Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry

Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry
First meetingOctober 18, 1919
West Virginia, 27–0
Latest meetingSeptember 4, 2021
Maryland, 30–24
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total53
All-time seriesWest Virginia leads, 28–23–2 (.528)
Largest victoryMaryland, 54–7 (1951)
Longest win streakWest Virginia, 7 (2004–2012)
Current win streakMaryland, 1 (2021–present)
110km
68miles
Maryland
West Virginia
Locations of Maryland and West Virginia

The Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Maryland Terrapins and West Virginia Mountaineers. The two schools are strong rivals due to several factors, including similar recruiting areas and the relatively short distance between each other, approximately 210 miles (340 km) apart. The two teams first played in 1919 and the series ran uninterrupted from 1980 to 2007. West Virginia leads the series 28–23–2. The two teams met for the Gator Bowl for a rematch at the end of the 2003 season. Until the series first lapsed in 2007, the game was the longest continuously running non-conference game for both schools. The two teams would again play every year from 2010 to 2015, but only once (2021) in a decade since.