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1984 Howard Bison football team

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The 1984 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bison compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Record2–8 (0–4 MEAC)
Headcoach
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1984 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
RFK Stadium
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1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethune–Cookman $4–0–07–3–0
Delaware State3–1–08–2–0
South Carolina State2–2–04–6–1
North Carolina A&T1–3–02–8–0
Howard0–4–02–8–0
Morgan State0–0–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Morgan State was NCAA Division II[1][2]. All the other teams were classified as I-AA.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Rhode Island*L 21–313,520[3]
September 8Hampton*L 7–138,500[4]
September 15Bethune–Cookman
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–19[5]
September 22at South Carolina StateL 15–488,327[6]
October 13at Virginia State*
W 22–21
October 22North Carolina A&Tdagger
L 7–2310,500[7]
October 27at Norfolk State*L 10–42[8]
November 3Delaware State
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 7–45[9]
November 10Maine*
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 23–27[10]
November 17Morgan State*
  • Howard Stadium
  • Washington, DC (rivalry)
W 47–132,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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