1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record7–0–1 ( MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →

The 1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia State College during the 1936 college football season. Under head coach Adolph Hamblin, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 12. The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion along with Virginia State.

Floyd "Butch" Meadows of West Virginia State was selected as the first-team quarterback on the Pittsburgh Courier's 1936 All-America team.[1]

West Virginia State College had an enrollment of 664 students in the fall of 1936.[2]

  1. ^ "Here Are Ches Washington's Courier All-Americans For the Year 1936". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 2, 1937. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "W. Va. State Breaks Enrollment Record". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 2, 1937. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.