2012 Howard
6–3 (5–1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–4, over 11 games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 56–9Sep 29
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsMorehouse | W 30–29 | 53% |
| Sep 8 | at Rutgers | L 0–26 | 9% |
| Sep 15 | at Norfolk State | W 37–36 | 19% |
| Sep 29 | vsSavannah State | W 56–9 | 75% |
| Oct 20 | vs Morgan State | W 21–20 | 60% |
| Oct 27 | at South Carolina State | L 23–41 | 23% |
| Nov 3 | vs Hampton | W 20–10 | 59% |
| Nov 10 | at Georgia Southern | L 26–69 | 13% |
| Nov 17 | vs Delaware State | W 41–34 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Delaware State 41–34; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Howard’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsFlorida A&M | W 17–10 | Howard’s article, Florida A&M’s article |
| Oct 13 | atNorth Carolina A&T | L 10–38 | North Carolina A&T’s article, Howard’s article |
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 254–274
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1257 +53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −33.1 No. 78 of 122 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinators
- Ted White and Chennis Berry
- Defensive coordinator
- Rayford Petty
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jamie Cunningham QB | 68 yds |
| Rushing yards | William Parker RB | 51 yds |
| Receiving yards | David Wilson WR | 29 yds |
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bethune-Cookman | 7–0 | 8–3 | |
 Howard | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
 North Carolina A&T | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| South Carolina State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Delaware State | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 North Carolina Central | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 Florida A&M | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Hampton | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Morgan State | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Savannah State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.