# 2019 Howard Bison football team

The 2019 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. 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. Howard finished the season with an overall record of 2–10 and mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MEAC. The team played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.

## Preseason
### MEAC poll

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Bison were predicted to finish in fourth place.
| 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.

## Schedule

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

### At Youngstown State

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

### Hampton

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

### At Delaware State

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

### Bethune–Cookman

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

### At Harvard

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

### Norfolk State

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

### At North Carolina A&T

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

### North Carolina Central

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

### At South Carolina State

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

### At Florida A&M

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

### Morgan State

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