2013 Howard Bison football team
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2013 record | 6–6 (4–4 MEAC) |
| Head coach | Rayford Petty (interim) (6th overall/1st interim year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ted White (3rd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rayford Petty (3rd current/8th overall year) |
| Home stadium |
William H. Greene Stadium (Capacity: 7,086) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Bethune-Cookman +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 South Carolina State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by interim head coach Rayford Petty, who was conducting the season after Gary Harrell took a leave of absence for the 2013 season.[1] Petty was previously head coach at Howard from 2002–2006, compiling a 25–30 record in those 5 seasons. Harrell plans to return for the 2014 season. The Bison played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Howard entered the season having been picked to finish eighth in the MEAC.[2] Howard entered the season with 3 players having been selected to the MEAC-first team and six players having been selected to the 2nd team.[3]
They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 31 | 6:00 PM | at Eastern Michigan* | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | L 24–34 | 7,668 | |||
| September 7 | 3:30 PM | vs. Morehouse* | RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic) | W 27–16 | 17,012 | ||||
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | at Old Dominion* | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | L 19–76 | 20,118 | ||||
| September 26 | 7:30 PM | at North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | ESPNU | L 19–27 | 16,011 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 PM | North Carolina Central | William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. | L 28–37 | 5,101 | ||||
| October 12 | 1:00 PM | No. 16 Bethune-Cookman | William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. | L 6–27 | 1,052 | ||||
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | at Florida A&M | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 21–10 | 15,342 | ||||
| October 26 | 1:00 PM | Morgan State |
William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. | W 28–14 | 7,053 | ||||
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | at Delaware State | Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE | L 20–22 | 2,039 | ||||
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | Savannah State | William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. | W 42–14 | 3,053 | ||||
| November 16 | 3:00 PM | at Texas Southern* | BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX | CSNH* | W 40–6 | 1,562 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 PM | at Hampton | Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA (Battle of the "Real" HU) | W 42–39 | 3,355 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
- Source: Schedule
*Tape Delayed
References
- ↑ Network, Sports (March 11, 2013). "Howard football coach Harrell to miss 2013 season". Fox News. New York City. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ McCann, John (July 26, 2013). "NCCU picked to finish 4th in MEAC, B.C. No. 1". The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Buchanan, Josh. "Phil Steele's College Football Preview". JBScouting.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.