1920 Howard Bison football team

Not to be confused with 1920 Howard Bulldogs football team.

1920 Howard Bison football
Black college national champion
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–0 (5–0 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward Morrison (1st season)

1920 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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*	Howard field Washington, DC	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)	American League Park Washington, DC	W 42–0	6,000	[7][8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Howard Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
2. Raymond Schmidt (2007). Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport, 1919-1930. Syracuse University Press. p. 146. ISBN 0815608861.
3. "Howard "U" Trims Southerners". The Washington Herald. October 16, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Howard Eleven in Van". The Sunday Star. October 24, 1920. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Howard "U" Wins Close Game". The Washington Herald. October 31, 1920. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Howard 18-to-O Victor". The Sunday Star. November 14, 1920. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Howard Easily Wins Colored Grid Title". The Washington Herald. November 26, 1920. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "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.