1947 Howard Bison football team

The 1947 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Edward Jackson, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, finished fourth in the CIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 54.[2] The team ranked No. 11 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3]

1947 Howard Bison football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1947 record6–2–1 (6–2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Shaw $ 6 0 0  10 0 0
No. 7 Virginia State 7 1 0  9 1 0
No. 4 Hampton 5 1 1  7 2 1
No. 11 Howard 6 2 1  6 2 1
No. 9 Morgan State 5 2 1  5 2 1
No. 14 West Virginia State 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 3 1  5 4 1
Delaware State 4 3 0  4 3 0
Virginia Union 3 5 0  4 5 0
Winston-Salem State 3 3 0  6 3 0
North Carolina A&T 1 5 1  1 5 1
North Carolina College 2 6 0  2 7 0
Bluefield State 1 5 0  3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 5 1  0 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 2 1  1 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Bluefield StateWashington, DCW 7–0
October 4at West Virginia State
T 0–03,000[4]
October 11at Virginia UnionW 13–7[5]
October 18Morgan State
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 14–69,500[6]
October 25Johnson C. SmithWashington, DCW 14–0
November 1at Shaw
L 14–224,000[7]
November 8Hampton
  • Brooks Field
  • Washington, DC
L 13–1910,000[8]
November 15Delaware State
  • Brooks Field
  • Washington, DC
W 27–02,500[9]
November 27at Lincoln (PA)W 29–013,000[10]

References

  1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Howard Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Howard Holds Haughty W. Va. State: Bison in Surprise Deadlock With W. Va". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Howard Rallies to Top Union". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 18, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Ric Roberts (October 25, 1947). "Bison Trample Favored Bears 14-6 in Upset". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13.
  7. "Shaw Keeps Clean Slate; Tops Howard". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Casey Sparkles as Hampton Tops Howard". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 15, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Howard Clips Hornets' Wings, Triumphs 27-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1947. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Howard Victor Over Lincoln, 29-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 28, 1947. p. 36 via Newspapers.com.
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