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.
| 1976 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–2–1 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | RFK Stadium Howard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 South Carolina State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Wayne State (MI)* | L 14–31 | 6,000–6,300 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, MD | W 42–6 | 1,500 | [2] | |
| September 25 | South Carolina State |
| L 0–40 | 8,500 | [3] | |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M* | L 14–16 | 12,800–12,831 | [4][5] | |
| October 9 | Delaware State |
| W 32–0 | 1,200 | [6][7] | |
| October 16 | at Virginia State* |
| W 42–15 | 7,158 | [8] | |
| October 23 | North Carolina A&T |
| T 21–21 | 19,853–20,000 | [9][10] | |
| October 30 | at Hampton* | W 28–7 | 10,000 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | at Southern* | L 7–21 | 18,500 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | North Carolina Central |
| W 22–21 | 3,158 | [13] | |
| November 20 | Morgan State |
| L 15–32 | 2,812–3,500 | [14][15] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Tartar QB has a field day, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. September 11, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard offense grinds down UMES, 42–6 here". The Sunday Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State rushing destroys Howard". The Greenville News. September 26, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Amison, Larry (October 2, 1976). "Rattlers face Howard here at 7 tonight". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 19. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Rattlers rally, win 16-14". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. October 3, 1976. p. 1D. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard U DelState foe". The Morning News. October 8, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard routs DelState 32–0 in MEAC play". The Morning News. October 10, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard drubs VSC, 42 to 15". The Lynchburg News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies rally to tie Howard". Greensboro Daily News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Howard fells Hampton, 28–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. beats Howard". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 7, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard slips by Central". Durham Morning Herald. November 14, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terrors rip Jays, 29–7; Morgan wins, UMES falls". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1976. Retrieved August 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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