2017 The 2017 Season

West Virginia's 2017 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #24 post-bowls
SP+ -0.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Virg Tec 24-31 W vs East Car 56-20 W vs Dela Sta 59-16 W @ Kansas 56-34 L @ TCU 24-31 W vs Texa Tec 46-35 W @ Baylor 38-36 L vs Okla St 39-50 W vs Iowa St 20-16 W @ Kans Sta 28-23 L vs Texas 14-28 L @ Okla 31-59 L vs Utah 14-30 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2017.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: West Virginia 59, Delaware State 16. A 43-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: West Virginia 31, Oklahoma 59. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: West Virginia fell to Utah 14-30 in the postseason.

"Let's Go Mountaineers"
— West Virginia fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

2017 is a middle chapter for West Virginia — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.