West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats
Mountain EastBuckhannon, WVCebe Ross Field
2026: 3–5 (2–3 Mountain East). Last: lost at West Liberty 41–21. Next: Concord, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 31–13Post
- L 14–52at Clarion
- L 14–24Shippensburg
- W 28–23at West Virginia State
- L 7–45at Frostburg State
- L 14–23Wheeling
- W 34–16Fairmont State
- L 21–41at West Liberty
- Oct 24Concord
- Oct 31Charleston (WV)
- Nov 14at Glenville State
West Virginia Wesleyan has played football since at least 1909 and is 35–138–5 in the 178 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 2 coaches from West Virginia Wesleyan. The most-played rival is West Virginia: 28 meetings, West Virginia leads 24–3–1. This season, they’re 3–5.
On this date in 2024West Virginia Wesleyan lost to West Liberty 21–9 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 35–138–5 .211; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 955
- Seasons
- 45 since 1909, 178 games
2026 season 3–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsPost | W 31–13 | 40% |
| Sep 3 | atClarion | L 14–52 | 19% |
| Sep 10 | vsShippensburg | L 14–24 | 42% |
| Sep 19 | atWest Virginia State | W 28–23 | 16% |
| Sep 26 | atFrostburg State | L 7–45 | 13% |
| Oct 3 | vsWheeling | L 14–23 | 34% |
| Oct 10 | vsFairmont State | W 34–16 | 32% |
| Oct 17 | atWest Liberty | L 21–41 | 23% |
| Oct 24 | vsConcord | Preview | 31% |
| Oct 31 | vsCharleston (WV) | Preview | 23% |
| Nov 14 | atGlenville State | Preview | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram 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 Wesleyan.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1909
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- West Virginia
3–24–1 in 28
- 1932 L 0–14
- 1933 L 13–26
- 1934 L 0–19
- 1935 T 0–0
- 1936 L 0–15
- 1937 L 0–14
- 1938 L 6–38
- 1939 L 0–44
- 1940 L 0–32
- 1941 L 0–20
Lost the last six.
- Washington & Jefferson
0–10–1 in 11
- 1914 L 6–59
- 1915 L 3–7
- 1916 L 0–21
- 1917 L 6–13
- 1919 L 0–33
- 1920 T 7–7
- 1921 L 0–54
- 1922 L 0–14
- 1931 L 0–14
- 1932 L 0–20
Lost the last four.
- Navy
1–7–1 in 9
- 1919 L 6–20
- 1923 L 7–26
- 1924 W 10–7
- 1926 L 7–53
- 1927 L 0–26
- 1928 L 0–37
- 1929 L 6–30
- 1930 L 14–37
- 1931 T 0–0
Tied the last meeting.
| Opponent | Games | WVWC record |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 28 | 3–24–1 |
| Washington & Jefferson | 11 | 0–10–1 |
| Navy | 9 | 1–7–1 |
| Georgetown | 8 | 2–6 |
| Duquesne | 8 | 1–7 |
| West Virginia State | 7 | 1–6 |
| New York University | 7 | 2–5 |
| Concord | 6 | 0–6 |
Every opponent (55)
Every program West Virginia Wesleyan has played, A to Z, with West Virginia Wesleyan’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 0–1
- Alderson-Broaddus 1–1–1
- Army 0–1
- Bethany (WV) 3–0
- Broaddus College 1–0
- Carlisle 1–2
- Catholic 1–0
- Charleston (WV) 0–5
- Charleston Southern 0–1
- Clarion 0–2
- Concord 0–6
- Davidson 0–1
- Davis & Elkins 3–0
- Dickinson 1–0
- Drake 0–1
- Duquesne 1–7
- East Tennessee State 0–1
- Elon 0–2
- Fairmont State 1–3
- Frostburg State 0–5
- George Washington 0–2
- Georgetown 2–6
- Glenville State 0–5
- Johnson C. Smith 0–1
- Kentucky 1–0
- Lehigh 0–1
- Liberty 0–1
- Marietta 0–1–1
- Marshall 2–0
- Miami 0–1
- Muskingum 1–0
- Navy 1–7–1
- New York University 2–5
- Notre Dame College 0–3
- Ohio Dominican 0–1
- Penn State 0–3
- Pennsylvania 0–1
- Post 1–2
- Saginaw Valley State 0–1
- Saint Francis 1–1
- Salem 1–0
- Shippensburg 0–1
- SMU 1–0
- Syracuse 1–0
- UNC Pembroke 0–3
- Virginia Tech 1–0
- Washington & Jefferson 0–10–1
- Washington and Lee 0–1
- Waynesburg 1–0
- West Liberty 0–6
- West Virginia 3–24–1
- West Virginia State 1–6
- Westminster (Pennsylvania) 1–0
- Wheeling 0–6
- Xavier 1–0
Conferences
- Independent 1913–1916
- Mountain East Conference since 2014
West Virginia Wesleyan’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 2
| 1967 | Greasy Neale coach, career 1915–1933 |
| 1955 | Cliff Battles RB |
| 1954 | Bob Higgins coach, career 1920–1948 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1936
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 955 | ||||
| 2025 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 788 | ||||
| 2024 | 0–11 | 0–9 | 828 | ||||
| 2023 | 0–10–1 | 0–9–1 | 840 | ||||
| 2022 | 1–10 | 1–9 | 890 | ||||
| 2021 | 0–10 | 0–9 | 897 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–2 | 1063 | |||||
| 2019 | 0–1 | 1108 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–1 | 1115 | |||||
| 2017 | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 2016 | 0–1 | 1129 | |||||
| 2013 | 0–1 | 1142 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1149 | |||||
| 2007 | 0–1 | 1139 | |||||
| 2005 | 0–1 | 1145 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–2 | 1162 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–2 | 1201 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–3 | 1219 | |||||
| 1936 | 1–1 | 1262 | |||||
| 1935 | 1–0–1 | 1264 | |||||
| 1934 | 1–2 | 1252 | |||||
| 1933 | 1–3 | 1204 |
Every season back to 1909 (20 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 1–3 | 1212 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–3–1 | 1162 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–4 | 1154 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–4 | 1160 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–4 | 1172 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–3 | 1209 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1273 | |||||
| 1925 | 3–2 | 1327 | |||||
| 1924 | 6–1 | 1358 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–2 | 1203 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–2 | 1215 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–2 | 1242 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–1–1 | 1288 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–3 | 1329 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 1–2 | 1436 | |||||
| 1916 | 3–6 | 1350 | |||||
| 1915 | 4–4–1 | 1424 | |||||
| 1914 | 4–3 | 1406 | |||||
| 1913 | 5–3 | 1330 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1189 |
No season on file for 1910–12, 1918, 1942–47, 1949–2004, 2006, 2008, 2010–12, 2014–15: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 45 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
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.