Miami vs. West Virginia

Miami and West Virginia have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1942; Miami leads the series 17–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami 9–⁠1, and Miami has won the last 7.

Miami wins
17
West Virginia wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1942
Longest streak
7 Miami
Current streak
7 Miami
Last 10 meetings
Miami 9–⁠1
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s1–⁠0
1950s1–⁠0
1970s1–⁠1
1980s2–⁠0
1990s7–⁠2
2000s4–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Both ranked
3 meetings: Miami 2, West Virginia 1; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15.5 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Miami
9–⁠2 Miami’s record at home
At West Virginia
1–⁠7 West Virginia’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Miami first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Miami’s biggest win1986: Miami 58, West Virginia 14by 44 points
  2. West Virginia’s biggest win1997: West Virginia 28, Miami 17by 11 points
  3. Upset1973: West Virginia 20, Miami 14West Virginia had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown1993: West Virginia 17, Miami 14No. 4 Miami at No. 9 West Virginia
  5. Ranked showdown1983: Miami 20, West Virginia 3No. 12 West Virginia at No. 7 Miami
  6. Ranked showdown1996: Miami 10, West Virginia 7No. 25 Miami at No. 12 West Virginia

Coach against coach

YearsMiamiSeriesWest Virginia
1991–⁠1994Dennis Erickson3–⁠1Don Nehlen
1995–⁠2000Butch Davis5–⁠1Don Nehlen
2001–⁠2003Larry Coker3–⁠0Rich Rodriguez

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Miami’s side (Erickson 3–⁠1 against Nehlen). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami and West Virginia, 1942 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Miami QB Brad Kaaya2016

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Dec 28, 2016Miami 31, 14West Virginia 14Camping World StadiumRussell Athletic Bowl
Oct 2, 20032Miami 22, West Virginia 20at Miami
Oct 26, 20021Miami 40, West Virginia 23at West Virginia
Oct 25, 20011Miami 45, West Virginia 3at Miami
Sep 23, 200012Miami 47, West Virginia 10at West Virginia
Oct 30, 199923Miami 28, West Virginia 20at Miami
Oct 24, 1998Miami 34, 13West Virginia 31at West Virginia
Sep 27, 1997West Virginia 28, Miami 17at Miami
Oct 26, 199625Miami 10, 12West Virginia 7at West Virginia
Nov 18, 199525Miami 17, West Virginia 12at Miami
Oct 22, 19947Miami 38, West Virginia 6at West Virginia
Nov 20, 19939West Virginia 17, 4Miami 14at West Virginia
Oct 31, 19921Miami 35, West Virginia 23at Miami
Nov 9, 19912Miami 27, West Virginia 3at Miami
Oct 11, 19861Miami 58, West Virginia 14at West Virginia
Oct 29, 19837Miami 20, 12West Virginia 3at Miami
Oct 19, 1974Miami 21, West Virginia 20at West Virginia
Nov 2, 1973West Virginia 20, Miami 14at Miami
Nov 23, 19566Miami 18, West Virginia 0at Miami
Nov 28, 1942Miami 21, West Virginia 13at Miami

Every game is listed as played on the field.