West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
| West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football | |
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| First season | 1921 |
| Athletic director | Nate Burton |
| Head coach | John Pennington 9th season, 44–36 (.550) |
| Stadium | Lakin-Ray Field at Dickerson Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
| Location | Institute, West Virginia |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | Mountain East Conference |
| Past conferences | CIAA (1942–1954) WVIAC (1955–2012) |
| All-time record | 371–511–40 (.424) |
| Conference titles | 3 1948,1951,1968 |
| Division titles | 1 1979 |
| Rivalries | Charleston |
| Colors | Old gold and black[1] |
| Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
| Website | wvsuyellowjackets.com/football |
The West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football program represents West Virginia State University in college football at the NCAA Division II level in the Mountain East Conference.[2][3] West Virginia State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1921.
History
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[6] | AP[7] | Coaches'[8] | ||||
| West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons | ||||||||||||
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) (1942–1955) | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 10th/ of 11[9] | 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[10]/ 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[11] | 0[11] | 7[11] | 0[11] | 0[11] | 11[11] | 0[11] | — | — | — | ||
| 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[12] | 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 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | John Pennington | 5th | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | John Pennington | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | John Pennington | 4th (South) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | John Pennington | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | John Pennington | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | John Pennington | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | John Pennington | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total | 49 | 63 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 0 | MEC overall record | |||||
| Total | 226 | 320 | 14 | 311 | 466 | 23 | Regular season games | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoff games; 0 appearances | ||||||
| 226 | 320 | 14 | 311 | 466 | 23 | all games | ||||||
| ♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion | ||||||||||||
Conference championships
West Virginia State has won three conference championships in program history, two as a member of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and one as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).[13][14]
See also
References
- ^ "West Virginia State University – 2016 WVSU Quick Facts". July 11, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "All-Time Football Records". WVSU. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "WVIAC Schools In The D-II Football Top 25". WVIAC. 1999. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "CIAA Football Championship Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WVIAC Football Year-by-Year Standings (1946–present)". WVIAC. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "West Virginia State Football Media Guide 2009 by John Simms - Issuu". October 28, 2009.
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