Villanova vs. West Virginia

Villanova and West Virginia have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1913; West Virginia leads the series 6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s West Virginia 6–⁠1.

Villanova wins
1
West Virginia wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1913
Longest streak
5 West Virginia
Current streak
1 West Virginia
Last 10 meetings
West Virginia 6–⁠1
Most recent
2008

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠1
1960s0–⁠2
1970s1–⁠2
2000s0–⁠1
Average margin
18.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At West Virginia
6–⁠1 West Virginia’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Villanova’s biggest win1977: Villanova 41, West Virginia 36by 5 points
  2. West Virginia’s biggest win1967: West Virginia 40, Villanova 0by 40 points
  3. Upset1977: Villanova 41, West Virginia 36Villanova had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Villanova and West Virginia, 1913 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Aug 30, 20088West Virginia 48, Villanova 21at West Virginia
Oct 29, 1977Villanova 41, West Virginia 36at West Virginia
Sep 11, 1976West Virginia 28, Villanova 7at West Virginia
Sep 9, 1972West Virginia 25, Villanova 6at West Virginia
Nov 16, 1968West Virginia 30, Villanova 20at West Virginia
Sep 9, 1967West Virginia 40, Villanova 0at West Virginia
Nov 27, 1913West Virginia 7, Villanova 0at West Virginia

Every game is listed as played on the field.