1976 Howard Bison football team

American college football season August 2024 January 2026 1976 Howard Bison football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 5–5–1 3–2–1 Doug Porter 3rd RFK StadiumHoward Stadium The 1976 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Doug Porter, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC. Schedule Eastern September 10 l y Wayne State (MI) RFK Stadium Washington, DC 14–31 6,000–6,300 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10640201/tartar_qb_has_a_field_day_3114/ Detroit Free Press Tartar QB has a field day, 31–14 September 11, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com September 18 w y Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 42–6 1,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-howard-offense-grinds-do/153806760/ The Sunday Times Howard offense grinds down UMES, 42–6 here September 19, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com September 25 l South Carolina State RFK Stadium Washington, DC 0–40 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40330305/sc_state_rushing_destroys_howard/ S.C. State rushing destroys Howard The Greenville News September 26, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 2 7:00 p.m. l y y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 14–16 12,800–12,831 Amison Larry Rattlers face Howard here at 7 tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/127422913/ Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida October 2, 1976 19 July 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Rattlers rally, win 16-14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/127422802/ Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida October 3, 1976 1D July 1, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 w Delaware State Howard Stadium Washington, DC 32–0 1,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-howard-u-delstate-foe/153807380/ The Morning News Howard U DelState foe October 8, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/86310249/the-morning-news/ The Morning News Howard routs DelState 32–0 in MEAC play October 10, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 w y y 1976 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA 42–15 7,158 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-howard-drubs-vsc-4/153807623/ The Lynchburg News Howard drubs VSC, 42 to 15 October 17, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 t North Carolina A&T RFK Stadium Washington, DC 21–21 19,853–20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-aggies-rally-to-tie-howa/153757486/ Greensboro Daily News Aggies rally to tie Howard October 24, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/488/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 21, 2024 October 30 w y y 1976 Hampton Pirates Hampton Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA rivalry 28–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-howard-fells-ham/153807902/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Howard fells Hampton, 28–7 October 31, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 l y y Southern University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 7–21 18,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-southern-u-beats-howard/130203444/ The Alexandria Daily Town Talk Southern U. beats Howard November 7, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 w North Carolina Central RFK Stadium Washington, DC 22–21 3,158 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-howard-slips-by-central/153808298/ Durham Morning Herald Howard slips by Central November 14, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 l Morgan State RFK Stadium Washington, DC rivalry 15–32 2,812–3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-terrors-rip-jays-297/143721392/ The Baltimore Sun Terrors rip Jays, 29–7; Morgan wins, UMES falls November 21, 1976 August 22, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 19, 2024 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/290/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 22, 2024 References Howard Category:Howard Bison football seasons Howard Bison football