2012 Howard Bison football team

2012 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Gary Harrell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted White (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rayford Petty (2nd season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium (Capacity: 7,086)

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		5	–	3					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3					6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Florida A&M		4	–	4					4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5					3	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Savannah State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Gary Harrell and played their home games at William H. Greene Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in MEAC play to finish in second place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 PM	vs. Morehouse*	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (Nation's Football Classic)		W 30–29	16,911
September 8	3:30 PM	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	SNY	L 0–26	50,855
September 15	4:00 PM	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 37–36 OT	10,938
September 29	1:00 PM	Savannah State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		W 56–9	2,955
October 6	1:00 PM	Florida A&M	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		W 17–10	3,589
October 13	1:30 PM	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		L 10–38	13,422
October 20	1:00 PM	Morgan State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		W 21–20	10,305
October 27	1:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 23–41	19,187
November 3	1:00 PM	Hampton	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C. (Battle of "The Real HU")		W 20–10	3,086
November 10	2:00 PM	at No. 7 Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 26–69	18,069
November 17	1:00 PM	Delaware State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		W 41–34	2,505
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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