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West Virginia

FBSI · 1985 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 52–13
4Week 4 · Sep 17Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–7W 20–18
5Week 5 · Sep 24Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–3L 0–28
6Week 6 · Oct 1Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1T 10–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 24–9
9Week 9 · Oct 22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 13–6
10Week 10 · Oct 29Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 0–27
11Week 11 · Nov 5Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC6–5L 7–27
12Week 12 · Nov 12Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1W 27–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 23–10
15Week 15 · Dec 3Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 13–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.277
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-9+29
  • Syracuse +7
  • Virginia Tech +6
  • Duke +4
  • Boston College +4
  • Temple +4
  • Louisville +2
  • Rutgers +2
  • Pittsburgh 0
  • Penn State -1
  • Maryland -3
  • Virginia -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.682 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
+2
-28
0
+15
+7
-27
-20
+27
+13
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#561980#231981#81982#91983#161984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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