1945 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled a 5–1–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 32.[1]

1945 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1–2 (4–0–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLakin Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia State $ 6 0 1 7 0 2
West Virginia State 4 0 2 5 1 2
North Carolina College 5 1 0 6 3 0
Johnson C. Smith 3 3 1 5 4 1
Morgan State 5 2 0 5 2 0
Howard 4 3 0 4 4 0
Virginia Union 4 3 0 4 4 0
Delaware State 3 3 0 4 3 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 4 0 2 5 0
North Carolina A&T 2 5 0 2 5 0
Hampton 2 6 0 2 6 0
Bluefield State 1 5 0 1 6 0
Shaw 0 6 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team played its home games in Charleston, West Virginia, and at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6HowardCharleston, WVW 6–0
October 13Morgan StateCharleston, WVW 20–0
October 20at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCT 6–6
October 27at North Carolina A&TGreensboro, NCW 20–0
November 3at Virginia StatePetersburg, VAT 6–66,500[2]
November 10Winston-Salem State*Institute, WVW 35–0
November 17Bluefield StateInstitute, WVW 43–0
November 22at Wilberforce*Wilberforce, OHL 6–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1945 - West Virginia St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Ric Roberts (November 10, 1945). "Va. State and W. Va. in 6-6 Tie". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.