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1947 Howard Bison football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (6–2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 – 4 – 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]

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Bluefield StateWashington, DCW 7–0
October 4at West Virginia State
T 0–03,000[4]
October 11at Virginia Union
W 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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