2003 Howard Bison football team

2003 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam H. Greene Stadium
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 North Carolina A&T $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
South Carolina State   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Morgan State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Florida A&M   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Howard   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
Norfolk State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Rayford Petty, the Bison compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished seventh in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Texas Southern*
L 20–2710,000[1]
September 13Hampton
L 14–1710,500[2]
September 20at Akron*
L 7–6520,259[3]
September 27at Savannah State*
W 48–3[4]
October 11Florida A&M
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 16–1410,500[5]
October 18at Morgan State
L 12–3314,576[6]
October 25at No. 23 North Carolina A&T
L 7–2726,685[7]
November 1at Norfolk State
W 42–2816,972[8]
November 8South Carolina State
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 14–246,059[9]
November 15No. 16 Bethune–Cookman
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 7–21[10]
November 22at Delaware State
W 21–62,871[11]

References

  1. ^ "TSU exploits Howard's errorsfor victory". The Houston Chronicle. September 7, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hampton plays keepaway with MEAC rival". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Zips score early, often, cruise to easy victory". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 21, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard 48, Savannah State 3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 28, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wide-left woes doom Rattlers". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 12, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morgan maintains tight grip to take home 33–12 victory". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&T's 'D' too much for Howard". The Herald-Sun. October 26, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard 42, Norfolk State 28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2nd-half play lifts S.C. State to win". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "B–CC stops Howard". The Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fitting end for DSU; Miscues doom Hornets to 1–10 finish". The News Journal. November 23, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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