# 2016 Howard Bison football team

The 2016 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Gary Harrell in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Bison compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6, placing tenth in the MEAC. Howard played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Harrell's contract was renewed after the season. He finished his tenure at Howard with a record of 20–36.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland* | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | L 13–52 | 35,474 |
| September 10 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers* | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | L 14–52 | 45,245 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | vs. Hampton | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumWashington, DC (Nation's Football Classic, The Real HU) | WHBC | L 7–34 | 13,068 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | at Morgan State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD (rivalry) | SPORTSfever TV, ESPN3 | L 24–28 | 4,423 |
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | at Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | SSC | W 33–28 | 6,618 |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | Monmouth* | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | WHBC | L 27–59 | 453 |
| October 15 | 1:00 pm | South Carolina State | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | WHBC | L 9–14 | 2,759 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 14 North Carolina A&T | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | WHBC | L 7–34 | 7,086 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Savannah State | Ted Wright StadiumSavannah, GA | SSAA | L 27–31 | 8,119 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | NSN | L 21–30 | 6,897 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | Delaware State | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | WHBC | W 26–21 | 1,056 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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 |