Howard will play its first game at Greene Stadium of the 2022 season this weekend, opening the MEAC portion of its schedule against a Delaware State team that won its conference opener last week, spoiling Norfolk State’s Homecoming 28-7 behind three touchdown passes from C.J. Henry. Howard is coming off a 41-25 loss to Harvard at Audi Field in the Truth & Service Classic this past weekend, but the Bison have a clean slate of sorts now that conference play is upon them. The Hornets, meanwhile, will be playing with heavy hearts following the unexpected passing of offensive coordinator Bryan Bossard earlier in the week. The all-time series between the two teams, which dates all the way back to 1941, is 38-38-1, and the Hornets snapped a four-game skid to the Bison last season with a 30-23 win at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Del.
After an 0-2 start to conference play, Morgan State will face a non-conference foe this Saturday, traveling to Newark, Del., to take on the University of Delaware in the nationally-ranked Blue Hens’ Homecoming. This will be the fifth meeting between the two programs, with Delaware leading 3-0-1 all-time; the last meeting came back in 1984, when the Blue Hens came away with a 76-0 win. Delaware suffered its first loss of the season this past weekend, falling 27-21 at William & Mary, and the Bears fell 59-20 to North Carolina Central on Thursday, Oct. 13. Both the Bears and the Blue Hens are in their first seasons under their respective head coaches: Morgan State with Damon Wilson and Delaware with Ryan Carty. The Bears are looking to not only snap a two-game losing streak, but they’re also in search of their first road victory since 2018 (44-27 over Norfolk State) and their first non-conference road win since 2009 (16-10 over Winston-Salem State).
