Howard University

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Key stats

Key stats · 2026 · FBS rank

Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.

Points/game130th of 138
18.1
Pts allowed/game111th of 138
30.3
All 16 stats
Other
Pass rate, 1st downs3rd of 10
43.8%43.8%
1st-half EPA/play allowed7th of 7
0.70.1/gm

FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs

Player stats

Player stats · 2026 season

No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.

Biggest plays from Howard’s games

Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Howard’s games this season, whoever made them.

  1. Q1, 12:22 · Rutgers tiedDylan Lonergan finds Ben Black for a 16-yard touchdownHoward at Rutgers, week 4Q1, 12:22 · Rutgers 7, Howard 0Rutgers opened the scoringRutgers opened the scoringD.Lonergan pass complete short middle to B.Black III caught at HOW05, for 16 yards to the HOW00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX
  2. Q1, 10:12 · Howard down 7Bradlee Jones intercepts Ja'Shawn ScrogginsHoward at Rutgers, week 4Q1, 10:12 · Howard 0, Rutgers 70-7score after the play0-7score after the playJ.Scroggins pass intercepted by B.Jones at RU23, End Of PlayWatch from this playCFB ON FOX
  3. Q1, 10:00 · Rutgers up 7Dylan Lonergan finds KJ Duff for a 77-yard touchdownHoward at Rutgers, week 4Q1, 10:00 · Rutgers 14, Howard 07777-yard touchdown pass7777-yard touchdown pass77-yard touchdown passD.Lonergan pass complete deep middle to K.Duff caught at HOW35, for 77 yards to the HOW00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX
  4. Q1, 4:28 · Rutgers up 14Antwan Raymond runs 18 yards for a touchdownHoward at Rutgers, week 4Q1, 4:28 · Rutgers 21, Howard 021-0score after the play21-0score after the playA.Raymond rush middle for 18 yards gain to the HOW00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX
  5. Q1, 4:15 · Howard down 21Eden James runs 75 yards for a touchdownHoward at Rutgers, week 4Q1, 4:15 · Howard 7, Rutgers 217575-yard touchdown run7575-yard touchdown run75-yard touchdown runE.James rush left for 75 yards gain to the RU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX
  6. Q2, 14:15 · Rutgers up 14Antwan Raymond runs 1 yard for a touchdownHoward at Rutgers, week 4Q2, 14:15 · Rutgers 28, Howard 728-7score after the play28-7score after the playA.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HOW00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 18 plays from Howard’s games

How scary each game got

Howard University lost to Richmond after being 61% to win; the closest win was against Alabama A&M, down to 1%

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Tap a game for its score and win chances.

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Howard University during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.

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Scheme claimsFive specific, testable claims about how this team plays.

How much of Howard University’s number is the schedule?

Raw EPA/play through week 10 is −0.08; adjusted for opponent strength, it's −0.05. The widest gap came in week 2: 0.13 raw vs. 0.01 adjusted.

0.160.03-0.11Wk 2Wk 6Wk 10Raw EPA/playOpponent-adjusted
0.160.03-0.11Wk 2Wk 6Wk 10RawAdjusted
Source CFB Zeitgeist · season-to-date, opponent-adjusted model
Havoc & trenchesDefense havoc rate 0.161, 51th percentile

Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.

Havoc rate (D) 0.161
51st
Havoc allowed (O) 0.237
1st
Front-seven havoc (D) 0.094
44th
Secondary havoc (D) 0.068
67th
Stuff rate (D) 0.193
44th
Stuff rate allowed (O) 0.262
3rd
Line yards (O) 2.357
3rd
Line yards allowed (D) 2.826
49th
Standard-downs success (O) 0.366
1st
Standard-downs success allowed (D) 0.429
70th
Passing-downs success (O) 0.195
1st
Passing-downs success allowed (D) 0.355
9th
Screened 12 claims, 12 survived · 2026 season, FBS only, min. 3 games with data this season
Turnover luckHow much of the margin was skill vs. the bounce.
Fumble luck

The bounces have gone their way on their own fumbles: 80% recovered, vs. ~52% expected.

4 of 5 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Bison.”
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