1971 Howard Bison football team

1971 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
RFK Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 5 0 1 6 4 1
North Carolina Central 5 1 0 7 2 0
North Carolina A&T 3 2 1 6 4 1
South Carolina State 3 2 1 6 3 1
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 4 1 1 5 2
Howard 1 5 0 4 5 0
Delaware State 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tillman Sease, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the MEAC.