West Virginia vs. William & Mary
West Virginia and William & Mary have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1954; West Virginia leads the series 16–0–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s West Virginia 9–0, and West Virginia has won the last 6. Share
- West Virginia wins
- 16
- William & Mary wins
- 0
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1954
- Longest streak
- 10 West Virginia
- Current streak
- 6 West Virginia
- Last 10 meetings
- West Virginia 9–0
- Most recent
- 2013
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 7–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 17.1 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At West Virginia
- 8–0 West Virginia’s record at home
- At William & Mary
- 0–8–1 William & Mary’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
- West Virginia’s biggest win1958: West Virginia 56, William & Mary 6by 50 points
Coach against coach
| Years | West Virginia | Series | William & Mary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1956 | Art Lewis | 3–0 | Jack Freeman |
| 1966–1968 | Jim Carlen | 2–0–1 | Marv Levy |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from West Virginia’s side (Lewis 3–0 against Freeman). 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

1954 · Evening star, Nov 15, 1954
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.