2019 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorElijah Sandwiess (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliam H. Greene Stadium
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 Florida A&M *  7 –1   9 –2  
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +  6 –2   9 –3  
South Carolina State +  6 –2   8 –3  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –3   7 –4  
Norfolk State  4 –4   5 –7  
North Carolina Central  3 –5   4 –8  
Howard  2 –6   2 –10  
Morgan State  2 –6   3 –9  
Delaware State  1 –7   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by first-year head coach Ron Prince until he was placed on administrative leave prior to the team's November 9 game, with director of football operations Aaron Kelton named as interim head coach.[1] Howard finished the season with an overall record of 2–10 and mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MEAC. The team played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Preseason

MEAC poll

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Bison were predicted to finish in fourth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1North Carolina A&T304 (12)
2Bethune–Cookman237 (1)
3Florida A&M204 (2)
4Howard166
5North Carolina Central161 (1)
6South Carolina State152
7Norfolk State119 (1)
8Morgan State87 (1)
9Delaware State46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at Maryland*
BTNL 0–7932,761
September 72:00 p.m.at Youngstown State*
ESPN+L 28–5412,390
September 144:30 p.m.vs. Hampton*
NBC 5 ChicagoL 20–4119,425
September 212:00 p.m.at Delaware State
ESPN3W 24–94,142
September 281:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman
ESPN3L 29–375,700
October 51:00 p.m.at Harvard*
ESPN+L 17–628,234
October 121:00 p.m.Norfolk State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
ESPN3L 21–497,532
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 18 North Carolina A&T
ESPN3L 6–6421,500
November 21:00 p.m.North Carolina Central
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
ESPN3L 6–281,096
November 91:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
ESPN3L 21–628,515
November 164:00 p.m.at No. 12 Florida A&M
ESPN3L 7–398,979
November 231:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC (rivalry)
ESPN3W 20–15989

[4][5]

Game summaries

At Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 0 0
Terrapins 28 28 16 7 79

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 0 7 7 28
Penguins 6 21 20 7 54

Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 3 10 0 7 20
Pirates 0 20 14 7 41

At Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 18 0 6 24
Hornets 7 2 0 0 9

Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 21 3 0 13 37
Bison 7 0 7 15 29

At Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 3 0 7 7 17
Crimson 7 34 14 7 62

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 14 14 7 49
Bison 7 14 0 0 21

At North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 6 0 0 0 6
No. 18 Aggies 10 24 23 7 64

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 14 28
Bison 0 0 0 6 6

At South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 7 7 21
Bulldogs 20 14 21 7 62

At Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 7 7
No. 12 Rattlers 3 14 22 0 39

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 8 0 0 7 15
Bison 0 7 7 6 20

References

  1. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (November 6, 2019). "Howard places coach Ron Prince on leave amid ongoing investigation". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "MEAC Announces 2019 Football Predicted Order of Finish". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ "MEAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football All-MEAC Awards". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Howard Bison Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Howard University Bison. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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