This is a list of seasons completed by the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II. Adolph Hamblin served as head coach from 1921 to 1944 and led the 1936 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team to a black college football national championship. [1] They were previously members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference WVIAC). They are currently members of the Mountain East Conference (MEC).
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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 [4] | AP [5] | Coaches' [6] | ||||
| West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons | ||||||||||||
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) (1942–1955) | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 10th/ of 11 [7] | 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 [8] / 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 [9] | 0 [9] | 7 [9] | 0 [9] | 0 [9] | 11 [9] | 0 [9] | — | — | — | ||
| 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 [10] | 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 | T–4th/ of 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | T–5th/ of 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | T–2nd/ of 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | 4th/ of 6 (South) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | T–4th/ of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | T–4th/ of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | T–7th/ of 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2024 | T–5th/ of 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 49 | 63 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 0 | MEC overall record | |||||
| Total | 223 | 316 | 14 | 305 | 461 | 23 | Regular season games | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoff games; 0 appearances | ||||||
| 223 | 316 | 14 | 371 | 511 | 40 | all games | ||||||
| ♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion | ||||||||||||