2018 Howard
4–6 (4–3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Delaware State 55–13Oct 13
By 42 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Ohio 32–38Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Ohio | L 32–38 | 14% |
| Sep 8 | at Kent State | L 14–54 | 37% |
| Sep 22 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 41–35 | 42% |
| Oct 6 | at North Carolina Central | L 35–40 | 43% |
| Oct 13 | vs Delaware State | W 55–13 | 79% |
| Oct 20 | at Morgan State | W 35–26 | 59% |
| Oct 27 | vs South Carolina State | L 21–27 | 68% |
| Nov 3 | vs Florida A&M | W 31–23 | 48% |
| Nov 10 | at Norfolk State | L 17–29 | 57% |
| Nov 17 | vs Bryant | L 55–56 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Bryant 56–55; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 336–341
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1250 −36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −34.0 No. 85 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 156
- Offensive coordinator
- Brennan Marion
- Defensive coordinator
- Vince Brown
Leaders
| Passing yards | Caylin Newton WR | 598 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Caylin Newton WR | 5 TD |
| Rushing yards | Caylin Newton WR | 134 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Caylin Newton WR | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jequez Ezzard WR | 223 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Kyle Anthony WR | 2 TD |
| Tackles | Bryan Cook S | 16 tkl |
| Sacks | Zamon Robinson DL | 2.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Devin Hurtado LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Jayde Pierre DT | ★★★ | No. 1649 |
| A.J. Boyd WR | ★★★ | No. 2136 |
| Jomier Augustine ILB | ★★ | No. 2748 |
| Gerone Hamilton Jr. OT | ★★ | No. 3645 |
| Tim Young OG |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.805 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.740 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.5 | 0.788 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 North Carolina A&T | 6–2 | 10–2 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Howard | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| South Carolina State | 5–4 | 5–6 | |
| Morgan State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| North Carolina Central | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Delaware State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Savannah State | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.