1977 Howard Bison football team
| 1977 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–4 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | RFK Stadium Howard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 South Carolina State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Porter, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | vs. Florida A&M* |
| L 6–28 | 34,601–35,094 | [1] |
| September 17 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 15–0 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at No. 2 South Carolina State | L 16–41 | 5,820 | [3] | |
| October 8 | at Delaware State | L 0–18 | 1,000 | [4] | |
| October 15 | Virginia State* |
| W 33–0 | 7,500 | [5] |
| October 22 | at North Carolina A&T | L 10–34 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 29 | Hampton* |
| W 20–14 | 4,500 | [7] |
| November 5 | Southern* |
| W 26–16 | 6,000 | [8] |
| November 12 | at North Carolina Central | W 33–0 | 4,500 | [9] | |
| November 19 | at Morgan State | L 24–33 | 5,100 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Florida A&M wins scholarship game". The Home News. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMES is blankes by 15–0". The Sunday Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. State routs Howard". Florence Morning News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware State topples Howard 18–0". The Morning News. October 9, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard downs Trojans 33–0". Daily Press. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T wins fourth straight, tops Howard". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two bombs top HI for Howard". Daily Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern slides". Daily World. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard 33–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan ends frustration, beats Howard". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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