1923 Howard Bison football team

American college football season

Not to be confused with 1923 Howard Bulldogs football team.

1923 Howard Bison football

Black college national champion

Conference| Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 7–0–1 (3–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach|

* Louis L. Watson (1st season)

Seasons

<- 1922

1924 ->

1923 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Virginia Union $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
Howard | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Hampton | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Virginia Normal | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Lincoln (PA) | 1  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Saint Paul (VA) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Virginia Seminary | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Shaw | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1923 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University during the 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach Louis L. Watson, the Bison compiled a 7–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 19, and were recognized as the black college national champion.[1]

The championship game between Howard and Lincoln attracted 25,000 spectators, "the largest crowd in the history of colored football" to that time.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 6| North Carolina A&T*| Washington, DC| W 7–0| |
October 13| Virginia Seminary| Washington, DC| W 13–0| |
October 20| Livingstone*| Washington, DC| W 15–0| |
October 27| Morehouse*| Washington, DC| W 10–0| |
November 3| Wilberforce*| Washington, DC| W 7–0| |
November 10| Virginia Normal[note 1]| Washington, DC| W 19–7| |
November 17| at Hampton| Hampton, VA| W 19–6| |
November 29| at Lincoln (PA)|

* National League Park
* Philadelphia, PA

| T 6–6| 25,000| [2]

* *Non-conference game

## Notes

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1. ^ Virginia State University was officially known at this time as the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute (V.N.I.I.).

## References

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1. ^ "Howard Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
2. ^ a b "25,000 Enthusiasts Witness Annual Lincoln-Howard Game at Nat'l League Park, Phila". The New York Age. December 8, 1923. pp. 1, 6 - via Newspapers.com.

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Howard Bison football

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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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M
* 2024: Jackson State

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