West Virginia gets a chance to keep its perfect start rolling next weekend in Charlotte, where the unbeaten Mountaineers will meet ranked Virginia at Bank of America Stadium.
WVU is 2-0 and has opened a season 2-0 for the first time since 2018. Now the Mountaineers will try to reach 3-0 for the first time in eight years when they face the Cavaliers, who also come in at 2-0.
The game is set for Charlotte, N.C., at Bank of America Stadium, which holds 75,525. Kickoff, TV and streaming details were listed in the source article under the game information heading, along with the Mountaineers Sports Network radio affiliates across West Virginia and surrounding areas.
This meeting also carries a long break in the series. West Virginia and Virginia have not played in 24 years, and the last matchup came in Charlotte as well - the 2002 Continental Tire Bowl. WVU lost that game 48-22, and the night left a sour taste for Mountaineer fans because of Virginia’s halftime show, which included a parody of “The Bachelor” and a stereotypical hillbilly portrayal aimed at West Virginians.
The Cavaliers have taken the last three meetings overall, but West Virginia still holds a 6-3 edge in the series since the start of the 1970s.
Here’s the series history listed in the source: 2002: L 22-48
1985: L 7-27
1984: L 7-27
1981: W 32-18
1980: W 45-21
1978: W 20-17
1977: W 13-0
1973: W 42-17
1972: W 48-10
1965: L 0-41
1957: T 6-6
1954: W 14-10
1950: L 21-28
1949: L 14-19
1948: L 0-7
1947: L 0-6
1946: L 0-21
1945: L 7-13
1944: L 6-24
1943: L 0-6
1922: W 13-0
1921: W 7-0
1898: W 6-0
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