1976 Howard Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1976
| team = Howard Bison
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| short_conf = MEAC
| record = 5–5–1
| conf_record = 3–2–1
| head_coach = Doug Porter
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = RFK Stadium
Howard Stadium
}}
{{1976 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1976 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Doug Porter, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wayne State (MI)
| site_stadium = RFK Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 14–31
| attend = 6,000–6,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10640201/tartar_qb_has_a_field_day_3114/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|title=Tartar QB has a field day, 31–14|date=September 11, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, MD
| score = 42–6
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-howard-offense-grinds-do/153806760/|work=The Sunday Times|title=Howard offense grinds down UMES, 42–6 here|date=September 19, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = South Carolina State
| site_stadium = RFK Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 0–40
| attend = 8,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40330305/sc_state_rushing_destroys_howard/|title=S.C. State rushing destroys Howard|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=September 26, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Florida A&M
| site_stadium = Bragg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 14–16
| attend = 12,800–12,831
| source = {{cite news |last=Amison |first=Larry |title=Rattlers face Howard here at 7 tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/127422913/ |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |location=Tallahassee, Florida |date=October 2, 1976 |page=19 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Rattlers rally, win 16-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/127422802/ |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |location=Tallahassee, Florida |date=October 3, 1976 |page=1D |access-date=July 1, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = Delaware State
| site_stadium = Howard Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 32–0
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-howard-u-delstate-foe/153807380/|newspaper=The Morning News|title=Howard U DelState foe|date=October 8, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86310249/the-morning-news/|newspaper=The Morning News|title=Howard routs DelState 32–0 in MEAC play|date=October 10, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1976|team=Virginia State Trojans|title=Virginia State}}
| site_stadium = Rogers Stadium
| site_cityst = Ettrick, VA
| score = 42–15
| attend = 7,158
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-howard-drubs-vsc-4/153807623/|work=The Lynchburg News|title=Howard drubs VSC, 42 to 15|date=October 17, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = t
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| site_stadium = RFK Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 21–21
| attend = 19,853–20,000
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-aggies-rally-to-tie-howa/153757486/|newspaper=Greensboro Daily News|title=Aggies rally to tie Howard|date=October 24, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/488/stats/13330 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 21, 2024 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1976|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Stadium
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–7
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-howard-fells-ham/153807902/|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Howard fells Hampton, 28–7|date=October 31, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Southern
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 7–21
| attend = 18,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-southern-u-beats-howard/130203444/|work=The Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=Southern U. beats Howard|date=November 7, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Carolina Central
| site_stadium = RFK Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 22–21
| attend = 3,158
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-howard-slips-by-central/153808298/|newspaper=Durham Morning Herald|title=Howard slips by Central|date=November 14, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = RFK Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 15–32
| attend = 2,812–3,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-terrors-rip-jays-297/143721392/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Terrors rip Jays, 29–7; Morgan wins, UMES falls|date=November 21, 1976|accessdate=August 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Morgan State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/446/stats/13330 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 19, 2024 }}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Howard) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/290/stats/13330 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 22, 2024 }}
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