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California vs West Virginia Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECalifornia2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWest Virginia1 recorded wins
3Recorded meetings
1971Earliest documented
1978Most 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.

3 games
  1. 1971
    California20 — 10West Virginia
    Sep 18, 1971California won
  2. 1975
    California10 — 28West Virginia
    Sep 20, 1975West Virginia won
  3. 1978
    California28 — 21West Virginia
    Sep 30, 1978California won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1978California vs West Virginia28–21California won
1975California vs West Virginia10–28West Virginia won
1971California vs West Virginia20–10California 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.