1979 Howard Bison football team

1979 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
RFK Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
South Carolina State 4 1 0 8 3 0
North Carolina A&T 2 2 1 4 6 1
Howard 2 3 0 5 6 0
Delaware State 1 4 1 4 5 1
North Carolina Central 1 4 0 2 8 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 0 0 3 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Maryland Eastern Shore games did not count as conference games in 1979

The 1979 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Floyd Keith, the Bison compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.