Game notes: Houston at West Virginia
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The matchup
- Houston (6–1, 3–1 in conference) at West Virginia (4–3, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 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 third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: West Virginia 45, Houston 35.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: West Virginia 45–35 (at Houston); 2023: Houston 41–39 (at Houston).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Houston
- Houston is 6–1 (3–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 33–20 vs. Oregon State; W 77–6 vs. Southern; L 26–28 at No. 13 Texas Tech; W 42–28 at Georgia Southern; W 27–17 vs. UCF; W 35–16 at Kansas State; W 35–32 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Houston has won four straight, since losing 28–26 to Texas Tech (Sept. 18, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Houston is No. 21 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Willie Fritz is 20–12 in his third season at Houston and 91–66 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Willie Fritz is 0–2 against West Virginia.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Conner Weigman (QB): 1,770 passing yards, 20 TD, No. 2 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Patrick Overmyer (TE): 38 catches, 431 yards, 7 TD, No. 10 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kentrell Webb (DB): 43 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Conner Weigman needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Jason McKinley (46, 1997–00) for eighth on Houston’s career touchdown passes list. He has 45 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Houston lost to No. 12 Tulane 48–20.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 1–1 against Houston.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 1987, West Virginia lost to No. 6 Syracuse 32–31.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 1–0 against Willie Fritz’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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