1978 Howard Bison football team

The 1978 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Doug Porter, the Bison compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC.

1978 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Doug Porter (5th season)
Home stadium	Howard Stadium RFK Stadium

1978 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 South Carolina State $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Morgan State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Howard	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
North Carolina Central	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	L 21–23
September 23	vs. No. T–1 South Carolina State	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 0–27	17,139
September 30	at No. 7 Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–28	11,882
October 7	Delaware State	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 37–6
October 14	at Virginia State*	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	W 27–20	12,000
October 21	North Carolina A&T	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	L 16–28
October 28	at Hampton*	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (rivalry)	W 17–6	1,630
November 4	at Southern*	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 20–28
November 11	North Carolina Central	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 24–17
November 18	Morgan State	Howard Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	L 9–10
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game