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Michigan State vs West Virginia Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Michigan State and West Virginia.

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–0WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWest Virginia0 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1938Earliest documented
1942Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

4 games
  1. 1938
    Michigan State26 — 0West Virginia
    Oct 15, 1938Michigan State won
  2. 1940
    Michigan State17 — 0West Virginia
    Nov 23, 1940Michigan State won
  3. 1941
    Michigan State14 — 12West Virginia
    Nov 29, 1941Michigan State won
  4. 1942
    Michigan State7 — 0West Virginia
    Nov 21, 1942Michigan State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1942Michigan State vs West Virginia7–0Michigan State won
1941Michigan State vs West Virginia14–12Michigan State won
1940Michigan State vs West Virginia17–0Michigan State won
1938Michigan State vs West Virginia26–0Michigan State won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.