The West Virginia University Rifle Team has announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season. The Mountaineers will be celebrating their 75th season in program history this year. Read more: WVU Rifle Announces 2025-26 Schedule.
WVU Rifle Upcoming Schedule
West Virginia will open the season on the road in Memphis, Tennessee. They will take on the Tigers on October 4th at R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range. The matchup against Memphis will serve as the first Great American Rifle Conference match of the season. The Mountaineers will continue on the road and travel to Murray, Kentucky to face Murray State on October 5th.
West Virginia will compete in their third straight road match to open the season as they will face Virginia Military Institute in Lexington City, Virginia.
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The Mountaineers will open their home schedule on November 1st when they welcome Mount Aloysius to Morgantown.
The Mountaineers will hit the road again as they will travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana for a neutral site matchup against TCU on November 8th before going to Columbus, Ohio to face the Buckeyes on November 9th.
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West Virginia will return home to finish out the season on January 17th for a matchup against Akron, Navy (Jan 24th), Army (Jan 31st), Kentucky (Feb 14th). All four matchups to open the spring are Great America Rifle Conference Matchups.
West Virginia will open up the postseason by hosting the NCAA Qualifier (team to be named at a later date) on February 21st.
The Mountaineers will travel to West Point, New York for the 2026 GARC Championships from February 28th- March 1st where the Mountaineers will compete for their third straight tournament title.
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The NCCA Championship
If West Virginia qualifies, the Mountaineers will compete in the 2026 NCAA Championship from March 14th- 15th, this year’s championships will be hosted by Ohio State and held at Converse Hall in Columbus, Ohio (times for all postseason events will be announced at a later date).
The Mountaineers finished last season with a 13-0 record with a 5-0 mark in the GARC. West Virginia also won the GARC Tournament title in 2025. The Mountaineers are looking for their eighth NCAA National Championship under Hammond after they won the title last season. West Virginia’s postseason success marks their 20th NCAA Title in program history (most in the nation).
