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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← 19451947 →
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.

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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Winston-Salem StateInstitute, WVW 31–0
October 5at HowardW 21–13
October 12at Morgan StateL 12–13
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
December 7Tennessee A&I*L 7–27
  • *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.
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