The Cincinnati Bearcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers will meet on Saturday, November 9th. And on Monday, the Big 12 Conference announced that the game will kick off at 11 a.m. CT on FS1.
Cincinnati has a solid season this fall, with a 5-3 overall record and 3-2 in Big 12 play. Despite having an outside chance to reach the Big 12 title game in Arlington, the road ahead became significantly tougher after the team dropped a game in Week 9 to No. 23 Colorado.
While the fanbase may vocally be up and arms about the 2024 season, West Virginia holds a 3-2 record in league play as well, with a 4-4 overall record. Recently, in Week 9, West Virginia bounced back with a 31-26 win over Arizona.
In Week 11, West Virginia takes on Baylor in Waco, and Cincinnati heads to Ames to face No. 11 Iowa State.
Cincinnati vs. West Virginia History
Cincinnati and West Virginia meet for the second time since 2011 when the Mountaineers barely clipped the Bearcats 24-21 on the road. The win gave West Virginia their 17th win, continuing the series domination.
All time, West Virginia leads the series over Cincinnati 17-3-1. The first meeting came in 1921 when West Virginia won 50-0 in the second-largest margin of victory ever in the series (69-3, 1989). Cincinnati’s largest margin of victory has been three points in back-to-back seasons, 2008-2009.
West Virginia’s longest winning streak was seven games from 1921 to 2002. Since 2010, it has compiled a three-game winning streak in the series.
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