MOUNTAINEER NATION · BIG 12 · SINCE 1896
West Virginia Season by Season
Every West Virginia football season on one page back to 1896: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 124 of them.
SEASON BY SEASON
124 SEASONS · 1896–2026 · 649–482–36 ALL-TIME · 17 NAMED BOWL GAMES
| SEASON | RECORD | CONFERENCE | BOWL | FINAL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2025 | 4–8 | 2–7 | – | – |
| 2024 | 6–7 | 5–4 | Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl (L) | – |
| 2023 | 9–4 | 6–3 | Duke's Mayo Bowl (W) | – |
| 2022 | 5–7 | 3–6 | – | – |
| 2021 | 6–7 | 4–5 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl (L) | – |
| 2020 | 6–4 | 4–4 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl (W) | – |
| 2019 | 5–7 | 3–6 | – | – |
| 2018 | 8–4 | 6–3 | CAMPING WORLD BOWL (L) | #20 |
| 2017 | 7–6 | 5–4 | ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (L) | – |
| 2016 | 10–3 | 7–2 | RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL (L) | #18 |
| 2015 | 8–5 | 4–5 | MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL (W) | – |
| 2014 | 7–6 | 5–4 | AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (L) | – |
| 2013 | 4–8 | 2–7 | – | – |
| 2012 | 7–6 | 4–5 | NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (L) | – |
| 2011 | 10–3 | 5–2 | DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL (W) | #17 |
| 2010 | 9–4 | 5–2 | CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL (L) | – |
| 2009 | 9–4 | 5–2 | KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWL (L) | #25 |
| 2008 | 9–4 | 5–2 | Postseason (not named) | #23 |
| 2007 | 11–2 | 5–2 | Postseason (not named) | #6 |
| 2006 | 11–2 | 5–2 | GATOR BOWL AT JACKSONVILLE FL (W) | #10 |
| 2005 | 11–1 | 7–0 | Nokia Sugar Bowl (W) | #5 |
| 2004 | 8–4 | 4–2 | GATOR BOWL (L) | – |
| 2003 | 8–5 | 6–1 | TOYOTA GATOR BOWL (L) | – |
| 2002 | 9–4 | 6–1 | Postseason (not named) | #15 |
| 2001 | 3–8 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 2000 | 7–5 | 3–4 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1999 | 4–7 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1998 | 8–4 | 5–2 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1997 | 7–5 | 4–3 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1996 | 8–4 | 4–3 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1995 | 5–6 | 4–3 | – | – |
| 1994 | 7–6 | 4–3 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1993 | 11–1 | 7–0 | Postseason (not named) | #7 |
| 1992 | 5–4–2 | 2–3–1 | – | – |
| 1991 | 6–5 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1990 | 4–7 | – | – | – |
| 1989 | 8–3–1 | – | Postseason (not named) | #21 |
| 1988 | 10–1 | – | Postseason (not named) | #5 |
| 1987 | 6–6 | – | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1986 | 4–7 | – | – | – |
| 1985 | 7–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1984 | 8–4 | – | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1983 | 8–3 | – | Postseason (not named) | #16 |
| 1982 | 9–3 | – | Postseason (not named) | #19 |
| 1981 | 9–3 | – | Postseason (not named) | #17 |
| 1980 | 6–6 | – | – | – |
| 1979 | 5–6 | – | – | – |
| 1978 | 2–9 | – | – | – |
| 1977 | 5–6 | – | – | – |
| 1976 | 5–6 | – | – | – |
| 1975 | 9–3 | – | Postseason (not named) | #20 |
| 1974 | 4–7 | – | – | – |
| 1973 | 6–5 | – | – | – |
| 1972 | 8–4 | – | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1971 | 7–4 | – | – | – |
| 1970 | 8–3 | – | – | – |
| 1969 | 10–1 | – | Postseason (not named) | #17 |
| 1968 | 7–3 | – | – | – |
| 1967 | 5–4–1 | 3–0–1 | – | – |
| 1966 | 2–5–2 | 3–0 | – | – |
| 1965 | 5–4 | 4–0 | – | – |
| 1964 | 6–4 | 5–0 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1963 | 2–6 | 3–1 | – | – |
| 1962 | 6–2 | 4–0 | – | – |
| 1961 | 3–5 | 2–1 | – | – |
| 1960 | 0–7–1 | 0–2–1 | – | – |
| 1959 | 2–6 | 2–2 | – | – |
| 1958 | 3–4–1 | 4–0 | – | – |
| 1957 | 5–2–1 | 3–0 | – | – |
| 1956 | 5–4 | 5–0 | – | – |
| 1955 | 6–2 | 4–0 | – | #19 |
| 1954 | 7–1 | 3–0 | – | #12 |
| 1953 | 7–2 | 4–0 | Postseason (not named) | #10 |
| 1952 | 6–2 | 5–1 | – | – |
| 1951 | 3–5 | 2–3 | – | – |
| 1950 | 1–7 | 1–3 | – | – |
| 1949 | 2–5–1 | – | – | – |
| 1948 | 8–3 | – | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1947 | 5–4 | – | – | – |
| 1946 | 5–5 | – | – | – |
| 1945 | 1–6–1 | – | – | – |
| 1944 | 4–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1943 | 4–3 | – | – | – |
| 1942 | 5–4 | – | – | – |
| 1941 | 4–6 | – | – | – |
| 1940 | 3–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1939 | 2–4–1 | – | – | – |
| 1938 | 2–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1937 | 5–1–1 | – | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1936 | 5–2 | – | – | – |
| 1935 | 2–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1934 | 5–3 | – | – | – |
| 1933 | 3–5–1 | – | – | – |
| 1932 | 3–4 | – | – | – |
| 1931 | 4–5 | – | – | – |
| 1930 | 5–4 | – | – | – |
| 1929 | 4–1–3 | – | – | – |
| 1928 | 7–1 | – | – | – |
| 1927 | 1–4–3 | – | – | – |
| 1926 | 5–4 | – | – | – |
| 1925 | 6–1 | – | – | – |
| 1924 | 7–1 | – | – | – |
| 1923 | 6–1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1922 | 9–0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1921 | 5–4–1 | – | – | – |
| 1920 | 4–4–1 | – | – | – |
| 1919 | 7–2 | – | – | – |
| 1917 | 5–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1916 | 3–2–2 | – | – | – |
| 1915 | 4–1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1914 | 4–4 | – | – | – |
| 1913 | 2–4–1 | – | – | – |
| 1912 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1911 | 1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1910 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1909 | 4–3–2 | – | – | – |
| 1908 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1907 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1906 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1905 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1904 | 1–2 | – | – | – |
| 1902 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1896 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.
23 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.
Final rankings begin with the 1936 season, when the AP poll started. Earlier seasons are blank because no poll existed, not because the team was unranked.