1936 Virginia State Trojans football | |
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Black college national co-champion CIAA champion | |
Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 9–0–2 (7–0–2 CIAA) |
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Captain | Edward "Wimpy" Taylor |
Seasons← 19351937 → |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bluefield State | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shaw | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnson C. Smith | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Paul's (VA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Union | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (PA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Augustine's | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled a 9–0–2 record (7–0–2 against CIAA opponents), won the CIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 46. The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion along with West Virginia State.
Tackle Edward "Wimpy" Taylor was the team captain. Other key players included fullback Rudy Jeter, quarterback Horace Robinson, and halfbacks Ace Bailey and Henry "Red" Briscoe. Taylor and Briscoe were selected as first-team players on the Pittsburgh Courier's 1936 All-America team.
The team's assistant coaches were Thomas V. Verdelle, Roscoe "Turkey" Lewis, and James A. Moore.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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Shaw |
| W 27–7 | |||||
Maryland State* |
| W 6–0 | |||||
September 26 | Bluefield State |
| T 0–0 | ||||
October 10 | Hampton |
| W 12–7 | 3,800 | |||
October 24 | Howard |
| W 13–6 | ||||
October 28 | North Carolina A&T |
| W 14–7 | ||||
October 31 | at Virginia Union | Richmond, VA | W 14–6 | ||||
November 7 | at Shaw | Raleigh, NC | W 32–0 | ||||
November 14 | at Saint Paul's (VA) | Lawrenceville, VA | W 20–0 | ||||
November 21 | at South Carolina State* |
| W 20–7 | ||||
November 26 | Morgan |
| T 6–6 | 5,000 | |||
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References
- "Virginia State University Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Virginia State University. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Hampton Institute Eleven Beaten, 12-7, By Virginia State". Daily Press. October 11, 1936. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Here Are Ches Washington's Courier All-Americans For the Year 1936". January 2, 1937. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "They Tutored Trojans To Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1936. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Negro Football". The Selma Times-Journal. September 27, 1936. p. 6.
- "Va. State Holds Morgan 6-6 in CIAA Thriller". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1936. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Trojans Scare Big Bad Bear". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1936. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
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