West Virginia Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 2663. Average per year is 66.575

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
322	On Oct 22, 2003, unranked West Virginia defeated 3rd ranked Virginia Tech by 21 points at home.	230	0	92
220	On Oct 18, 2014, unranked West Virginia defeated 4th ranked Baylor by 14 points at home.	220	0	0
204	On Sep 11, 1982, unranked West Virginia defeated 9th ranked Oklahoma by 14 points away.	170	34	0
180	On Nov 27, 2009, unranked West Virginia defeated 8th ranked Pitt by 3 points at home.	180	0	0
160	On Oct 20, 1984, 20th ranked West Virginia defeated 4th ranked Boston College by 1 points at home.	160	0	0
156	On Nov 20, 2002, unranked West Virginia defeated 13th ranked Virginia Tech by 3 points away.	130	26	0
150	On Sep 28, 2013, unranked West Virginia defeated 11th ranked Oklahoma State by 9 points at home.	150	0	0
144	On Oct 2, 2003, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 2nd ranked Miami (FL) by 2 points away.	120	24	0
140	On Nov 15, 2003, unranked West Virginia defeated 16th ranked Pitt by 21 points at home.	100	0	40
126	On Nov 13, 2009, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 5th ranked Cincinnati by 3 points away.	105	21	0
120	On Nov 21, 1987, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 6th ranked Syracuse by 1 points away.	100	20	0
120	On Nov 4, 2017, unranked West Virginia defeated 14th ranked Iowa State by 4 points at home.	120	0	0
115	On Nov 6, 1999, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 3rd ranked Virginia Tech by 2 points at home.	115	0	0
110	On Nov 7, 1998, unranked West Virginia defeated 15th ranked Syracuse by 7 points at home.	110	0	0
84	On Oct 31, 2019, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 12th ranked Baylor by 3 points away.	70	14	0
75	On Dec 25, 1987, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 11th ranked Oklahoma State by 2 points at a neutral site.	75	0	0
72	On Oct 2, 1982, 14th ranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 2nd ranked Pitt by 3 points away.	60	12	0
65	On Nov 17, 2012, unranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 13th ranked Oklahoma by 1 points at home.	65	0	0
50	On Oct 17, 1992, 24th ranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 14th ranked Syracuse by 3 points at home.	50	0	0
50	On Nov 1, 2014, 20th ranked West Virginia narrowly lost to 10th ranked Texas Christian by 1 points at home.	50	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.