West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12Morgantown, WVMilan Puskar Stadium
2026: 4–3 (1–3 Big 12). Last: beat Cincinnati 45–42 at home. Next: at TCU, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- W 31–24Coastal Carolina
- W 52–7UT Martin
- W 38–27vs. No. 25 Virginia
- L 24–41Oklahoma State
- L 42–45at Iowa State
- L 31–52Arizona
- W 45–42Cincinnati
- Oct 24at TCU
- Nov 7at Texas Tech
- Nov 14Kansas
- Nov 21Houston
- Nov 27at Utah
- Outfitted by Nike
- Sudler Trophy, 1997
West Virginia has played football since 1891 and is 709–506–41 in the 1,256 games on record here, which start in 1896. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 5, in 2005. They have won eight Southern Conference titles (the last in 1967) and seven Big East Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1936, the NFL Draft has taken 115 players from here in its first seven rounds, 12 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took two players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 7 players and 4 coaches from West Virginia. Don Nehlen (1980–2000) won more games here than any other coach: 149. The most-played rival is Pittsburgh: 108 meetings, Pittsburgh leads 63–42–3. This season, under Rich Rodriguez, they’re 4–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 790–539–45 official; 709–506–41 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 17–24 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 281 ranked
- Elo now
- 1473 88th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 60 · Composite No. 77 in FBS, Oct 17; up 12 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 15 last in 2011
- Seasons
- 124 since 1896, 1,256 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Hail, West Virginia
- Student section
- Mountaineer Maniacs
- Apparel
- Nike
- Band
- The Pride of West Virginia since 1901, 340 members
2026 season 4–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 31–24 | 59% |
| Sep 12 | vs UT Martin | W 52–7 | 78% |
| Sep 19 | vs 25VirginiaDuke’s Mayo Classic | W 38–27 | 36% |
| Sep 26 | vs Oklahoma State | L 24–41 | 75% |
| Oct 3 | at Iowa State | L 42–45 | 32% |
| Oct 10 | vs Arizona | L 31–52 | 36% |
| Oct 17 | vs Cincinnati | W 45–42 | 46% |
| Oct 24 | at TCU | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 7 | at Texas Tech | Preview | 15% |
| Nov 14 | vs Kansas | Preview | 59% |
| Nov 21 | vs Houston | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 27 | at Utah | Preview | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–34- 202712 games: 7 home, 5 away
- 20283 games: 2 home, 1 neutral, non-conference only
- 20293 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20303 games: 3 home, non-conference only
- 20312 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20321 game: 1 home, non-conference only
- 20331 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Pittsburgh
- 20341 game: 1 home, non-conference only
West Virginia’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, the next 8 seasons (2 more listed), as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of September 12, 2025). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Michael Hawkins Jr.1,519 passing yards, 10 TD (No. 1 in FBS in rushing touchdowns)
- Cam Cook833 rushing yards, 7 TD (No. 5 in FBS in rushing yards)
- D.J. Epps22 catches, 556 yards, 5 TD (leads West Virginia in receiving yards)
- Isaiah Patterson44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT (leads West Virginia in tackles)
Kamari Wilson34 tackles, 1 INT- Ben Cutter34 tackles, 1 sack
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at West Virginia.
Steve SlatonHall of Fame, 2025- Darryl TalleyHall of Fame, 2011
- Bruce BosleyHall of Fame, 1982
- Joe StydaharHall of Fame, 1972
Ira RodgersHall of Fame, 1957
Major HarrisHall of Fame, 2009
Sam HuffHall of Fame, 1980
Tavon Austin2012 Paul Hornung- Brian JozwiakConsensus All-American, 1985
- Dan Mozes2006 Rimington
Wyatt MilumConsensus All-American, 2024
Adam JonesNo. 6 pick, 2005
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- West Virginia University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Mountaineer Maniacs · Official source
- West Virginia University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- Wren Baker · Official source
- West Virginia University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Zac Alley · Official source
- West Virginia University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Radio flagship
- WVAQ-FM · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- NIL collective
- Country Roads Trust · Single source
- Country Roads Trust; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. Extension through June 2026. An extension ran through June 2026. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.
- Sports Illustrated: Nike contract extended to run through June 2026
- WVU Today, Apr 15, 2019: WVU Athletics and Nike's Global Identity Group partner on a graphics and uniform package
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1896
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Cincinnati drops 45-42 shootout at West Virginia on last-second FG, underdogdynasty.com,
- Last-second field goal lifts West Virginia over UC 45-42, wlwt.com,
- West Virginia medical team backs cart into wall with injured Cincinnati player onboard, foxwilmington.com,
- Field goal as time expires lifts West Virginia over Cincinnati, oklahomacitysun.com,
- Hawkins throws for 464 and Cassidy's FG with no time left lifts West Virginia over Cincinnati 45-42, winnipegfreepress.com,
- Cincinnati vs. West Virginia Oct. 17: TV, Stream, iheart.com,
- West Virginia vies to improve defense vs. Cincinnati, 921theticket.com,
- Cincinnati vs. West Virginia game preview: College fantasy football breakdown for key matchup in Week 7, aol.co.uk,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Podcasts
- 45-42 Thriller: Hawkins' Career Day & The Defensive Leak | Beatline Mountaineers, Beatline Mountaineers, , 10 min
- FILM BREAKDOWN of WVU Football's 45-42 SHOOTOUT WIN Over Cincinnati, In The Gun, , 1 hr 48 min
- POST GAME- WVU and Maryland, Locked On West Virginia, , 35 min
- YOUNG STARS EMERGING! 5 Reasons WVU Fans Should Be OPTIMISTIC!, Locked On West Virginia, , 23 min
- Ross Hodge Postgame Interview | October 18, 2026 at Maryland (exhibition), West Virginia University Mountaineers, , 9 min
Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Rich Rodriguez | 2001–2026 | 68–37 |
| Chad Scott | 2024 | 0–1 |
 Neal Brown | 2019–2024 | 37–35 |
 Dana Holgorsen | 2011–2018 | 61–41 |
 Bill Stewart | 2007–2010 | 28–12 |
| Don Nehlen | 1980–2000 | 149–93–4 |
| Frank Cignetti | 1976–1979 | 17–27 |
 Bobby Bowden | 1970–1975 | 42–26 |
 Jim Carlen | 1966–1969 | 25–13–3 |
 Gene Corum | 1960–1965 | 29–30–2 |
 Art Lewis | 1950–1959 | 58–38–2 |
 Dudley DeGroot | 1948–1949 | 13–9–1 |
| Bill Kern | 1940–1947 | 24–23–1 |
 Rat Rogers | 1925–1945 | 44–31–8 |
| Marshall Glenn | 1937–1939 | 14–12–3 |
| Trusty Tallman | 1934–1936 | 15–12–2 |
 Greasy Neale | 1931–1933 | 12–16–3 |
 Clarence Spears | 1921–1924 | 30–6–3 |
 Mont McIntire | 1916–1920 | 24–11–4 |
 Sol Metzger | 1914–1915 | 10–5–1 |
 Edwin Sweetland | 1913 | 3–4–2 |
| William P. Edmunds | 1912 | 0–1 |
| C.A. Lueder | 1908–1911 | 5–10–2 |
| Clarence W. Russell | 1907 | 0–3 |
| Carl Forkum | 1905–1906 | 0–4 |
| Anthony Chez | 1904 | 1–2 |
| Harold J. Davall | 1902 | 0–1 |
| Thomas Trenchard | 1896 | 0–3 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Pittsburgh
42–63–3 ‡ in 108
- 2006 W 45–27
- 2007 L 9–13
- 2008 L 15–19
- 2009 W 19–16
- 2010 W 35–10
- 2011 W 21–20
- 2022 L 31–38
- 2023 W 17–6
- 2024 L 34–38
- 2025 W 31–24
Won the last one.
- Penn State
9–50–2 in 61
- 1985 L 0–27
- 1986 L 0–19
- 1987 L 21–25
- 1988 W 51–30
- 1989 L 9–19
- 1990 L 19–31
- 1991 L 6–51
- 1992 L 26–40
- 2023 L 15–38
- 2024 L 12–34
Lost the last six.
- Syracuse
27–34 in 61
- 2004 W 27–6
- 2005 W 15–7
- 2006 W 41–17
- 2007 W 55–14
- 2008 W 17–6
- 2009 W 34–13
- 2010 L 14–19
- 2011 L 23–49
- 2012 L 14–38
- 2018 L 18–34
Lost the last four.
| Opponent | Games | WVU record |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 108 | 42–63–3 ‡ |
| Penn State | 61 | 9–50–2 |
| Syracuse | 61 | 27–34 |
| Virginia Tech | 54 | 30–23–1 |
| Maryland | 53 | 28–23–2 |
| Rutgers | 39 | 33–4–2 |
| Temple | 36 | 24–12 |
| Boston College | 33 | 21–11–1 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Cincinnati, Marshall, Maryland, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia Tech.
The trophy it holds: Black Diamond Trophy (Virginia Tech). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (165)
Every program West Virginia has played, A to Z, with West Virginia’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama 0–1
- Allegheny 4–0
- Arizona 1–1
- Arizona State 1–2
- Army 2–2
- Auburn 1–1
- Ball State 2–0
- Baylor 8–5
- Bethany (WV) 6–0
- Boston College 21–11–1
- Boston University 3–4–1
- Bowling Green 3–0
- Bucknell 0–1–2
- BYU 2–1
- Cal State Fullerton 1–0
- California 1–2
- Carlisle 1–0
- Carnegie Mellon 1–2
- Case 1–0
- Catholic 1–0
- Centre 3–1
- Chattanooga 1–0
- Cincinnati 19–3–1
- Clemson 1–1
- Coastal Carolina 2–0
- Colgate 1–0
- Colorado 2–1
- Colorado State 3–1
- Creighton 1–0
- Dartmouth 0–1–1
- Davidson 1–0
- Davis & Elkins 9–2–1
- Delaware State 1–0
- Detroit Mercy 0–4
- Drexel 1–0
- Duke 1–3
- Duquesne 5–3–1
- East Carolina 19–3
- Eastern Kentucky 1–0
- Eastern Michigan 1–0
- Eastern Washington 1–0
- Florida 1–1
- Florida State 0–3
- Fordham 3–8–1
- Furman 3–1
- Geneva 3–0
- George Washington 17–7
- Georgetown 4–7–2
- Georgia 1–0
- Georgia Southern 1–0
- Georgia State 1–0
- Georgia Tech 1–2
- Gettysburg 2–0
- Gonzaga 1–0
- Grove City 1–0
- Haskell 1–0
- Hawai’i 0–1
- Houston 1–1
- Idaho 1–0
- Illinois 1–1
- Indiana 3–3
- Iowa State 6–7
- James Madison 3–0
- Kansas 11–3
- Kansas State 6–8
- Kent State 4–0
- Kentucky 7–11–1
- Lafayette 1–3–1
- Lehigh 2–1–1
- Liberty 2–0
- Long Island University 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 2–0
- Louisville 10–3
- Loyola (LA) 0–0–1
- LSU 0–2
- Manhattan 0–2
- Marietta 5–0–1
- Marquette 2–0–1
- Marshall 11–0
- Maryland 28–23–2
- McDaniel 2–0
- Memphis 0–1
- Miami 3–17
- Miami (OH) 1–0–1
- Michigan 0–1
- Michigan State 0–4
- Minnesota 0–1
- Mississippi State 2–0
- Missouri 3–4
- Morris Harvey 0–0–1
- Navy 2–6
- NC State 6–5
- Nebraska 0–1
- New York University 1–0
- Norfolk State 1–0
- North Carolina 2–1
- Northern Illinois 1–0
- Notre Dame 0–4
- Ohio 8–3
- Ohio State 0–2
- Ohio Wesleyan 1–0
- Oklahoma 3–12
- Oklahoma State 6–11
- Ole Miss 1–0
- Oregon 0–2
- Oregon State 0–2
- Otterbein 3–0
- Pacific 1–0
- Penn State 9–50–2
- Pennsylvania 0–5
- Pittsburgh 42–63–3 ‡
- Princeton 1–1
- Purdue 1–1
- Quantico Marines 1–0
- Rice 0–1
- Richmond 21–3–1
- Robert Morris 1–0
- Rutgers 33–4–2
- Saint Louis 1–0
- Slippery Rock 1–0
- SMU 1–0
- South Carolina 7–4–1
- South Florida 4–3
- Stanford 0–1
- Syracuse 27–34
- TCU 8–6
- Temple 24–12
- Tennessee 1–0
- Texas 6–6
- Texas A&M 0–1
- Texas Tech 7–8
- The Citadel 5–1
- Toledo 1–0
- Towson 2–0
- Tulane 4–2
- Tulsa 1–0
- UAlbany 1–0
- UCF 4–1
- UConn 7–1
- UNLV 1–0
- USC 0–1
- UT Martin 1–0
- Utah 0–3
- UTEP 1–1–1
- Vanderbilt 1–1
- Villanova 6–1
- Virginia 10–12–1
- Virginia Tech 30–23–1
- VMI 11–0
- Wake Forest 2–0
- Washington & Jefferson 11–12–2
- Washington and Lee 24–5–4
- Washington St. Louis 1–0
- Waynesburg 13–0
- West Virginia Wesleyan 24–3–1
- Western Michigan 2–0
- Western Reserve 4–2
- Westminster (Pennsylvania) 2–0
- William & Mary 16–0–1
- Wisconsin 0–4
- Wofford 1–0
- Wooster 1–0
- Xavier 1–0
- Yale 0–1
- Youngstown State 3–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
15, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1891–1917 and 1919–1924
- West Virginia Athletic Conference 1925–1927
- Independent 1928–1949 and 1968–1990
- Big East 1991–2011
- Big 12 since 2012
- 1991Joined the Big East from independence in football. Source
- 2012Joined the Big 12 from the Big East. Source
West Virginia’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
National award winners
All awards| 2012 | Tavon Austin WR/RB/RS | Hornung |
| 2006 | Dan Mozes C | Rimington |
| 1988 | Don Nehlen coach | Walter Camp Coach, Bobby Dodd Award |
Consensus All-Americans 13
Led the nation 6
| 2017 | Anthony Miller receiving touchdowns (18 TD) |
| 2012 | Geno Smith passing touchdowns (42 TD) |
| 2012 | Stedman Bailey receiving touchdowns (25 TD) |
| 2005 | Steve Slaton points per game (16.3) |
| 1993 | Jay Kearney yards per catch (25.9) |
| 1988 | Calvin Phillips yards per catch (25.5) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2018 | Will Grier QB | 4th |
| 2006 | Steve Slaton RB | 4th |
| 1989 | Major Harris QB | 3rd |
| 1988 | Major Harris QB | 5th |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 7
- Coaches
- 4
| 2025 | Steve Slaton RB |
| 2013 | Frank Cignetti Sr. coach, career 1976–2005 |
| 2011 | Darryl Talley LB |
| 2009 | Major Harris QB |
| 2006 | Bobby Bowden coach here, 1970–1975 |
| 2006 | Don Nehlen coach here, 1980–2000 |
| 1982 | Bruce Bosley OT |
| 1980 | Sam Huff LB |
| 1972 | Joe Stydahar OT |
| 1967 | Greasy Neale coach here, 1931–1933 |
| 1957 | Ira Rodgers FB/QB |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 115 since 1936
- First-round picks
- 12
- AFL picks
- 2 1963–64
| 2016 | Karl Joseph S | No. 14, Oakland Raiders |
| 2015 | Kevin White WR | No. 7, Chicago Bears |
| 2013 | Tavon Austin WR | No. 8, St. Louis Rams |
| 2012 | Bruce Irvin OLB | No. 15, Seattle Seahawks |
| 2005 | Adam Jones DB | No. 6, Tennessee Titans |
| 2000 | Anthony Becht TE | No. 27, New York Jets |
| 1990 | Renaldo Turnbull DE | No. 14, New Orleans Saints |
| 1986 | Brian Jozwiak OG | No. 7, Kansas City Chiefs |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
West Virginia University- Enrollment
- 23,643 18,206 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1867
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $55,939 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @WVUfootballInstagram @wvufootballFacebook WVUFootball
- Athletics department
- X @WVUSportsInstagram @wvu_sportsYouTube user/WestVirginiaUFacebook wvumountaineersPinterest wvusports
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones wvusports.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL GOES INDOORS
- SYRACUSE BLASTS WEST VIRGINIA
- Football
- SUGAR BOWL
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–3 | 1–3 | Rich Rodriguez | 1473 | -0.6 | ||
| 2025 | 4–8 | 2–7 | Rich Rodriguez | 1455 | -6.8 | ||
| 2024 | 6–7 | 5–4 | Neal Brown, Chad Scott | 1523 | 2.1 | ||
| 2023 | 9–4 | 6–3 | Neal Brown | 1616 | 7.5 | ||
| 2022 | 5–7 | 3–6 | Neal Brown | 1480 | 2.4 | ||
| 2021 | 6–7 | 4–5 | Neal Brown | 1517 | 1.8 | ||
| 2020 | 6–4 | 4–4 | Neal Brown | 1554 | 8.5 | ||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 3–6 | Neal Brown | 1498 | -7.0 | ||
| 2018 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 17 | 20 | Dana Holgorsen | 1591 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 22 | Dana Holgorsen | 1539 | 5.6 | |
| 2016 | 10–3 | 7–2 | 18 | Dana Holgorsen | 1624 | 11.3 | |
| 2015 | 8–5 | 4–5 | Dana Holgorsen | 1595 | 12.9 | ||
| 2014 | 7–6 | 5–4 | Dana Holgorsen | 1550 | 8.4 | ||
| 2013 | 4–8 | 2–7 | Dana Holgorsen | 1425 | -0.9 | ||
| 2012 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 11 | Dana Holgorsen | 1565 | 8.1 | |
| 2011 | 10–3 | 5–2 | 24 | 17 | Dana Holgorsen | 1674 | 16.8 |
| 2010 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 25 | Bill Stewart | 1641 | 16.2 | |
| 2009 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 25 | Bill Stewart | 1638 | 13.8 | |
| 2008 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 8 | 23 | Bill Stewart | 1697 | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 11–2 | 5–2 | 3 | 6 | Rich Rodriguez, Bill Stewart | 1781 | 28.2 |
| 2006 | 11–2 | 5–2 | 5 | 10 | Rich Rodriguez | 1728 | 25.4 |
| 2005 | 11–1 | 7–0 | 5 | Rich Rodriguez | 1732 | 15.8 | |
| 2004 | 8–4 | 4–2 | 10 | Rich Rodriguez | 1598 | 8.1 | |
| 2003 | 8–5 | 6–1 | Rich Rodriguez | 1635 | 12.7 | ||
| 2002 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 25 | Rich Rodriguez | 1578 | 13.7 |
Every season back to 1896 (99 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3–8 | 1–6 | Rich Rodriguez | 1442 | 2.8 | ||
| 2000 | 7–5 | 3–4 | Don Nehlen | 1543 | 12.2 | ||
| 1999 | 4–7 | 3–4 | Don Nehlen | 1509 | 2.8 | ||
| 1998 | 8–4 | 5–2 | 11 | Don Nehlen | 1610 | 16.3 | |
| 1997 | 7–5 | 4–3 | Don Nehlen | 1557 | 5.1 | ||
| 1996 | 8–4 | 4–3 | Don Nehlen | 1573 | 11.8 | ||
| 1995 | 5–6 | 4–3 | 23 | Don Nehlen | 1525 | 2.6 | |
| 1994 | 7–6 | 4–3 | 24 | Don Nehlen | 1570 | 3.1 | |
| 1993 | 11–1 | 7–0 | 7 | Don Nehlen | 1676 | 18.9 | |
| 1992 | 5–4–2 | 2–3–1 | Don Nehlen | 1566 | 8.3 | ||
| 1991 | 6–5 | 3–4 | Don Nehlen | 1516 | 4.6 | ||
| 1990 | 4–7 | 25 | Don Nehlen | 1493 | -6.7 | ||
| 1989 | 8–3–1 | 17 | 21 | Don Nehlen | 1666 | 13.2 | |
| 1988 | 11–1 | 16 | 5 | Don Nehlen | 1722 | 25.5 | |
| 1987 | 6–6 | Don Nehlen | 1562 | 12.7 | |||
| 1986 | 4–7 | Don Nehlen | 1478 | -3.1 | |||
| 1985 | 7–3–1 | Don Nehlen | 1601 | 1.5 | |||
| 1984 | 8–4 | Don Nehlen | 1617 | 13.4 | |||
| 1983 | 9–3 | 16 | Don Nehlen | 1652 | 16.1 | ||
| 1982 | 9–3 | 19 | Don Nehlen | 1659 | 18.3 | ||
| 1981 | 9–3 | 17 | Don Nehlen | 1640 | 19.3 | ||
| 1980 | 6–6 | Don Nehlen | 1495 | 7.6 | |||
| 1979 | 5–6 | Frank Cignetti | 1417 | 1.0 | |||
| 1978 | 2–9 | Frank Cignetti | 1355 | -14.8 | |||
| 1977 | 5–6 | Frank Cignetti | 1473 | 6.4 | |||
| 1976 | 5–6 | Frank Cignetti | 1519 | 8.5 | |||
| 1975 | 9–3 | 20 | Bobby Bowden | 1623 | 18.9 | ||
| 1974 | 4–7 | Bobby Bowden | 1458 | 3.7 | |||
| 1973 | 6–5 | Bobby Bowden | 1499 | 1.2 | |||
| 1972 | 8–4 | Bobby Bowden | 1571 | 12.4 | |||
| 1971 | 7–4 | Bobby Bowden | 1555 | 9.8 | |||
| 1970 | 8–3 | 20 | Bobby Bowden | 1614 | -0.7 | ||
| 1969 | 10–1 | 17 | Jim Carlen | 1663 | |||
| 1968 | 7–3 | Jim Carlen | 1549 | ||||
| 1967 | 5–4–1 | 3–0–1 | Jim Carlen | 1472 | |||
| 1966 | 3–5–2 | 3–0 | Jim Carlen | 1455 | |||
| 1965 | 6–4 | 4–0 | Gene Corum | 1500 | |||
| 1964 | 7–4 | 5–0 | Gene Corum | 1491 | |||
| 1963 | 4–6 | 3–1 | Gene Corum | 1472 | |||
| 1962 | 8–2 | 4–0 | Gene Corum | 1565 | |||
| 1961 | 4–6 | 2–1 | Gene Corum | 1413 | |||
| 1960 | 0–8–2 | 0–2–1 | Gene Corum | 1317 | |||
| 1959 | 3–7 | 2–2 | Art Lewis | 1422 | |||
| 1958 | 4–5–1 | 4–0 | Art Lewis | 1553 | |||
| 1957 | 7–2–1 | 3–0 | Art Lewis | 1620 | |||
| 1956 | 6–4 | 5–0 | Art Lewis | 1599 | |||
| 1955 | 8–2 | 4–0 | 19 | 19 | Art Lewis | 1659 | |
| 1954 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 12 | Art Lewis | 1666 | ||
| 1953 | 8–2 | 4–0 | 16 | 10 | Art Lewis | 1608 | |
| 1952 | 7–2 | 5–1 | Art Lewis | 1558 | |||
| 1951 | 5–5 | 2–3 | Art Lewis | 1359 | |||
| 1950 | 2–8 | 1–3 | Art Lewis | 1339 | |||
| 1949 | 4–6–1 | Dudley DeGroot | 1437 | ||||
| 1948 | 9–3 | Dudley DeGroot | 1546 | ||||
| 1947 | 6–4 | Bill Kern | 1471 | ||||
| 1946 | 5–5 | Bill Kern | 1389 | ||||
| 1945 | 2–6–1 | Rat Rogers | 1305 | ||||
| 1944 | 5–3–1 | Rat Rogers | 1433 | ||||
| 1943 | 4–3 | Rat Rogers | 1462 | ||||
| 1942 | 5–4 | Bill Kern | 1479 | ||||
| 1941 | 4–6 | Bill Kern | 1412 | ||||
| 1940 | 4–4–1 | Bill Kern | 1400 | ||||
| 1939 | 2–6–1 | Marshall Glenn | 1356 | ||||
| 1938 | 4–5–1 | Marshall Glenn | 1430 | ||||
| 1937 | 8–1–1 | Marshall Glenn | 1542 | ||||
| 1936 | 6–4 | Trusty Tallman | 1434 | ||||
| 1935 | 3–4–2 | Trusty Tallman | 1461 | ||||
| 1934 | 6–4 | Trusty Tallman | 1460 | ||||
| 1933 | 3–5–3 | Greasy Neale | 1434 | ||||
| 1932 | 5–5 | Greasy Neale | 1484 | ||||
| 1931 | 4–6 | Greasy Neale | 1437 | ||||
| 1930 | 5–5 | Rat Rogers | 1484 | ||||
| 1929 | 4–3–3 | Rat Rogers | 1464 | ||||
| 1928 | 8–2 | Rat Rogers | 1476 | ||||
| 1927 | 2–4–3 | Rat Rogers | 1340 | ||||
| 1926 | 6–4 | Rat Rogers | 1470 | ||||
| 1925 | 8–1 | Rat Rogers | 1679 | ||||
| 1924 | 8–1 | Clarence Spears | 1664 | ||||
| 1923 | 7–1–1 | Clarence Spears | 1636 | ||||
| 1922 | 10–0–1 | Clarence Spears | 1619 | ||||
| 1921 | 5–4–1 | Clarence Spears | 1484 | ||||
| 1920 | 5–4–1 | Mont McIntire | 1525 | ||||
| 1919 | 8–2 | Mont McIntire | 1632 | ||||
| 1917 | 6–3–1 | Mont McIntire | 1573 | ||||
| 1916 | 5–2–2 | Mont McIntire | 1539 | ||||
| 1915 | 5–1–1 | Sol Metzger | 1509 | ||||
| 1914 | 5–4 | Sol Metzger | 1411 | ||||
| 1913 | 3–4–2 | Edwin Sweetland | 1375 | ||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–1 | William P. Edmunds | 1424 | ||||
| 1911few games on file | 1–1 | C.A. Lueder | 1422 | ||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–3 | C.A. Lueder | 1391 | ||||
| 1909 | 4–3–2 | C.A. Lueder | 1424 | ||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–3 | C.A. Lueder | 1406 | ||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–3 | Clarence W. Russell | 1407 | ||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–3 | Carl Forkum | 1408 | ||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–1 | Carl Forkum | 1441 | ||||
| 1904few games on file | 1–2 | Anthony Chez | 1429 | ||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | Harold J. Davall | 1436 | ||||
| 1896few games on file | 0–3 | Thomas Trenchard | 1422 |
Officially 790–539–45 since 1891 (per Wikipedia, checked Aug 30, 2025); game by game here, 709–506–41 (−81 wins, −33 losses, −4 ties). Our file starts in 1896; the program began in 1891. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1897–1901, 1903, 1918: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.