1920 Howard Bison football team explained

1920 Howard Bison football team should not be confused with 1920 Howard Bulldogs football team.

Year:1920
Team:Howard Bison
Sport:football
Conference:Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Short Conf:CIAA
Record:7–0
Conf Record:5–0
Head Coach:Edward Morrison
Hc Year:1st
Champion:Black college national champion

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howard Yearly Results (1920-1924). College Football Data Warehouse. November 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202219/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/1920-1924_yearly_results.php. dead. September 5, 2015.
  2. Book: Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport, 1919-1930. Raymond Schmidt. Syracuse University Press. 2007. 146. 0815608861.