2012 Howard Bison football team

2012 Howard Bison football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012 record	7–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Gary Harrell (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ted White (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Rayford Petty (2nd year)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium (Capacity: 7,086)

2012 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Bethune-Cookman $^		8	–	0		9	–	3
Howard		6	–	2		7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		5	–	3		7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3		6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3		6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Florida A&M		4	–	4		4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5		3	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Morgan State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Savannah State		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Gary Harrell and played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in second place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 PM	vs. Morehouse*	RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic)		W 30–29	16,911
September 8	3:30 PM	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	SNY	L 0–26	50,855
September 15	4:00 PM	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		W 37–36 ^OT	10,938
September 29	1:00 PM	Savannah State	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 56–9	2,955
October 6	1:00 PM	Florida A&M	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 17–10	3,589
October 13	1:30 PM	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC		L 10–38	13,422
October 20	1:00 PM	Morgan State	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 21–20	10,305
October 27	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC		L 23–41	19,187
November 3	1:00 PM	Hampton	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Battle of the “Real” HU)		W 20–10	3,086
November 10	2:00 PM	at #7 Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		L 26–69	18,069
November 17	1:00 PM	Delaware State	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		W 41–34	2,505
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

References

Howard Bison football

Venues	William H. Greene Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	D.C. Cup (Georgetown) Nation's Football Classic (Morehouse) Battle of the "Real" HU (Hampton)

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold

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