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Career67since 1936
Peak932007
Last 567seasons
#75 nationally · 3-3 (0-3 conf)
Résumé #72
Schedule so far #53
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 · Morgantown, WV · Milan Puskar Stadium · Head coach Rich Rodriguez
Rival
Pittsburgh · also Oklahoma State
Building rivalry
37-61-3 all time (101 meetings since 1906)
Pittsburgh leads
Last: won 31-24 (2025)
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
6AP top-10
11All-Americans
91NFL picks
57.9%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1896. Every season →
Chemistry
56
66Foundation
43Gel
gel counts 45% so far
at its usual levelTrending up
early · #77 of 138
HC year9
Ret. starters18%
QB yrs w/ OC—
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | Big 12 | — | #75 | 63 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2025 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #80 | 61 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2024 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #63 | 66 | Neal Brown; Chad Scott |
| 2023 | 9-4 | Big 12 | — | #39 | 73 | Neal Brown |
| 2022 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #53 | 70 | Neal Brown |
| 2021 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #64 | 66 | Neal Brown |
| 2020 | 6-4 | Big 12 | — | #23 | 71 | Neal Brown |
| 2019 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #70 | 63 | Neal Brown |
| 2018 | 8-4 | Big 12 | #20 | #11 | 83 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2017 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #42 | 71 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2016 | 10-3 | Big 12 | #18 | #25 | 76 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2015 | 8-5 | Big 12 | — | #26 | 76 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2014 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #28 | 76 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2013 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #74 | 62 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2012 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #44 | 71 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2011 | 10-3 | Big East | #17 | #24 | 74 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2010 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #30 | 75 | Bill Stewart |
| 2009 | 9-4 | Big East | #25 | #35 | 73 | Bill Stewart |
| 2008 | 9-4 | Big East | #23 | #36 | 71 | Bill Stewart |
| 2007 | 11-2 | Big East | #6 | #1 | 93 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2006 | 11-2 | Big East | #10 | #9 | 84 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2005 | 11-1 | Big East | #5 | #10 | 80 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2004 | 8-4 | Big East | — | #40 | 70 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2003 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #35 | 73 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2002 | 9-4 | Big East | #15 | #33 | 73 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2001 | 3-8 | Big East | — | #63 | 64 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2000 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #43 | 70 | Don Nehlen |
| 1999 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #48 | 67 | Don Nehlen |
| 1998 | 8-4 | Big East | — | #18 | 79 | Don Nehlen |
| 1997 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #52 | 67 | Don Nehlen |
| 1996 | 8-4 | Big East | — | #27 | 74 | Don Nehlen |
| 1995 | 5-6 | Big East | — | #40 | 69 | Don Nehlen |
| 1994 | 7-6 | Big East | — | #57 | 65 | Don Nehlen |
| 1993 | 11-1 | Big East | #7 | #20 | 76 | Don Nehlen |
| 1992 | 5-4-2 | Big East | — | #32 | 72 | Don Nehlen |
| 1991 | 6-5 | Big East | — | #49 | 65 | Don Nehlen |
| 1990 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #68 | 60 | Don Nehlen |
| 1989 | 8-3-1 | FBS Independents | #21 | #28 | 73 | Don Nehlen |
| 1988 | 11-1 | FBS Independents | #5 | #5 | 88 | Don Nehlen |
| 1987 | 6-6 | FBS Independents | — | #21 | 76 | Don Nehlen |
| 1986 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 62 | Don Nehlen |
| 1985 | 7-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 69 | Don Nehlen |
| 1984 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 77 | Don Nehlen |
| 1983 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #16 | #19 | 77 | Don Nehlen |
| 1982 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #19 | #21 | 77 | Don Nehlen |
| 1981 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #17 | #17 | 79 | Don Nehlen |
| 1980 | 6-6 | FBS Independents | — | #47 | 69 | Don Nehlen |
| 1979 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #68 | 62 | Frank Cignetti |
| 1978 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #105 | 52 | Frank Cignetti |
| 1977 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 68 | Frank Cignetti |
| 1976 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #47 | 68 | Frank Cignetti |
| 1975 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #20 | #28 | 75 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1974 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 65 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1973 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 63 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1972 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 70 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1971 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 66 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1970 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #64 | 61 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1969 | 10-1 | FBS Independents | #17 | #33 | 71 | Jim Carlen |
| 1968 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #59 | 66 | Jim Carlen |
| 1967 | 5-4-1 | Southern | — | #49 | 66 | Jim Carlen |
| 1966 | 3-5-2 | Southern | — | #87 | 53 | Jim Carlen |
| 1965 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #73 | 59 | Gene Corum |
| 1964 | 7-4 | Southern | — | #78 | 58 | Gene Corum |
| 1963 | 4-6 | Southern | — | #62 | 61 | Gene Corum |
| 1962 | 8-2 | Southern | — | #51 | 67 | Gene Corum |
| 1961 | 4-6 | Southern | — | #58 | 61 | Gene Corum |
| 1960 | 0-8-2 | Southern | — | #88 | 50 | Gene Corum |
| 1959 | 3-7 | Southern | — | #80 | 51 | Art Lewis |
| 1958 | 4-5-1 | Southern | — | #41 | 68 | Art Lewis |
| 1957 | 7-2-1 | Southern | — | #41 | 68 | Art Lewis |
| 1956 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #57 | 62 | Art Lewis |
| 1955 | 8-2 | Southern | #19 | #21 | 75 | Art Lewis |
| 1954 | 8-1 | Southern | #12 | #27 | 74 | Art Lewis |
| 1953 | 8-2 | Southern | #10 | #38 | 70 | Art Lewis |
| 1952 | 7-2 | Southern | — | #55 | 64 | Art Lewis |
| 1951 | 5-5 | Southern | — | #75 | 56 | Art Lewis |
| 1950 | 2-8 | Southern | — | #87 | 49 | Art Lewis |
| 1949 | 4-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #77 | 55 | Dudley DeGroot |
| 1948 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 63 | Dudley DeGroot |
| 1947 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 67 | Bill Kern |
| 1946 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 61 | Bill Kern |
| 1945 | 2-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 51 | Rat Rogers |
| 1944 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 51 | Rat Rogers |
| 1943 | 4-3 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 45 | Rat Rogers |
| 1942 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 66 | Bill Kern |
| 1941 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #64 | 58 | Bill Kern |
| 1940 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #78 | 55 | Bill Kern |
| 1939 | 2-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 52 | Marshall Glenn |
| 1938 | 4-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #81 | 53 | Marshall Glenn |
| 1937 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 61 | Marshall Glenn |
| 1936 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 57 | Trusty Tallman |
| 1935 | 3-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 54 early | Trusty Tallman |
| 1934 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 67 early | Trusty Tallman |
| 1933 | 3-5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 55 early | Greasy Neale |
| 1932 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 62 early | Greasy Neale |
| 1931 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 61 early | Greasy Neale |
| 1930 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 57 early | Rat Rogers |
| 1929 | 4-3-3 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 64 early | Rat Rogers |
| 1928 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #20 | 73 early | Rat Rogers |
| 1924 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #2 | 87 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1923 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #6 | 81 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1922 | 10-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | #14 | 76 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1921 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 66 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1920 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 63 early | Mont McIntire |
| 1919 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #4 | 80 early | Mont McIntire |
| 1917 | 6-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #8 | 78 early | Mont McIntire |
| 1916 | 5-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #13 | 76 early | Mont McIntire |
| 1915 | 5-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 77 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1914 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 60 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1913 | 3-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 58 early | Edwin Sweetland |
| 1912 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 4-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | #29 | 64 early | C.A. Lueder |
| 1908 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.