2019 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Ron Prince (1st season; first 9 games) Aaron Kelton (interim, final 3 games)
Defensive coordinator	Elijah Sandwiess (1st season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Florida A&M *		7	–	1					9	–	2
No. 20 North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	3
Bethune–Cookman		5	–	3					7	–	4
Norfolk State		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Carolina Central		3	–	5					4	–	8
Howard		2	–	6					2	–	10
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by first-year head coach Ron Prince until he was placed on administrative leave prior to the team's November 9 game, with director of football operations Aaron Kelton named as interim head coach.^[1] Howard finished the season with an overall record of 2–10 and mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MEAC. The team played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.

In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Bison were predicted to finish in fourth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Carolina A&T	304 (12)
2	Bethune–Cookman	237 (1)
3	Florida A&M	204 (2)
4	Howard	166
5	North Carolina Central	161 (1)
6	South Carolina State	152
7	Norfolk State	119 (1)
8	Morgan State	87 (1)
9	Delaware State	46

The Bison had nine different players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 0–79	32,761
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 28–54	12,390
September 14	4:30 p.m.	vs. Hampton*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (The Real HU)	NBC 5 Chicago	L 20–41	19,425
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 24–9	4,142
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	L 29–37	5,700
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	L 17–62	8,234
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	L 21–49	7,532
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 North Carolina A&T	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 6–64	21,500
November 2	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	L 6–28	1,096
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 21–62	8,515
November 16	4:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	L 7–39	8,979
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 20–15	989
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	0	0
Terrapins	28	28	16	7	79

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	14	0	7	7	28
Penguins	6	21	20	7	54

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	10	0	7	20
Pirates	0	20	14	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	18	0	6	24
Hornets	7	2	0	0	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	21	3	0	13	37
Bison	7	0	7	15	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	0	7	7	17
Crimson	7	34	14	7	62

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	6	0	0	0	6
No. 18 Aggies	10	24	23	7	64

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	14	28
Bison	0	0	0	6	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Bulldogs	20	14	21	7	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	7	7
No. 12 Rattlers	3	14	22	0	39

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	8	0	0	7	15
Bison	0	7	7	6	20