1936 Virginia State Trojans football team

1936 Virginia State Trojans football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0–2 (7–0–2 CIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdward "Wimpy" Taylor
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1] 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.[2] Taylor and Briscoe were selected as first-team players on the Pittsburgh Courier's 1936 All-America team.[3]

The team's assistant coaches were Thomas V. Verdelle, Roscoe "Turkey" Lewis, and James A. Moore.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Shaw
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 27–7
Maryland State*
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 6–0
September 26Bluefield State
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
T 0–0[5]
October 10Hamptondagger
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 12–73,800[2]
October 24Howard
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 13–6
October 28North Carolina A&T
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
W 14–7
October 31at Virginia UnionRichmond, VAW 14–6
November 7at ShawRaleigh, NCW 32–0
November 14at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 20–0
November 21at South Carolina State*
W 20–7
November 26Morgan
  • Rogers Athletic Field
  • Petersburg, VA
T 6–65,000[6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Virginia State University Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Virginia State University. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Hampton Institute Eleven Beaten, 12-7, By Virginia State". Daily Press. October 11, 1936. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Here Are Ches Washington's Courier All-Americans For the Year 1936". January 2, 1937. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "They Tutored Trojans To Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1936. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Negro Football". The Selma Times-Journal. September 27, 1936. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Va. State Holds Morgan 6-6 in CIAA Thriller". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1936. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trojans Scare Big Bad Bear". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1936. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.