Howard–Morgan_State_football_rivalry

Howard–Morgan State football rivalry
	Howard Bison Morgan State Bears
Sport	Football
First meeting	1899; Howard, 71–0
Latest meeting	November 18, 2023; Howard, 14–7
Statistics
Meetings total	89
All-time series	Morgan State leads, 46–39–3
Longest win streak	Morgan State, 15 (1953–1973)
Current win streak	Howard, 6 (2017–present)

Howard–Morgan State football rivalry

American college football rivalry

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]

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Morgan State

Howard

Locations of Howard and Morgan State

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 onwards.

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 victories	Morgan State victories	Tie games	Vacated wins

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No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	1922	Washington, DC	Howard	56–6
7	1925	Washington, DC	Howard	27–0
8	1927	Washington, DC	Howard	26–6
9	1928	Baltimore, MD	Tie	0–0
10	1929	Washington, DC	Tie	0–0
11	1931	Newark, NJ	Morgan State	19–8
12	1932	Washington, DC	Morgan State	13–6
13	1933	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	27–0
14	1934	Washington, DC	Tie	0–0
15	1935	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	39–0
16	1936	Washington, DC	Morgan State	41–0
17	1938	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	22–0
18	1939	Washington, DC	Morgan State	39–0
19	1940	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	44–6
20	1947	Washington, DC	Howard	14–6
21	1948	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	13–2
22	1949	Washington, DC	Morgan State	39–0
23	1950	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	32–0
24	1951	Washington, DC	Morgan State	14–0
25	1952	Baltimore, MD	Howard	12–7
26	1953	Washington, DC	Morgan State	40–6
27	1954	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	20–7
28	1955	Washington, DC	Morgan State	32–0
29	1956	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	41–0
30	1957	Washington, DC	Morgan State	48–0
31	1958	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	48–0
32	1959	Washington, DC	Morgan State	14–0
33	1960	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	64–6
34	1961	Washington, DC	Morgan State	20–0
35	1962	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	39–6
36	1963	Washington, DC	Morgan State	53–8
37	1964	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	15–8
38	1971	Washington, DC	Morgan State	7–0
39	1972	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	35–13
40	1973	Washington, DC	Morgan State	27–7
41	1974	Baltimore, MD	Howard	30–7
42	1975	Washington, DC	Howard	22–16
43	1976	Washington, DC	Morgan State	34–15
44	1977	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	33–24
45	1978	Washington, DC	Morgan State	10–9
46	1979	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	27–20

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
47	1980	Washington, DC	Howard	51–6
48	1981	Baltimore, MD	Howard	35–32
49	1982	Washington, DC	Howard	42–19
50	1983	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	15–14
51	1984	Washington, DC	Howard	47–13
52	1985	Baltimore, MD	Howard	7–3
53	1986	Washington, DC	Howard	60–6
54	1987	Baltimore, MD	Howard^†	62–0
55	1988	Washington, DC	Howard	35–13
56	1989	Baltimore, MD	Howard	31–0
57	1990	Washington, DC	Howard	49–13
58	1991	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	38–28
59	1992	Washington, DC	Howard	68–21
60	1993	Baltimore, MD	Howard	66–37
61	1994	Washington, DC	Morgan State	17–14
62	1995	Baltimore, MD	Howard	29–17
63	1996	Washington, DC	Howard	49–0
64	1997	San Diego, CA	Howard	30–27
65	1998	Washington, DC	Howard	69–3
66	1999	Baltimore, MD	Howard	42–38
67	2000	Washington, DC	Howard	35–23
68	2001	Baltimore, MD	Howard	41–15
69	2002	Washington, DC	Morgan State	38–20
70	2003	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	33–12
71	2004	Washington, DC	Howard	42–35
72	2005	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	7–0
73	2006	Washington, DC	Morgan State	18–12
74	2007	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	36–33
75	2008	Washington, DC	Morgan State	31–30
76	2009	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	14–7
77	2010	East Rutherford, NJ	Morgan State	20–3
78	2011	East Rutherford, NJ	Morgan State	14–9
79	2012	Washington, DC	Howard	21–20
80	2013	Washington, DC	Howard	28–14
81	2014	East Rutherford, NJ	Morgan State	38–35
82	2015	Chicago, IL	Morgan State	21–13
83	2016	Baltimore, MD	Morgan State	28–24
84	2017	Washington, DC	Howard	39–14
85	2018	Baltimore, MD	Howard	35–26
86	2019	Washington, DC	Howard	20–15
87	2021	Washington, DC	Howard	27–0
88	2022	Baltimore, MD	Howard	35–6
89	2023	Washington, DC	Howard	14–7
Series: Morgan State leads 46–39–3
† Vacated by Howard.

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