1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–2–1 (4–1–1 CIAA)
Head coach	Mark Cardwell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Lakin Field
Seasons← 19461948 →

1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Shaw $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Virginia State	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Hampton	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Howard	6	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Morgan State	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
No. 14 West Virginia State	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA)	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Delaware State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	5	–	1
North Carolina College	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bluefield State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	0	–	5	–	1	0	–	5	–	1
Johnson C. Smith	0	–	2	–	1	1	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out five of ten opponents, and ranked No. 14 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team played its home games at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Virginia Union		W 19–12
October 4	Howard	Lakin Field Institute, WV	T 0–0	3,000
October 11	Kentucky State*		W 13–9
October 18	Tennessee A&I*	Lakin Field Institute, WV	W 27–12
October 25	at North Carolina A&T	Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 7–0
November 1	Bluefield State		W 6–0
November 8	at Virginia State	Rogers Field Petersburg, VA	L 0–19	2,500
November 15	North Carolina College		W 25–0
November 22	at Wilberforce State*	Wilberforce Stadium Xenia, OH	L 0–31	3,000
November 27	Wilberforce*		W 57–0
*Non-conference game

"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard Holds Haughty W. Va. State: Bison in Surprise Deadlock With W. Va". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 11, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Va. State Kayoes w. Va.: W. Va. Blows Up; Trojans Win, 19-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wilberforce Downs West Virginia, 31-0". Alabama Tribune. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"'Force State Wins, 40-12". Dayton Daily News. November 28, 1947. p. 36.

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