A champion dethroned: Why did the NCAA strip the title from the first HBCU to win a Division I championship?

The story of how a discreetly prejudiced NCAA stripped the 1971 Howard University soccer team of its championship.

Justin Tinsley | The Undefeated
June 2016 | 13-minute read

The team often felt they were playing 11 vs. 13, the extra two opponents being the referees.

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