1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out five of ten opponents, and ranked No. 14 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2] The team played its home games at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia.

1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1947 record7–2–1 (4–1–1 CIAA)
Head coach
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Shaw $ 6 0 0  10 0 0
No. 7 Virginia State 7 1 0  9 1 0
No. 4 Hampton 5 1 1  7 2 1
No. 11 Howard 6 2 1  6 2 1
No. 9 Morgan State 5 2 1  5 2 1
No. 14 West Virginia State 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 3 1  5 4 1
Delaware State 4 3 0  4 3 0
Virginia Union 3 5 0  4 5 0
Winston-Salem State 3 3 0  6 3 0
North Carolina A&T 1 5 1  1 5 1
North Carolina College 2 6 0  2 7 0
Bluefield State 1 5 0  3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 5 1  0 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 2 1  1 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Virginia UnionW 19–12
October 4Howard
T 0–03,000[3]
October 11Kentucky State*W 13–9
October 18Tennessee A&I*
  • Lakin Field
  • Institute, WV
W 27–12
October 25at North Carolina A&T
W 7–0
November 1Bluefield StateW 6–0
November 8at Virginia State
L 0–192,500[4]
November 15North Carolina CollegeW 25–0
November 22at Wilberforce State*
L 0–313,000[5]
November 27Wilberforce*W 57–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 15, 1947. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Howard Holds Haughty W. Va. State: Bison in Surprise Deadlock With W. Va". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Va. State Kayoes w. Va.: W. Va. Blows Up; Trojans Win, 19-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wilberforce Downs West Virginia, 31-0". Alabama Tribune. November 28, 1947. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40597386/force_state_wins_4012/
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