Florida A&M vs. Howard

Florida A&M and Howard have 15 meetings on file, the first in 2003; officially, Florida A&M leads 8–⁠6; as played, 9–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5. The NCAA vacated Florida A&M’s win (2010); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Florida A&M leads 8–⁠6
Florida A&M wins on file
9
Howard wins on file
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
6 Florida A&M
Current streak
1 Howard
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s5–⁠1
2010s3–⁠4
2020s1–⁠1
Average margin
14.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida A&M
4–⁠3 Florida A&M’s record at home
At Howard
2–⁠4 Howard’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Florida A&M first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida A&M’s biggest win2010: Florida A&M 50, Howard 7by 43 points
  2. Howard’s biggest win2017: Howard 37, Florida A&M 26by 11 points
  3. Upset2011: Howard 29, Florida A&M 28Howard had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2025: Howard 10, Florida A&M 9Howard had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida A&M and Howard, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Kelvin Dean Florida A&M2023
Isaiah Major Florida A&M2023

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Aug 30, 2025Howard 10, Florida A&M 9Hard Rock StadiumInvesco QQQ Orange Blossom Classic
Dec 16, 2023Florida A&M 30, Howard 26Mercedes-Benz StadiumCricket Celebration Bowl
Nov 16, 2019Florida A&M 39, Howard 7at Florida A&M
Nov 3, 2018Howard 31, Florida A&M 23at Howard
Nov 4, 2017Howard 37, Florida A&M 26at Florida A&M
Oct 18, 2014Florida A&M 31, Howard 28at Howard
Oct 19, 2013Howard 21, Florida A&M 10at Florida A&M
Oct 8, 2011Howard 29, Florida A&M 28at Florida A&M
Sep 18, 2010Florida A&M 50, Howard 7vacatedat Howard
Sep 17, 2009Florida A&M 48, Howard 10at Florida A&M
Sep 20, 2008Florida A&M 51, Howard 24at Howard
Sep 15, 2007Florida A&M 30, Howard 17at Florida A&M
Sep 16, 2006Florida A&M 31, Howard 23at Howard
Sep 17, 2005Florida A&M 33, Howard 20at Florida A&M
Oct 11, 2003Howard 16, Florida A&M 14at Howard

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.