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Virginia Tech-West Virginia
Virginia Tech and West Virginia have met 54 times since 1912. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 23-30-1
- Current streak
- West Virginia 2 games
- Longest streak
- West Virginia 7 games (1915-1958)
- Avg. margin / points
- 13.7 / 33.2
Series overview
Virginia Tech 23-30-1 West Virginia. Current streak: West Virginia 2 games.
Last five meetings
Virginia Tech 3 | West Virginia 2
Largest margin
41 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1912 through 2022.
- 54 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 22, 2022.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Virginia Tech and West Virginia have a tracked series that starts in 1912 and spans 54 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Black Diamond Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1912-2022
- Busiest era
- 1980s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 34 years (1917-1952)
- 1980s10 games
- 1990s10 games
- 1960s9 games
- 1970s7 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2022 - Sep 22, 2022
Virginia Tech 10, West Virginia 33. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1966 - Oct 1, 1966
Virginia Tech 13, West Virginia 13. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2000 - Oct 12, 2000
Virginia Tech 48, West Virginia 20. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1912 - Nov 16, 1912
Virginia Tech 41, West Virginia 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Virginia Tech 3, West Virginia 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Virginia Tech 6, West Virginia 4 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 33.2, average margin 13.7.
- Current streak
- West Virginia 2 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.
Grant Wells
Virginia Tech, 2022
Passing Yards: 2167
Kaleb Smith
Virginia Tech, 2022
Receiving Yards: 674
Keshawn King
Virginia Tech, 2022
Rushing Yards: 443
JT Daniels
West Virginia, 2022
Passing Yards: 2097
Sam James
West Virginia, 2022
Receiving Yards: 745
Tony Mathis
West Virginia, 2022
Rushing Yards: 562
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Justin Fuente
Virginia Tech - 2017-2021 - 14-9
Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech - 2004-2005 - 21-5
Neal Brown
West Virginia - 2021-2022 - 11-14
Rich Rodriguez
West Virginia - 2004-2005 - 19-5
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 72F, 1 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 3 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Virginia Tech team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
West Virginia team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Virginia Tech season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
West Virginia season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Virginia Tech 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2022 | West Virginia at Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 10, West Virginia 33 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Virginia Tech at West Virginia | Virginia Tech 21, West Virginia 27 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Sep 3, 2017 | West Virginia at Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 31, West Virginia 24 | Neutral site | Virginia Tech |
| Oct 1, 2005 | Virginia Tech at West Virginia | Virginia Tech 34, West Virginia 17 | Venue unavailable | Virginia Tech |
| Oct 2, 2004 | West Virginia at Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 19, West Virginia 13 | Venue unavailable | Virginia Tech |
| Oct 22, 2003 | Virginia Tech at West Virginia | Virginia Tech 7, West Virginia 28 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Nov 21, 2002 | West Virginia at Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 18, West Virginia 21 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Oct 6, 2001 | Virginia Tech at West Virginia | Virginia Tech 35, West Virginia 0 | Venue unavailable | Virginia Tech |
| Oct 12, 2000 | West Virginia at Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 48, West Virginia 20 | Venue unavailable | Virginia Tech |
| Nov 6, 1999 | Virginia Tech at West Virginia | Virginia Tech 22, West Virginia 20 | Venue unavailable | Virginia Tech |
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