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1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

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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]

Record6–3–1 (5–2 CIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumLakin Field
Quick facts West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football, Derby Bowl, L 7–27 vs. Tennessee A&I ...
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 
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1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Morgan State $700800
No. 10 West Virginia State520631
Virginia State520720
No. 16 Howard620630
No. 20 Lincoln (PA)420630
No. 16 North Carolina College530730
No. 18 North Carolina A&T340440
No. 19 Shaw331531
Delaware State340540
No. 22 Hampton440440
No. 18 Bluefield State341441
Winston-Salem State141351
No. 22 Virginia Union151351
Johnson C. Smith062072
Saint Paul's (VA)060060
St. Augustine's100310
  • $ Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System.
    St. Augustine's did not play the six conference games required to be eligible for the conference standings.
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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

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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
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