NR  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Chris (September 3, 2017). "Cam Newton's Brother Led The Largest Point-Spread Upset In College Football History". deadspin.com. Deadspin. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Howard University Football Announces 2018 Slate". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. April 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Football Roster – Howard University". July 13, 2018.
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