West Virginia

FBS

Big 12 · Morgantown, Morgantown, West Virginia

705-503-41

All-time

0.565

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

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Greatest games

West Virginia's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 2, 1989	1988	Fiesta Bowl	#3 West Virginia 21-34 #1 Notre Dame Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	1.53
2	Nov 2, 2006	2006		#3 West Virginia 34-44 #5 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky Conf Game	Conf Game	0.90
3	Nov 20, 1993	1993		#9 West Virginia 17-14 #4 Miami (FL) Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.82
4	Nov 26, 1993	1993		#5 West Virginia 17-14 #11 Boston College Alumni Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts Conf Game	Conf Game	0.79
5	Jan 2, 2006	2005	Sugar Bowl	#11 West Virginia 38-35 #8 Georgia Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.77
6	Oct 27, 1923	1923		West Virginia 13-13 Penn State Yankee Stadium, New York, New York		0.71
7	Oct 2, 1982	1982		#14 West Virginia 13-16 #2 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		0.69
8	Oct 6, 2012	2012		#8 West Virginia 48-45 #11 Texas Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.68
9	Sep 30, 1989	1989		#9 West Virginia 31-31 #10 Pittsburgh Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia		0.68
10	Oct 13, 1923	1923		West Virginia 13-7 Pittsburgh Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		0.66

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	West Virginia	0-0	Big 12
2025	West Virginia	4-8	Big 12		2-7
2024	West Virginia	6-7	Big 12		5-4					Frisco Bowl
2023	West Virginia	9-4	Big 12		6-3					Duke's Mayo Bowl (W)
2022	West Virginia	5-7	Big 12		3-6
2021	West Virginia	6-7	Big 12	West	4-5					Guaranteed Rate Bowl (L)
2020	West Virginia	6-4	Big 12	West	4-4					Liberty Bowl (W)
2019	West Virginia	5-7	Big 12	West	3-6
2018	West Virginia	8-4	Big 12	West	6-3		#20	#22	#6	Camping World Bowl (L)
2017	West Virginia	7-6	Big 12	West	5-4				#22	Heart of Dallas Bowl (L)
2016	West Virginia	10-3	Big 12		7-2		#18	#17	#10	Russell Athletic Bowl (L)
2015	West Virginia	8-5	Big 12		4-5				#23	Cactus Bowl (W)
2014	West Virginia	7-6	Big 12		5-4				#20	Liberty Bowl (L)
2013	West Virginia	4-8	Big 12		2-7
2012	West Virginia	7-6	Big 12		4-5				#5	Pinstripe Bowl (L)
2011	West Virginia	10-3	Big East		5-2	★	#17	#18	#11	Orange Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2010	West Virginia	9-4	Big East		5-2	★			#20	Champs Sports Bowl (L)
2009	West Virginia	9-4	Big East		5-2		#25	#22	#18	Gator Bowl (L)
2008	West Virginia	9-4	Big East		5-2		#23		#8	Meineke Car Care Bowl (W)
2007	West Virginia	11-2	Big East		5-2	★	#6	#6	#2	Fiesta Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2006	West Virginia	11-2	Big East		5-2		#10	#10	#3	Gator Bowl (W)
2005	West Virginia	11-1	Big East		7-0	★	#5	#6	#5	Sugar Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2004	West Virginia	8-4	Big East		4-2	★			#6	Gator Bowl (L)
2003	West Virginia	8-5	Big East		6-1	★			#20	Gator Bowl (L)
2002	West Virginia	9-4	Big East		6-1		#25	#20	#15	Continental Tire Bowl (L)
2001	West Virginia	3-8	Big East		1-6
2000	West Virginia	7-5	Big East		3-4					Music City Bowl (W)
1999	West Virginia	4-7	Big East		3-4
1998	West Virginia	8-4	Big East		5-2				#11	Insight.com Bowl (L)
1997	West Virginia	7-5	Big East		4-3				#17	Carquest Bowl (L)
1996	West Virginia	8-4	Big East		4-3				#12	Gator Bowl (L)
1995	West Virginia	5-6	Big East		4-3				#23
1994	West Virginia	7-6	Big East		4-3				#24	Carquest Bowl (L)
1993	West Virginia	11-1	Big East		7-0	★	#7	#6	#3	Sugar Bowl (L)MajorBC
1992	West Virginia	5-4-2	Big East		2-3-1				#24
1991	West Virginia	6-5	Big East		3-4
1990	West Virginia	4-7	Independent						#11
1989	West Virginia	8-3-1	Independent				#21		#9	Gator Bowl (L)
1988	West Virginia	11-1	Independent				#5	#5	#3	Fiesta Bowl (L)Major
1987	West Virginia	6-6	Independent							Sun Bowl (L)
1986	West Virginia	4-7	Independent
1985	West Virginia	7-3-1	Independent
1984	West Virginia	8-4	Independent					#18	#12	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1983	West Virginia	9-3	Independent				#16	#16	#4	Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1982	West Virginia	9-3	Independent				#19	#19	#10	Gator Bowl (L)
1981	West Virginia	9-3	Independent				#17	#18	#17	Peach Bowl (W)
1980	West Virginia	6-6	Independent
1979	West Virginia	5-6	Independent
1978	West Virginia	2-9	Independent
1977	West Virginia	5-6	Independent						#17
1976	West Virginia	5-6	Independent
1975	West Virginia	9-3	Independent				#20	#17	#10	Peach Bowl (W)
1974	West Virginia	4-7	Independent
1973	West Virginia	6-5	Independent						#20
1972	West Virginia	8-4	Independent						#18	Peach Bowl (L)
1971	West Virginia	7-4	Independent
1970	West Virginia	8-3	Independent						#11
1969	West Virginia	10-1	Independent				#17	#18	#16	Peach Bowl (W)
1968	West Virginia	7-3	Independent
1967	West Virginia	5-4-1	Southern		3-0-1	★
1966	West Virginia	3-5-2	Southern		3-0
1965	West Virginia	6-4	Southern		4-0	★
1964	West Virginia	7-4	Southern		5-0	★				Liberty Bowl (L)
1963	West Virginia	4-6	Southern		3-1
1962	West Virginia	8-2	Southern		4-0
1961	West Virginia	4-6	Southern		2-1
1960	West Virginia	0-8-2	Southern		0-2-1
1959	West Virginia	3-7	Southern		2-2
1958	West Virginia	4-5-1	Southern		4-0	★			#13
1957	West Virginia	7-2-1	Southern		3-0
1956	West Virginia	6-4	Southern		5-0	★			#20
1955	West Virginia	8-2	Southern		4-0	★	#19	#17	#6
1954	West Virginia	8-1	Southern		3-0	★	#12		#7
1953	West Virginia	8-2	Southern		4-0	★	#10	#13	#5	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1952	West Virginia	7-2	Southern		5-1
1951	West Virginia	5-5	Southern		2-3
1950	West Virginia	2-8	Southern		1-3
1949	West Virginia	4-6-1	Independent
1948	West Virginia	9-3	Independent							Sun Bowl (W)
1947	West Virginia	6-4	Independent
1946	West Virginia	5-5	Independent
1945	West Virginia	2-6-1	Independent
1944	West Virginia	5-3-1	Independent
1943	West Virginia	4-3	Independent
1942	West Virginia	5-4	Independent
1941	West Virginia	4-6	Independent
1940	West Virginia	4-4-1	Independent
1939	West Virginia	2-6-1	Independent
1938	West Virginia	4-5-1	Independent
1937	West Virginia	8-1-1	Independent							Sun Bowl (W)
1936	West Virginia	6-4	Independent
1935	West Virginia	3-4-2	Independent
1934	West Virginia	6-4	Independent
1933	West Virginia	3-5-3	Independent
1932	West Virginia	5-5	Independent
1931	West Virginia	4-6	Independent
1930	West Virginia	5-5	Independent
1929	West Virginia	4-3-3	Independent
1928	West Virginia	8-2	Independent
1927	West Virginia	2-4-3	Independent
1926	West Virginia	6-4	Independent
1925	West Virginia	8-1	Independent
1924	West Virginia	8-1	Independent
1923	West Virginia	7-1-1	Independent
1922	West Virginia	10-0-1	Independent							East-West Christmas Classic (W)
1921	West Virginia	5-4-1	Independent
1920	West Virginia	5-4-1	Independent
1919	West Virginia	8-2	Independent
1917	West Virginia	6-3-1	Independent
1916	West Virginia	5-2-2	Independent
1915	West Virginia	5-1-1	Independent
1914	West Virginia	5-4	Independent
1913	West Virginia	3-4-2	Independent
1909	West Virginia	4-3-2	Independent

Award winners

18 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2024	Wyatt Milum	OL	Consensus All-American
2020	Darius Stills	DL	Consensus All-American
2018	Will Grier	QB	Heisman Finalist
2006	Dan Mozes	C	Consensus All-American
2006	Steve Slaton	RB	Consensus All-American
2006	Dan Mozes	C	Dave Rimington Trophy
2006	Steve Slaton	RB	Heisman Finalist
2003	Grant Wiley	LB	Consensus All-American
1996	Canute Curtis	LB	Consensus All-American
1995	Aaron Beasley	DB	Consensus All-American
1994	Todd Sauerbrun	P	Consensus All-American
1992	Mike Compton	C	Consensus All-American
1989	Major Harris	QB	Heisman Finalist
1988	Don Nehlen	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1985	Brian Jozwiak	OL	Consensus All-American
1982	Darryl Talley	LB	Consensus All-American
1955	Bruce Bosley	T	Consensus All-American
1919	Ira Rodgers	B	Consensus All-American