Howard vs. Savannah State

Howard and Savannah State have 10 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Howard leads the series 9–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Howard 9–⁠1.

Howard wins
9
Savannah State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
9 Howard
Current streak
1 Savannah State
Last 10 meetings
Howard 9–⁠1
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s4–⁠0
2010s5–⁠1
Average margin
31.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Howard
4–⁠0 Howard’s record at home
At Savannah State
1–⁠4 Savannah State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Howard first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Howard’s biggest win2012: Howard 56, Savannah State 9by 47 points
  2. Savannah State’s biggest win2016: Savannah State 31, Howard 27by 4 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Howard and Savannah State, 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.

Every game

Oct 29, 2016Savannah State 31, Howard 27at Savannah State
Oct 31, 2015Howard 55, Savannah State 9at Howard
Nov 8, 2014Howard 51, Savannah State 21at Savannah State
Nov 9, 2013Howard 42, Savannah State 14at Howard
Sep 29, 2012Howard 56, Savannah State 9at Howard
Oct 1, 2011Howard 34, Savannah State 14at Savannah State
Sep 27, 2008Howard 49, Savannah State 21Neutral siteMiami Football Classic
Sep 24, 2005Howard 39, Savannah State 21at Savannah State
Sep 25, 2004Howard 53, Savannah State 7at Howard
Sep 27, 2003Howard 48, Savannah State 3at Savannah State

Every game is listed as played on the field.