2022 Howard Bison football team

American college football season

2022 Howard Bison football

MEAC co-champion
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Larry Scott (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lee Hull (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Troy Douglas (3rd season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium
Seasons← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Carolina Central +	4	–	1	10	–	2
Howard +	4	–	1	5	–	6
Delaware State	2	–	3	5	–	6
Morgan State	2	–	3	4	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	3	2	–	9
South Carolina State	1	–	4	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Scott, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the MEAC title with North Carolina Central. Howard played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.

They were champion of the MEAC for the first time since 1996, but they missed out on the Celebration Bowl in favor of NC Central.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	7:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama State*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN	L 13–23	21,088
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Hampton*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (The Real HU)	FloSports	L 28–31	2,587
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 20–42	28,554
September 17	3:00 p.m.	vs. Morehouse*	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (HBCU New York City Football Classic)	CNBC	W 31–0	30,042
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 26–34	9,200
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Harvard*	Audi Field Washington, DC (Truth & Service Classic)	ESPN3	L 25–41	8,097
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Delaware State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN+	W 35–17	7,495
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 49–21	3,149
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 21–50	14,322
November 12	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	W 28–14	4,787
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 35–6
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Vs. Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	6	7	7	3	23
Bison	3	3	0	7	13

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	6	0	22	28
Pirates	0	14	7	10	31

At South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	0	7	6	20
Bulls	0	14	14	14	42

Vs. Morehouse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maroon Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Bison	0	0	10	21	31

At Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	3	7	13	26
Bulldogs	0	17	10	7	34

Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	10	7	14	10	41
Bison	0	17	0	8	25

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	0	0	14	17
Bison	14	0	14	7	35

At Norfolk State

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

At North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	0	14	0	21
Eagles	22	0	21	7	50

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14
Bison	7	14	7	0	28

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	7	7	14	35
Bears	0	0	0	6	6

References

"Howard Bison Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
"2022 Football Schedule". Howard University Bison. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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Venues	William H. Greene Stadium (1926–present) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	2023 Celebration Bowl Hampton: The Real HU Morgan State
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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Morgan State (1971) North Carolina Central (1972) North Carolina Central (1973) South Carolina State (1974) South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T (1975) Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976) South Carolina State (1977) South Carolina State (1978) Morgan State (1979) South Carolina State (1980) South Carolina State (1981) South Carolina State (1982) South Carolina State (1983) Bethune–Cookman (1984) Delaware State (1985) North Carolina A&T (1986) Delaware State (1987) Bethune–Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988) Delaware State (1989) Florida A&M (1990) Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991) North Carolina A&T (1992) Howard (1993) South Carolina State (1994) Florida A&M (1995) Florida A&M (1996) Hampton (1997) Hampton & Florida A&M (1998) North Carolina A&T (1999) Florida A&M (2000) Florida A&M (2001) Bethune–Cookman (2002) North Carolina A&T (2003) Hampton & South Carolina State (2004) Hampton (2005) Hampton (2006) Delaware State (2007) South Carolina State (2008) South Carolina State (2009) Bethune–Cookman†, Florida A&M, & South Carolina State (2010) Norfolk State (vacated) (2011) Bethune–Cookman (2012) Bethune–Cookman†, South Carolina State (2013) Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State†, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, & South Carolina State (2014) North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015) North Carolina Central (2016) North Carolina A&T (2017) North Carolina A&T (2018) North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019) No champion (2020) South Carolina State (2021) Howard & North Carolina Central† (2022) Howard (2023) South Carolina State (2024)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions

Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T (1975)
Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman†, Florida A&M, & South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman†, South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State†, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, & South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard & North Carolina Central† (2022)
Howard (2023)
South Carolina State (2024)

National championships in bold
† Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker

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