Howard–Morgan State football rivalry

Howard–Morgan State football rivalry
Howard Bison
Morgan State Bears
SportFootball
First meeting1899
Howard, 71–0
Latest meetingOctober 25, 2025
Howard, 33–27OT
Next meetingOctober 24, 2026
Statistics
Meetings total90
All-time seriesMorgan State leads, 47–40–3
Longest win streakMorgan State, 15 (1953–1973)
Current win streakHoward, 1 (2025–present)
30km
19miles
Morgan State
Howard
Locations of Howard and Morgan State

The rivalry between the Howard Bison and Morgan State Bears is a matchup between two HBCU schools, one of the oldest rivalries in black college football.[1][2] The series started in 1899.[3][4]

The Bison won the first game in 1899, 71 to 0. They continued to win—with the Bears scoring 0—until 1903, when the series stopped for 19 years. The series resumed in 1922, with the Bison winning by 50, though the Bears finally scoring its first points in the series. Another shutout win followed for the Bison in 1925. Eddie Hurt began coaching the Morgan State Bears in 1927, and for two years after, both teams tied with no score. The Bears first win against the Bison was in 1931.[5] The Bison would only manage 4 wins and a tie from 1931 to 1979, then proceed to win 18 of the next 22 games from 1980 to 2001, and then only manage 3 wins from 2002 to 2016, before winning the last 6 games of the series from 2017 to 2023. Morgan State ended the streak in 2024, winning 35–21 at home.

The rivalry is driven by several factors, which include the close proximity of their locations (DC-Baltimore). Roughly only 46 miles separate the nation’s top black educational institutes. The two schools compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Game results

Howard victoriesMorgan State victoriesTie gamesVacated wins
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1899 Unknown Howard 71–0
2 1900 Unknown Howard 41–0
3 1901 Unknown Howard 34–0
4 1902 Unknown Howard 23–0
5 1903 Unknown Howard 28–0
6 November 4, 1922 Washington, DC Howard 56–6
7 October 3, 1925 Washington, DC Howard 27–0
8 November 19, 1927 Washington, DC Howard 26–6
9 November 24, 1928 Baltimore, MD Tie0–0
10 November 23, 1929 Washington, DC Tie0–0
11 November 7, 1931 Newark, NJ Morgan State 19–8
12 November 5, 1932 Washington, DC Morgan State 13–6
13 November 4, 1933 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 27–0
14 November 3, 1934 Washington, DC Tie0–0
15 November 2, 1935 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 39–0
16 October 31, 1936 Washington, DC Morgan State 41–0
17 October 1, 1938 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 22–0
18 November 4, 1939 Washington, DC Morgan State 39–0
19 November 2, 1940 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 44–6
20 October 18, 1947 Washington, DC Howard 14–6
21 October 16, 1948 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 13–2
22 October 15, 1949 Washington, DC Morgan State 39–0
23 October 14, 1950 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 32–0
24 October 13, 1951 Washington, DC Morgan State 14–0
25 October 18, 1952 Baltimore, MD Howard 12–7
26 October 17, 1953 Washington, DC Morgan State 40–6
27 October 16, 1954 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 20–7
28 October 15, 1955 Washington, DC Morgan State 32–0
29 October 13, 1956 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 41–0
30 October 19, 1957 Washington, DC Morgan State 48–0
31 October 18, 1958 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 48–0
32 October 17, 1959 Washington, DC Morgan State 14–0
33 October 15, 1960 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 64–6
34 October 14, 1961 Washington, DC Morgan State 20–0
35 October 13, 1962 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 39–6
36 October 19, 1963 Washington, DC Morgan State 53–8
37 October 17, 1964 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 15–8
38 November 6, 1971 Washington, DC Morgan State 7–0
39 November 4, 1972 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 35–13
40 November 3, 1973 Washington, DC Morgan State 27–7
41 November 9, 1974 Baltimore, MD Howard 30–7
42 November 27, 1975 Washington, DC Howard 22–16
43 November 20, 1976 Washington, DC Morgan State 34–15
44 November 19, 1977 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 33–24
45 November 18, 1978 Washington, DC Morgan State 10–9
46 November 17, 1979 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 27–20
47 November 22, 1980 Washington, DC Howard 51–6
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
48 November 21, 1981 Baltimore, MD Howard 35–32
49 November 20, 1982 Washington, DC Howard 42–19
50 November 12, 1983 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 15–14
51 November 17, 1984 Washington, DC Howard 47–13
52 November 16, 1985 Baltimore, MD Howard 7–3
53 November 15, 1986 Washington, DC Howard 60–6
54 November 14, 1987 Baltimore, MD None62–0
55 November 12, 1988 Washington, DC Howard 35–13
56 November 4, 1989 Baltimore, MD Howard 31–0
57 November 3, 1990 Washington, DC Howard 49–13
58 November 16, 1991 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 38–28
59 November 14, 1992 Washington, DC Howard 68–21
60 November 13, 1993 Baltimore, MD Howard 66–37
61 November 12, 1994 Washington, DC Morgan State 17–14
62 November 11, 1995 Baltimore, MD Howard 29–17
63 November 16, 1996 Washington, DC Howard 49–0
64 November 15, 1997 San Diego, CA Howard 30–27
65 November 14, 1998 Washington, DC Howard 69–3
66 November 13, 1999 Baltimore, MD Howard 42–38
67 September 23, 2000 Washington, DC Howard 35–23
68 September 22, 2001 Baltimore, MD Howard 41–15
69 October 19, 2002 Washington, DC Morgan State 38–20
70 October 18, 2003 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 33–12
71 October 16, 2004 Washington, DC Howard 42–35
72 October 15, 2005 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 7–0
73 October 14, 2006 Washington, DC Morgan State 18–12
74 October 13, 2007 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 36–33
75 October 18, 2008 Washington, DC Morgan State 31–30
76 October 15, 2009 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 14–7
77 September 25, 2010 East Rutherford, NJ Morgan State 20–3
78 September 24, 2011 East Rutherford, NJ Morgan State 14–9
79 October 20, 2012 Washington, DC Howard 21–20
80 October 26, 2013 Washington, DC Howard 28–14
81 September 20, 2014 East Rutherford, NJ Morgan State 38–35
82 September 26, 2015 Chicago, IL Morgan State 21–13
83 September 24, 2016 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 28–24
84 October 21, 2017 Washington, DC Howard 39–14
85 October 20, 2018 Baltimore, MD Howard 35–26
86 November 23, 2019 Washington, DC Howard 20–15
87 October 8, 2021 Washington, DC Howard 27–0
88 November 19, 2022 Baltimore, MD Howard 35–6
89 November 18, 2023 Washington, DC Howard 14–7
90 November 23, 2024 Baltimore, MD Morgan State 35–21
91 October 25, 2025 Washington, DC Howard 33–27OT
Series: Morgan State leads 47–40–3
† Vacated by Howard

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rivalry And Revelry". Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Howard & Morgan Take Rivalry North to a Big Stage in the Big Apple – Afro". afro.com. September 25, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Wilbon, Michael (November 21, 1980). "Howard-Morgan State: The Game". Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ^ "HOWARD CAN'T PASS UP GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY, BEATS MORGAN STATE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ Wilbon, Michael (November 21, 1980). "Howard-Morgan State: The Game: Every Howard Season Hinges On Morgan State". Washington Post. ProQuest 147232743. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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