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Rivalry History

Cincinnati-West Virginia

Cincinnati and West Virginia have met 22 times since 1921. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
3-18-1
Current streak
West Virginia 4 games
Longest streak
West Virginia 7 games (1969-2002)
Avg. margin / points
20.7 / 49.4

Series overview

Cincinnati 3-18-1 West Virginia. Current streak: West Virginia 4 games.

Last five meetings

Cincinnati 1 | West Virginia 4

Largest margin

66 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1921 through 2024.
  • 22 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 9, 2024.

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What this rivalry is

Cincinnati and West Virginia have a tracked series that starts in 1921 and spans 22 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1921-2024
Busiest era
2000s, 7 games
Longest pause
28 years (1940-1969)
  • 2000s7 games
  • 1980s4 games
  • 1920s2 games
  • 1930s2 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

3 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Nov 9, 2024

Cincinnati 24, West Virginia 31. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1940 - Nov 9, 1940

Cincinnati 7, West Virginia 7. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1989 - Oct 21, 1989

Cincinnati 3, West Virginia 69. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Cincinnati 1, West Virginia 4 across 5 games
Last ten
Cincinnati 3, West Virginia 7 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 49.4, average margin 20.7.
Current streak
West Virginia 4 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Brendan Sorsby

    Cincinnati, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2813

  • Corey Kiner

    Cincinnati, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1153

  • Xzavier Henderson

    Cincinnati, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 735

  • Garrett Greene

    West Virginia, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2300

  • Hudson Clement

    West Virginia, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 741

  • Jahiem White

    West Virginia, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 845

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Scott Satterfield

    Cincinnati - 2023-2024 - 8-16

  • Butch Jones

    Cincinnati - 2010-2011 - 14-11

  • Neal Brown

    West Virginia - 2023-2024 - 15-10

  • Bill Stewart

    West Virginia - 2009-2010 - 18-8

Weather, rankings, and research links

4 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 55F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 2 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Cincinnati team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

West Virginia team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Cincinnati season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

West Virginia season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Cincinnati weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

West Virginia weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 9, 2024West Virginia at CincinnatiCincinnati 24, West Virginia 31Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 18, 2023Cincinnati at West VirginiaCincinnati 21, West Virginia 42Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 12, 2011West Virginia at CincinnatiCincinnati 21, West Virginia 24Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 13, 2010Cincinnati at West VirginiaCincinnati 10, West Virginia 37Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 14, 2009West Virginia at CincinnatiCincinnati 24, West Virginia 21Venue unavailableCincinnati
Nov 9, 2008Cincinnati at West VirginiaCincinnati 26, West Virginia 23Venue unavailableCincinnati
Nov 18, 2007West Virginia at CincinnatiCincinnati 23, West Virginia 28Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 11, 2006Cincinnati at West VirginiaCincinnati 24, West Virginia 42Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 10, 2005West Virginia at CincinnatiCincinnati 0, West Virginia 38Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 13, 2003Cincinnati at West VirginiaCincinnati 15, West Virginia 13Venue unavailableCincinnati

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