2016 Howard Bison football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 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 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 (Rivalry)	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&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 Poll released prior to the 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

At Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	14	0	0	0	14
Scarlet Knights	7	7	21	17	52

Vs. Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	24	3	34
Bison	0	0	0	7	7

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	3	8	6	24
Bears	21	0	0	7	28

At Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	6	6	13	8	33
Spartans	21	0	0	7	28

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	10	21	21	7	59
Bison	7	7	6	7	27

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Bison	0	3	6	0	9

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Aggies	14	6	14	0	34
Bison	0	0	0	7	7

At Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	10	3	14	27
Tigers	14	7	3	7	31

At North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	0	0	14	21
Eagles	6	3	7	14	30

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	7	0	21
Bison	13	7	6	0	26

References

^ "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.

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