1985 Howard Bison football team

American college football season

1985 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (0–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Willie Jeffries (2nd season)
Home stadium	Howard Stadium RFK Stadium
Seasons← 1984 1986 →

1985 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–12 Delaware State $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Howard	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Willie Jeffries, the Bison compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Maine*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 12–35
September 14	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–46	6,628
September 21	at Bethune–Cookman	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 14–23
September 28	South Carolina State	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	L 21–27	12,500
October 12	at Winston-Salem State*	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–12
October 19	Virginia State*	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	W 17–7	13,500
October 26	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 14–40
November 2	Norfolk State*	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 28–21
November 9	Morehouse*	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 35–26
November 16	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 7–3
November 23	at No. 12 Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 16–38	6,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

"UM's 'new look' raps Howard 35–12". The Bangor Daily News. September 9, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"URI 46, Howard 0". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brown's big night boosts Bethune". St. Petersburg Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bulldogs beat Bisons". Sun-News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Late score gives Rams 12–7 win". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Va. State falls victim to Howard's first win". Daily Press. October 20, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"A&T drubs Howard for 4th straight win". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Spartans upset by Howard". Daily Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard bounces past Morehouse". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 10, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard sneaks by Morgan State 7–3". The Daily Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"DelState wins, but suspense builds". Sunday News Journal. November 24, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	William H. Greene Stadium (1926–present) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	2023 Celebration Bowl Hampton: The Real HU Morgan State
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