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The series' top 11 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 11
Top score: 44/100
Overtime: 1

Series context

Completed meetings: 11
Series record: Marshall 0-11 West Virginia
Tracked years: 1911-2012
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 11 games

3 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2010Week 21OT
West Virginia at Marshall
West Virginia 24, Marshall 21
Winner: West Virginia
No. 23 West Virginia vs. Unranked Marshall · 3-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
44
Game score
2007Week 2
West Virginia at Marshall
West Virginia 48, Marshall 23
Winner: West Virginia
No. 3 West Virginia vs. Unranked Marshall · 25-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
1997Week 2
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 31, West Virginia 42
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 11-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
24
Game score
2009Week 7
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 7, West Virginia 24
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
2012Week 1
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 34, West Virginia 69
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. No. 11 West Virginia · 35-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
1914Week 3
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 0, West Virginia 20
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
2011Week 1
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 13, West Virginia 34
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
14
Game score
2008Week 5
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 3, West Virginia 27
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 24-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
11
Game score
2006Week 1
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 10, West Virginia 42
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 32-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 3/35 · Overtime 0/15
3
Game score
1923Week 5
Marshall at West Virginia
Marshall 0, West Virginia 81
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked Marshall vs. Unranked West Virginia · 81-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
1915Week 8
West Virginia at Marshall
West Virginia 92, Marshall 6
Winner: West Virginia
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Marshall · 86-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.