1996 Howard Bison football team

American college football season

1996 Howard Bison football
Black college national champion
Heritage Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Southern
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	10–2 (6–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Steve Wilson (8th season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium RFK Stadium
Seasons← 19951997 →

1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Florida A&M $^	7	–	0	9	–	3
No. 20 Howard	6	–	1	10	–	2
North Carolina A&T	4	–	3	8	–	3
South Carolina State	4	–	3	4	–	6
Hampton	3	–	4	5	–	6
Morgan State	2	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Bethune–Cookman	0	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Steve Wilson, the Bison compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished second in the MEAC. At the conclusion of the season, the Bison were also recognized as black college national champion after they defeated Southern in the Heritage Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at No. 1 Marshall*		Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 27–55	26,054
September 13	Hampton		RFK Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	W 26–7	22,569
September 21	Virginia State*		William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 31–7
September 28	at No. 21 Florida A&M		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 20–21	7,741
October 12	Bethune–Cookman		William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 61–21	9,869
October 19	at Morehouse*		B. T. Harvey Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 49–0	12,123
October 26	North Carolina A&T		RFK Stadium Washington, DC	W 38–3	21,357
November 2	Norfolk State*		William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 42–14	14,169
November 9	at South Carolina State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 23–3	5,561
November 16	Morgan State	No. 23	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	W 49–0	3,501
November 23	Delaware State	No. 21	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 48–23
December 21	Southern*	No. 20	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Heritage Bowl)	W 27–24	18,126
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

"Marshall 55, Howard 27". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"HU Pirates lose MEAC opener". Daily Press. September 14, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard scores twice late to finish off Division II No. 15 Virginia State". Tallahassee Democrat. September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"FAMU outlasts Howard". The Miami Herald. September 29, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard QB overwhelms B–CC 61–21". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 13, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"49–0 Morehouse loss sixth straight defeat". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Aggies' hopes for Heritage bid die in D.C." News and Record. October 27, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard 42, Norfolk State 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 3, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bulldogs fall to Howard". The Times and Democrat. November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard hands Morgan sixth straight loss, 49–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hornets come up short in finale". The News Journal. November 24, 1996. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard's heritage: Decuir FG means win". The Atlanta Constitution. January 1, 1997. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
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v t e Black college football national champions
1920s	1920: Howard / Talladega 1921: Talladega / Wiley 1922: Hampton 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee 1925: Howard / Tuskegee 1926: Howard / Tuskegee 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee 1928: Bluefield / Wiley 1929: Tuskegee
1920s	1930: Tuskegee 1931: Wilberforce 1932: Wiley 1933: Morgan 1934: Kentucky State 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State 1937: Morgan 1938: Florida A&M 1939: Langston
1940s	1940: Morris Brown 1941: Langston / Morris Brown 1942: Florida A&M 1943: Morgan State 1944: Morgan State 1945: Wiley 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern 1949: Morgan State / Southern
1950s	1950: Florida A&M / Southern 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T 1952: Florida A&M 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I 1955: Grambling 1956: Tennessee A&I 1957: Florida A&M 1958: Prairie View A&M 1959: Florida A&M
1960s	1960: Southern 1961: Florida A&M 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State 1963: Prairie View A&M 1964: Prairie View A&M 1965: Tennessee A&I 1966: Tennessee A&I 1967: Grambling / Morgan State 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T 1969: Alcorn A&M
1970s	1970: Tennessee State 1971: Tennessee State 1972: Grambling 1973: Tennessee State 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State 1975: Grambling State 1976: South Carolina State 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State 1978: Florida A&M 1979: Tennessee State
1980s	1980: Grambling State 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State 1985: Hampton / Jackson State 1986: Central State 1987: Central State / Howard 1988: Central State 1989: Central State
1990s	1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T 1991: Alabama State 1992: Central State / Grambling State 1993: Howard / Southern 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State 1995: Southern 1996: Howard / Jackson State 1997: Hampton / Southern 1998: Florida A&M / Southern 1999: North Carolina A&T
2000s	2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State 2003: Albany State / Southern 2004: Albany State / Hampton 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee 2008: Grambling State 2009: South Carolina State
2010s	2010: Bethune–Cookman 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State 2014: Alcorn State 2015: North Carolina A&T 2016: Grambling State 2017: North Carolina A&T 2018: North Carolina A&T 2019: North Carolina A&T
2020s	2020: Alabama A&M 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State 2022: North Carolina Central 2023: Florida A&M 2024: Jackson State

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