1949 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 8–0–1 5–0–1 Mark Cardwell 5th Lakin Field The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 197 to 79.1949 - West Virginia St. College Football Data Warehouse December 25, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3504&year=1949 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910163253/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3504&year=1949 dead September 10, 2015 The team ranked No. 3 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot The Pittsburgh Courier December 10, 1949 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40078662/southern_west_va_lose_on_final_ballot/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia. Key players included quarterback Joe Gilliam, fullback Oliver Ellis, halfbacks Alfred Graves, Charlie Fairfax, and Jack Taylor, ends Clarence "Bump" Clark, Horace Christian, and John Gist, tackle Ed Wickliffe, and kicker Alfred Melchor. Schedule y y September 23 at 1949 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Union Athletic Field Richmond, VA W 13-6 West Va. Squeezes By In Openers: Fourth Period T.D. Defeats Va. Union, 13-6 The Pittsburgh Courier October 1, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084796/west_va_squeezes_by_in_openers_fourth/ Newspapers.com October 1 1949 Howard Bison Howard Lakin Field Institute, WV W 27-6 Yellowjackets Stop Howard's Bison, 27-6 The Pittsburgh Courier October 8, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084703/yellowjackets_stop_howards_bison_276/ Newspapers.com October 8 at 1949 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State<ncg> Frankfort, KY W 33-6 Yellowjackets Jolt Kentucky: Thorobreds Stunned by West Virginia The Pittsburgh Courier Bill Nunn Jr. October 15, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084557/yellowjackets_jolt_kentucky_thorobreds/ Newspapers.com October 15 Tennessee A&I<ncg> Lakin Field Institute, WV W 25-21 > 3,000 W. Va. State Outscores Tigers, 25-21 The Pittsburgh Courier October 22, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084483/w_va_state_outscores_tigers_2521/ Newspapers.com October 22 at 1949 St. Augustine's Falcons St. Augustine's Raleigh, NC W 2-0 St. Augustine Almost Upsets Mighty West Virginia: Underdog Saints Lose Thriller, 2-0 The Pittsburgh Courier October 29, 1949 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084383/st_augustine_almost_upsets_mighty_west/ Newspapers.com October 29 1949 Bluefield State Big Blues Bluefield State Lakin Field Institute, WV W 42-7 5,000 W. Va. Humbles Bluefield: Yellow Jackets Keep Perfect Record Intact The Pittsburgh Courier Bill Nunn Jr. November 5, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41082273/w_va_humbles_bluefield_yellow/ Newspapers.com November 5 at 1949 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Petersburg, VA T 27-27 5,000 Second-Half Rally Sees Virginia State Tie W. Va. 27-27: Trojans Gain Moral Win In Thriller The Pittsburgh Courier Ric Roberts November 12, 1949 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41082700/secondhalf_rally_sees_virginia_state/ November 12 vs 1949 North Carolina College Eagles North Carolina College Griffith Stadium Washington, DC (Capital Classic) W 14-0 30,400 Record Breaking Crowd Sees W. Va. Win Over N.C.: 30,400 Fans Watch 8th Capital Classic The Pittsburgh Courier Bill Nunn Jr. November 19, 1949 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084307/record_breaking_crowd_sees_w_va_win/ Newspapers.com November 19 at 1949 Wilberforce State Green Wave Wilberforce State<ncg> Wilberforce, OH W 14-6 3,000 W. Va.'s Aerial Game Clicks; 'Force Stopped 14-6 The Pittsburgh Courier Al Dunmore November 26, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41083012/w_vas_aerial_game_clicks_force/ Newspapers.com References West Virginia State Category:West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football