1947 Howard Bison football team

1947 Howard Bison football
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2–1 (6–2–1 CIAA)
Head coach	Edward L. Jackson (3rd season)

1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Shaw $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Virginia State	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Hampton	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Howard	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Morgan State	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
No. 14 West Virginia State	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA)	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Delaware State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
North Carolina College	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Bluefield State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	0	–	2	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.

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. The team ranked No. 11 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Bluefield State	Washington, DC	W 7–0
October 4	at West Virginia State	Lakin Field Institute, WV	T 0–0	3,000
October 11	at Virginia Union	Hovey Field Richmond, VA	W 13–7
October 18	Morgan State	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 14–6	9,500
October 25	Johnson C. Smith	Washington, DC	W 14–0
November 1	at Shaw	Chavis Heights Park Raleigh, NC	L 14–22	4,000
November 8	Hampton	Brooks Field Washington, DC	L 13–19	10,000
November 15	Delaware State	Brooks Field Washington, DC	W 27–0	2,500
November 27	at Lincoln (PA)	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 29–0	13,000