1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

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]

1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
Derby Bowl, L 7–27 vs. Tennessee A&I
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–3–1 (5–2 CIAA)
Head coach	Mark Cardwell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lakin Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Winston-Salem State	Institute, WV	W 31–0
October 5	at Howard	Washington, DC	W 21–13
October 12	at Morgan State	Morgan Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 12–13		^[3]
October 19	Johnson C. Smith	Institute, WV	W 6–0
October 26	North Carolina A&T	Charleston, WV	L 6–19
November 2	at Bluefield State	Bluefield, WV	W 7–6
	Fort Knox (NY)*		W 55–0
November 11	Virginia State	Institute, WV	W 19–14
November 28	Wilberforce*	Dunbar Stadium Charleston, WV (Thanksgiving Day)	T 13–13	6,000	^[4]
December 7	Tennessee A&I*	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY (Derby Bowl)	L 7–27		^[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. . 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 Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Morgan State Wins By 13-12". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1946. p. Sports 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bill Nunn Jr. (December 7, 1946). "West Virginia, Wilberforce in 13-13 Deadlock". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee State Wins Derby Bowl Game 27-6". The Courier-Journal. December 8, 1946. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.