Game notes: Kansas at West Virginia
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The matchup
- Kansas (2–4, 0–3 in conference) at West Virginia (4–3, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Milan Puskar 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’).
The series
- It will be their 15th meeting; West Virginia leads the series 11–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 20, 2025: Kansas 41, West Virginia 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1941: West Virginia 21, Kansas 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- West Virginia is 7–1 at home against Kansas.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Kansas 41–10 (at Kansas); 2024: West Virginia 32–28 (at West Virginia); 2022: Kansas 55–42 (at West Virginia); 2021: West Virginia 34–28 (at Kansas); 2020: West Virginia 38–17 (at West Virginia).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Kansas
- Kansas is 2–4 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 51–6 vs. Long Island University; L 21–38 vs. No. 23 Missouri; L 17–24 vs. Arizona State; W 55–0 vs. Middle Tennessee; L 24–41 at No. 12 Utah; L 24–35 at Kansas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kansas has lost two straight, since beating Middle Tennessee 55–0 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kansas is No. 96 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lance Leipold is 29–39 in his sixth season at Kansas and 66–72 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lance Leipold is 2–2 against West Virginia.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Isaiah Marshall (QB): 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dylan Edwards (RB): 376 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Lathan (LB): 41 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Kansas lost to No. 13 TCU 23–17.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.
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 Kansas.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 2020, West Virginia beat TCU 24–6.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
- Rich Rodriguez is 0–1 against Lance Leipold’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).
- 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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