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Rivalry History

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Marshall and West Virginia have met 12 times since 1911. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
0-11
Current streak
West Virginia 11 games
Longest streak
West Virginia 11 games (1914-2012)
Avg. margin / points
32.3 / 59.2

Series overview

Marshall 0-11 West Virginia. Current streak: West Virginia 11 games.

Last five meetings

Marshall 0 | West Virginia 5

Largest margin

86 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1911 through 2012.
  • 11 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 1, 2012.

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Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Marshall and West Virginia have a tracked series that starts in 1911 and spans 12 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1911-2012
Busiest era
2000s, 4 games
Longest pause
73 years (1923-1997)
  • 2000s4 games
  • 2010s3 games
  • 1910s2 games
  • 1920s1 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

2012 - Sep 1, 2012

Marshall 34, West Virginia 69. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

2010 - Sep 10, 2010

Marshall 21, West Virginia 24. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Largest margin

1915 - Nov 6, 1915

Marshall 6, West Virginia 92. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Marshall 0, West Virginia 5 across 5 games
Last ten
Marshall 0, West Virginia 10 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 59.2, average margin 32.3.
Current streak
West Virginia 11 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.

  • Kevin Grooms

    Marshall, 2012

    Rushing Yards: 737

  • Rakeem Cato

    Marshall, 2012

    Passing Yards: 4201

  • Tommy Shuler

    Marshall, 2012

    Receiving Yards: 1138

  • Andrew Buie

    West Virginia, 2012

    Rushing Yards: 851

  • Geno Smith

    West Virginia, 2012

    Passing Yards: 4205

  • Stedman Bailey

    West Virginia, 2012

    Receiving Yards: 1622

Coach context

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

  • Doc Holliday

    Marshall - 2010-2012 - 17-20

  • Bill Stewart

    West Virginia - 2008-2010 - 27-12

  • Mark Snyder

    Marshall - 2008-2009 - 11-14

  • Dana Holgorsen

    West Virginia - 2011-2012 - 17-9

Weather, rankings, and research links

4 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 79F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

Marshall team page

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

West Virginia team page

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

Marshall season results

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

West Virginia season results

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

Marshall 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
Sep 1, 2012Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 34, West Virginia 69Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 4, 2011Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 13, West Virginia 34Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 10, 2010West Virginia at MarshallMarshall 21, West Virginia 24Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Oct 17, 2009Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 7, West Virginia 24Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 27, 2008Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 3, West Virginia 27Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 8, 2007West Virginia at MarshallMarshall 23, West Virginia 48Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 2, 2006Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 10, West Virginia 42Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Aug 30, 1997Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 31, West Virginia 42Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Oct 20, 1923Marshall at West VirginiaMarshall 0, West Virginia 81Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 6, 1915West Virginia at MarshallMarshall 6, West Virginia 92Venue unavailableWest Virginia

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