The Howard Bison have announced their 2025 football schedule, which features three home games and three neutral-site contests.
Howard will play all seven of its non-conference games during the first half of the season, beginning on Saturday, Aug. 30 against the Florida A&M Rattlers in the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Bison then trek to Philadelphia, Pa., to take on the Temple Owls on Saturday, Sept. 6.
Back-to-back neutral site clashes are up next as the Bison will visit East Rutherford, N.J., to play the Morehouse Maroon Tigers in the HBCU NY Classic on Sept. 13, and then Washington, D.C., to battle the Hampton Pirates in the Truth & Service Classic on Sept. 20.
Next, Howard travels to face the Richmond Spiders on Sept. 27 before its only open date of the season on Oct. 4.
Following that open date, the Bison return to the road for consecutive contests against the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Oct. 11 and the Tennessee State Tigers on Oct. 18.
Howard will play its first home game at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25 (Week 9) against the Morgan State Bears, which also breaks the seal on Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action. Other home MEAC opponents include North Carolina Central on Nov. 1 and Norfolk State on Nov. 22.
The Bison will travel to face MEAC foes South Carolina State on Nov. 8 and Delaware State on Nov. 15.
Below is Howard’s complete schedule for the 2025 season, plus a link to their schedule page which will be updated with kickoff times and TV as they are announced:
08/30 – Florida A&M (in Miami, FL)
09/06 – at Temple
09/13 – Morehouse (in E. Rutherford, NJ)
09/20 – Hampton (at Audi Field)
09/27 – at Richmond
10/04 – OFF
10/11 – at Sacred Heart
10/18 – at Tennessee State
10/25 – Morgan State
11/01 – North Carolina Central
11/08 – at South Carolina State
11/15 – at Delaware State
11/22 – Norfolk State
* MEAC contest.
Howard finished the 2024 season 1-4 in MEAC play (4-8) overall.
“We are excited about the upcoming season and the opportunity for our student-athletes to be on big stages to demonstrate the competitive excellence that we know they are capable of,” Scott said. “We have been diligently working during this offseason and will continue to do so this spring to ensure that our team is ready to make our alumni and fans proud. We are determined to bring a championship mindset each week and bring a title home.”
There’s now only 8 FCS schools that need at least 1 more non-conference game for 2025.
Needs 1: Harvard
Needs 1-2: Cal Poly, Morgan State, Butler, Presbyterian, St. Thomas, Bethune-Cookman
Needs 2-3: Merrimack
There are 19 additional FCS schools that could schedule one more game if they wish.
I count 20 all in total for FCS schools but I may be wrong.
Yeah I think you were right, but now it’s down to 19 with Bethune-Cookman completing their schedule.