A recent posting once again set off a flurry of attacks on WVUs previous coach. Some of the attacks were about the wins DH brought to Mountaineer nation, or rather the "quality" of those wins.
So here's a look at WVU's last four coaches, from Brown through Rodriguez-- and the wins they had during their terms at WVU over RANKED opponents.
BROWN--3 wins over ranked opponents. 1 top 15.
2021
15 VT
22 ISU
2020
16 KSU
D HOLGORSEN---9 wins over ranked opponents. 6 top 15, 1 top 10, 1 top 5
2018
25 at Texas Tech
15 at Texas
2017
14 ISU
2014
4 Baylor
2013
11 OK State
2012
25 Baylor
11 at Texas
2011
23 Cincinnati
14 Clemson (OB)
B STEWART 2 Wins vs. ranked opponents. 2 top fifteen/2 top ten wins, 1 top 5 (*1 with RR's team)
2009
8 Pitt
2007/8 (RRs team)
3 (FIESTA) Oklahoma
R RODRIGUEZ 10 Wins vs. ranked opponents. 4 top 15 wins. 2 top ten wins, 1 top 5 win.
2007
25 at Rutgers
21 at Cincinnati
20 Connecticut
2006
13 Rutgers
2005
19 Louisville
8 N Georgia
2004
21 Maryland
2003
3 VT
16 Pitt
2002
13 at VT
So here's a look at WVU's last four coaches, from Brown through Rodriguez-- and the wins they had during their terms at WVU over RANKED opponents.
BROWN--3 wins over ranked opponents. 1 top 15.
2021
15 VT
22 ISU
2020
16 KSU
D HOLGORSEN---9 wins over ranked opponents. 6 top 15, 1 top 10, 1 top 5
2018
25 at Texas Tech
15 at Texas
2017
14 ISU
2014
4 Baylor
2013
11 OK State
2012
25 Baylor
11 at Texas
2011
23 Cincinnati
14 Clemson (OB)
B STEWART 2 Wins vs. ranked opponents. 2 top fifteen/2 top ten wins, 1 top 5 (*1 with RR's team)
2009
8 Pitt
2007/8 (RRs team)
3 (FIESTA) Oklahoma
R RODRIGUEZ 10 Wins vs. ranked opponents. 4 top 15 wins. 2 top ten wins, 1 top 5 win.
2007
25 at Rutgers
21 at Cincinnati
20 Connecticut
2006
13 Rutgers
2005
19 Louisville
8 N Georgia
2004
21 Maryland
2003
3 VT
16 Pitt
2002
13 at VT