Opponents in the AP Poll
| Date | WVU Rank | Opponent | Opp Rank | Location | WVU | Opp | W/L | OTs | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2003 | Wisconsin | 21 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 24 | L | |||
| October 2, 2003 | Miami | 2 | Miami, FL | 20 | 22 | L | |||
| October 22, 2003 | Virginia Tech | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 28 | 7 | W | |||
| November 15, 2003 | Pitt | 16 | Morgantown, WV | 52 | 31 | W | |||
| January 1, 2004 | 20 | Maryland | 23 | Jacksonville, FL | 7 | 41 | L | Gator Bowl | |
| September 7, 2002 | Wisconsin | 25 | Madison, WI | 17 | 34 | L | |||
| October 26, 2002 | Miami | 1 | Morgantown, WV | 23 | 40 | L | |||
| November 20, 2002 | Virginia Tech | 13 | Blacksburg, VA | 21 | 18 | W | |||
| November 30, 2002 | 24 | Pitt | 17 | Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | 17 | W | ||
| October 2, 1937 | Pitt | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 20 | L | |||
| September 24, 1938 | Pitt | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 0 | 19 | L | |||
| October 7, 1939 | Pitt | 8 | Pittsburgh, PA | 0 | 20 | L | |||
| October 5, 1940 | Fordham | 17 | New York, NY | 7 | 20 | L | |||
| October 18, 1941 | Fordham | 4 | New York, NY | 0 | 27 | L | |||
| November 2, 1946 | Army | 1 | West Point, NY | 0 | 19 | L | |||
| October 25, 1947 | Penn State | 9 | University Park, PA | 14 | 21 | L | |||
| November 15, 1947 | Virginia | 15 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 6 | L | |||
| September 29, 2001 | Maryland | 25 | College Park, MD | 20 | 32 | L | |||
| October 6, 2001 | Virginia Tech | 6 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 35 | L | |||
| October 25, 2001 | Miami | 1 | Miami, FL | 3 | 45 | L | |||
| November 10, 2001 | Syracuse | 14 | Syracuse, NY | 13 | 24 | L | |||
| October 16, 1948 | Penn State | 9 | University Park, PA | 7 | 37 | L | |||
| October 8, 1949 | Pitt | 19 | Morgantown, WV | 7 | 20 | L | |||
| November 24, 1949 | Maryland | 15 | College Park, MD | 7 | 47 | L | |||
| November 24, 1951 | Maryland | 4 | College Park, MD | 7 | 54 | L | |||
| October 11, 1952 | Penn State | 20 | Morgantown, WV | 21 | 35 | L | |||
| October 25, 1952 | Pitt | 18 | Pittsburgh, PA | 16 | 0 | W | |||
| September 26, 1953 | 16 | Pitt | 17 | Pittsburgh, PA | 17 | 7 | W | ||
| January 1, 1954 | 10 | Georgia Tech | 8 | New Orleans, LA | 19 | 42 | L | Sugar Bowl | |
| October 2, 1954 | South Carolina | 15 | Columbia, SC | 26 | 6 | W | |||
| October 16, 1954 | 14 | Penn State | 9 | University Park, PA | 19 | 14 | W | ||
| November 12, 1955 | 6 | Pitt | 17 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | 26 | L | ||
| September 22, 1956 | Pitt | 10 | Morgantown, WV | 13 | 14 | L | |||
| October 27, 1956 | Penn State | 18 | University Park, PA | 6 | 16 | L | |||
| November 3, 1956 | George Washington | 14 | Morgantown, WV | 14 | 0 | W | |||
| November 23, 1956 | Miami | 6 | Miami, FL | 0 | 18 | L | |||
| September 27, 1958 | 13 | Oklahoma | 2 | Norman, OK | 14 | 47 | L | ||
| November 22, 1958 | Syracuse | 10 | Morgantown, WV | 12 | 15 | L | |||
| October 17, 1959 | Pitt | 20 | Morgantown, WV | 23 | 15 | W | |||
| October 24, 1959 | Syracuse | 6 | Syracuse, NY | 0 | 44 | L | |||
| October 31, 1959 | Penn State | 7 | Morgantown, WV | 10 | 28 | L | |||
| November 7, 1959 | USC | 6 | Los Angeles, CA | 0 | 36 | L | |||
| October 1, 1960 | Illinois | 4 | Champaign, IL | 0 | 33 | L | |||
| October 22, 1960 | Syracuse | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 45 | L | |||
| September 30, 1961 | Syracuse | 5 | Syracuse, NY | 14 | 29 | L | |||
| September 21, 1963 | Navy | 9 | Morgantown, WV | 7 | 51 | L | |||
| October 19, 1963 | Pitt | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 10 | 13 | L | |||
| November 21, 1964 | Syracuse | 9 | Morgantown, WV | 28 | 27 | W | |||
| October 5, 1968 | Penn State | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 20 | 31 | L | |||
| October 11, 1969 | 17 | Penn State | 5 | University Park, PA | 0 | 20 | L | ||
| October 30, 1971 | Penn State | 6 | Morgantown, WV | 7 | 35 | L | |||
| September 30, 1972 | 20 | Stanford | 19 | Palo Alto, CA | 35 | 41 | L | ||
| October 28, 1972 | 18 | Penn State | 11 | Morgantown, WV | 19 | 28 | L | ||
| October 27, 1973 | Penn State | 5 | University Park, PA | 14 | 62 | L | |||
| October 26, 1974 | Penn State | 10 | Morgantown, WV | 12 | 21 | L | |||
| October 11, 1975 | 10 | Penn State | 9 | University Park, PA | 0 | 39 | L | ||
| November 8, 1975 | Pitt | 20 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 14 | W | |||
| September 18, 1976 | Maryland | 10 | Morgantown, WV | 3 | 24 | L | |||
| November 13, 1976 | Pitt | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 16 | 24 | L | |||
| September 17, 1977 | Maryland | 11 | College Park, MD | 24 | 16 | W | |||
| October 22, 1977 | Penn State | 10 | University Park, PA | 28 | 49 | L | |||
| November 5, 1977 | Pitt | 12 | Morgantown, WV | 3 | 44 | L | |||
| September 16, 1978 | Oklahoma | 3 | Norman, OK | 10 | 52 | L | |||
| October 28, 1978 | Penn State | 2 | Morgantown, WV | 21 | 49 | L | |||
| November 11, 1978 | Pitt | 20 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | 52 | L | |||
| September 22, 1979 | North Carolina State | 19 | Morgantown, WV | 14 | 38 | L | |||
| November 10, 1979 | Pitt | 12 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 24 | L | |||
| October 18, 1980 | Pitt | 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | 42 | L | |||
| October 25, 1980 | Penn State | 13 | Morgantown, WV | 15 | 20 | L | |||
| October 10, 1981 | Pitt | 4 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 17 | L | |||
| October 24, 1981 | Penn State | 1 | University Park, PA | 7 | 30 | L | |||
| September 11, 1982 | Oklahoma | 9 | Norman, OK | 41 | 27 | W | |||
| October 2, 1982 | 14 | Pitt | 2 | Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | 16 | L | ||
| October 9, 1982 | 16 | Boston College | 19 | Morgantown, WV | 20 | 13 | W | ||
| October 23, 1982 | 13 | Penn State | 9 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 24 | L | ||
| September 17, 1983 | 20 | Maryland | 17 | College Park, MD | 31 | 21 | W | ||
| September 24, 1983 | 12 | Boston College | 19 | Chestnut Hill, MA | 27 | 17 | W | ||
| October 29, 1983 | 12 | Miami | 7 | Miami, FL | 3 | 20 | L | ||
| October 20, 1984 | 20 | Boston College | 4 | Morgantown, WV | 21 | 20 | W | ||
| October 27, 1984 | 18 | Penn State | 19 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 14 | W | ||
| September 21, 1985 | Maryland | 17 | College Park, MD | 0 | 28 | L | |||
| October 26, 1985 | Penn State | 3 | University Park, PA | 0 | 27 | L | |||
| October 11, 1986 | Miami | 1 | Morgantown, WV | 14 | 58 | L | |||
| November 1, 1986 | Penn State | 2 | Morgantown, WV | 0 | 19 | L | |||
| September 12, 1987 | Ohio State | 5 | Columbus, OH | 3 | 24 | L | |||
| October 31, 1987 | Penn State | 18 | University Park, PA | 21 | 25 | L | |||
| November 21, 1987 | Syracuse | 6 | Syracuse, NY | 31 | 32 | L | |||
| December 25, 1987 | Oklahoma State | 11 | El Paso, TX | 33 | 35 | L | Sun Bowl | ||
| November 19, 1988 | 4 | Syracuse | 14 | Morgantown, WV | 31 | 9 | W | ||
| January 2, 1989 | 3 | Notre Dame | 1 | Tempe, AZ | 21 | 34 | L | Fiesta Bowl | |
| September 30, 1989 | 9 | Pitt | 10 | Morgantown, WV | 31 | 31 | T | ||
| November 4, 1989 | 13 | Penn State | 16 | University Park, PA | 9 | 19 | L | ||
| December 30, 1989 | 17 | Clemson | 14 | Jacksonville, FL | 7 | 27 | L | Gator Bowl | |
| November 3, 1990 | Penn State | 24 | Morgantown, WV | 19 | 31 | L | |||
| October 26, 1991 | Penn State | 8 | University Park, PA | 6 | 51 | L | |||
| November 9, 1991 | Miami | 2 | Miami, FL | 3 | 27 | L | |||
| November 23, 1991 | Syracuse | 16 | Syracuse, NY | 10 | 16 | L | |||
| October 3, 1992 | Boston College | 22 | Morgantown, WV | 24 | 24 | T | |||
| October 17, 1992 | 24 | Syracuse | 14 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 20 | L | ||
| October 24, 1992 | Penn State | 14 | Morgantown, WV | 26 | 40 | L | |||
| October 31, 1992 | Miami | 1 | Miami, FL | 23 | 35 | L | |||
| October 9, 1993 | 24 | Louisville | 17 | Morgantown, WV | 36 | 34 | W | ||
| November 20, 1993 | 9 | Miami | 4 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 14 | W | ||
| November 26, 1993 | 5 | Boston College | 11 | Chestnut Hill, MA | 17 | 14 | W | ||
| January 1, 1994 | 3 | Florida | 8 | New Orleans, LA | 7 | 41 | L | Sugar Bowl | |
| August 28, 1994 | 24 | Nebraska | 4 | East Rutherford, NJ | 0 | 31 | L | ||
| September 22, 1994 | Virginia Tech | 14 | Blacksburg, VA | 6 | 34 | L | |||
| October 22, 1994 | Miami | 7 | Morgantown, WV | 6 | 38 | L | |||
| November 19, 1994 | Boston College | 17 | Morgantown, WV | 21 | 20 | W | |||
| November 24, 1994 | Syracuse | 22 | Morgantown, WV | 13 | 0 | W | |||
| November 18, 1995 | Miami | 25 | Miami, FL | 12 | 17 | L | |||
| October 26, 1996 | 12 | Miami | 25 | Morgantown, WV | 7 | 10 | L | ||
| November 23, 1996 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 17 | Blacksburg, VA | 14 | 31 | L | ||
| January 1, 1997 | 25 | North Carolina | 12 | Jacksonville, FL | 13 | 20 | L | Gator Bowl | |
| October 25, 1997 | 21 | Virginia Tech | 19 | Morgantown, WV | 30 | 17 | W | ||
| September 5, 1998 | 11 | Ohio State | 1 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 34 | L | ||
| October 31, 1998 | 21 | Virginia Tech | 20 | Blacksburg, VA | 13 | 27 | L | ||
| November 7, 1998 | Syracuse | 15 | Morgantown, WV | 35 | 28 | W | |||
| December 26, 1998 | Missouri | 23 | Tucson, AZ | 31 | 34 | L | Insight.com Bowl | ||
| October 30, 1999 | Miami | 23 | Miami, FL | 20 | 28 | L | |||
| November 6, 1999 | Virginia Tech | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 20 | 22 | L | |||
| September 23, 2000 | Miami | 12 | Morgantown, WV | 10 | 47 | L | |||
| October 12, 2000 | Virginia Tech | 3 | Blacksburg, VA | 20 | 48 | L | |||
| October 21, 2000 | Notre Dame | 20 | Morgantown, WV | 28 | 42 | L | |||
| September 18, 2004 | 7 | Maryland | 21 | Morgantown, WV | 19 | 16 | W | OT | |
| November 13, 2004 | 13 | Boston College | 21 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 36 | L | ||
| January 1, 2005 | Florida State | 17 | Jacksonville, FL | 18 | 30 | L | Gator Bowl | ||
| October 1, 2005 | Virginia Tech | 3 | Morgantown, WV | 17 | 34 | L | |||
| October 15, 2005 | Louisville | 19 | Morgantown, WV | 46 | 44 | W | 3 OT | ||
| January 2, 2006 | 11 | Georgia | 8 | Atlanta, GA | 38 | 35 | W | Sugar Bowl | |
| November 2, 2006 | 3 | Louisville | 5 | Louisville, KY | 34 | 44 | L | ||
| December 2, 2006 | 15 | Rutgers | 13 | Morgantown, WV | 41 | 39 | W | 3 OT | |
| September 28, 2007 | 5 | USF | 18 | Tampa, FL | 13 | 21 | L | ||
| October 27, 2007 | 6 | Rutgers | 25 | Piscataway, NJ | 31 | 3 | W | ||
| November 17, 2007 | 5 | Cincinnati | 21 | Cincinnati, OH | 28 | 23 | W | ||
| November 24, 2007 | 4 | Connecticut | 20 | Morgantown, WV | 66 | 21 | W | ||
| January 2, 2008 | 11 | Oklahoma | 3 | Glendale, AZ | 48 | 28 | W | Fiesta Bowl | |
| November 13, 2009 | Cincinnati | 5 | Cincinnati, OH | 21 | 24 | L | |||
| November 27, 2009 | Pitt | 8 | Morgantown, WV | 19 | 16 | W | |||
| September 25, 2010 | 22 | LSU | 15 | Baton Rouge, LA | 14 | 20 | L | ||
| September 24, 2011 | 16 | LSU | 2 | Morgantown, WV | 21 | 47 | L | ||
| November 12, 2011 | Cincinnati | 23 | Cincinnati, OH | 24 | 21 | W | |||
| January 4, 2012 | 23 | Clemson | 14 | Miami, FL | 70 | 33 | W | Orange Bowl | |
| September 29, 2012 | 9 | Baylor | 25 | Morgantown, WV | 70 | 63 | W | ||
| October 6, 2012 | 8 | Texas | 11 | Austin, TX | 48 | 45 | W | ||
| October 20, 2012 | 17 | Kansas State | 4 | Morgantown, WV | 14 | 55 | L | ||
| November 17, 2012 | Oklahoma | 13 | Morgantown, WV | 49 | 50 | L |