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