Game notes: West Virginia at TCU
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The matchup
- West Virginia (4–3, 1–3 in conference) at TCU (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, noon ET, Amon G. Carter Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 73°F, mostly sunny, SSE wind 10 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 15th meeting; West Virginia leads the series 8–6.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 25, 2025: TCU 23, West Virginia 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1984: West Virginia 31, TCU 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- TCU is 2–4 at home against West Virginia.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: TCU 23–17 (at West Virginia); 2023: West Virginia 24–21 (at TCU); 2022: TCU 41–31 (at West Virginia); 2021: West Virginia 29–17 (at TCU); 2020: West Virginia 24–6 (at West Virginia).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
West Virginia
- West Virginia is 4–3 (1–3 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–24 vs. Coastal Carolina; W 52–7 vs. UT Martin; W 38–27 vs. No. 25 Virginia; L 24–41 vs. Oklahoma State; L 42–45 at Iowa State; L 31–52 vs. Arizona; W 45–42 vs. Cincinnati.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- West Virginia is No. 88 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Rich Rodriguez is 68–37 in his 26th season at West Virginia and 144–102 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Rich Rodriguez is 0–1 against TCU.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Michael Hawkins Jr. (QB): 1,519 passing yards, 10 TD, No. 1 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cam Cook (RB): 833 rushing yards, 7 TD, No. 5 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Patterson (LB): 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, West Virginia lost to No. 14 Penn State 40–26.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
TCU
- TCU is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–15 vs. North Carolina; W 63–7 vs. Grambling; W 31–7 vs. Arkansas State; L 13–21 at UCF; L 10–17 vs. No. 10 BYU; W 17–6 at Baylor.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- TCU is No. 39 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sonny Dykes is 39–20 in his fifth season at TCU and 110–83 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sonny Dykes is 2–1 against West Virginia.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jaden Craig (QB): 1,694 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jeremy Payne (RB): 429 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hudson Hooper (LB): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, TCU beat No. 16 BYU 38–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Sonny Dykes is 1–2 against Rich Rodriguez’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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