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William H. Greene Stadium

William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, DC, home of Howard. Capacity 10,000. Opened October 16, 1926.

William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, DC
William H. Greene Stadium, Washington, DCPhoto: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
10,000
Opened
1926
Surface
Sprinturf artificial turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
175 ft
Home team
Howard
Howard here
46–⁠48 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Howard is 47–⁠48 in home games from the 1977 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at William H. Greene Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k2003: 9,020 a game over 3 games; biggest 10,5002004: 6,438 a game over 4 games; biggest 12,8042005: 10,508 a game over 1 games; biggest 10,5082006: 4,719 a game over 3 games; biggest 7,0352007: 5,169 a game over 2 games; biggest 7,0352008: 4,496 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,8532009: 4,985 a game over 2 games; biggest 7,0862010: 5,628 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,0862011: 3,524 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,0862012: 4,713 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,3052013: 4,065 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,0532014: 6,005 a game over 3 games; biggest 7,0862015: 3,405 a game over 3 games; biggest 6,0882016: 3,634 a game over 3 games; biggest 7,0862017: 2,032 a game over 4 games; biggest 2,7002018: 5,702 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,5012019: 4,776 a game over 3 games; biggest 7,5322021: 5,235 a game over 1 games; biggest 5,2352022: 6,141 a game over 2 games; biggest 7,4952023: 5,433 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,6842024: 5,525 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,9952025: 8,823 a game over 2 games; biggest 9,9952026: 3,671 a game over 1 games; biggest 3,67120032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

12,804Norfolk State at Howard2004
10,508North Carolina A&T at Howard2005
10,500Florida A&M at Howard2003
10,500Hampton at Howard2003
10,305Morgan State at Howard2012

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Howard’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Former names
Howard Stadium (1926–⁠1986)
Opened
October 16, 1926
Surface over the years
Sprinturf artificial turf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, William H. Greene Stadium.

From above

25 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 110 by 180 meters (360 by 580 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Howard 31, Morehouse 17
Oct 3, 2026Indianapolis 45, William Jewell 10
Sep 26, 2026William Jewell 28, McKendree 21
Sep 5, 2026Richmond 28, Howard 21
Nov 1, 2025North Carolina Central 35, Howard 14
Oct 25, 2025Howard 33, Morgan State 27
Nov 9, 2024South Carolina State 38, Howard 14
Nov 2, 2024Howard 38, Delaware State 0
Oct 19, 2024Tennessee State 27, Howard 14
Oct 12, 2024Howard 21, Sacred Heart 14
Sep 7, 2024Howard 32, Mercyhurst 31
Nov 18, 2023Howard 14, Morgan State 7