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West Virginia Mountaineers

2026 season

11th in the Big 12 · 2-3 in the conference

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The West Virginia Mountaineers are 5-3 in 2026, scoring 35.9 and allowing 32.3 points a game. Next: at Texas Tech Red Raiders on Nov 7, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

5–3 · avg margin 3.6

+7CCU

+45UTM

+11@UVA

-17OKST

-3@ISU

-21ARIZ

+3CIN

+4@TCU

WVU · bars scaled to the biggest margin (45).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiWVU's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

19.1%#1

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

2.09#2

Yards / pass attempt

10.1#4

Points / scoring opportunity?Points per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.

4.58#17

▼ Weaknesses

Completion %

57%#119

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

7.3%#111

Interception rate

3.0%#97

Pass success rate

40%#94

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiWVU's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Stuff rate forced?Rushes stopped at or behind the line.

22%#28

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

68%#51

Takeaways / game

1.25#66

Points added / rush?Expected points added per rush.

+0.05#67

▼ Weaknesses

Points added / pass?Expected points added per pass play.

+0.51#137

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

16.0%#136

Yards / pass attempt

9.8#135

Pass success rate

53%#134

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

29%

Standard-down share

72%

Plays / game

72

Early-down pass rate

24%

Neutral-script pass rate

24%

Possession / game

28:02

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

-1.3

Rating 2025

-6.8

Talent

708

Returning

14%

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