# List of West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons

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. 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).

## Seasons

Legend :
* $^†$ National champion
* $^‡$ Conference champion
* $^#$ Division champion
* ^ Bowl game berth
* * Playoff berth
| Season | Coach | Conference results | Conference results | Conference results | Conference results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Bowl/playoff result | Final ranking | Final ranking |
| Season | Coach | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | Bowl/playoff result | AP | Coaches' |
| West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football seasons ||||||||||||
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) (1942–1955) ||||||||||||
| 1942 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 10th/ of 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1943 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 6th/ of 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1944 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 8th/ of 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1945 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 2nd/ of 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | N/A |
| 1946 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | T–2nd/ of 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1947 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 6th/ of 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1948$^‡$ | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 1st/ of 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | N/A |
| 1949 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 2nd/ of 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1950 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 4th/ of 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1951$^‡$ | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 1st/ of 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | T–4th/ of 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | T–4th/ of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | T–14th/ of 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | Adolph Hamblin/Mark Cardwell | 17th/ of 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 42 | 27 | 7 | 62 | 42 | 11 | CIAA overall record | CIAA overall record | CIAA overall record |
| West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) (1956–2012) ||||||||||||
| 1956 | Mark Cardwell | N/Q/ of 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | Mark Cardwell | 3rd/ of 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | Mark Cardwell | 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 | Chester Burris | 10th/ of 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Chester Burris | ??th/ of 12 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Paul Talbott | 6th/ of 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Paul Talbott | 10th/ of 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Paul Talbott | 9th/ of 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Richard Tredway | 9th/ of 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Richard Tredway | 8th/ of 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968$^‡$ | Colin Cameron | 1st/ of 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Colin Cameron | 4th/ of 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Colin Cameron | 4th/ of 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Colin Cameron | 7th/ of 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Colin Cameron | 6th/ of 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Colin Cameron | 3rd (Southern) of 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Colin Cameron | 5th (Southern) of 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Colin Cameron | T–2nd (Southern) of 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Colin Cameron | 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 | Oree Banks | T–2nd (Southern) of 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979$^#$ | Oree Banks | 1st (Southern) of 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Oree Banks | 2nd (Southern) of 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Oree Banks | T–6th/ of 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Oree Banks | 4th/ of 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Oree Banks | T–7th/ of 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Clifton Moore | 6th/ of 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Clifton Moore | 8th/ of 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Clifton Moore | T–5th/ of 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Clifton Moore | 8th/ of 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Clifton Moore | 4th/ of 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Clifton Moore | T–3rd/ of 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Bob Gobel | 4th/ of 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Bob Gobel | 3rd/ of 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Scott Tinsley | 4th/ of 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Scott Tinsley | 7th/ of 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Scott Tinsley | 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 | Carl Lee | T–4th/ of 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Carl Lee | 7th/ of 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Carl Lee | T–4th/ of 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Carl Lee | T–4th/ of 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Carl Lee | 7th/ of 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Carl Lee | 8th/ of 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Carl Lee | T–4th/ of 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Carl Lee | T–6th/ of 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Carl Lee | T–7th/ of 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Earl Monroe | 7th/ of 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Earl Monroe | T–4th/ of 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Earl Monroe | T–4th/ of 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Earl Monroe | T–7th/ of 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Earl Monroe | 9th/ of 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Earl Monroe | T–7th/ of 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Earl Monroe | 8th/ of 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 132 | 226 | 7 | 189 | 349 | 12 | WVIAC overall record | WVIAC overall record | WVIAC overall record |
| Mountain East Conference (MEC) (2013–present) ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Jon Anderson | 11th/ of 11< | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Jon Anderson | 11th/ of 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Jon Anderson | 8th/ of 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Jon Anderson | 9th/ of 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | John Pennington | / of 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 9 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | MEC overall record | MEC overall record | MEC overall record |
| Total | Total | Total | 183 | 284 | 14 | 261 | 425 | 23 | Regular season games | Regular season games | Regular season games |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoff games; 0 appearances | Playoff games; 0 appearances | Playoff games; 0 appearances |
| Total | Total | Total | 183 | 284 | 14 | 261 | 425 | 23 | all games | all games | all games |
| ♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion ||||||||||||