The 1934 Howard Bison football team was an American football team that represented Howard University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1934 college football season. The team was led by Charles Fremont West who returned for his second season as head coach after helming the team in 1928.[1] The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 4–2–2 and a conference mark of 3–1–2.
| 1934 Howard Bison football | |
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| Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–2–2 (3–1–2 CIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Howard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bluefield State | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina College | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Paul's (VA) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Augustine's | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaw | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson C. Smith | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In December, after the season, the Negro Intercollegiate Athletic Association ruled halfback Paul Perkins was ineligible and that Howard had to forfeit its victories over Saint Paul's and Hampton and its ties with Virginia State and Morgan.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 6 | at Cheyney* | Cheyney, PA | W 6–0 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | at Saint Paul's (VA) | Lawrenceville, VA | W 25–6 | [4] | ||
| October 20 | Virginia State | Petersburg, VA | T 0–0 | 2,000 | [5] | |
| October 27 | West Virginia State* | L 6–7 | [6] | |||
| November 3 | Morgan |
| T 0–0 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Hampton | Hampton, VA | W 7–0 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | North Carolina College |
| L 6–7 | [9] | ||
| November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Lincoln (PA) |
| W 13–6 | [10][11][12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Charles West To Coach Howard Football team Again". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 2, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Rule Howard Must Forfeit Four Contests". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. December 16, 1934. p. 34. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "'Where Oh Where Is Ware'? Is Howard's Cry As "Herd' Barely Wins At Cheyney , 6-0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard Takes Game". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 14, 1934. p. B11. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard Holds Va. State 0-0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard U. Beaten By Missing Point". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 28, 1934. p. B11. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard Holds Morgan Eleven To 0-0 Tie". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 10, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard Beats Hampton For First Time in 10 Yrs". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 17, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Extra Point Miss Fatal To Howard". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 18, 1934. p. B10. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lincoln Vs. Howard". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bisons Triumph In Uphill Scrap". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 30, 1934. p. D2. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Howard Trumphs Over Lincoln 13-6". New York Daily News. New York, New York. November 30, 1934. p. 73. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .