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1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team


1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
6–3–1 (5–2 CIAA)
Mark Cardwell (2nd season)
Lakin Field

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.

The Dickinson System rated West Virginia State as the No. 10 black college football team for 1946.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Winston-Salem StateInstitute, WVW 31–0
October 5at HowardBrooks StadiumWashington, DCW 21–13
October 12at Morgan StateMorgan StadiumBaltimore, MDL 12–13
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*Dunbar StadiumCharleston, WV (Thanksgiving Day)T 13–136,000
December 7Tennessee A&I*Maxwell FieldLouisville, KY (Derby Bowl)L 7–27
*Non-conference game
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