2016 Howard Bison football team

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.

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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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	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

See also: 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team

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

See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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

See also: 2016 Hampton Pirates football team

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

See also: 2016 Morgan State Bears football team

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

See also: 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

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

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

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

See also: 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

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

See also: 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team

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

See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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

See also: 2016 Delaware State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–39–1	2015	DSU, 32–31

References

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