1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLakin Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 4 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]

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.

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

  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 6, 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. ^ "'Force State Wins, 40-12". Dayton Daily News. November 28, 1947. p. 36.