New York University vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
New York University and West Virginia Wesleyan first met in 1927 and have played 7 times; New York University leads the series 5–2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s New York University 5–2, and West Virginia Wesleyan has won the last 2. Share
- New York University wins
- 5
- West Virginia Wesleyan wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1927
- Longest streak
- 5 New York University
- Current streak
- 2 West Virginia Wesleyan
- Last 10 meetings
- New York University 5–2
- Most recent
- 1934
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 24.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At New York University
- 5–2 New York University’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- New York University’s biggest win1931: New York University 54, West Virginia Wesleyan 0by 54 points
- West Virginia Wesleyan’s biggest win1934: West Virginia Wesleyan 21, New York University 3by 18 points
- Upset1933: West Virginia Wesleyan 3, New York University 0West Virginia Wesleyan had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1934: West Virginia Wesleyan 21, New York University 3West Virginia Wesleyan had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1928 · The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], Oct 8, 1928
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Oct 13, 1934 | West Virginia Wesleyan 21, New York University 3 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 7, 1933 | West Virginia Wesleyan 3, New York University 0 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 3, 1931 | New York University 54, West Virginia Wesleyan 0 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 4, 1930 | New York University 41, West Virginia Wesleyan 6 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 5, 1929 | New York University 26, West Virginia Wesleyan 0 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 6, 1928 | New York University 26, West Virginia Wesleyan 7 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 1, 1927 | New York University 29, West Virginia Wesleyan 13 | at New York University |
Every game is listed as played on the field.