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By The Numbers: West Virginia vs. Top Ten Teams at Home
By The Numbers: West Virginia vs. Top Ten Teams at Home
When West Virginia hosts No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday, they will have a chance to pick up their fourth ranked win of the season, but it would be their first at home.
Ranked teams coming to play at the WVU Coliseum are not uncommon. All-time, WVU is 61-77 against ranked teams in games played at home.
We look at the numbers of West Virginia facing top-ten teams at home ahead of their game against No. 2 Iowa State this weekend.
All-Time Numbers
West Virginia is 23-42 against top-ten teams at home, and since the 2014 season, they are 10-9 against top-ten opponents at home.
West Virginia will be an unranked team this weekend, and WVU is 15-30 against top-ten teams. Against teams ranked fifth or higher in the country, WVU is 9-24. When WVU is an unranked team, they are 9-24 all-time against teams ranked in the top five.
All-time, the average rank when the Mountaineers face top ten teams is 5.4. They are scoring 71.2 points per game, while their opponents are scoring 73.4 points per game.
Breaking Down the Wins
West Virginia has 23 wins against teams ranked in the top ten, with the most recent coming last season against Kansas, when the Mountaineers defeated the Jayhawks 91-85.
The highest rank Iowa State has ever been in a home game for West Virginia is No. 11. This was back in the 2014 season, and the unranked Mountaineers took down the Cyclones 102-77.
In West Virginia’s 23 wins against top-ten opponents at home, the average score is 79.7-70.5, with the average rank of their opponents being 6.1. In WVU’s last 10 games against ranked opponents at home, the Mountaineers are 3-7.
Their three wins came against No. 3 Kansas (2024), No. 10 Texas Tech (2021), and No. 4 Baylor (2020). In those three games, the average score was 85-78.7.
West Virginia is 2-2 against teams ranked No. 2 in the nation, coming against Kansas in 2017 (85-69) and then against UCLA in 2007 (70-65).
Since 2010, West Virginia is 8-5 as an unranked team at home versus top ten teams. Iowa State has been a ranked opponent five times on the road against WVU. West Virginia is 4-1 in those games.
Breaking Down the Losses
West Virginia has 42 losses at home against ranked teams, dating back to 1952.
In those losses, the average score was 66.5-74.9, and the average rank of the opponent was 5.0.
The lone loss to a ranked Iowa State team at home came during the 2014-2015 season when No. 14 WVU lost to No. 17 Iowa State, 74-72. Iowa State has never entered the WVU Coliseum as a top-ten team.
In Big 12 games, WVU is 10-10 against top-ten teams. In those games, the average score is 72.6-72.4 in favor of the Mountaineers. In the losses, the average score is WVU losing 72.5-64.1.
Out of the last 10 games against a top-ten team at home, there have been seven losses for the Mountaineers, including a stretch of five straight from 2021 vs. Texas through 2023 vs. Kansas. In those five games, the average score was WVU losing, 73-63.8.
WVU’s two losses to teams ranked No. 2 in the nation came against Kansas in 2013 (61-56), and to Pitt in 1988 (70-64).
Tip-off between West Virginia and No. 2 Iowa State is set for 5:00 p.m. from the WVU Coliseum on Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN+. This will be the 374th game in program history against a ranked team for the Mountaineers.
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia has plenty of state symbols, be it the black bear as the state animal, the cardinal as the state bird or the rhododendron as the state flower, but did you know that the Mountain State also has its own official gun?
The Hall Flintlock Model 1819 was first manufactured in Harpers Ferry by John H. Hall in 1811 and was adopted by the United States Army in 1819, making it the first breech-loading rifle ever adopted by a country’s military.
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Model 1819 Hall Breechloading Rifle presented by Congress to Gustavous A. Bird for his participation in the Battle of Plattsburgh 9/11/1814 by John C. Bird via the Smithsonian Institution -
Model 1819 Hall Breechloading Rifle presented by Congress to Gustavous A. Bird for his participation in the Battle of Plattsburgh 9/11/1814 by John C. Bird via the Smithsonian Institution
All of this information is listed in Senate Concurrent Resolution 7, which was introduced and passed during the 2013 West Virginia Legislative session, and officially recognizes the Model 1819 as the official firearm of the State of West Virginia.
On top of being created in West Virginia, the resolution also points out that the rifle saw use during the Civil War, an event that directly led to West Virginia’s statehood.
While having an officially recognized state firearm may seem far-fetched, West Virginia is not the only state that has one. As a matter of fact, a fifth of the states in the country have officially designated a state firearm, including West Virginia’s neighbors in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In this world of college football, with the transfer portal and recruiting battles, bad blood is present more than ever before between head coaches.
That’s not the case between the Virginia Tech head coach and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, however. In fact, Franklin revealed at ACC Kickoff on Thursday that the two are actually close friends, dating back to their time at the Nike trip that various coaches take over the summer.
“Dabo’s my guy,” Franklin said on Thursday. “We go way back. We’ve been on the Nike trip for a long time. His wife and my wife are friends.”
The long-time Penn State head coach is making the move to the ACC after being fired from the Nittany Lions in October. 12 seasons of being with the program had Franklin hold a 44-21 record against top 10 opponents, an impressive record for a new conference foe of Swinney’s.
But when that trip comes around, there’s a camaraderie between Swinney and Franklin and both of their wives. In fact, the two hang out with each other instead of the other coaches at times. It simply comes to an “edgy” time in college athletics that raises tempers.
“I’m going to be honest, I wouldn’t say we’re necessarily like the type of people that love a lot of other coaches and a lot of other programs,” Franklin said. “It’s hard when you just compete year-round.”
On Swinney’s end, there are a few who could immediately come to mind among Clemson fans. Perhaps the most recent would be Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, who played the most significant role in the tampering of former linebacker Luke Ferrelli.
It’s a select list of coaches who make the good side of the Tigers’ head coach, and Franklin is certainly on that list. On the other hand, Hokies’ head coach has Swinney on his own shortlist.
“Obviously, tremendous respect for what he has built at Clemson and what he’s done at Clemson, and what he’s done for the ACC,” he said.
The two will see that close relationship face off at Memorial Stadium this upcoming season. Clemson will host the Hokies on Oct. 24 in what could be a potential title-eliminator for the ACC Championship.
Of course, the last game that we’ve seen the Tigers play in was against Franklin’s former team in Penn State at the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. That game ended in a 22-10 contest that saw a foundation of Franklin players end Clemson’s season in disappointment.
Swinney will see many of those players once again in October, including starting quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, in that contest. The anticipated Hokie starter recorded 260 yards and two passing touchdowns on the Tigers in the Bronx that day.
Although friends become foes, another ACC coach has given Swinney his flowers for what he’s been able to do for the conference. In the upcoming moments, Franklin will look to prepare his team to prove itself on one of the biggest stages in the ACC, while Swinney looks to put his team back at the top of a conference he’s dominated for over 15 years.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Extreme drought conditions in parts of Virginia have prompted an emergency drought warning for a wide swath of the region, including Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke counties, along with the cities of Danville, Roanoke, Salem and Martinsville.
The governor has warned that if conditions worsen, she will activate mandatory nonessential water-use restrictions.
In Martinsville, city leaders have issued a voluntary water conservation notice and are urging residents and businesses to cut back where they can. The request comes as local businesses that rely heavily on water say the drought is already affecting day-to-day operations.
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John Hughes, owner of John’s Car Wash, said the dry conditions have hit his business hard in recent weeks. “For the last 3 weeks, it’s been hitting pretty hard. We done three yesterday and haven’t done anything today with the drought and hot weather. Yeah, I’m really concerned about it,” Hughes said.
Restaurants are also feeling the strain. David Kitzmiller, an owner of Be Wiched, said water is essential for routine tasks such as washing dishes and preparing some menu items.
“We use a lot of water for washing dishes and some of our recipes if they limit us in anyway defiently can’t produce and its a scary aspect,” Kitzmiller said.
Kitzmiller added that cutting back is not always realistic for businesses that must meet sanitation needs. “Not really feasible for a business that depends solely relies on water to wash their dishes, so that can’t definitely be an impact there,” he said.
City leaders emphasized that the conservation request is voluntary for now, but they are encouraging everyone to do their part by taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet when it is not in use, washing only full loads of laundry, and limiting outdoor watering whenever possible.
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