Jump to content

2018 Howard Bison football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Lepricavark (talk | contribs) at 06:13, 5 February 2020 (→top: added short description). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

2018 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (4–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrennan Marion (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Brown (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliam H. Greene Stadium
(Capacity: 7,086)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2018 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike London. The Bison played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

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

Previous season

The Bison kicked off the 2017 season by defeating UNLV, a 45-point favorite, in the biggest upset in college football history by point spread.[2] They would finish the season 7–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+L 32–3818,275
September 83:30 p.m.at Kent State*
ESPN+L 14–5415,242
September 151:00 p.m.Savannah State*
 Canceled[a]
September 224:30 p.m.vs. Bethune–Cookman
ESPN3W 41–3519,712
October 62:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central
ESPN3L 35–406,702
October 131:00 p.m.Delaware State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
ESPN3W 55–134,473
October 207:00 p.m.at Morgan State
SPORTSfever TVW 35–263,078
October 271:00 p.m.South Carolina Statedagger
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
ESPN3L 21–277,501
November 31:00 p.m.Florida A&M
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
W 31–236,858
November 101:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPN3L 17–296,004
November 171:00 p.m.Bryant*
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
ESPN3L 55–563,974

Despite also being a member of the MEAC, the game vs Savannah State will be considered a non-conference game and will have no effect on the MEAC standings.[7]

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

Game summaries

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 10 12 7 3 32
Bobcats 3 14 14 7 38
See also: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 14 0 14
Golden Flashes 16 10 21 7 54
See also: 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 KENT, 38–31

vs Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 14 13 0 41
Wildcats 14 14 0 7 35
See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team and Circle City Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2016 HOW, 26–24

at North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 5 14 7 9 35
Eagles 7 17 7 9 40
See also: 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–12–1 2017 NCCU, 13–7

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 7 13
Bison 23 18 7 7 55
See also: 2018 Delaware State Hornets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–36–1 2017 HOW, 52–23

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 6 14 0 15 35
Bears 10 9 7 0 26
See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–46–3 2017 HOW, 39–14

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 0 7 27
Bison 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–33 2017 HOW, 28–20

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 10 7 0 6 23
Bison 21 0 7 3 31
See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–27 2017 HOW, 37–26

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 10 0 7 0 17
Spartans 3 13 3 10 29
See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–8 2017 HOW, 28–24

Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 21 7 14 56
Bison 14 21 0 20 55
See also: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Coaching staff

2018 Howard Bison coaching staff

Head Coach

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:[8] Last updated 7/13/18

References

  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. ^ Thompson, Chris (September 3, 2017). "Cam Newton's Brother Led The Largest Point-Spread Upset In College Football History". deadspin.com. Deadspin. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bison Athletics - Postponements and Updates". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "SSU versus Howard Football Game Canceled". www.ssuathletics.com. Savannah State Athletics. November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Howard University Football Announces 2018 Slate". www.hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. April 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 Football Roster – Howard University". July 13, 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Howard_Bison_football_team&oldid=939240317"