Howard University - Athletics

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Even though there is a very high level of school spirit and pride among students, Howard is not a very sports-oriented school. Most students, except for those who are on athletic scholarships, are not particularly preoccupied with school sports, at least not until the big Homecoming football game when students turn out in droves—no matter how cold it might be—and show support for their fellow Bison and cheer them on until they go hoarse.

There is a wide variety of intramural sports available for students to participate in, and even though participation is fairly high, the numbers are not overwhelming when compared to the size of the student population. Considering students’ relative apathy towards sports, major ones like football, basketball, and soccer do have high levels of participation. Football games are by far the most popular and most publicized in the student media, and they are usually the most difficult games to get into. Students can get free tickets for every home game, either at the box office or at the Student Activities Center, while guests have to pay for theirs. Sometimes, there’s a problem with overcrowding in the stadium during some of the more publicized games. The Homecoming game is always a good example, where crowds have been known to well exceed the 10,000-seat capacity of Greene Stadium.

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Students Speak Out

HowSR says: Howard University 2011 Other

Varsity sports at Howard is not... Varsity sports at Howard is not anything to scream about. School spirit is pretty low because we basically suck at every sport. 12345 Athletics: March 02, 2009 Report

Howjn says: Howard University 2011 Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Our football team isn't the best.... Our football team isn't the best. The swim team has done excellent, and the softball is pretty good. The track team is all good. 12345 Athletics: February 24, 2009 Report

HowJJ says: Howard University 2011 Undecided

Intramurals are the only sports on... Intramurals are the only sports on campus people get a little excited about. Otherwise, people refuse to sit around and watch loss after loss—it's sickening. They need to not give out sports scholarships here. 12345 Athletics: February 24, 2009 Report

HowRB says: Howard University 2011 Other

Sports on campus aren't that big... Sports on campus aren't that big mainly because our teams aren't really that good. However, there is a team for just about any sport. 12345 Athletics: February 23, 2009 Report

alicia9898 says: Howard University 2012 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

Athletics.... Yeah Right C- To the athletes, it's important. To everyone else not so much. The football team is a joke and their groupies consist on Freshman and a few Sophomore. For every other sport, yeah you see them but nobody attends their games. 12345 Athletics: January 20, 2010 Report

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