The Harding Bisons football program represents Harding University in college football as a Division II member of the Great American Conference. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas. The Bisons are led by head coach Paul Simmons, a former Harding linebacker, with a record of 50-13. Simmons has coached the Bisons to four playoff appearances in a row, not counting the cancelled 2020 season. There are 52 former Bison football players who have earned All-American status, either on the NAIA or the NCAA Division II levels.