2018 Howard Bison football team

2018 Howard Bison football
2018 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (4–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Mike London (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brennan Marion (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vince Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $	6	–	1	9	–	2
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	2	7	–	5
Florida A&M	5	–	2	6	–	5
South Carolina State	4	–	3	5	–	6
Howard	4	–	3	4	–	6
North Carolina Central	3	–	4	5	–	6
Morgan State	3	–	4	4	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Savannah State	1	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 19, London resigned to become the head coach at the College of William & Mary.^[1] He finished his two-year tenure at Howard with a record of 11–10.

Preseason edit

MEAC preseason poll edit

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bison were picked to finish in second place.^[2]

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 edit

The Bison had nine players at ten positions selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.^[3]

Offense

1st team

Jequez Ezzard – WR

James Homon – C

Tyrone Ramsey – OL

2nd team

Caylin Newton – QB

Kyle Anthony – WR

Defense

2nd team

Marcellus Allison – LB

Bryan Cook – DB

3rd team

Aaron Motley – DL

Special teams

2nd team

Jaquez Ezzard – RS

3rd team

Dakota Lebofsky – K

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 32–38	18,275
September 8	3:30 p.m.	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 14–54	15,242
September 15	1:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC		Canceled^[a]
September 22	4:30 p.m.	vs. Bethune–Cookman	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	ESPN3	W 41–35	19,712
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 35–40	6,702
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Delaware State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	W 55–13	4,473
October 20	7:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	SPORTSfever TV	W 35–26	3,078
October 27	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	L 21–27	7,501
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC		W 31–23	6,858
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 17–29	6,004
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Bryant*	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	L 55–56	3,974
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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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.^[8]

^ This game was originally postponed in anticipation of Hurricane Florence, until being cancelled on November 16, 2018.^[4]^[5]

Game summaries edit

At Ohio edit

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

At Kent State edit

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

vs Bethune–Cookman edit

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

At North Carolina Central edit

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

Delaware State edit

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

At Morgan State edit

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

South Carolina State edit

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

Florida A&M edit

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

At Norfolk State edit

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

Bryant edit

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

Coaching staff edit

2018 Howard Bison coaching staff

Head coach

Head coach – Mike London

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Brennan Marion
Running backs/special teams – Kenny Lucas
Offensive line/run game coordinator – Darryl Bullock
Wide receivers – Mike London Jr.
H-back/slot receivers – David Clowney

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator/linebacks/assistant head coach – Vince Brown
Safeties – Cato June
Defensive line – Keenan Carter
Cornerbacks – Ras-I Dowling

Administrative staff

Director of football operations – Bryce Bevill

Source:^[9] Last updated 7/13/18

References edit

^ "William & Mary names Mike London as 30th head football coach". www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary. November 19, 2018. Coach Mike London was announced Nov. 19 as the next head coach of the William & Mary Football Team. London is no stranger to the Tribe, he served as assistant coach here earlier in his career.
^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
^ "Bison Athletics - Postponements and Updates". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ "SSU versus Howard Football Game Canceled". www.ssuathletics.com. Savannah State Athletics. November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^ "Howard Bison Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^ "2018 Football Schedule". Howard University Bison. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^ "Howard University Football Announces 2018 Slate". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. April 13, 2018.
^ "2018 Football Roster – Howard University". July 13, 2018.

[6] This game was originally postponed in anticipation of Hurricane Florence, until being cancelled on November 16, 2018.^[4]^[5]

[1] "William & Mary names Mike London as 30th head football coach". www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary. November 19, 2018. Coach Mike London was announced Nov. 19 as the next head coach of the William & Mary Football Team. London is no stranger to the Tribe, he served as assistant coach here earlier in his career.

[2] "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.

[3] "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.

[4] "Bison Athletics - Postponements and Updates". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

[5] "SSU versus Howard Football Game Canceled". www.ssuathletics.com. Savannah State Athletics. November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[7] "Howard Bison Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[8] "2018 Football Schedule". Howard University Bison. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[9] "Howard University Football Announces 2018 Slate". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. April 13, 2018.

[10] "2018 Football Roster – Howard University". July 13, 2018.

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