Howard Bison men's soccer

Howard Bison men's soccer
2022 Howard Bison men's soccer team
Founded	1965; 61 years ago (1965)
University	Howard University
Head coach	Phillip Gyau (7th season)
Conference	NEC
Location	Washington, District of Columbia
Stadium	Greene Stadium (Capacity: 7,086)
Nickname	Bison
Colors	Navy blue and white[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament championships
1971[n 1], 1974
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1988
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1970*, 1971*, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1988
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1962, 1970*, 1971*, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1988, 1989
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1962, 1963, 1970*, 1971*, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1989
NCAA Tournament appearances
1962, 1963, 1970*, 1971*, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1997 *vacated by NCAA

The Howard Bison men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Howard University in Washington, D.C., United States. The team is an associate member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Howard's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1965. The team plays its home games at Greene Stadium near the Park View neighborhood of the District. The Bison are coached by Howard alumnus and former U.S. national team player, Phillip Gyau.

History

Howard achieved much of their success in the early to mid-1970s and in the late 1980s, where they would win two NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships (1971 and 1974), and reach the College Cup on six occasions.^[2] The 1971 title would later be vacated by the NCAA.^[3] Howard is the first historically black university to win an NCAA soccer title (or any Division I national title). Despite these achievements, the Bison have had less success in modern times, with their last NCAA berth coming in 1997.

Players

Current roster

The 2021-22 roster for the Howard Men's Bison.^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA JR Gawel 2 DF  USA Jackson Lewis 3 DF  USA Roy Henderson 4 DF  USA Brian Ballard 5 MF  TRI Jelani Pierre 6 DF  USA Alex Taylor 7 FW  USA Nathan Leggett 8 MF  CAN Ethan Persard 9 FW  NGA Sammy Oladeji 10 FW  BER Mason Christian 11 FW  USA Bryson Baker 12 FW  USA Ashri Settles 13 MF  USA Roman Stallings 14 FW  USA Nigel Mccloud 15 DF  USA Miles Sims

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  GHA Kwado Nyarko 17 MF  USA Chayton Kudlian 18 DF  BAN Rameses Gaines 19 DF  USA John Haithcock 20 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Jirafi 21 GK  USA Albert Mercer 22 DF  USA Brandon Franklin 23 MF  USA Asong Nkemanjong 24 DF  USA Christian Bernard 25 FW  ERI Christian Rufael 26 DF  USA Khari Davis 27 FW  USA Ezekiel Agyemang 28 MF  MWI Waitpaso Banda 29 FW  USA Jorden Julien 30 MF  USA Peter Gonsallo 31 GK  USA Ryan Nejadian

Players in the pros

Howard Bison's that have played professionally include.

Nat.	Player	Year	Notable Teams	Ref.
	Keith Aqui	1971	Baltimore Comets (NASL)
	Al Henderson	1972	Baltimore Comets (NASL)
	Ian Bain	1975	Washington Darts (NASL)	[5]
	Phillip Gyau	1985	Montreal Impact, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Washington Diplomats	[6]
	Peter Isaacs	1989	Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Tampa Bay Cyclones	[7]
	Shaka Hislop	1991	West Ham, Newcastle United, Portsmouth FC
	Greg Simmonds	1998	DC United, Miami Fusion, Rochester Rhinos
	Ray Goodlett	1998	DC United, Richmond Kickers
	Nigel Henry	2000	Montreal Impact, Charleston Battery
	Idris Ughiovhe	2005	Chicago Fire, Crystal Palace Baltimore
	Jason Gross	2008	NJ Ironmen
	Samuel Howard	2016	IFK Amal, Union Omaha, OKC Energy FC
	Andres Gomez	2020	Nykoping

Individual achievements

Howard has produced five first team All-Americans.^[8]

Player	Pos.	Year(s)
Al Henderson	FW	1970, 1971
Keith Aqui	FW	1970
Ian Bain	FW	1972
Peter Isaacs	FW	1989

Titles

National

• NCAA tournament (1): 1971^{[n 1]}, 1974

Notes

1. In January 1973, the NCAA officially announced that the Bison had violated three rules related to player eligibility. As a result, the title was vacated and the University was punished.^[9] Howard's head coach Lincoln Phillips accused NCAA of "practicing racism" due to the 1971 team was mostly composed of African-American players.^[10]

References

1. Howard Bison Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Identity Guide (PDF). December 13, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
2. Wise, Mike (July 12, 2014). "Howard University, 1974 NCAA soccer champions, brought worlds together". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
3. "Division I Men's Soccer Championship History". NCAA.com. February 25, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
4. "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
5. "NASL-Ian Bain". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
6. "Phillip Gyau - Men's Soccer Coach". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
7. "ASL-Peter Isaacs". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
8. "All-America Awards". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. nscaa.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
9. Tinsley, Justin (June 7, 2016). "A champion dethroned". Andscape. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
10. Williams, Jack (December 6, 2016). "Howard's history-making men's soccer champions needed to be twice as good". The Guardian. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

External links

• Official website