Every Post-Bye Week Game in Rich Rodriguez’s Career Broken Down by Year and Team

A detailed look at how the West Virginia head coach has fared out of the bye week.

Sep 6, 2025; Athens, Ohio, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Rich Rodriguez during warmups prior to their game against the Ohio Bobcats at Peden Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images | Ben Queen-Imagn Images

There's no game for West Virginia this week, and that's a good thing for everyone involved. The players can get rested and healed up. The coaches can take a step back and try to find some answers to their problems. And for the fans, it's a week off from watching a very disappointing product.

So, what can Mountaineer fans look forward to out of the bye week? Historically speaking, a win. Rich Rodriguez is 21-7 when coming off a bye week as a Division I head coach. Below, I broke down the results of every game after the bye week, of every year, of every stop during his career.

West Virginia

2001: vs. Kent State W 34-14, at No. 1 Miami L 3-45

2002: vs. East Carolina W 37-17, at No. 13 Virginia Tech W 21-18

2003: at No. 2 Miami L 20-22, vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech W 28-7

2004: at UConn W 31-19, at Pitt L 13-16

2005: vs. UConn W 45-13, vs. Pitt W 45-13

2006: at Mississippi State W 42-14, at No. 5 Louisville L 34-44

2007: vs. Mississippi State W 38-13, vs. Louisville W 38-31

Breakdown

Record: 10-4

Home Record off bye: 7-0

Away Record off bye: 3-4

vs. Top 25: 2-3

Michigan

2008: vs. No. 9 Wisconsin W 27-25

2009: Bye was after all 12 games were played

2010: at Penn State L 31-41

Breakdown

Record: 1-1

Home Record off bye: 1-0

Away Record off bye: 0-1

vs. Top 25: 1-0

Arizona

2012: vs. Washington W 52-17

2013: at No. 16 Washington L 13-31, at USC L 31-38

2014: at No. 2 Oregon W 31-24, at Washington State W 59-37

2015: Bye was after all 12 games were played

2016: vs. Stanford L 10-34

2017: at Colorado W 45-42

Breakdown

Record: 4-3

Home Record off bye: 1-1

Away Record off bye: 3-2

vs. Top 25: 1-1

Jacksonville State

2022: vs. North Alabama W 47-31, vs. Eastern Kentucky W 42-17

2023: vs. Eastern Michigan W 21-0, vs. Louisiana Tech W 56-17

2024: at Kennesaw State W 63-24, vs. Middle Tennessee State W 42-20

Breakdown

Record: 6-0

Home Record off bye: 5-0

Away Record off bye: 1-0

vs. Top 25: 0-0

The full record breakdown

Overall record off bye: 21-8

Home Record off bye: 14-1

Away Record off bye: 7-7

vs. Top 25: 4-4

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