1920 Howard Bison football team
American college football season
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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 7â0 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]
Record7â0 (5â0 CIAA)
Headcoach
- Edward Morrison (1st season)
| 1920 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7â0 (5â0 CIAA) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaw | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Normal | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 15 | Shaw | Raleigh, NC | W 26â0 | [3] | |||
| October 23 | at Virginia Normal | Petersburg, VA | W 19â0 | [4] | |||
| October 30 | West Virginia Collegiate* |
| W 7â0 | [5] | |||
| November 6 | Union (VA) | Washington, DC | W 7â0 | ||||
| November 13 | Hampton | Washington, DC | W 18â0 | [6] | |||
| November 20 | at Virginia Seminary* | Lynchburg, VA | W 13â0 | ||||
| November 25 | Lincoln (PA) |
| W 42â0 | 6,000 | [7][8] | ||
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