# 2018 Howard Bison football team

The 2018 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mike London in his second and final season as head coach, the Bison compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 4–3, tying for fourth place in the MEAC. Howard played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.
On November 19, London resigned to become the head coach at the College of William & Mary. He finished his two-year tenure at Howard with a record of 11–10.

## Preseason
### MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bison were picked to finish in second place.
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T |
| 2 | Howard |
| 3 | North Carolina Central |
| 4 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 5 | Florida A&M |
| 6 | Norfolk State |
| 7 | South Carolina State |
| 8 | Savannah State |
| 9 | Morgan State |
| 10 | Delaware State |

### Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Bison had nine players at ten positions selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN+ | L 32–38 | 18,275 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | L 14–54 | 15,242 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | | Canceled | |
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Bethune–Cookman | Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic) | ESPN3 | W 41–35 | 19,712 |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | L 35–40 | 6,702 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware State | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | ESPN3 | W 55–13 | 4,473 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD (rivalry) | SPORTSfever TV | W 35–26 | 3,078 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | ESPN3 | L 21–27 | 7,501 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | | W 31–23 | 6,858 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | L 17–29 | 6,004 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant* | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | ESPN3 | L 55–56 | 3,974 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
Despite Howard and Savannah State both being members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the game between two on September 15 was considered a non-conference game.
* ↑ This game was originally postponed in anticipation of Hurricane Florence, until being cancelled on November 16, 2018.

## Game summaries
### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Golden Flashes | 16 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 54 |

### vs Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |

### At North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 5 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 40 |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Bison | 23 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 55 |

### At Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 6 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| Bears | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 26 |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Bison | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### At Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Spartans | 3 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 29 |

### Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Bison | 14 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 55 |