West Virginia
Mountaineers · Big 12
- GIE rank
- #66
- of 138 FBS
- Rating
- 1558
- 2026 Week 11
- Record
- 5-3
- 2026 season
- Proj record
- 6-6
- 12-game season
Head coach Rich Rodriguez Year 2 with West Virginia
Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs. preseason expectation
Season projection
- Expected wins
- 6.4
- 1.4 more wins in 4 left
- Win range (90%)
- 5 to 8
- Final rank (90%)
- #68 (50–85)
- Make playoff
- 0%
- Win conference
- 0%
Path to glory
No remaining game changes West Virginia's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%
Schedule
Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.
| Week | Opponent | Result or win prob.Result or win probability |
|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 Sep 5 | vs Coastal Carolina Sun Belt | Win, 31-24 Final |
| Wk 2 Sep 12 | vs UT Martin Non-FBS | Win, 52-7 Final |
| Wk 3 Sep 19 | vs Virginia ACC · neutral | Win, 38-27 Final |
| Wk 4 Sep 26 | vs Oklahoma State Big 12 | Loss, 24-41 Final |
| Wk 5 Oct 3 | at Iowa State Big 12 | Loss, 42-45 Final |
| Wk 6 Oct 10 | vs Arizona Big 12 | Loss, 31-52 Final |
| Wk 7 Oct 17 | vs Cincinnati Big 12 | Win, 45-42 Final |
| Wk 8 Oct 24 | at TCU Big 12 | Win, 24-20 Final |
| Wk 9 | Bye | |
| Wk 10 Nov 8 | at Texas Tech Big 12 | |
| Wk 11 Nov 14 | vs Kansas Big 12 | |
| Wk 12 Nov 21 | vs Houston Big 12 | |
| Wk 13 Nov 28 | at Utah Big 12 | |
In the news
- Observations: West Virginia football vs. Arizona (opens in a new tab)
- With struggles on defense, West Virginia offense must avoid pressing (opens in a new tab)
- By the numbers: What stood out in WVU’s loss to Arizona (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Takeaways from West Virginia’s 52-31 loss against Arizona (opens in a new tab)
- West Virginia football PFF grades: Arizona (opens in a new tab)
- The Day After: Arizona (opens in a new tab)
More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.
If QB1 is out
GIE projects a -6.0 rating drop and a -24.2pp shift in playoff probability if West Virginia loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=3 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)
Returning production · 2026
27 score
Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.
Portal additions · 2026
+2.2 rating
37 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.
| Player | From | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Cam CookRB From Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 272 |
| Kamari WilsonS From Memphis | Memphis | 179 |
| Zeke Durham-CampbellDL From Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina | 164 |
| Harper HollomanLB From Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 129 |
| DJ EppsWR From Troy | Troy | 94 |
| Andrew PowdrellS From UNLV | UNLV | 93 |
Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.
Situational efficiency · 2025
Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.