Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
Virginia Tech and West Virginia have 54 meetings on file, the first in 1912; West Virginia leads the series 30–23–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia Tech 6–4, and West Virginia has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Black Diamond Trophy. West Virginia holds it. Share
- Virginia Tech wins
- 23
- West Virginia wins
- 30
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1912
- Longest streak
- 7 West Virginia
- Current streak
- 2 West Virginia
- Last 10 meetings
- Virginia Tech 6–4
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 4–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–5 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Both ranked
- 4 meetings: Virginia Tech 3, West Virginia 1
- Average margin
- 13.7 points; 16 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Virginia Tech
- 13–10–1 Virginia Tech’s record at home
- At West Virginia
- 19–9 West Virginia’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Virginia Tech first
- Shutouts
- 11
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Black Diamond Trophy
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- West Virginia
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Black Diamond Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- Virginia Tech’s biggest win1912: Virginia Tech 41, West Virginia 0by 41 points
- West Virginia’s biggest win1961: West Virginia 28, Virginia Tech 0by 28 points
- Upset1989: Virginia Tech 12, West Virginia 10Virginia Tech had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2002: West Virginia 21, Virginia Tech 18West Virginia had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1961: West Virginia 28, Virginia Tech 0West Virginia had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1997: West Virginia 30, Virginia Tech 17No. 19 Virginia Tech at No. 21 West Virginia
- Ranked showdown1996: Virginia Tech 31, West Virginia 14No. 23 West Virginia at No. 17 Virginia Tech
- Ranked showdown1998: Virginia Tech 27, West Virginia 13No. 21 West Virginia at No. 20 Virginia Tech
Coach against coach
| Years | Virginia Tech | Series | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–1959 | Frank Moseley | 1–4 | Art Lewis |
| 1961–1965 | Jerry Claiborne | 1–4 | Gene Corum |
| 1966–1968 | Jerry Claiborne | 2–0–1 | Jim Carlen |
| 1980–1986 | Bill Dooley | 2–5 | Don Nehlen |
| 1987–2000 | Frank Beamer | 9–5 | Don Nehlen |
| 2001–2005 | Frank Beamer | 3–2 | Rich Rodriguez |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Virginia Tech’s side (Moseley 1–4 against Lewis). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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
1952 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 16, 1952
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.