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West Virginia football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 7 at home and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 27. 9 in the Big 12. Next up: at home against Coastal Carolina on Sep 5.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Coastal Carolina | |
| Sep 12 | vs UT Martin | |
| Sep 19 | at Virginia | |
| Sep 26 | vs Oklahoma State | TBC |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Iowa State | TBC |
| Oct 10 | vs Arizona | TBC |
| Oct 17 | vs Cincinnati | TBC |
| Oct 24 | at TCU | TBC |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at Texas Tech | TBC |
| Nov 14 | vs Kansas | TBC |
| Nov 21 | vs Houston | TBC |
| Nov 27 | at Utah |
West Virginia's 2026 season
West Virginia plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 7 at home at Milan Puskar Stadium and 5 away, opening on Sep 5 and finishing on Nov 27. 9 of them are Big 12 games and 3 are not — which is the shape of a college season: a short non-conference run, most of it early, and then two months inside the conference. The longest run at home is 2 games, from Sep 5 to Sep 12; the longest run on the road is 2, from Oct 24 to Nov 7.
The non-conference games are against Coastal Carolina on Sep 5, UT Martin on Sep 12, Virginia on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the Big 12, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 8 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how West Virginia's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Big 12 grid puts all 16 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does West Virginia play next?
West Virginia's next game is at home against Coastal Carolina on Sep 5. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does West Virginia play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 7 at home at Milan Puskar Stadium and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 27. 9 are against Big 12 opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does West Virginia play outside the Big 12 in 2026?
3 games: Coastal Carolina on Sep 5, UT Martin on Sep 12, Virginia on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the Big 12, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
Why do some of West Virginia's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 8 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
Does West Virginia play at a neutral site in 2026?
Yes — one game: Bank of America Stadium on Sep 19. A neutral venue shows no stadium clock in the game details, because its timezone is not the home team's.
What time do West Virginia's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
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