2025 Howard Bison football team

2025 Howard Bison football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (2–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliam H. Greene Stadium
2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
South Carolina State $   5 – 0     10 – 3  
Delaware State   4 – 1     8 – 4  
North Carolina Central   3 – 2     8 – 4  
Howard   2 – 3     5 – 7  
Morgan State   1 – 4     4 – 8  
Norfolk State   0 – 5     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Howard Bison football team represented Howard University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Scott, and played home games at William H. Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:00 p.m.vs. Florida A&M*
ESPNUW 10–922,455
September 62:00 p.m.at Temple*
ESPN+L 7–5515,655
September 131:00 p.m.vs. Morehouse*
HBCU GoW 38–1016,248
September 204:00 p.m.vs. Hampton*
HBCU GoW 34–718,672
September 272:00 p.m.at Richmond*
ESPN+L 12–136,293
October 111:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*
ESPN+L 14–323,231
October 184:30 p.m.at Tennessee State*
ESPN+L 7–2414,056
October 253:30 p.m.Morgan State
ESPN+W 33–27 OT9,995
November 13:30 p.m.North Carolina Central
  • William H. Greene Stadium
  • Washington, D.C.
ESPN+L 14–357,651
November 81:30 p.m.at South Carolina State
ESPN+L 12–429,892
November 151:00 p.m.at Delaware State
ESPN+L 13–262,771
November 223:30 p.m.vs. Norfolk State
ESPN+W 44–151,968

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Game summaries

vs. Florida A&M (Orange Blossom Classic)

See also: 2025 Florida A&M Rattlers football team and Orange Blossom Classic
Florida A&M Rattlers (0-0) vs. Howard Bison (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 7 0310
Rattlers 0 3 069

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,455
  • Referee: Eric Bluntson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second Quarter
  • HOW – C. J. Neely 2-yard 2-yard pass from Tyriq Starks (Matt Conord kick), 10:31. Bison 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:49.
  • FAMU – Daniel Porto 37-yard field goal, 2:03. Bison 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:35.
Third Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
  • FAMU – Daniel Porto 33-yard field goal, 7:46. Bison 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 29 yards, 7:37.
  • FAMU – Daniel Porto 18-yard field goal, 1:49. Rattlers 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:13.
  • HOW – Matt Conord 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Bison 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 1:49.
Statistics HOW FAMU
First downs 12 15
Total yards 195 272
Rushing yards 50 89
Passing yards 145 183
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–29–1 17–33–0
Time of possession 26:24 33:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 17/28, 145 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyriq Starks 12 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving K. D. Mosley 3 receptions, 33 yards
Florida A&M Passing R. J. Johnson III 17/32, 183 yards
Rushing Levontai Summersett 9 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Jalen Rogers 4 receptions, 51 yards

at Temple (FBS)

See also: 2025 Temple Owls football team
Howard Bison (1–0) at Temple Owls (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 7 007
Owls (FBS) 21 10 141055

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,655
  • Referee: Matt Beck
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney and Jay Sonnhalter
Game information
First quarter
  • TEM – Terrez Worthy 13-yard run (Carl Hardin kick), 10:04. Owls 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:51.
  • TEM – JoJo Bermudez 24-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 4:37. Owls 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:11.
  • TEM – Colin Chase 8-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 0:36. Owls 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:10.
Second quarter
  • HOW – KD Mosley 1-yard pass from Tyriq Starks (Matt Conord kick), 9:05. Owls 21–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:31.
  • TEM – Carl Hardin 45-yard field goal, 3:54. Owls 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:07.
  • TEM – Kajiya Hollowayne 4-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 0:43. Owls 31–7. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
  • TEM – Jay Ducker 15-yard run (Carl Hardin kick), 10:32. Owls 38–7. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:51.
  • TEM – Joquez Smith 12-yard pass from Gevani McCoy (Carl Hardin kick), 0:57. Owls 45–7. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 7:38.
Fourth quarter
  • TEM – Carl Hardin 31-yard field goal, 9:42. Owls 48–7. Drive: 9 plays, 19 yards, 5:12.
  • TEM – Hunter Smith 65-yard run (Lucas Glassburn kick), 7:17. Owls 55–7. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:56.
Statistics HOW TEM
First downs 9 28
Plays–yards 48–121 66–560
Rushes–yards 28–82 50–329
Passing yards 39 231
Passing: comp–att–int 8–20–1 14–16–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 23:46 36:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 7/14, 39 yards, TD
Rushing Travis Kerney 8 carries, 28 yards
Receiving John Simmons III 1 reception, 15 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 8/10, 174 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 10 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Xavier Irvin 3 receptions, 78 yards

vs. Morehouse (DII)

See also: Morehouse Maroon Tigers football
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (DII) (0-1) at Howard Bison (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maroon Tigers (DII) 7 7 32138
Bison 3 0 7010

at MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: S at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,248
  • Referee: Derek Hatton
  • TV announcers (HBCU Go): Charlie Neal (play-by-play), Jon Kelley (analyst) and Lawrencia Moten (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:24) HOW – John Simmons III 19-yard pass from Tyriq Starks, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:21; Howard 7–0)
  • (3:33) MOR – Davis Rowe 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:51; Howard 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (3:40) HOW – Zaden Jackson 52-yard pass from Tyriq Starks, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:41; Howard 14–3)
Third Quarter
  • (10:13) MOR – Eric Stephens 24-yard pass from Miles Scott, Davis Rowe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:43; Howard 14–10)
  • (4:36) HOW – Matt Conord 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:24; Howard 17–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:02) HOW – Anthony Reagan Jr. 1-yard run, Matt Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:04; Howard 24–10)
  • (12:17) HOW – Tyriq Starks 1-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:41; Howard 31–10)
  • (1:16) HOW – Anthony Reagan Jr. 2-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:30; Howard 38–10)
Statistics MOR HOW
First downs 23 11
Total yards 425 182
Rushing yards 156 54
Passing yards 269 128
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–33–0 10–30–1
Time of possession 31:55 28:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehouse Passing Tyriq Starks 16/27, 241 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Kerney 12 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Andre Cooper II 4 receptions, 80 yards
Howard Passing Miles Scott 8/21, 80 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chase DeVaughn 14 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Kamrin Brunson 2 receptions, 39 yards

vs. Hampton (The Real HU)

See also: 2025 Hampton Pirates football team and The Real HU
Howard Bison (2-1) vs. Hampton Pirates (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 7 13 14034
Pirates 0 0 077

at Audi Field • Washington, DC

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,672
  • Referee: Jason Soistman
  • TV announcers (HBCU Go): James Hadnot (play-by-play), Steve Wyche (analyst) and Nia Symone (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:23) HOW – Travus Kerney 38-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:12; Howard 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:50) HOW – KD Mosley 17-yard pass from Kaden Cobb, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:21; Howard 14-0'
  • (9:11) HOW – Tyriq Starks 15-yard run, Matt Conord PAT failed (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:44; Howard 20–0)
Third Quarter
  • (6:56) HOW – Travus Kerney 8-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Howard 27–0)
  • (0:26) HOW – Billy Roberson II 23-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:47; Howard 34–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:56) HAMP – Earl Woods III 53-yard run, Brett Starling kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:08; Howard 34–7)
Statistics HOW HAMP
First downs 24 11
Total yards 456 215
Rushing yards 274 144
Passing yards 182 71
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13-17-0 8-15-1
Time of possession 35:54 24:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 12/15, 165 yards
Rushing Travis Kerney 16 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Montrell Walker 2 receptions, 44 yards
Hampton Passing Braden Davis 3/4, 32 yards
Rushing Earl Woods III 1 carry, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Khaioz Watford 2 receptions, 26 yards

at Richmond

See also: 2025 Richmond Spiders football team
Howard Bison (3-1) vs. Richmond Spiders (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 12 0012
Spiders 0 0 01313

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,293
  • Referee: Marc Queen
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bob Black (play-by-play), Chris Anderson (analyst) and Guerin Austin (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter
  • (14:16) HOW - Anthony Reagan Jr. 52-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 3 Plays, 62 yards, 1:08; HOW 7–0)
  • (3:14) HOW - 0-yard safety (HOW 9–0)
  • (0:23) HOW - Matt Conord 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 Plays, 45 yards, 2:51; HOW 12–0)
Third Quarter
  • no scoring
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:50) RICH - Isaiah Dawson 42-yard run, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 1 Play, 42 yards, 0:11; HOW 12–7)
  • (10:17) RICH - Ashten Snelsire 7-yard pass to Aziz Foster-Powell, 2-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 Play, 7 yards, 0:06; RICH 13–12)
Statistics HOW RICH
First downs 22 10
Total yards 297 152
Rushing yards 213 117
Passing yards 84 35
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–24–2 4–17–1
Time of possession 42:09 17:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 11–24, 84 yards
Rushing Anthony Reagan Jr. 20 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Breylin Smith 4 receptions, 27 yards
Richmond Passing Ashten Snelsire 4–14, 35 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Isaiah Dawson 1 carry, 42 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jamaal Brown 1 reception, 12 yards

at Sacred Heart

See also: 2025 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
Howard Bison (3-2) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 7 7 0014
Pioneers 0 3 131632

at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,231
  • Referee: Michael Davis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy Brochu (play-by-play), Freddie Coleman (analyst) and Morgan Bedard (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (2:02) HOW – Anthony Reagan Jr. 35-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:39; Howard 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (2:05) HOW – Tyriq Starks 14-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 5:01; Howard 14–0)
  • (0:00) SHU – Matt Kling 49-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:15; Howard 14–3)
Third Quarter
  • (14:48) SHU – Mitchell Summers 80-yard run, Matt Kling kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Howard 14–10)
  • (6:20) SHU – Matt Kling 19-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:36; Howard 14–13)
  • (0:54) SHU – Matt Kling 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:25; Sacred Heart 16–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:36) SHU – Payton Rhoades 15-yard pass from Jack Snyder, Matt Kling kick (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:58; Sacred Heart 23–14)
  • (3:26) SHU – Mitchell Summers 49-yard run, Matt Kling kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:50; Sacred Heart 30–14)
  • (3:04) SHU – Peter Schanne 0-yard safety (Sacred Heart 32–14)
Statistics HOW SHU
First downs 12 21
Total yards 233 476
Rushing yards 153 329
Passing yards 80 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–0 11–18–0
Time of possession 29:27 30:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 11/21, 80 yards
Rushing Anthony Reagan Jr. 17 carries, 116 yards, TD
Receiving Anthony Reagan Jr. 4 receptions, 39 yards
Sacred Heart Passing Jack Snyder 11/18, 147 yards, TD
Rushing Mitchell Summers 18 carries, 243 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Payton Rhoades 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD

at Tennessee State

See also: 2025 Tennessee State Tigers football team
Howard Bison (3-3) vs. Tennessee State Tigers (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 7 007
Tigers 7 7 7324

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 4:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 14,056
  • Referee: Matt Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Laing (play-by-play) and Dean Cokinos (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:59) TNST – Snap Reed 10-yard pass from Byron McNair, Freddy Perez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:54; Tennessee State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (7:01) HOW – Anthony Reagan Jr. 2-yard run, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 5:16; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:24) TNST – Connor Ruth 6-yard pass from Byron McNair, Freddy Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:27; Tennessee State 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:28) TNST – DeVaughn Slaughter 8-yard pass from Byron McNair, Freddy Perez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:34; Tennessee State 21–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:17) TNST – Freddy Perez 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:02; Tennessee State 24–7)
Statistics HOW TNST
First downs 10 7
Total yards 183 262
Rushing yards 67 88
Passing yards 116 174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–27–2 18–22–0
Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 14/27, 116 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Anthony Reagan Jr. 12 carries, 44 yards, TD
Receiving CJ Neely 4 receptions, 56 yards
Tennessee State Passing Byron McNair 18/22, 174 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Byron McNair 6 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Kendric Rhymes 2 receptions, 46 yards

Morgan State (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Morgan State Bears football team and Howard–Morgan State football rivalry
Morgan State Bears (3-4) vs. Howard Bison (3-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears - - --0
Bison - - --0

at Greene Stadium • Washington, DC

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics MORG HOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Morgan State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Howard Passing
Rushing
Receiving

North Carolina Central

See also: 2025 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
North Carolina Central Eagles (5-3) vs. Howard Bison (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
Bison - - --0

at Greene Stadium • Washington, DC

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NCCU HOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina Central Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Howard Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at South Carolina State

See also: 2025 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Howard Bison (4-5) vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs (6-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison - - --0
Bulldogs - - --0

at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics HOW SCST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Delaware State

See also: 2025 Delaware State Hornets football team
Howard Bison (4-6) vs. Delaware State Hornets (7-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison - - --0
Hornets - - --0

at Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics HOW DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Delaware State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Norfolk State

See also: 2025 Norfolk State Spartans football team
Norfolk State Spartans (0-0) vs. Howard Bison (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans - - --0
Bison - - --0

at Audi Field • Washington, DC

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Trevin A. Jones (play by play) and Nate Henry (analyst)
Statistics NORF HOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Norfolk State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Howard Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Audi Field to Host College Football Game Between Howard University and Norfolk State University presented by AT&T on November 22, Norfolk State University Athletics, October 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Howard Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". hubison.com. Howard Bison Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
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