1924 Howard Bison football team
Appearance
1924 Howard Bison football | |
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Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 2–1–3 (1–1–1 CIAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (PA) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Union | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Normal | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Seminary | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shaw | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Paul's (VA) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1924 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1924 college football season. Led by Edward Morrison in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Bison compiled an overall record of 2–1–3 with a mark of 1–1–1 in conference play.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 | North Carolina A&T* |
| T 0–0 | [3] | ||
October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | West Virginia Collegiate* |
| T 0–0 | [4][5] | |
November 1 | at Wilberforce* |
| W 7–0 | [6] | ||
November 8 | at Virginia Normal | Petersburg VA | T 0–0 | 2,000 | [7] | |
November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Hampton |
| W 13–0 | 3,000 | [8][9] |
November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Lincoln (PA)![]() |
| L 0–31 | 15,000 | [10][11][12][13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ https://dh.howard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1105&context=bison_yearbooks
- ^ "2015 Football Media Guide". Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. p. 83. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "North Carolina Ties Howard". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. October 10, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Howard Eleven Faces Formidable Foe Today". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 24, 1924. p. 30. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Howard Meets First Test In W. Va. Contest". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Howard Downs Wilberforce By A 7 To 0 Score". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "V. N. I. I.-Howard In Scoreless Tie". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 15, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Howard And Hampton Elevens Are Battling". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 14, 1924. p. 30. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Howard Defeats Hampton". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. November 21, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Today's Sport Calendar". The Washington Daily News. Washington, D.C. November 27, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lincoln Crushes Howard Under 31-0 Score". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1924. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nathan, Daniel A., ed. (2013). Rooting for the Home Team. doi:10.5406/illinois/9780252037610.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-252-03761-0.
- ^ Yu, Rin-rin (October 7, 2022). "The First Howard Homecoming". The Dig. Washington, D.C. Retrieved September 4, 2024.