| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | West Virginia State Yellow Jackets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CIAA |
| Record: | 6–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Cardwell |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Lakin Field |
| Bowl: | Derby Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–27 vs. Tennessee A&I |
The 1946 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia State University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 177 to 105.[1]
The Dickinson System rated West Virginia State as the No. 10 black college football team for 1946.[2]
The team played its home games at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia.