1984 Howard Bison football team

1984 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (0–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Willie Jeffries (1st season)
Home stadium	Howard Stadium RFK Stadium

1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bethune–Cookman $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Howard	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was NCAA Division II[1]. All the other teams were classified as I-AA.

The 1984 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bison compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–31	3,520	[2]
September 8	Hampton*	Howard Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	L 7–13	8,500	[3]
September 15	Bethune–Cookman	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–19		[4]
September 22	at South Carolina State	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 15–48	8,327	[5]
October 13	at Virginia State*	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	W 22–21
October 22	North Carolina A&T	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–23	10,500	[6]
October 27	at Norfolk State*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 10–42		[7]
November 3	Delaware State	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–45		[8]
November 10	Maine*	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 23–27		[9]
November 17	Morgan State*	Howard Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	W 47–13	2,800	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
2. "URI drubs Howard". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Howard beaten by HI". Daily Press. September 9, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Late rally sends B–CC past Howard". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "SCSC hauls Howard, 48–15". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "A&T manhandles Howard". Greensboro News & Record. October 21, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Norfolk State romps, 42–10". Daily Press. October 28, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hornets' Lake runs wild". Sunday News Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Black Bears rally to nip Bison for 4th straight win". The Bangor Daily News. November 12, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Howard whips Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.