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First season
  
1893

Field surface
  
Field Turf

Bowl record
  
1–2 (.333)

Head coach
  
Gary Harrell

Arena/Stadium
  
William H. Greene Stadium

Rival
  
Georgetown Hoyas football

Seating capacity
  
10,000

All-time record
  
497–472–38 (.512)

Playoff appearances
  
1

Division
  
Division I (NCAA)

Colors
  
Navy Blue, White

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Conference
  
Mid-Eastern Athletic Football Conference

Location
  
Washington, D.C., United States

The Howard Bison football team represents Howard University in college football. The Bison play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

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Classifications

  • 1937–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
  • 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
  • Conference memberships

  • 1893–1911: Independent
  • 1912–1970: Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association
  • 1971–present: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
  • Conference championships

    See Note A

    Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

    The Bison have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 0–1.

    College Football Hall of Fame members

  • Willie Jeffries
  • Doug Porter
  • Alumni in the NFL

    Over 20 Howard alumni have played in the NFL, including:

  • Antoine Bethea
  • Marques Douglas
  • Jose White
  • Jay Walker
  • Gary Harrell
  • Tracy White
  • Leonard Stephens
  • Omar Evans
  • Ron Bartell
  • Brandon Torrey
  • Rivals

    Howard's top rival is Hampton University. The two schools call their intense rivalry The Real HU.

    Howard also has a strong rivalry with Morgan State University.

    Another of Howard's historic rivals is Morehouse College, more popularly known as the Howard/ "Spel-House" rivalry due to Morehouse's close association with the all-women's HBCU Spelman College. This rivalry is not often played because Morehouse is a Division II athletic program, while Howard is Division I.

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    References

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