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Cincinnati vs West Virginia Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECincinnati3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–19–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOWest Virginia19 recorded wins
23Recorded meetings
1921Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

23 games
  1. 1921
    Cincinnati0 — 50West Virginia
    Oct 1, 1921West Virginia won
  2. 1922
    Cincinnati0 — 34West Virginia
    Nov 4, 1922West Virginia won
  3. 1936
    Cincinnati6 — 40West Virginia
    Sep 26, 1936West Virginia won
  4. 1939
    Cincinnati0 — 7West Virginia
    Oct 14, 1939West Virginia won
  5. 1940
    Cincinnati7 — 7West Virginia
    Nov 9, 1940Tie
  6. 1969
    Cincinnati11 — 57West Virginia
    Sep 13, 1969West Virginia won
  7. 1980
    Cincinnati27 — 41West Virginia
    Sep 6, 1980West Virginia won
  8. 1987
    Cincinnati17 — 45West Virginia
    Oct 17, 1987West Virginia won
  9. 1988
    Cincinnati13 — 51West Virginia
    Nov 5, 1988West Virginia won
  10. 1989
    Cincinnati3 — 69West Virginia
    Oct 21, 1989West Virginia won
  11. 1990
    Cincinnati20 — 28West Virginia
    Oct 13, 1990West Virginia won
  12. 2002
    Cincinnati32 — 35West Virginia
    Sep 14, 2002West Virginia wonNippert Stadium
  13. 2003
    Cincinnati15 — 13West Virginia
    Sep 13, 2003Cincinnati wonMilan Puskar Stadium
  14. 2005
    Cincinnati0 — 38West Virginia
    Nov 10, 2005West Virginia wonNippert Stadium
  15. 2006
    Cincinnati24 — 42West Virginia
    Nov 11, 2006West Virginia wonMilan Puskar Stadium
  16. 2007
    Cincinnati23 — 28West Virginia
    Nov 18, 2007West Virginia wonNippert Stadium
  17. 2008
    Cincinnati26 — 23West Virginia
    Nov 9, 2008Cincinnati wonMilan Puskar Stadium
  18. 2009
    Cincinnati24 — 21West Virginia
    Nov 14, 2009Cincinnati wonNippert Stadium
  19. 2010
    Cincinnati10 — 37West Virginia
    Nov 13, 2010West Virginia wonMilan Puskar Stadium
  20. 2011
    Cincinnati21 — 24West Virginia
    Nov 12, 2011West Virginia won
  21. 2023
    Cincinnati21 — 42West Virginia
    Nov 18, 2023West Virginia wonMilan Puskar Stadium
  22. 2024
    Cincinnati24 — 31West Virginia
    Nov 9, 2024West Virginia wonNippert Stadium
  23. 2026
    Cincinnati42 — 45West Virginia
    Oct 17, 2026West Virginia wonMilan Puskar Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Cincinnati vs West Virginia42–45West Virginia won
2024Cincinnati vs West Virginia24–31West Virginia won
2023Cincinnati vs West Virginia21–42West Virginia won
2011Cincinnati vs West Virginia21–24West Virginia won
2010Cincinnati vs West Virginia10–37West Virginia won
2009Cincinnati vs West Virginia24–21Cincinnati won
2008Cincinnati vs West Virginia26–23Cincinnati won
2007Cincinnati vs West Virginia23–28West Virginia won
2006Cincinnati vs West Virginia24–42West Virginia won
2005Cincinnati vs West Virginia0–38West Virginia won
2003Cincinnati vs West Virginia15–13Cincinnati won
2002Cincinnati vs West Virginia32–35West Virginia won
1990Cincinnati vs West Virginia20–28West Virginia won
1989Cincinnati vs West Virginia3–69West Virginia won
1988Cincinnati vs West Virginia13–51West Virginia won
1987Cincinnati vs West Virginia17–45West Virginia won
1980Cincinnati vs West Virginia27–41West Virginia won
1969Cincinnati vs West Virginia11–57West Virginia won
1940Cincinnati vs West Virginia7–7Tie
1939Cincinnati vs West Virginia0–7West Virginia won
1936Cincinnati vs West Virginia6–40West Virginia won
1922Cincinnati vs West Virginia0–34West Virginia won
1921Cincinnati vs West Virginia0–50West Virginia 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.