2019 Howard Bison football team

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American college football season

The 2019 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by first-year head coach Ron Prince until he was placed on administrative leave prior to the team’s November 9 game, with director of football operations Aaron Kelton named as interim head coach.^[1] Howard finished the season with an overall record of 2–10 and mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MEAC. The Bison played home games at William H. Greene Stadium.

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Preseason[edit]

MEAC poll[edit]

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Bison were predicted to finish in fourth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

Preseason All–MEAC teams[edit]

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

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First Team Offense

Caylin Newton – QB

Dedrick Parson – RB

Jequez Ezzard – WR

Kyle Anthony – WR

Second Team Offense

Malik Hyatt – TE

Second Team Defense

Marcellos Allison – DL

Zamon Robinson – DL

Tye Freeland – DB

Third Team Defense

Aaron Walker – DB

Dedrick Parson – RS

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*		BTN	L 0–79	32,761
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State*		ESPN+	L 28–54	12,390
September 14	4:30 p.m.	vs. Hampton*		NBC 5 Chicago	L 20–41	19,425
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State		ESPN3	W 24–9	4,142
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	L 29–37	5,700
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard*		ESPN+	L 17–62	8,234
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	L 21–49	7,532
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 North Carolina A&T		ESPN3	L 6–64	21,500
November 2	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN3	L 6–28	1,096
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State		ESPN3	L 21–62	8,515
November 16	4:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida A&M		ESPN3	L 7–39	8,979
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C. (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 20–15	989

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Game summaries[edit]

At Maryland[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	0	0
Terrapins	28	28	16	7	79

At Youngstown State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	14	0	7	7	28
Penguins	6	21	20	7	54

Hampton[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	10	0	7	20
Pirates	0	20	14	7	41

At Delaware State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	18	0	6	24
Hornets	7	2	0	0	9

Bethune–Cookman[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	21	3	0	13	37
Bison	7	0	7	15	29

At Harvard[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	0	7	7	17
Crimson	7	34	14	7	62

Norfolk State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	14	14	7	49
Bison	7	14	0	0	21

At North Carolina A&T[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	6	0	0	0	6
No. 18 Aggies	10	24	23	7	64

North Carolina Central[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	14	28
Bison	0	0	0	6	6

At South Carolina State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Bulldogs	20	14	21	7	62

At Florida A&M[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	7	7
No. 12 Rattlers	3	14	22	0	39

Morgan State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	8	0	0	7	15
Bison	0	7	7	6	20