West Virginia record by year
Since 1896
708-505-41
Win %
.581
Bowl trips
41
Winning seasons
73
Best year
10-0-1 (1922)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 187 | 144 | In progress |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 261 | 370 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 379 | 415 | Lost Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 409 | 340 | Won Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 367 | 395 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 328 | 310 | Lost Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 265 | 205 | Won AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 247 | 346 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 483 | 326 | Lost CAMPING WORLD BOWL |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 449 | 409 | Lost ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 405 | 312 | Lost RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 442 | 320 | Won MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 435 | 359 | Lost AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 316 | 400 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 513 | 495 | Lost NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2011 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 489 | 348 | Won DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL |
| 2010 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 327 | 176 | Lost CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL |
| 2009 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 340 | 282 | Lost KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWL |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 319 | 221 | Won Bowl game |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 515 | 235 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 505 | 282 | Won GATOR BOWL AT JACKSONVILLE FL |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 385 | 214 | Won Nokia Sugar Bowl |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 361 | 246 | Lost GATOR BOWL |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 376 | 297 | Lost TOYOTA GATOR BOWL |
| 2002 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 396 | 302 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 235 | 268 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 356 | 363 | Won Bowl game |
| 1999 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 292 | 289 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 410 | 267 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1997 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 360 | 285 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 271 | 156 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1995 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 253 | 210 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 296 | 286 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1993 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 408 | 212 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1992 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 286 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 187 | 224 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 217 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 339 | 221 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1988 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 493 | 208 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1987 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 330 | 212 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1986 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 210 | 286 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 189 | 158 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 259 | 170 | Won Bowl game |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 322 | 189 | Won Bowl game |
| 1982 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 284 | 182 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1981 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 284 | 155 | Won Bowl game |
| 1980 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 305 | 289 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 185 | 279 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 167 | 364 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 244 | 264 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 184 | 202 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 283 | 189 | Won Bowl game |
| 1974 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 210 | 224 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 212 | 266 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 415 | 289 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1971 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 280 | 220 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 311 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 302 | 113 | Won Bowl game |
| 1968 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 207 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 188 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 158 | 197 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 279 | 264 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 162 | 211 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1963 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 154 | 201 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 211 | 137 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 134 | 145 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .100 | 40 | 259 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 74 | 204 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 268 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 179 | 118 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 130 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 285 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 209 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 309 | 154 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1952 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 234 | 116 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 225 | 190 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 163 | 259 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 227 | 275 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 257 | 140 | Won Bowl game |
| 1947 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 252 | 84 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 120 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 122 | 126 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 191 | 130 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 124 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 119 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 85 | 126 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 127 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 70 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 98 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 183 | 39 | Won Bowl game |
| 1936 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 151 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 129 | 96 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 117 | 113 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .409 | 87 | 145 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 137 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 91 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 111 | 103 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .550 | 77 | 95 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 152 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .389 | 68 | 129 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 141 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 175 | 18 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 282 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 297 | 41 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | 267 | 34 | Won Bowl game |
| 1921 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 158 | 82 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 169 | 113 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 326 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 161 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 198 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 208 | 19 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 159 | 96 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 109 | 137 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 41 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 85 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 118 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 29 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 29 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 6 | 169 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 58 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the West Virginia records for every season since 1896, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the West Virginia team page and the History Vault.
West Virginia all-time record against every opponent
- Pittsburgh37-61-3
- Penn State9-50-2
- Syracuse27-34
- Virginia Tech30-23-1
- Maryland28-23-2
- Rutgers33-4-2
- Temple24-12
- Boston College21-11-1
- Washington and Lee24-5-4
- West Virginia Wesleyan24-3-1
- Richmond21-3-1
- Washington & Jefferson11-12-2
- George Washington17-7
- Virginia10-12-1
- Cincinnati18-3-1
- East Carolina19-3
- Miami3-17
- Kentucky7-11-1
- Oklahoma State6-11
- William & Mary16-0-1
- Oklahoma3-12
- Texas Tech7-8
- Kansas11-3
- Kansas State6-8
- TCU8-6
- Baylor8-5
- Georgetown4-7-2
- Iowa State6-7
- Louisville10-3
- Waynesburg13-0
- Davis & Elkins9-2-1
- Fordham3-8-1
- South Carolina7-4-1
- Texas6-6
- Marshall11-0
- NC State6-5
- Ohio8-3
- VMI11-0
- Duquesne5-3-1
- Boston University3-4-1
- Navy2-6
- UConn7-1
- Missouri3-4
- South Florida4-3
- Villanova6-1
- Bethany (WV)6-0
- Indiana3-3
- Marietta5-0-1
- The Citadel5-1
- Tulane4-2
- Western Reserve4-2
- Lafayette1-3-1
- Pennsylvania0-5
- UCF4-1
- Allegheny4-0
- Army2-2
- Centre3-1
- Colorado State3-1
- Detroit Mercy0-4
- Duke1-3
- Furman3-1
- Kent State4-0
- Lehigh2-1-1
- Michigan State0-4
- Notre Dame0-4
- Wisconsin0-4
- Arizona State1-2
- Bowling Green3-0
- Bucknell0-1-2
- BYU2-1
- California1-2
- Carnegie Mellon1-2
- Colorado2-1
- Florida State0-3
- Geneva3-0
- Georgia Tech1-2
- James Madison3-0
- Marquette2-0-1
- North Carolina2-1
- Otterbein3-0
- Utah0-3
- UTEP1-1-1
- Youngstown State3-0
- Auburn1-1
- Ball State2-0
- Clemson1-1
- Coastal Carolina2-0
- Dartmouth0-1-1
- Florida1-1
- Gettysburg2-0
- Houston1-1
- Illinois1-1
- Liberty2-0
- Louisiana Tech2-0
- LSU0-2
- Manhattan0-2
- McDaniel2-0
- Miami (OH)1-0-1
- Mississippi State2-0
- Ohio State0-2
- Oregon0-2
- Oregon State0-2
- Princeton1-1
- Purdue1-1
- Towson2-0
- Vanderbilt1-1
- Wake Forest2-0
- Western Michigan2-0
- Westminster (Pennsylvania)2-0
- Alabama0-1
- Arizona1-0
- Cal State Fullerton1-0
- Carlisle1-0
- Case1-0
- Catholic1-0
- Chattanooga1-0
- Colgate1-0
- Creighton1-0
- Davidson1-0
- Delaware State1-0
- Drexel1-0
- Eastern Kentucky1-0
- Eastern Michigan1-0
- Eastern Washington1-0
- Georgia1-0
- Georgia Southern1-0
- Georgia State1-0
- Gonzaga1-0
- Grove City1-0
- Haskell1-0
- Hawai'i0-1
- Idaho1-0
- Long Island University1-0
- Loyola (LA)0-0-1
- Memphis0-1
- Michigan0-1
- Minnesota0-1
- Morris Harvey0-0-1
- Nebraska0-1
- New York University1-0
- Norfolk State1-0
- Northern Illinois1-0
- Ohio Wesleyan1-0
- Ole Miss1-0
- Pacific1-0
- Quantico Marines1-0
- Rice0-1
- Robert Morris1-0
- Saint Louis1-0
- Slippery Rock1-0
- SMU1-0
- Stanford0-1
- Tennessee1-0
- Texas A&M0-1
- Toledo1-0
- Tulsa1-0
- UAlbany1-0
- UNLV1-0
- USC0-1
- UT Martin1-0
- Washington St. Louis1-0
- Wofford1-0
- Wooster1-0
- Xavier1-0
- Yale0-1
165 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the West Virginia record since 1896?
West Virginia is 708-505-41 since 1896, a .581 win percentage, with 41 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best West Virginia season since 1896?
West Virginia went 10-0-1 in 1922, the best record since 1896.
How many bowl games has West Virginia played since 1896?
West Virginia has played in the postseason 41 times since 1896.