2019 Howard Bison football team

The 2019 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). 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] They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2019 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2019 record	2–10 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Ron Prince (first 9 games) Aaron Kelton (interim)
Defensive coordinator	Elijah Sandwiess (1st season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium (Capacity: 7,086)

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

Preseason All–MEAC teams

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

First Team Offense Caylin Newton – QB Dedrick Parson – RB Jequez Ezzard – WR Kyle Anthony – WR Second Team Offense Malik Hyatt – TE

Second Team Defense Marcellos Allison – DL Zamon Robinson – DL Tye Freeland – DB Third Team Defense Aaron Walker – DB Dedrick Parson – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 0–79	32,761
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 28–54	12,390
September 14	4:30 p.m.	vs. Hampton*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Battle of "The Real HU")	NBC 5 Chicago	L 20–41	19,425
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 24–9	4,142
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	L 29–37	5,700
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	L 17–62	8,234
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	L 21–49	7,532
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 6–64	21,500
November 2	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	L 6–28	1,096
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 21–62	8,515
November 16	4:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 7–39	8,979
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C. (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 20–15	989
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS 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	0	0
Terrapins	28	28	16	7	79

See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2016	L, 13–52

at Youngstown State

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

See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Hampton

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

See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–49–1	2017	L, 17–20

at Delaware State

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

See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–36–1	2018	W, 55–13

Bethune–Cookman

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

See also: 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–15–1	2018	W, 41–35

at Harvard

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

See also: 2019 Harvard Crimson football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Norfolk State

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

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–9	2018	L, 17–29

at North Carolina A&T

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

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–27–2	2016	L, 7–34

North Carolina Central

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

See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–13–1	2018	L, 35–40

at South Carolina State

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

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–34	2018	L, 21–27

at Florida A&M

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

See also: 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–27	2018	W, 31–23

Morgan State

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

See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–46–3	2018	W, 35–26

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. "2019 Howard Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.