Big 12 · FBS
West Virginia 5-3
2026 season · Mountaineers
No. 64 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
West Virginia is 5-3 under head coach Rich Rodriguez. Its eight opponents were a combined 18-9 before playing the Mountaineers and are 13-18 since. The best win was over Virginia, which was 2-0 and ranked No. 25 going in.
Next game: at Texas Tech,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before West Virginia, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. West Virginia.
Wk 1·
Home · Sun Belt
W 31-24
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 1
W 31-24
0-0
3-4
3-5
Wk 1·
Home · Sun Belt
W 31-24
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 1
W 31-24
0-0
3-4
3-5
Wk 2·
UT Martin
Home · OVC · FCS
W 52-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-4
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 2·
UT Martin
Home · OVC · FCS
W 52-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-4
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 4·
Home · Big 12
L 24-41
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 4
L 24-41
2-1
2-2
5-3
Wk 4·
Home · Big 12
L 24-41
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 4
L 24-41
2-1
2-2
5-3
Wk 5·
Away · Big 12
L 42-45
- Before
- 2-2
- After
- 1-2
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 5
L 42-45
2-2
1-2
4-4
Wk 5·
Away · Big 12
L 42-45
- Before
- 2-2
- After
- 1-2
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 5
L 42-45
2-2
1-2
4-4
Wk 7·
Home · Big 12
W 45-42
- Before
- 4-1
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 7
W 45-42
4-1
1-1
5-3
Wk 7·
Home · Big 12
W 45-42
- Before
- 4-1
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 7
W 45-42
4-1
1-1
5-3
Upcoming
- Before
- 7-1
- After
- —
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 10
14 days rest
Upcoming
7-1
—
7-1
Upcoming
- Before
- 7-1
- After
- —
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 10
14 days rest
Upcoming
7-1
—
7-1
- Conference
- Big 12
- Head coach
- Rich Rodriguez
- Stadium
- Milan Puskar Stadium, seats 60,000, Morgantown, West Virginia
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- West Virginia is 0-1 vs. currently ranked teams, with 3 more on the schedule.
- Next up, Texas Tech. Against the 2 common opponents both have played, West Virginia's average margin is −9.0 points; Texas Tech's is −2.5.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
1-0 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing West Virginia
18-9
66.7%
vs. West Virginia
3-5
37.5%
After playing West Virginia
13-18
41.9%
Total (including vs. West Virginia)
34-32
51.5%
Teams we beat19-23total (45.2%)
Before playing West Virginia 10-5 · after 9-13
Teams that beat us15-9total (62.5%)
Before playing West Virginia 8-4 · after 4-5
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing West Virginia uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. West Virginia is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing West Virginia uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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