West Virginia and Virginia meet on Saturday 19 September 2026 in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Charlotte Sports Foundation lists a 7:30 p.m. local kick-off. It is a college-football game on a neutral site, not a conference fixture on a home campus.

Virginia’s official site, in a 13 September preview, described a 2–0 side then ranked No. 25, facing a West Virginia team also 2–0. A WSLS report on 16 September repeated those records. The marks stand until Saturday’s whistle; this article does not update standings after games that have not been played.

The same coverage calls it the first regular-season meeting between the programmes in 41 years. Virginia leads the series 12–10–1 and has won the last three. The most recent meeting was the 2002 Continental Tire Bowl, also in Charlotte, 48–22 to the Cavaliers.

The listed broadcast is ACC Network. For both squads it is also a first outing away from their home stadiums this season. The stake is more than a prestige exhibition: a 3–0 start would change the tone of the months ahead, without settling a conference race.

Organisers and the universities advise visitors to check stadium rules on bags, digital tickets and entry. Ticket prices West Virginia advertised in summer on WVUGAME.com referred to limited public allotments; availability on 18 September should be checked at source, not from a July notice.

Charlotte will host the Mayo Classic in later years with other pairings. For 2026 the bill remains Mountaineers against Cavaliers. The article does not predict a score and does not compare playbooks beyond what the programmes have published.

Supporters travelling in should confirm kick-off and gates through the Charlotte Sports Foundation, the stadium and the two universities. Until an official change, the appointment is 19 September, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Stadium.

Image: Capt. Wayne Capps, USAFR, Bank of America Stadium. Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Not a photograph of the 19 September 2026 game. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: Charlotte Sports Foundation — Duke's Mayo Classic; Virginia Athletics — Next Test Awaits Hoos in Charlotte.