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The Biddle football team represented Biddle University (now known as Johnson C. Smith University) in American football. The team was founded in 1892.
Biddle did not compete in collegiate football in any of the seasons from 1893 to 1911. [1]
| 1912 Biddle football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0–1 |
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The 1912 Biddle football team represented Biddle University in the 1912 college football season as an independent. [1] In their first season since 1892, Biddle played one game, losing 2–13 against Livingstone College.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | Livingstone |
| L 2–13 | [2] [3] |
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| 1914 Biddle football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0–1 |
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The 1914 Biddle football team represented Biddle University in the 1914 college football season as an independent. [1] Biddle played one game, losing against rival Livingstone.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 20 | Livingstone | Charlotte, NC | L 6–13 | [4] [5] |
| 1915 Biddle football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0–1 |
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The 1915 Biddle football team represented Biddle University in the 1915 college football season as an independent. [6] Biddle played one game, losing against rival Livingstone in an annual Thanksgiving game.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 8 | Howard |
| Canceled | [7] |
| November 12 | at Benedict | Columbia, SC | Unknown | |
| November 25 | at Livingstone | Salisbury, NC | L 0–6 | [8] |
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Biddle did not play college football from 1918 to 1919. [6]
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