1945 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

1945 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–2 (4–0–2 CIAA)
Head coach	Mark Cardwell (1st season)
Home stadium	Lakin Field

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 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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Howard	Charleston, WV	W 6–0
October 13	Morgan State	Charleston, WV	W 20–0
October 20	at Johnson C. Smith	Charlotte, NC	T 6–6
October 27	at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, NC	W 20–0
November 3	at Virginia State	Petersburg, VA	T 6–6	6,500
November 10	Winston-Salem State*	Institute, WV	W 35–0
November 17	Bluefield State	Institute, WV	W 43–0
November 22	at Wilberforce*	Wilberforce, OH	L 6–20
*Non-conference game