# 1991–92 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Butch Beard, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 12–4 in MEAC play to win the conference regular season title. Howard followed that success by winning the MEAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region, the Bison were defeated by No. 1 seed Kansas in the opening round, 100–67.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1991* | | at No. 25 Louisville | L 73–102 | 0–1 | Freedom Hall (19,315) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nov 26, 1991* | | at Florida | L 60–74 | 0–2 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center (5,022) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | at Minnesota | L 54–95 | 0–3 | Williams Arena (12,923) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 4, 1991* | | Northeastern | L 67–71 | 0–4 | Burr Gymnasium (872) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 6, 1991* | | at Miami (FL) | W 64–55 | 1–4 | Miami Arena (2,012) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | at No. 4 Ohio State | L 53–114 | 1–5 | St. John Arena (13,276) Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 16, 1991* | | at Toledo | L 62–80 | 1–6 | John F. Savage Hall (4,585) Toledo, Ohio |
| Dec 19, 1991* | | Paine College | L 78–79 | 1–7 | Burr Gymnasium (250) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 21, 1991* | | at Wisconsin | L 57–64 | 1–8 | Wisconsin Field House (8,642) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 30, 1991* | | Towson State | W 74–69 | 2–8 | Burr Gymnasium (250) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 2, 1992* | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 62–77 | 2–9 | Alumni Coliseum (1,200) Richmond, Kentucky |
| Jan 4, 1992 | | North Carolina A&T | W 68–59 | 3–9 (1–0) | Burr Gymnasium (1,250) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 6, 1992 | | South Carolina State | W 64–61 | 4–9 (2–0) | Burr Gymnasium (1,250) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | at Delaware State | L 95–96 $^{2OT}$ | 4–10 (2–1) | Memorial Hall (2,145) Dover, Delaware |
| Jan 16, 1992 | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 91–70 | 5–10 (3–1) | Moore Gymnasium (2,300) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jan 20, 1992 | | at Florida A&M | L 67–78 | 5–11 (3–2) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,929) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 23, 1992 | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 87–54 | 6–11 (4–2) | Burr Gymnasium (1,925) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 25, 1992 | | at Coppin State | W 66–64 | 7–11 (5–2) | Coppin Center (2,000) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 27, 1992 | | at Morgan State | W 78–63 | 8–11 (6–2) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,275) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 1, 1992 | | Coppin State | W 69–64 | 9–11 (7–2) | Burr Gymnasium (2,750) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 6, 1992 | | Bethune–Cookman | W 101–65 | 10–11 (8–2) | Burr Gymnasium (2,025) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 10, 1992 | | Florida A&M | W 72–68 | 11–11 (9–2) | Burr Gymnasium (2,825) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 12, 1992 | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 63–62 | 12–11 (10–2) | J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium (1,000) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Feb 15, 1992 | | at North Carolina A&T | L 65–66 | 12–12 (10–3) | Corbett Sports Center (7,563) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1992 | | at South Carolina State | L 59–61 | 12–13 (10–4) | SHM Memorial Center (2,554) Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Feb 22, 1992 | | Morgan State | W 82–64 | 13–13 (11–4) | Burr Gymnasium (2,825) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 27, 1992 | | Delaware State | W 79–65 | 14–13 (12–4) | Burr Gymnasium (2,475) Washington, D.C. |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1992* | (1) | vs. (8) Bethune–Cookman Quarterfinals | W 58–54 | 15–13 | Norfolk Scope (853) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1992* | (1) | vs. (5) South Carolina State Semifinals | W 76–73 | 16–13 | Norfolk Scope (2,000) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 7, 1992* | (1) | vs. (3) Florida A&M Championship Game | W 67–65 | 17–13 | Norfolk Scope (4,011) Norfolk, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* CBS | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas First Round | L 67–100 | 17–14 | University of Dayton Arena (13,007) Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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