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2004 Howard

6–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Howard in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Alabama State 12–27; lost vs. Hampton 14–47; won vs. Alcorn State 17–10; won vs. Savannah State 53–7; won vs. Charleston Southern 24–6; won vs. Morgan State 42–35; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 13–14; won vs. Norfolk State 35–17; lost at South Carolina State 16–23; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 10–7; lost vs. Delaware State 13–32+46−33Lost 12–27 vs. Alabama State-15Alabama StateLost 14–47 vs. Hampton-33HamptonWon 17–10 vs. Alcorn State+7Alcorn StateWon 53–7 vs. Savannah State+46Savannah StateWon 24–6 vs. Charleston Southern+18Charleston Sout…Won 42–35 vs. Morgan State+7Morgan StateLost 13–14 vs. North Carolina A&T-1North Carolina …Won 35–17 vs. Norfolk State+18Norfolk StateLost 16–23 at South Carolina State-7South Carolina …Won 10–7 vs. Bethune-Cookman+3Bethune-CookmanLost 13–32 vs. Delaware State-19Delaware State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsAlabama StateL 12–⁠2751%
Sep 11vsHamptonL 14–⁠4731%
Sep 18vsAlcorn StateW 17–⁠1035%
Sep 25vsSavannah StateW 53–⁠771%
Oct 9vsCharleston SouthernW 24–⁠659%
Oct 16vsMorgan StateW 42–⁠3565%
Oct 23vsNorth Carolina A&TL 13–⁠1458%
Oct 30vsNorfolk StateW 35–⁠1781%
Nov 6atSouth Carolina StateL 16–⁠2325%
Nov 13vsBethune-CookmanW 10–⁠736%
Nov 20vsDelaware StateL 13–⁠3276%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware State 32–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠225
Coach
—
Elo
1218 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.2 No. 83 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 2Ronald Bartell DBSt. Louis Rams

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hampton6–⁠110–⁠2
South Carolina State6–⁠19–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠36–⁠4
Delaware State4–⁠34–⁠7
Howard3–⁠46–⁠5
Morgan State3–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina A&T1–⁠63–⁠8
Norfolk State1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.