Not to be confused with 1923 Howard Bulldogs football team.
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| Black college national champion | |
| Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–0–1 (3–0–1 CIAA) |
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| Virginia Union $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Paul (VA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Seminary | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaw | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1923 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University during the 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach Louis L. Watson, the Bison compiled a 7–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 19, and were recognized as the black college national champion.
The championship game between Howard and Lincoln attracted 25,000 spectators, "the largest crowd in the history of colored football" to that time.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 6 | North Carolina A&T* | Washington, DC | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 13 | Virginia Seminary | Washington, DC | W 13–0 | ||||
| October 20 | Livingstone* | Washington, DC | W 15–0 | ||||
| October 27 | Morehouse* | Washington, DC | W 10–0 | ||||
| November 3 | Wilberforce* | Washington, DC | W 7–0 | ||||
| November 10 | Virginia Normal | Washington, DC | W 19–7 | ||||
| November 17 | at Hampton | Hampton, VA | W 19–6 | ||||
| November 29 | at Lincoln (PA) | T 6–6 | 25,000 | ||||
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Notes
- Virginia State University was officially known at this time as the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute (V.N.I.I.).
References
- "Howard Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "25,000 Enthusiasts Witness Annual Lincoln-Howard Game at Nat'l League Park, Phila". The New York Age. December 8, 1923. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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