2024 Harding Bisons football team
The 2024 Harding Bisons football team represented Harding University in the 2024 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Great American Conference. The Bisons were led by eighth-year head coach Paul Simmons and played their home games at First Security Stadium in Searcy, Arkansas.
The team entered the 2024 season as both the reigning GAC champion and the defending NCAA Division II national champion.
Preseason
The GAC coaches preseason poll was released on August 1, 2024. The Bisons were predicted to finish first in the conference, receiving 10 of the 12 first place votes, while Ouachita Baptist and Southern Arkansas each received one first place vote.
Game summaries
Southern Nazarene
| Statistics | SNU | HAR |
| First downs | 4 | 24 |
| Total yards | 49 | 607 |
| Rushing yards | 33 | 554 |
| Passing yards | 16 | 53 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 25:38 | 34:22 |
At Oklahoma Baptist
| Statistics | HAR | OKB |
| First downs | 31 | 8 |
| Total yards | 506 | 157 |
| Rushing yards | 427 | 27 |
| Passing yards | 79 | 130 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 42:24 | 17:36 |
At Arkansas–Monticello
| Statistics | HAR | UAM |
| First downs | 23 | 9 |
| Total yards | 578 | 191 |
| Rushing yards | 433 | 104 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 87 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:42 | 27:09 |
| Statistics | HSU | HAR |
| First downs | 4 | 25 |
| Total yards | 153 | 618 |
| Rushing yards | 28 | 546 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 72 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 18:49 | 41:11 |
| Statistics | HAR | SWO |
| First downs | 25 | 5 |
| Total yards | 523 | 95 |
| Rushing yards | 393 | 73 |
| Passing yards | 130 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
NW Oklahoma State
| Statistics | NWO | HAR |
| First downs | 4 | 28 |
| Total yards | 32 | 502 |
| Rushing yards | 24 | 418 |
| Passing yards | 8 | 84 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:31 | 34:29 |
At No. 9 Ouachita Baptist
| Statistics | HAR | OUA |
| First downs | 15 | 12 |
| Total yards | 288 | 198 |
| Rushing yards | 218 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 70 | 113 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:02 | 26:58 |
No. 22 Southern Arkansas
| Statistics | SAU | HAR |
| First downs | 21 | 15 |
| Total yards | 417 | 423 |
| Rushing yards | 221 | 340 |
| Passing yards | 196 | 83 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:33 | 28:27 |
SE Oklahoma State
| Statistics | SOU | HAR |
| First downs | 13 | 19 |
| Total yards | 275 | 490 |
| Rushing yards | 151 | 415 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 75 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:16 | 30:44 |
| Statistics | HAR | ECU |
| First downs | 26 | 8 |
| Total yards | 469 | 106 |
| Rushing yards | 435 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 34 | 54 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:41 | 26:19 |
Arkansas Tech
| Statistics | ATU | HAR |
| First downs | 19 | 28 |
| Total yards | 312 | 520 |
| Rushing yards | 34 | 498 |
| Passing yards | 278 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 22:15 | 37:45 |
| Statistics | HAR | PSU |
| First downs | 28 | 10 |
| Total yards | 585 | 148 |
| Rushing yards | 518 | 39 |
| Passing yards | 67 | 109 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 37:10 | 22:50 |
At No. 5 Grand Valley State (NCAA Division II Second Round)
| Statistics | HAR | GVSU |
| First downs | 28 | 13 |
| Total yards | 475 | 223 |
| Rushing yards | 475 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 0 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 39:03 | 20:57 |
At No. 2 Ferris State (NCAA Division II Quarter Final)
| Statistics | HAR | FSU |
| First downs | 11 | 24 |
| Total yards | 193 | 452 |
| Rushing yards | 130 | 287 |
| Passing yards | 63 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:13 | 31:47 |