1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
Derby Bowl, L 7–27 vs. Tennessee A&I
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3–1 (5–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLakin Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 10 West Virginia State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Virginia State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Howard 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 North Carolina College 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Shaw 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
No. 22 Hampton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Delaware State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Bluefield State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Winston-Salem State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
No. 22 Virginia Union 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
St. Augustine's 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia State University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 177 to 105.[1]

The Dickinson System rated West Virginia State as the No. 10 black college football team for 1946.[2]

The team played its home games at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Winston-Salem StateInstitute, WVW 31–0
October 5at Howard
W 21–13[3]
October 12at Morgan State
L 12–13[4]
October 19Johnson C. SmithInstitute, WVW 6–0
October 26North Carolina A&TCharleston, WVL 6–19
November 2at Bluefield StateBluefield, WVW 7–6
Fort Knox (NY)*W 55–0
November 11Virginia StateInstitute, WVW 19–14
November 28Wilberforce*
T 13–136,000[5]
December 7Tennessee A&I*
L 7–27[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1946 - West Virginia St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard Bows, 21-13, As West Va. State Drives at Finish". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. October 6, 1946. p. B3. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Morgan State Wins By 13-12". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1946. p. Sports 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bill Nunn Jr. (December 7, 1946). "West Virginia, Wilberforce in 13-13 Deadlock". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee State Wins Derby Bowl Game 27-6". The Courier-Journal. December 8, 1946. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.