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1983 Howard Bison football team

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The 1983 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Bison compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC.

Record1–9 (1–3 MEAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHoward Stadium
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1983 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record1–9 (1–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
Seasons
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1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 South Carolina State $4–0–07–3–0
Delaware State3–1–07–3–1
Bethune–Cookman1–3–04–4–1
North Carolina A&T1–3–03–7–1
Howard1–3–01–9–0
Florida A&M0–0–07–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Liberty Baptist*L 10–155,321[1]
September 10at Bucknell*L 0–123,000[2]
September 17vs. Bethune–CookmanW 20–17[3]
September 24No. 1 South Carolina StateL 7–2810,000[4]
October 1Florida A&M
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 17–21[5]
October 15Virginia State*
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 14–30[6]
October 22at North Carolina A&TL 0–22[7]
October 29Norfolk State*
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 12–19[8]
November 12at Morgan StateL 14–15[9]
November 19at Delaware StateL 20–626,001[10]
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