1947 Howard Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Howard Bison
| sport = football
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| conference = Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CIAA
| record = 6–2–1
| conf_record = 6–2–1
| head_coach = Edward L. Jackson
| hc_year = 3rd
| stadium =
}}
{{1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1947 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Edward L. Jackson, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, finished fourth in the CIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 54.{{cite web|title=Howard Yearly Results (1945-1949)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 14, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906001552/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/howard/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2015}} The team ranked No. 11 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.{{cite news|title=Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=December 6, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|September 27||Bluefield State||Washington, DC|W 7-0||
|October 4|at|West Virginia State|Lakin Field|Institute, WV|T 0-0|3,000|{{cite news|title=Howard Holds Haughty W. Va. State: Bison in Surprise Deadlock With W. Va.|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=October 11, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40590017/howard_holds_haughty_w_va_state/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Virginia Union Panthers|title=Virginia Union}}|Hovey Field|Richmond, VA|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Howard Rallies to Top Union|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=October 18, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40589041/howard_rallies_to_top_union/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18||Morgan State|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|W 14-6|9,500|{{cite news|title=Bison Trample Favored Bears 14-6 in Upset|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|author=Ric Roberts|date=October 25, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40588770/bison_trample_favored_bears_146_in/}}
|October 25||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls|title=Johnson C. Smith}}||Washington, DC|W 14-0||
|November 1|at|Shaw|Chavis Heights Park|Raleigh, NC|L 14-22|4,000|{{cite news|title=Shaw Keeps Clean Slate; Tops Howard|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=November 8, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40588924/shaw_keeps_clean_slate_tops_howard/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8||Hampton|Brooks Field|Washington, DC|L 13-19|10,000|{{cite news|title=Casey Sparkles as Hampton Tops Howard|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=November 15, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40448784/casey_sparkles_as_hampton_tops_howard/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15||Delaware State|Brooks Field|Washington, DC|W 27-0|2,500|{{cite news|title=Howard Clips Hornets' Wings, Triumphs 27-0|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=November 22, 1947|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40589395/howard_clips_hornets_wings_triumphs/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 27|at|Lincoln (PA)|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 29-0|13,000|{{cite news|title=Howard Victor Over Lincoln, 29-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 28, 1947|page=36|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40589747/howard_victor_over_lincoln_290/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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