On Wednesday, West Virginia football announced the addition of two future football games to be held at Bank of America Stadum in Charlotte, North Carolina — a budding area that is rich with Mountaineer fans.
According to a release from the University, the Mountaineers will face the Virginia Cavaliers in both of the future matchups, with the first coming on September 19, 2026 and the second on September 4, 2032.
These two games will serve as the first and third games in a six-year stretch where WVU will play in Charlotte, as they will retain the previously scheduled matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2028.
“The Charlotte region has a huge amount of WVU alumni, and adding these two games allows us to further engage our fans in the region, while putting a quality ACC regional opponent on our schedule,” West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker said. “Our players get to play in a great NFL football stadium and working with the Charlotte Sports Foundation over the years has proved to be a great partnership.”
With the addition of these games, West Virginia has also notified East Carolina that it will use the cancellation clause in its contract with the Pirates to cancel the previously scheduled Sept. 19, 2026, game in Greenville, North Carolina.
“In today’s ever-changing landscape of college athletics, the financial aspect of adding these two games in Charlotte is far too important for us to pass up,” Baker added. “Aside from all the positives of playing a neutral site game in Charlotte, we have a fiscal responsibility to our future, and adding these two games makes strong financial sense for our department.
“We have had positive and constructive conversations with our colleagues at East Carolina, and we are committed to helping and working with them to find a replacement for their home game in 2026.”
Despite their proximity, West Virginia has not faced the Cavaliers since the 2002 season, when UVA defeated the Mountaineers 48-22 in the inaugural Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte. Virginia holds a 12-10-1 advantage in the all-time series between the two.
