1936 Virginia State Trojans football team

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The 1936 Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled am overall record of 7–0–2 record with a mark of 6–0–2, winning the CIAA title.[1] The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion along with West Virginia State.

ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–0–2 (6–0–2 CIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainEdward "Wimpy" Taylor
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1936 Virginia State Trojans football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–0–2 (6–0–2 CIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdward "Wimpy" Taylor
Seasons
← 1935
1937 â†’
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1936 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia State $7–0–29–0–2
Morgan5–0–26–0–2
Bluefield State3–0–33–2–4
Hampton5–2–05–2–1
North Carolina College3–3–14–3–1
North Carolina A&T4–4–05–4–0
Shaw3–3–03–3–0
Johnson C. Smith1–2–12–3–3
Saint Paul's (VA)2–5–12–5–1
Virginia Union2–5–12–5–1
Lincoln (PA)1–4–01–4–0
St. Augustine's0–4–00–4–0
Howard0–4–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Tackle Edward "Wimpy" Taylor was the team captain. Other key players included fullback Rudy Jeter, quarterback Horace Robinson, and halfbacks Ace Bailey and Henry "Red" Briscoe.[2] Taylor and Briscoe were selected as first-team players on the Pittsburgh Courier's 1936 All-America team.[3]

The team's assistant coaches were Thomas V. Verdelle, Roscoe "Turkey" Lewis, and James A. Moore.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Bluefield State
T 0–0[5]
October 10Hamptondagger
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 12–73,800[2][6]
October 172:30 p.m.Howard
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 13–6[6][7]
October 242:30 p.m.at North Carolina A&T
W 14–7[8][9]
October 312:00 p.m.at Virginia Union
W 14–6[10]
November 7at ShawRaleigh, NCW 32–0
November 14at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 20–0
November 21at South Carolina State*
W 20–7
November 26Morgan
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
T 6–65,000[11][12]
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