List of West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II. Adolph Hamblin served as head coach from 1921 to 1944 and led the 1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team to a black college football national championship.[1] They were previously members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference WVIAC). They are currently members of the Mountain East Conference (MEC).

Seasons[edit]

Legend

  National champion
  Conference champion
  # Division champion
  ^ Bowl game berth[2]
  * Playoff berth[3]

Season Coach Conference results Season results Bowl/playoff result Final ranking
Finish Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties[4] AP[5] Coaches'[6]
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) (1942–1955)
1942 Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell 10th/ of 11[7] 2 2 0 6 2 0 N/A
1943 6th/ of 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 N/A
1944 8th/ of 8 0 2 1 1 4 1 N/A
1945 2nd/ of 13 4 0 2 5 1 2 N/A
1946 T–2nd/ of 16 5 2 0 6 3 1 N/A
1947 6th/ of 15 4 1 1 6 3 1 N/A
1948 1st/ of 16 5 1 0 5 2 2 N/A
1949 2nd/ of 16 5 0 1 8 0 1 N/A
1950 4th/ of 16 3 2 1 5 3 1
1951 1st/ of 16 5 0 1 6 2 1
1952 T–4th/ of 15 4 2 0 4 4 1
1953 T–4th/ of 16 4 2 0 6 3 0
1954 T–14th/ of 18 1 5 0 3 6 0
1955 17th/ of 18 0 6 0 1 7 0
Total 42 27 7 62 42 11 CIAA overall record
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) (1956–2012)
1956 Mark Cardwell N/Q[8]/ of 14 1 0 0 4 3 0
1957 3rd/ of 13 2 1 1 2 4 2
1958 5th/ of 13 2 1 1 3 4 1
1959 Unknown 8th/ of 13 2 2 0 2 4 1
1960 Chester Burris 11th/ of 13 0 4 0 1 6 0
1961 10th/ of 13 0 4 0 0 7 0
1962 ??th/ of 12 0 ? 0 0 7 0
1963 Paul Talbott 6th/ of 11 3 3 0 4 4 0
1964 10th/ of 11 1 4 1 2 5 1
1965 9th/ of 10 1 4 1 1 6 1
1966 Richard Tredway 9th/ of 10 1 6 0 2 7 0
1967 8th/ of 10 1 5 0 2 6 0
1968 Colin Cameron 1st/ of 10 5 1 0 8 1 0
1969 4th/ of 10 4 3 0 6 4 0
1970 4th/ of 10 4 3 0 4 5 0
1971 7th/ of 10 2 5 0 2 8 0
1972 6th/ of 10 4 3 0 4 6 0
1973 3rd (Southern) of 5 2 2 0 5 5 0
1974 5th (Southern) of 5 0 4 0 1 8 0
1975 T–2nd (Southern) of 5 2 2 0 3 6 1
1976 T–2nd (Southern) of 5 2 2 0 4 4 1
1977 Oree Banks 3rd (Southern) of 5 2 2 0 2 8 0
1978 T–2nd (Southern) of 5 6 3 0 6 4 0
1979# 1st (Southern) of 5 6 3 0 6 5 0
1980 2nd (Southern) of 5 6 3 0 6 4 0
1981 T–6th/ of 9 2 5 1 3 5 1
1982 4th/ of 9 5 3 0 6 3 1
1983 T–7th/ of 9 2 6 0 3 7 0
1984 Clifton Moore 6th/ of 9 3 4 1 4 5 1
1985 8th/ of 8 0 7 0 2 8 0
1986 T–5th/ of 8 2 5 0 3 7 0
1987 8th/ of 8[9] 0[9] 7[9] 0[9] 0[9] 11[9] 0[9]
1988 4th/ of 8 3 3 1 4 5 1
1989 T–3rd/ of 7 3 3 0 3 7 0
1990 Bob Gobel 4th/ of 7 3 3 0 4 6 0
1991 3rd/ of 8 4 3 0 6 4 0
1992 Scott Tinsley 4th/ of 8 4 3 0 6 4 0
1993 7th/ of 8 1 6 0 1 9 0
1994 8th/ of 8 2 5 0 4 6 0
1995 Eric Gates 7th/ of 8 1 6 0 1 9 0
1996 Carl Lee 4th/ of 8 3 4 0 4 7 0
1997 T–4th/ of 8 3 4 0 5 6 0
1998 7th/ of 8 2 5 0 3 8 0
1999 T–4th/ of 7 2 4 0 5 5 0
2000 T–4th/ of 8 3 4 0 4 7 0
2001 7th/ of 8 2 5 0 4 7 0
2002 8th/ of 8 0 7 0 1 10 0
2003 T–4th/ of 8[10] 3 4 0 3 8 0
2004 T–6th/ of 8 2 5 0 3 8 0
2005 T–7th/ of 9 2 6 0 2 9 0
2006 Earl Monroe 7th/ of 8 2 5 0 5 6 0
2007 T–4th/ of 9 5 3 0 7 3 0
2008 T–4th/ of 9 5 3 0 7 3 0
2009 T–7th/ of 9 2 6 0 3 7 0
2010 9th/ of 9 0 8 0 0 10 0
2011 T–7th/ of 9 1 7 0 1 9 0
2012 8th/ of 9 1 7 0 2 9 0
Total 132 226 7 189 349 12 WVIAC overall record
Mountain East Conference (MEC) (2013–present)
2013 Jon Anderson 11th/ of 11< 0 10 0 0 11 0
2014 11th/ of 11 1 9 0 2 9 0
2015 8th/ of 11 5 5 0 5 6 0
2016 9th/ of 11 3 7 0 3 8 0
2017 John Pennington / of 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 31 0 10 34 0 MEC overall record
Total 183 284 14 261 425 23 Regular season games
0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoff games; 0 appearances
183 284 14 261 425 23 all games
Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cardwell New Football Coach at West Virginia State". The Pittsburgh Courier. July 28, 1945. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ The yellow color is used only when WVSU reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that WVSU has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
  3. ^ The blue color is used only when WVSU receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that WVSU has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
  4. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
  5. ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.
  6. ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.
  7. ^ http://static.psbin.com/z/1/bdao2t118x7sx9/historical_data.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ West Virginia State didn't play the required four conference games to qualify for the conference championship.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g West Virginia State was 8–1–1, 6–1 before forfeiting all games due to ineligible player. They originally finished 2nd in the conference.
  10. ^ "Schedule - Football - Athletics - Official Website of the WVSU Yellow Jackets - WVSU". athletics.wvstateu.edu. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2022.