Tulane vs. West Virginia

Tulane and West Virginia have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1969; West Virginia leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s West Virginia 4–⁠2, and West Virginia has won the last 2.

Tulane wins
2
West Virginia wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1969
Longest streak
2 West Virginia
Current streak
2 West Virginia
Last 10 meetings
West Virginia 4–⁠2
Most recent
1979

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
1970s2–⁠3
Average margin
8.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tulane
1–⁠2 Tulane’s record at home
At West Virginia
2–⁠1 West Virginia’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Tulane’s biggest win1974: Tulane 17, West Virginia 14by 3 points
  2. West Virginia’s biggest win1969: West Virginia 35, Tulane 17by 18 points
  3. Upset1975: Tulane 16, West Virginia 14Tulane had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsTulaneSeriesWest Virginia
1972–⁠1975Bennie Ellender2–⁠1Bobby Bowden

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Tulane’s side (Ellender 2–⁠1 against Bowden). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Tulane and West Virginia, 1969 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 20, 1979West Virginia 27, Tulane 17at West Virginia
Nov 6, 1976West Virginia 32, Tulane 28at Tulane
Oct 18, 1975Tulane 16, West Virginia 14at West Virginia
Sep 28, 1974Tulane 17, West Virginia 14at Tulane
Oct 21, 1972West Virginia 31, Tulane 19at West Virginia
Sep 27, 1969West Virginia 35, Tulane 17at Tulane

Every game is listed as played on the field.