Quarterback Perry Hills plays in the Terps’ 31-21 loss to West Virginia in 2012. The Mountaineers defense sacked Hill five times. Charlie DeBoyace/The Diamondback
Randy Edsall will tell you West Virginia is the Terrapins football team’s fiercest rival. So before the Mountaineers visit Byrd Stadium on Saturday, The Diamondback has compiled a list of the matchup’s recent history.
2014
The Terps (2-0) host a much-improved West Virginia (1-1) team that challenged No. 3 Alabama in week one before thrashing Towson last Saturday.
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2013: Terps 37, Mountaineers 0
West Virginia committed three six turnovers, and the Terps took advantage by plastering the Mountaineers on rainy day at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
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2012: Mountaineers 31, Terps 21
Quarterback Perry Hills and the Terps traveled to West Virginia as heavy underdogs, but the game didn’t play out in lopsided fashion. Still, the Mountaineers relied on big plays from wide receiver Tavon Austin to claim a victory.
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2011: Mountaineers 37, Terps 31
After beating Miami in Edsall’s first game as coach, the Terps entered a home matchup against West Virginia in week two with high expectations. But quarterback Danny O’Brien threw three interceptions, and the Terps fell to the then-No. 18 Mountaineers.
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2010: Mountainers 31, Terps 17
The Terps fell, 31-17, in Morgantown, West Virginia, in former coach Ralph Friedgen’s final bout with the Mountaineers.
