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2013 Howard

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

Schedule and results

Howard in 2013, game by game: lost at Eastern Michigan 24–34; won vs. Morehouse 27–16; lost vs. Old Dominion 19–76; lost at North Carolina A&T 19–27; lost vs. North Carolina Central 28–37; lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 6–27; won at Florida A&M 21–10; won vs. Morgan State 28–14; lost at Delaware State 20–22; won vs. Savannah State 42–14; won vs. Texas Southern 40–6; won at Hampton 42–39+34−57Lost 24–34 at Eastern Michigan-10Eastern MichiganWon 27–16 vs. Morehouse+11MorehouseLost 19–76 vs. Old Dominion-57Old DominionLost 19–27 at North Carolina A&T-8North Carolina …Lost 28–37 vs. North Carolina Central-9North Carolina …Lost 6–27 vs. Bethune-Cookman-21Bethune-CookmanWon 21–10 at Florida A&M+11Florida A&MWon 28–14 vs. Morgan State+14Morgan StateLost 20–22 at Delaware State-2Delaware StateWon 42–14 vs. Savannah State+28Savannah StateWon 40–6 vs. Texas Southern+34Texas SouthernWon 42–39 at Hampton+3Hampton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atEastern MichiganL 24–⁠3429%
Sep 7vsMorehouseAt WashingtonW 27–⁠1660%
Sep 14vsOld DominionL 19–⁠7632%
Sep 26atNorth Carolina A&TL 19–⁠2728%
Oct 5vsNorth Carolina CentralL 28–⁠3754%
Oct 12vsBethune-CookmanL 6–⁠2726%
Oct 19atFlorida A&MW 21–⁠1036%
Oct 26vsMorgan StateW 28–⁠1463%
Nov 2atDelaware StateL 20–⁠2246%
Nov 9vsSavannah StateW 42–⁠1479%
Nov 16vsTexas SouthernW 40–⁠665%
Nov 23atHamptonW 42–⁠3948%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hampton 42–⁠39; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠322
Coach
—
Elo
1295 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.7 No. 73 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ted White
Defensive coordinator
Rayford Petty

Leaders

Passing yardsGreg McGhee QB397 yds
Passing touchdownsGreg McGhee QB1 TD
Rushing yardsWilliam Parker RB167 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthony Philyaw RB1 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Flanagan WR83 yds
Receiving touchdownsJonathan Booker WR1 TD

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bethune-Cookman7–⁠110–⁠3
South Carolina State7–⁠19–⁠4
Delaware State5–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State5–⁠35–⁠7
North Carolina A&T4–⁠47–⁠4
Howard4–⁠46–⁠6
Hampton4–⁠44–⁠8
North Carolina Central3–⁠55–⁠7
Norfolk State3–⁠53–⁠9
Florida A&M2–⁠63–⁠9
Savannah State0–⁠81–⁠11

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