List of West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons
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
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† National champion | |
| Season | Coach | Conference results | Season results | Bowl/playoff result | Final ranking | |||||||
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| 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]- ^ "Cardwell New Football Coach at West Virginia State". The Pittsburgh Courier. July 28, 1945. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
- ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.
- ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.
- ^ http://static.psbin.com/z/1/bdao2t118x7sx9/historical_data.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ West Virginia State didn't play the required four conference games to qualify for the conference championship.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.