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1981 Howard Bison football team

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The 1981 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Floyd Keith, the Bison compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the MEAC.

Record6–4 (2–3 MEAC)
Headcoach
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1981 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
RFK Stadium
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1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 South Carolina State $^5–0–010–3–0
Florida A&M4–1–07–4–0
Bethune–Cookman3–2–06–4–0
Howard2–3–06–5–0
Delaware State1–4–02–9–0
North Carolina A&T0–5–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Cheyney*W 33–23[1]
September 19at Bethune–Cookman
L 13–19[2]
September 26South Carolina State
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–348,500[3]
October 3Florida A&M
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 7–314,500[4]
October 10at Delaware StateW 31–27[5]
October 17Virginia State*dagger
W 26–147,000[6]
October 24at North Carolina A&TW 21–175,100[7]
October 31Norfolk State*
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 49–289,500[8]
November 14at Western Illinois*L 17–20[9]
November 21at Morgan StateW 35–322,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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