2002 Howard Bison football team

2002 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam H. Greene Stadium
2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman $^ 7–1  11–2 
Florida A&M 5–3  7–5 
Hampton 5–3  7–5 
Morgan State 5–3  7–5 
South Carolina State 4–4  7–5 
Howard 4–4  6–5 
Norfolk State 2–6  5–6 
North Carolina A&T 2–6  4–8 
Delaware State 2–6  4–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Rayford Petty, the Bison compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Texas Southern*
W 34–31[1]
September 14at Hampton
L 2–5119,021[2]
September 21No. 4 Maine*
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 12–422,518[3]
September 28at Morris Brown*
W 49–15
October 12at No. 21 Florida A&M
W 28–2416,216[4]
October 19Morgan State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC (rivalry)
L 20–3813,500[5]
October 26North Carolina A&T
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 20–163,250[6]
November 2Norfolk State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–0[7]
November 9at South Carolina State
W 23–95,054[8]
November 16at No. 13 Bethune–Cookman
L 27–465,497[9]
November 23Delaware State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 7–14[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Howard 34, Texas Southern 31". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pirates cruise past Howard". Daily Press. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Maine recovers after 1st quarter". Kennebec Journal. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "FAMU faces early end to MEAC hunt". Tallahassee Democrat. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Stallings' high-five lifts Morgan, 38–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sloppy Aggies beaten". News & Record. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Howard 21, Norfolk State 0". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bison run over Bulldogs". The Times and Democrat. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bethune–Cookman 46, Howard 27: B–CC grinds out win over Howard". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 2002. p. C7. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hornets end year with win". The News Journal. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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