Matchup Index

Penn State Nittany Lions vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Penn State Nittany Lions 50
Penn State Nittany Lions leads 50-9-2
2 ties
1904 to 2024
Penn State Nittany Lions have won 6 straight
West Virginia Mountaineers 9

Series timeline

▲ Penn State Nittany Lions ahead (peak +41)
1904: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-01905: Penn State Nittany Lions 6-01906: Penn State Nittany Lions 10-01908: Penn State Nittany Lions 12-01909: Penn State Nittany Lions 40-01923: Tied 13-131925: West Virginia Mountaineers 14-01931: West Virginia Mountaineers 19-01940: Penn State Nittany Lions 17-131941: Penn State Nittany Lions 7-01942: West Virginia Mountaineers 24-01943: Penn State Nittany Lions 32-71944: West Virginia Mountaineers 28-271947: Penn State Nittany Lions 21-141948: Penn State Nittany Lions 37-71949: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-141950: Penn State Nittany Lions 27-01951: Penn State Nittany Lions 13-71952: Penn State Nittany Lions 35-211953: West Virginia Mountaineers 20-191954: West Virginia Mountaineers 19-141955: West Virginia Mountaineers 21-71956: Penn State Nittany Lions 16-61957: Penn State Nittany Lions 27-61958: Tied 14-141959: Penn State Nittany Lions 28-101960: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-131961: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-61962: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-61963: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-91964: Penn State Nittany Lions 37-81965: Penn State Nittany Lions 44-61966: Penn State Nittany Lions 38-61967: Penn State Nittany Lions 21-141968: Penn State Nittany Lions 31-201969: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-01970: Penn State Nittany Lions 42-81971: Penn State Nittany Lions 35-71972: Penn State Nittany Lions 28-191973: Penn State Nittany Lions 62-141974: Penn State Nittany Lions 21-121975: Penn State Nittany Lions 39-01976: Penn State Nittany Lions 33-01977: Penn State Nittany Lions 49-281978: Penn State Nittany Lions 49-211979: Penn State Nittany Lions 31-61980: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-151981: Penn State Nittany Lions 30-71982: Penn State Nittany Lions 24-01983: Penn State Nittany Lions 41-231984: West Virginia Mountaineers 17-141985: Penn State Nittany Lions 27-01986: Penn State Nittany Lions 19-01987: Penn State Nittany Lions 25-211988: West Virginia Mountaineers 51-301989: Penn State Nittany Lions 19-91990: Penn State Nittany Lions 31-191991: Penn State Nittany Lions 51-61992: Penn State Nittany Lions 40-262023: Penn State Nittany Lions 38-152024: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-12

Penn State Nittany Lions West Virginia Mountaineers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Penn State Nittany Lions 25 (1959–1983), West Virginia Mountaineers 3 (1953–1955). Current: Penn State Nittany Lions 6.

Splits

SplitPenn State Nittany Lions record
Regular season50-9-2
Hosted by Penn State Nittany Lions32-3
Hosted by West Virginia Mountaineers18-6-2
Last 10 seasons (1985 to 2024)9-1
Largest Penn State Nittany Lions win62-14 (1973)
Largest West Virginia Mountaineers win24-0 (1942)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2024 Aug 31, 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-12 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 1
2023 Sep 2, 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions 38-15 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 2
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1992 Oct 24, 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions 40-26 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1991 Oct 26, 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions 51-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1990 Nov 3, 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions 31-19 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 11
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Nov 4, 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions 19-9 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 10
1988 Oct 29, 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers 51-30 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 10
1987 Oct 31, 1987 Penn State Nittany Lions 25-21 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 10
1986 Nov 1, 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions 19-0 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 10
1985 Oct 26, 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions 27-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1984 Oct 27, 1984 West Virginia Mountaineers 17-14 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 10
1983 Oct 22, 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions 41-23 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1982 Oct 23, 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions 24-0 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1981 Oct 24, 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions 30-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1980 Oct 25, 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-15 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 27, 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions 31-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1978 Oct 28, 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions 49-21 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1977 Oct 22, 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions 49-28 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1976 Oct 23, 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions 33-0 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1975 Oct 11, 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions 39-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1974 Oct 26, 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions 21-12 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1973 Oct 27, 1973 Penn State Nittany Lions 62-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1972 Oct 28, 1972 Penn State Nittany Lions 28-19 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1971 Oct 30, 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions 35-7 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1970 Oct 31, 1970 Penn State Nittany Lions 42-8 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 10
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 11, 1969 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 5
1968 Oct 5, 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions 31-20 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 4
1967 Oct 21, 1967 Penn State Nittany Lions 21-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1966 Oct 22, 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions 38-6 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 7
1965 Oct 23, 1965 Penn State Nittany Lions 44-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1964 Oct 24, 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions 37-8 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 7
1963 Oct 26, 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-9 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1962 Nov 10, 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1961 Nov 11, 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-6 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1960 Oct 29, 1960 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-13 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 31, 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions 28-10 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1958 Nov 8, 1958 Tie 14-14 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1957 Nov 2, 1957 Penn State Nittany Lions 27-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1956 Oct 27, 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions 16-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1955 Oct 22, 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers 21-7 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 6
1954 Oct 16, 1954 West Virginia Mountaineers 19-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 5
1953 Oct 31, 1953 West Virginia Mountaineers 20-19 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1952 Oct 11, 1952 Penn State Nittany Lions 35-21 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 5
1951 Oct 27, 1951 Penn State Nittany Lions 13-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1950 Nov 11, 1950 Penn State Nittany Lions 27-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Nov 5, 1949 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-14 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1948 Oct 16, 1948 Penn State Nittany Lions 37-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1947 Oct 25, 1947 Penn State Nittany Lions 21-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1944 Oct 28, 1944 West Virginia Mountaineers 28-27 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 10
1943 Oct 30, 1943 Penn State Nittany Lions 32-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1942 Oct 31, 1942 West Virginia Mountaineers 24-0 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 8
1941 Nov 15, 1941 Penn State Nittany Lions 7-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1940 Oct 12, 1940 Penn State Nittany Lions 17-13 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 5
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1931 Nov 21, 1931 West Virginia Mountaineers 19-0 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 11
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1925 Nov 14, 1925 West Virginia Mountaineers 14-0 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 9
1923 Oct 27, 1923 Tie 13-13 at West Virginia Mountaineers Week 6
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1909 Nov 13, 1909 Penn State Nittany Lions 40-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1908 Oct 24, 1908 Penn State Nittany Lions 12-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1906 Nov 24, 1906 Penn State Nittany Lions 10-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 10
1905 Nov 24, 1905 Penn State Nittany Lions 6-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 11
1904 Oct 15, 1904 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 5

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.