# List of West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons

The West Virginia Mountaineers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing West Virginia University in the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia since 1980.
From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. From 1950 to 1967, West Virginia was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship nine times. The membership of the SoCon fluctuated wildly at times during West Virginia's tenure, and by 1968 they chose to leave the conference and become a football independent once more. Between 1968 and 1990, the Mountaineers again competed as an independent and played in ten separate bowl games under three head coaches: Jim Carlen, Bobby Bowden and Don Nehlen. From 1991–2011, West Virginia competed in the Big East Conference, winning seven conference championships, and appearing in four Bowl Coalition and Bowl Championship Series games. Since 2012, West Virginia has competed as a member of Big 12 Conference. Through the 2022 season, West Virginia has compiled an official overall record of 769 wins, 513 losses, 45 ties and has appeared in 39 bowl games, with its most recent appearance coming in the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
This is a list of their annual results.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Frederick L. Emory (Independent) (1891) ||||||||
| 1891 | Frederick L. Emory | 0–1 | | | | | |
| 1892 | No team | | | | | | |
| F. William Rane (Independent) (1893–1894) ||||||||
| 1893 | F. William Rane | 2–1 | | | | | |
| 1894 | F. William Rane | 2–2 | | | | | |
| Harry McCrory (Independent) (1895) ||||||||
| 1895 | Harry McCrory | 5–1 | | | | | |
| Thomas Trenchard (Independent) (1896) ||||||||
| 1896 | Thomas Trenchard | 3–7–2 | | | | | |
| George Krebs (Independent) (1897) ||||||||
| 1897 | George Krebs | 5–4–1 | | | | | |
| Harry Anderson (Independent) (1898) ||||||||
| 1898 | Harry Anderson | 6–1 | | | | | |
| Louis Yeager (Independent) (1899) ||||||||
| 1899 | Louis Yeager | 2–3 | | | | | |
| John Hill (Independent) (1900) ||||||||
| 1900 | John Hill | 4–3 | | | | | |
| Louis Yeager (Independent) (1901–1902) ||||||||
| 1901 | Louis Yeager | 3–2 | | | | | |
| 1902 | Louis Yeager | 7–4 | | | | | |
| Harry E. Trout (Independent) (1903) ||||||||
| 1903 | Harry E. Trout | 7–1 | | | | | |
| Anthony Chez (Independent) (1904) ||||||||
| 1904 | Anthony Chez | 6–3 | | | | | |
| Carl Forkum (Independent) (1905–1906) ||||||||
| 1905 | Carl Forkum | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1906 | Carl Forkum | 5–5 | | | | | |
| Clarence W. Russell (Independent) (1907) ||||||||
| 1907 | Clarence W. Russell | 6–4 | | | | | |
| Charles A. Lueder (Independent) (1908–1911) ||||||||
| 1908 | Charles A. Lueder | 5–3 | | | | | |
| 1909 | Charles A. Lueder | 4–3–2 | | | | | |
| 1910 | Charles A. Lueder | 2–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1911 | Charles A. Lueder | 6–3 | | | | | |
| William P. Edmunds (Independent) (1912) ||||||||
| 1912 | William P. Edmunds | 6–3 | | | | | |
| Edwin Sweetland (Independent) (1913) ||||||||
| 1913 | Edwin Sweetland | 3–4–2 | | | | | |
| Sol Metzger (Independent) (1914–1915) ||||||||
| 1914 | Sol Metzger | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1915 | Sol Metzger | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| Mont McIntire (Independent) (1916–1920) ||||||||
| 1916 | Mont McIntire | 5–2–2 | | | | | |
| 1917 | Mont McIntire | 6–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1918 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1919 | Mont McIntire | 8–2 | | | | | |
| 1920 | Mont McIntire | 5–4–1 | | | | | |
| Clarence Spears (Independent) (1921–1924) ||||||||
| 1921 | Clarence Spears | 5–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1922 | Clarence Spears | 10–0–1 | | | W East-West | | |
| 1923 | Clarence Spears | 7–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1924 | Clarence Spears | 8–1 | | | | | |
| Ira Rodgers (Independent) (1925–1930) ||||||||
| 1925 | Ira Rodgers | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1926 | Ira Rodgers | 6–4 | | | | | |
| 1927 | Ira Rodgers | 2–4–3 | | | | | |
| 1928 | Ira Rodgers | 8–2 | | | | | |
| 1929 | Ira Rodgers | 4–3–3 | | | | | |
| 1930 | Ira Rodgers | 5–5 | | | | | |
| Greasy Neale (Independent) (1931–1933) ||||||||
| 1931 | Greasy Neale | 4–6 | | | | | |
| 1932 | Greasy Neale | 5–5 | | | | | |
| 1933 | Greasy Neale | 3–5–3 | | | | | |
| Charles Tallman (Independent) (1934–1936) ||||||||
| 1934 | Charles Tallman | 6–4 | | | | | |
| 1935 | Charles Tallman | 3–4–2 | | | | | |
| 1936 | Charles Tallman | 6–4 | | | | | |
| Marshall Glenn (Independent) (1937–1939) ||||||||
| 1937 | Marshall Glenn | 8–1–1 | | | W Sun | | |
| 1938 | Marshall Glenn | 4–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1939 | Marshall Glenn | 2–6–1 | | | | | |
| Bill Kern (Independent) (1940–1942) ||||||||
| 1940 | Bill Kern | 4–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1941 | Bill Kern | 4–6 | | | | | |
| 1942 | Bill Kern | 5–4 | | | | | |
| Ira Rodgers (Independent) (1943–1945) ||||||||
| 1943 | Ira Rodgers | 4–3 | | | | | |
| 1944 | Ira Rodgers | 5–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1945 | Ira Rodgers | 2–6–1 | | | | | |
| Bill Kern (Independent) (1946–1947) ||||||||
| 1946 | Bill Kern | 5–5 | | | | | |
| 1947 | Bill Kern | 6–4 | | | | | |
| Dudley DeGroot (Independent) (1948–1949) ||||||||
| 1948 | Dudley DeGroot | 9–3 | | | W Sun | | |
| 1949 | Dudley DeGroot | 4–6–1 | | | | | |
| Art Lewis (Southern Conference) (1950–1959) ||||||||
| 1950 | Art Lewis | 2–8 | 1–3 | 14th | | | |
| 1951 | Art Lewis | 5–5 | 2–3 | 10th | | | |
| 1952 | Art Lewis | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1953 | Art Lewis | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L Sugar | 13 | 10 |
| 1954 | Art Lewis | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | | | 12 |
| 1955 | Art Lewis | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | | 17 | 19 |
| 1956 | Art Lewis | 6–4 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1957 | Art Lewis | 7–2–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | | | |
| 1958 | Art Lewis | 4–5–1 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1959 | Art Lewis | 3–7 | 2–2 | 6th | | | |
| Gene Corum (Southern Conference) (1960–1965) ||||||||
| 1960 | Gene Corum | 0–8–2 | 0–2–1 | 9th | | | |
| 1961 | Gene Corum | 4–6 | 2–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1962 | Gene Corum | 8–2 | 4–0 | 2nd | | | |
| 1963 | Gene Corum | 4–6 | 3–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1964 | Gene Corum | 7–4 | 5–0 | 1st | L Liberty | | |
| 1965 | Gene Corum | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
| Jim Carlen (Southern Conference) (1966–1967) ||||||||
| 1966 | Jim Carlen | 3–5–2 | 3–0 | 2nd | | | |
| 1967 | Jim Carlen | 5–4–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | | | |
| Jim Carlen (Independent) (1968–1969) ||||||||
| 1968 | Jim Carlen | 7–3 | | | | | |
| 1969 | Jim Carlen | 10–1 | | | W Peach | | 17 |
| Bobby Bowden (Independent) (1970–1975) ||||||||
| 1970 | Bobby Bowden | 8–3 | | | | | |
| 1971 | Bobby Bowden | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1972 | Bobby Bowden | 8–4 | | | L Peach | | |
| 1973 | Bobby Bowden | 6–5 | | | | | |
| 1974 | Bobby Bowden | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1975 | Bobby Bowden | 9–3 | | | W Peach | 17 | 20 |
| Frank Cignetti (Independent) (1976–1979) ||||||||
| 1976 | Frank Cignetti | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1977 | Frank Cignetti | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1978 | Frank Cignetti | 2–9 | | | | | |
| 1979 | Frank Cignetti | 5–6 | | | | | |
| Don Nehlen (Independent) (1980–1990) ||||||||
| 1980 | Don Nehlen | 6–6 | | | | | |
| 1981 | Don Nehlen | 9–3 | | | W Peach | 18 | 17 |
| 1982 | Don Nehlen | 9–3 | | | L Gator | 19 | 19 |
| 1983 | Don Nehlen | 9–3 | | | W Hall of Fame Classic | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | Don Nehlen | 8–4 | | | W Bluebonnet | 18 | |
| 1985 | Don Nehlen | 7–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1986 | Don Nehlen | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1987 | Don Nehlen | 6–6 | | | L Sun | | |
| 1988 | Don Nehlen | 11–1 | | | L Fiesta | 5 | 5 |
| 1989 | Don Nehlen | 8–3–1 | | | L Gator | | 21 |
| 1990 | Don Nehlen | 4–7 | | | | | |
| Don Nehlen (Big East Conference) (1991–2000) ||||||||
| 1991 | Don Nehlen | 6–5 | 3–4 | | | | |
| 1992 | Don Nehlen | 5–4–2 | 2–3–1 | | | | |
| 1993 | Don Nehlen | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Sugar | 6 | 7 |
| 1994 | Don Nehlen | 7–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | L Carquest | | |
| 1995 | Don Nehlen | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1996 | Don Nehlen | 8–4 | 4–3 | 4th | L Gator | | |
| 1997 | Don Nehlen | 7–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | L Carquest | | |
| 1998 | Don Nehlen | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Insight.com | | |
| 1999 | Don Nehlen | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 2000 | Don Nehlen | 7–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | W Music City | | |
| Rich Rodriguez (Big East Conference) (2001–2007) ||||||||
| 2001 | Rich Rodriguez | 3–8 | 1–6 | 7th | | | |
| 2002 | Rich Rodriguez | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Continental Tire | 20 | 25 |
| 2003 | Rich Rodriguez | 8–5 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Gator | | |
| 2004 | Rich Rodriguez | 8–4 | 4–2 | T–1st | L Gator | | |
| 2005 | Rich Rodriguez | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Sugar$^†$ | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | Rich Rodriguez | 11–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W Gator | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | Rich Rodriguez | 11–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Fiesta$^†$ | 6 | 6 |
| Bill Stewart (Big East Conference) (2007–2010) ||||||||
| 2008 | Bill Stewart | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W Meineke Car Care | | 23 |
| 2009 | Bill Stewart | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Gator | 22 | 25 |
| 2010 | Bill Stewart | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L Champs Sports | | |
| Dana Holgorsen (Big East Conference) (2011) ||||||||
| 2011 | Dana Holgorsen | 10–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Orange$^†$ | 18 | 17 |
| Dana Holgorsen (Big 12 Conference) (2012–2018) ||||||||
| 2012 | Dana Holgorsen | 7–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | L Pinstripe | | |
| 2013 | Dana Holgorsen | 4–8 | 2–7 | T–7th | | | |
| 2014 | Dana Holgorsen | 7–6 | 5–4 | T–4th | L Liberty | | |
| 2015 | Dana Holgorsen | 8–5 | 4–5 | 5th | W Cactus | | |
| 2016 | Dana Holgorsen | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L Russell | 17 | 18 |
| 2017 | Dana Holgorsen | 7–6 | 5–4 | T–4th | L Heart of Dallas | | |
| 2018 | Dana Holgorsen | 8–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | L Camping World | 22 | 20 |
| Neal Brown (Big 12 Conference) (2019–present) ||||||||
| 2019 | Neal Brown | 5–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | | | |
| 2020 | Neal Brown | 6–4 | 4–4 | 6th | W Liberty | | |
| 2021 | Neal Brown | 6–7 | 4–5 | 6th | L Guaranteed Rate | | |
| 2022 | Neal Brown | 5–7 | 3–6 | 9th | | | |
| 2023 | Neal Brown | 9–4 | 6–3 | T–4th | W Duke's Mayo | 25 | |
| Total: | Total: | 768-513-45 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||