The 1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia State College during the 1936 college football season. Under head coach Adolph Hamblin, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 12. The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion along with Virginia State.
| 1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football | |
|---|---|
Black college national co-champion MAA champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–0–1 ( MAA) |
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Floyd "Butch" Meadows of West Virginia State was selected as the first-team quarterback on the Pittsburgh Courier's 1936 All-America team.[1]
West Virginia State College had an enrollment of 664 students in the fall of 1936.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Louisville Municipal | Louisville, KY | W 21–0 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | Lincoln (MO) |
| W 27–0 | 3,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 17 | Morehouse |
| W 12–6 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | at Howard | Washington, DC | W 25–0 | ||||
| October 31 | at Bluefield State | Bluefield, WV | W 6–0 | 3,000 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | Kentucky State |
| W 6–0 | 4,000 | [8][9] | ||
| November 14 | Tennessee A&I |
| W 7–0 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | Wilberforce |
| T 6–6 | 5,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Here Are Ches Washington's Courier All-Americans For the Year 1936". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 2, 1937. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. State Breaks Enrollment Record". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 2, 1937. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia State Beats Louisville, 21-0". Charleston Daily Mail. October 4, 1936. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Institute Eleven Licks Lincoln U. of Missouri". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 11, 1936. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Team Victor In Institute Game". Charleston Daily Mail. October 11, 1936. p. 11.
- ^ "State Eleven Gains Victory: Yellow Jackets Win Over Morehouse, 12-6". The Charleston Daily Mail. October 18, 1936. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia State Passes Way To 6-0 Decision Over Bluefield's Big Blues". Bluefield. November 1, 1936. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Team Wins in Final Minute". The Charleston Daily Mail. November 8, 1936. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. State Tops Ky. 6-0, Keeps Record Clean". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 14, 1936. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia State Tips State Normal". The Nashville Tennessean. November 15, 1936. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilberforce U. Ends With Draw". The Gazette (Xenia, Ohio). November 27, 1936. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.