2023 Howard Bison football team

2023 Howard Bison football
MEAC Champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLee Hull (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliam H. Greene Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Howard +   4 – 1     6 – 6  
No. 20 North Carolina Central +^   4 – 1     9 – 3  
South Carolina State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Morgan State   3 – 2     4 – 6  
Norfolk State   1 – 4     3 – 8  
Delaware State   0 – 5     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Larry Scott, the Bison finished with an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the MEAC title outright and a invitation to the Celebration Bowl.[1]

Howard and North Carolina Central finished with identical 4–1 records in conference play for the second consecutive season. However, due to new conference tiebreaker rules and Howard's 50–20 victory over NC Central during the regular season, Howard won the MEAC title outright.[2] Howard was invited to the Celebration Bowl, where they lost 30–26 to SWAC champion Florida A&M.[3]

The team played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.at Eastern Michigan*
ESPN+L 23–3318,065
September 97:00 p.m.Morehouse*
ESPN+W 65–193,098
September 163:30 p.m.Hampton*
ESPN+L 34–3516,630
September 3012:00 p.m.at Robert Morris*
ESPN+W 35–102,207
October 73:00 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 20–2322,160
October 141:00 p.m.at No. 19 Harvard*
ESPN+L 7–487,678
October 2112:00 p.m.Norfolk Statedagger
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
ESPNUW 27–237,684
October 2812:00 p.m.at Delaware State
ESPNUW 17–105,386
November 43:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
ESPN+L 24–2722,269
November 113:30 p.m.No. 7 North Carolina Central
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
ESPNUW 50–204,457
November 181:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
ESPN+W 14–76,491
December 1612:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Florida A&M
ABCL 26–3041,108
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "Howard highlights football Saturday by claiming the MEAC Regular Season Championship title". meacsports.com. MEAC Sports. November 19, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Stevens, Chris (November 12, 2023). "The MEAC is up for grabs after Howard blows out NC Central. What happens now?". hbcusports.com. HBCU Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Wang, Gene (December 16, 2023). "Fourth-quarter woes doom Howard against Florida A&M in Celebration Bowl". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Howard Bison Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Howard University Bison. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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