2025 Howard Bison football team

2025 Howard Bison football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (1–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Larry Scott (6th season)
Home stadium	William H. Greene Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Delaware State		4	–	0					8	–	3
South Carolina State		4	–	0					8	–	3
North Carolina Central		2	–	2					7	–	4
Howard		1	–	3					4	–	7
Morgan State		1	–	3					4	–	7
Norfolk State		0	–	4					1	–	10
As of November 16, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M *	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPNU	W 10–9	22,455
September 6	2:00 p.m.	at Temple *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 7–55	15,655
September 13	1:00 p.m.	vs. Morehouse *	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (HBCU NYC Football Classic)	HBCU Go	W 38–10	16,248
September 20	4:00 p.m.	vs. Hampton *	Audi Field Washington, D.C. (The Real HU / Truth and Service Classic)	HBCU Go	W 34–7	18,672
September 27	2:00 p.m.	at Richmond *	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+	L 12–13	6,293
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart *	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN+	L 14–32	3,231
October 18	4:30 p.m.	at Tennessee State *	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 7–24	14,056
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C. (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 33–27 OT	9,995
November 1	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.	ESPN+	L 14–35	7,651
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN+	L 12–42	9,892
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 13–26	2,771
November 22	3:30 p.m.	vs. Norfolk State	Audi Field [1] Washington, D.C.	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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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	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	3	10
Rattlers	0	3	0	6	9

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	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	0	7
Owls (FBS)	21	10	14	10	55

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	3	4	Total
Maroon Tigers (DII)	7	7	3	21	38
Bison	3	0	7	0	10

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): Trevin A. Jones (play-by-play), Nate Henry (analyst) and Sareyah Rudd (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	3	4	Total
Bison	7	13	14	0	34
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7

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 Simone (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	3	4	Total
Bison	0	12	0	0	12
Spiders	0	0	0	13	13

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	3	4	Total
Bison	7	7	0	0	14
Pioneers	0	3	13	16	32

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	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	0	7
Tigers	7	7	7	3	24

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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
Spartans	-	-	-	-	0
Bison	-	-	-	-	0

at Audi Field • Washington, DC

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT

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.