The 1979 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Floyd Keith, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.
| 1979 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Howard Stadium RFK Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | West Virginia State* | W 24–17 | [1] | ||
| September 15 | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| W 38–20 | 6,000 | [2] |
| September 22 | at South Carolina State | L 17–55 | 6,041 | [3] | |
| September 29 | No. 1 Florida A&M* |
| L 13–21 | [4][5] | |
| October 6 | at Delaware State | W 23–0 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | Virginia State* |
| L 15–17 | [7][8] | |
| October 20 | at North Carolina A&T | L 0–29 | [9] | ||
| October 27 | Hampton* |
| W 28–12 | 5,000 | [10] |
| November 3 | Southern* |
| L 0–30 | [11] | |
| November 10 | at North Carolina Central | W 31–20 | [12] | ||
| November 17 | at No. 4 (D-II) Morgan State | L 20–27 | [13] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Howard U. 24, Va. St. 17". The Sunday Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMES falls to Howard 38–20". The Sunday Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ragland keys Bulldogs' rout of Howard". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers take on Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. September 29, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Florida A&M tops Howard 21–13; Miami next". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fans, Howard harass Hornets". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trojan defenders see endless streak". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. State wins 17–15". Suffolk News-Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T finds 'it's man'". Greensboro Daily News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Revitalized passing attack keeps Pirates in contention, but Howard prevails 28–12". Daily Press. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern shuts out Howard". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison charge past Eagles". Durham Sunday Herald. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan rallies to win, 27–20". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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