1949 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (5–0–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLakin Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morgan State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
West Virginia State 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
North Carolina A&T 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Shaw 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
St. Augustine's 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Howard 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Virginia State 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
North Carolina College 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hampton 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Winston-Salem State 1 – 2 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
Delaware State 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Lincoln (PA) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Bluefield State 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Virginia Union 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1] The team ranked No. 3 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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Virginia Union
W 13–6[3]
October 1Howard
W 27–6[4]
October 8at Kentucky State*Frankfort, KYW 33–6[5]
October 15Tennessee A&I*
  • Lakin Field
  • Institute, WV
W 25–21> 3,000[6]
October 22at St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCW 2–0[7]
October 29Bluefield State
  • Lakin Field
  • Institute, WV
W 42–75,000[8]
November 5at Virginia State Petersburg, VAT 27–275,000[9]
November 12vs. North Carolina College
W 14–030,400[10]
November 19at Wilberforce State*Wilberforce, OHW 14–63,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1949 - West Virginia St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Va. Squeezes By In Openers: Fourth Period T.D. Defeats Va. Union, 13-6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Yellowjackets Stop Howard's Bison, 27-6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 8, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bill Nunn Jr. (October 15, 1949). "Yellowjackets Jolt Kentucky: Thorobreds Stunned by West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W. Va. State Outscores Tigers, 25-21". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "St. Augustine Almost Upsets Mighty West Virginia: Underdog Saints Lose Thriller, 2-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 29, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bill Nunn Jr. (November 5, 1949). "W. Va. Humbles Bluefield: Yellow Jackets Keep Perfect Record Intact". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ric Roberts (November 12, 1949). "Second-Half Rally Sees Virginia State Tie W. Va. 27-27: Trojans Gain Moral Win In Thriller". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 22.
  10. ^ Bill Nunn Jr. (November 19, 1949). "Record Breaking Crowd Sees W. Va. Win Over N.C.: 30,400 Fans Watch 8th Capital Classic". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Al Dunmore (November 26, 1949). "W. Va.'s Aerial Game Clicks; 'Force Stopped 14-6". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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