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	ESPN3 SportsFever TV	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&T	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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[2]

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

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

Howard Bison football
Venues	William H. Greene Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the "Real" HU (Hampton)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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