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.

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

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s3–⁠0
1930s2–⁠2
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

  1. New York University’s biggest win1931: New York University 54, West Virginia Wesleyan 0by 54 points
  2. West Virginia Wesleyan’s biggest win1934: West Virginia Wesleyan 21, New York University 3by 18 points
  3. Upset1933: West Virginia Wesleyan 3, New York University 0West Virginia Wesleyan had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. 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

End-of-season Elo ratings of New York University and West Virginia Wesleyan, 1927 on13001500170019301935194019451950

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

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1928 game: IRISH F|ZZLE

    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, 1934West Virginia Wesleyan 21, New York University 3at New York University
Oct 7, 1933West Virginia Wesleyan 3, New York University 0at New York University
Oct 3, 1931New York University 54, West Virginia Wesleyan 0at New York University
Oct 4, 1930New York University 41, West Virginia Wesleyan 6at New York University
Oct 5, 1929New York University 26, West Virginia Wesleyan 0at New York University
Oct 6, 1928New York University 26, West Virginia Wesleyan 7at New York University
Oct 1, 1927New York University 29, West Virginia Wesleyan 13at New York University

Every game is listed as played on the field.