The 1920 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Edward Morrison, the Bison compiled a 7–0 record, did not allow opponents to score a point, and outscored all opponents by a total of 132 to 0.[1] For the first time following the 1920 season, the Pittsburgh Courier selected a black college national champion with Howard and Talladega sharing the honor.[2]
| 1920 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–0 (5–0 CIAA) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaw | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Normal | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 15 | Shaw | Raleigh, NC | W 26–0 | [3] | |||
| October 23 | at Virginia Normal | Petersburg, VA | W 19–0 | [4] | |||
| October 30 | West Virginia Collegiate* |
| W 7–0 | [5] | |||
| November 6 | Union (VA) | Washington, DC | W 7–0 | ||||
| November 13 | Hampton | Washington, DC | W 18–0 | [6] | |||
| November 20 | at Virginia Seminary* | Lynchburg, VA | W 13–0 | ||||
| November 25 | Lincoln (PA) |
| W 42–0 | 6,000 | [7][8] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Howard Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Raymond Schmidt (2007). Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport, 1919-1930. Syracuse University Press. p. 146. ISBN 0815608861.
- ^ "Howard "U" Trims Southerners". The Washington Herald. October 16, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard Eleven in Van". The Sunday Star. October 24, 1920. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard "U" Wins Close Game". The Washington Herald. October 31, 1920. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard 18-to-O Victor". The Sunday Star. November 14, 1920. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard Easily Wins Colored Grid Title". The Washington Herald. November 26, 1920. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard Has Walkover: Outplays Lincoln All the Way in Colored Championship Game That Ends 42 to 0". The Evening Star. November 26, 1920. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.