Howard Bison
MEACWashington, DCWilliam H. Greene Stadium
2026: 3–4. Last: beat Morehouse 31–17 at home. Next: at Morgan State, Saturday, Oct 24, 3 p.m. ET.
- W 31–24vs. Alabama A&M
- L 21–28Richmond
- L 0–55at No. 5 Indiana
- L 7–58at Rutgers
- W 27–13vs. Hampton
- L 20–24at Pennsylvania
- W 31–17Morehouse
- Oct 24at Morgan State
- Oct 31at North Carolina Central
- Nov 5South Carolina State
- Nov 14Delaware State
- Nov 21at Norfolk State
Howard has played football since 1893 and is officially 530–512–40; 254 of its 1,082 games are in our file. They have won three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles (the last in 2023) and two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles, counting shared titles. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 3 coaches from Howard. The most-played rival is Delaware State: 24 meetings, Delaware State leads 13–11. This season, they’re 3–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 530–512–40 official; 91–163 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1238
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 89 · Composite No. 86 in FCS, Oct 17; down 2 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 5 last in 2023
- Bowl record
- 1–3 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 26 since 1977, 254 games
Identity
- Band
- “Showtime” Marching Band 150+ members
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Alabama A&M | W 31–24 | 53% |
| Sep 5 | vs Richmond | L 21–28 | 42% |
| Sep 12 | at 5Indiana | L 0–55 | 3% |
| Sep 25 | at Rutgers | L 7–58 | 21% |
| Oct 3 | vs Hampton | W 27–13 | 67% |
| Oct 10 | at Pennsylvania | L 20–24 | 32% |
| Oct 17 | vsMorehouse | W 31–17 | 82% |
| Oct 24 | at Morgan State | Preview | 36% |
| Oct 31 | at North Carolina Central | Preview | 39% |
| Nov 5 | vs South Carolina State | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 14 | vs Delaware State | Preview | 51% |
| Nov 21 | at Norfolk State | Preview | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Ja’Shawn Scroggins1,040 passing yards, 6 TD (leads Howard in passing yards)
- Rodney Roane Jr.26 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT (leads Howard in sacks)
- Eden James302 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Howard in rushing yards)
- Aidan Foster32 tackles, 2.5 sacks
- Kaleb Gallop38 tackles, 0.5 sacks (leads Howard in tackles)
- Billy Roberson II161 rushing yards, 1 TD
Program strength since 1977
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Prince | 2019 | 1–8 |
| Aaron Kelton | 2019 | 1–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Delaware State
11–13 in 24
- 2017 W 52–23
- 2018 W 55–13
- 2019 W 24–9
- 2020 L 10–17
- 2020 L 28–37
- 2021 L 23–30
- 2022 W 35–17
- 2023 W 17–10
- 2024 W 38–0
- 2025 L 13–26
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 14
- Morgan State
10–12 in 22
- 2015 L 13–21
- 2016 L 24–28
- 2017 W 39–14
- 2018 W 35–26
- 2019 W 20–15
- 2021 W 27–0
- 2022 W 35–6
- 2023 W 14–7
- 2024 L 21–35
- 2025 W 33–27
Won the last one.
Next: Oct 24
- Hampton
6–15 in 21
- 2015 L 19–37
- 2016 L 7–34
- 2017 L 17–20
- 2019 L 20–41
- 2021 L 32–48
- 2022 L 28–31
- 2023 L 34–35
- 2024 L 20–27
- 2025 W 34–7
- 2026 W 27–13
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | HOW record |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware State | 24 | 11–13 |
| Morgan State | 22 | 10–12 |
| Hampton | 21 | 6–15 |
| Norfolk State | 20 | 10–10 |
| South Carolina State | 20 | 2–18 |
| Florida A&M | 15 | 6–8 † |
| North Carolina A&T | 14 | 4–10 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 4–9 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Hampton, Morgan State.
Every opponent (54)
Every program Howard has played, A to Z, with Howard’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 0–2
- Alabama A&M 1–0
- Alabama State 0–2
- Alcorn State 1–0
- App State 0–1
- Bethune-Cookman 4–9
- Boston College 0–1
- Bryant 0–1
- Central Connecticut 1–0
- Charleston Southern 2–0
- Cheyney 1–0
- Delaware State 11–13
- Eastern Michigan 0–4
- Florida A&M 6–8 †
- Fort Valley State 1–0
- Furman 0–1
- Georgetown 1–2
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Hampton 6–15
- Harvard 0–3
- Holy Cross 0–1
- Indiana 0–1
- Kent State 0–2
- Lincoln (PA) 1–0
- Maryland 0–3
- Mercyhurst 1–0
- Monmouth 0–1
- Morehouse 9–0
- Morgan State 10–12
- Norfolk State 10–10
- North Carolina A&T 4–10
- North Carolina Central 1–11
- Northwestern 0–1
- Ohio 0–1
- Old Dominion 0–1
- Pennsylvania 0–1
- Princeton 0–1
- Richmond 0–4
- Robert Morris 1–1
- Rutgers 0–7
- Sacred Heart 2–1
- Savannah State 9–1
- South Carolina State 2–18
- South Florida 0–1
- Southern 1–0
- Stony Brook 0–1
- Temple 0–2
- Tennessee State 0–2
- Texas Southern 1–1
- UNLV 1–0
- Virginia Lynchburg 1–0
- Winston-Salem State 2–2
- Yale 0–1
- Youngstown State 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
5, counting shared titles- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2
- 1912, 1914 (shared)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Black college football
Black college national titles 7
- 1920
- 1923
- 1925
- 1926
- 1987
- 1993
- 1996
Who named them
- 1920 7–0: Colored Championship; Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1923 7–0–1: Champion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence “Paul” Jones); Colored Championship (tied Lincoln (PA) in the Colored Championship game, 6–6)
- 1925 6–0–2: Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1926 7–0: Champion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence “Paul” Jones); Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1987 0–10: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009) (record includes forfeited games (was 9–1))
- 1993 11–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); American Urban Radio Networks (Sheridan Poll) (declined automatic bid to Heritage Bowl III to participate in NCAA Division I-AA playoffs)
- 1996 10–2: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); American Urban Radio Networks (Sheridan Poll) (won McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VI)
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 4 inductees from Howard.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
- Independent 1893–1895, 1897 and 1899–1911
- MEAC since 1978
Howard’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 3
| 2019 | Joe Taylor coach, career 1983–2012 |
| 2010 | Willie Jeffries coach, career 1973–2001 |
| 2008 | Doug Porter coach, career 1961–1996 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 7 since 1990
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Howard University- Enrollment
- 14,890 11,519 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Washington, Washington, D.C.
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit; Research 1
- Founded
- 1867
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $63,066 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 1238 | |||||
| 2025 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 1204 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–8 | 1–4 | 1196 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–6 | 4–1 | 1341 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–6 | 4–1 | 1280 | ||||
| 2021 | 3–8 | 1–4 | 1131 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–2 | 1134 | |||||
| 2019 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Ron Prince, Aaron Kelton | 1122 | |||
| 2018 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1250 | ||||
| 2017 | 7–4 | 6–2 | 1279 | ||||
| 2016 | 2–9 | 2–6 | 1110 | ||||
| 2015 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1137 | ||||
| 2014 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 1250 | ||||
| 2013 | 6–6 | 4–4 | 1295 | ||||
| 2012 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1257 | ||||
| 2011 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1157 | ||||
| 2010 | 1–10 | 0–8 | 1057 | ||||
| 2009 | 2–9 | 0–8 | 1082 | ||||
| 2008 | 1–10 | 0–8 | 1106 | ||||
| 2007 | 4–7 | 3–6 | 1211 | ||||
| 2006 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1262 | ||||
| 2005 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 1162 | ||||
| 2004 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 1218 | ||||
| 2003 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1178 | ||||
| 1991 | 0–1 | 1166 |
Every season back to 1977 (1 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1–0 | 1186 |
Officially 530–512–40 since 1893 (per Wikipedia, through the 2025 season); game by game here, 91–163 (254 of its 1,082 games are on file). Our file starts in 1977; the program began in 1893. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1978–90, 1992–2002: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.