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West Virginia Football Team History


West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
 Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Mountaineer Field
Capacity: 63,500
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Neal Brown
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

West Virginia 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1891  
  1892 - Did not field a team.
  1918 - Did not field a team.
  2007 - Rich Rodriguez announced on December 16 that he was leaving West Virginia to coach Michigan. Bill Stewart served as interim head coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1965
1967, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 785-529-45
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 785-529-45
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 15
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 147-107-1
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 491-193-31
 Away Record 276-310-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 132
 Winning Seasons (#1) 95
 Losing Seasons (#1)34
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2007)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (1978)
 10 Win Seasons 9
 Most Points Scored in a Game 92 (11/6/1915)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 515 (2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 130 (10/22/1904)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 495 (2012)
 Largest Margin of Victory 89 (10/20/1951)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 130 (10/22/1904)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 133 (9/29/2012)
 Last Shutout 9/11/2021
 Last Time Shutout 9/21/2013
 Shutouts All-Time 233
 Been Shutout All-Time 153
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (10/8/2005-10/20/2006)
 Longest Losing  8 (10/24/1959-10/1/1960)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 16-23-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 1-0-0
 Fiesta 0-1-0
 Sugar 1-2-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  30-26
 2010-19  75-52
 2000-09  86-39
 1990-99 65-49
 1980-89 77-39-2
 1970-79 59-53
 1960-69 54-43-5
 1950-59 58-38-2
 1940-49 48-44-4
 1930-39 46-45-8
 1920-29 63-24-10
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
@ Cincinnati in a Conference Game
Last Time: West Virginia won 42-21 in 2023.
All-Time:
 West Virginia vs. Cincinnati 17-3-1 85.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Penn State  12-34 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Albany  49-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Pittsburgh  34-38 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Kansas  32-28 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Oklahoma State  38-14 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Iowa State  16-28 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Kansas State  18-45 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Arizona  31-26 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Cincinnati  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Baylor  
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Central Florida  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Texas Tech  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Scoring230-227
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-1
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Baylor 6-33-0
Brigham Young 7-13-0
Arizona State 6-22-1
Central Florida 4-52-3
Cincinnati 5-32-0
Colorado 5-32-1
Houston 4-52-2
Iowa State 7-12-1
Kansas State 7-22-1
Texas Tech 6-32-1
Texas Christian 5-41-2
Utah 4-41-2
West Virginia 4-41-2
Arizona 3-60-3
Kansas 2-60-2
Oklahoma State 3-60-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 West Virginia & Pittsburgh have played 100 games.
West Virginia has won 36 games.
Pittsburgh has won 61 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-13
 10 or more 191-104
 20 or more  182-55
 30 or more 141-25
 40 or more 73-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 33-0
 10 or more 158-117
 20 or more 86-103
 30 or more 28-84
 40 or more 6-41
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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