2021 The 2021 Season

West Virginia's 2021 season (6-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 6-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +1.4 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Maryland 24-30 W vs Long Uni 66-0 W vs Virg Tec 27-21 L @ Okla 13-16 L vs Texa Tec 20-23 L @ Baylor 20-45 W @ TCU 29-17 W vs Iowa St 38-31 L vs Okla St 3-24 L @ Kans Sta 17-34 W vs Texas 31-23 W @ Kansas 34-28 L @ Minnes 6-18 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: West Virginia 66, Long Island University 0. A 66-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: West Virginia 20, Baylor 45. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: West Virginia fell to Minnesota 6-18 in the postseason.

"Let's Go Mountaineers"
— West Virginia fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What It Meant

2021 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.