It's not an uncommon activity among sports fans to draw comparisons between teams from different sports leagues, or between organizations at different levels of the sport. A recent social media post from sports betting company FanDuel explored such a scenario that saw WVU football earn a comparison to an NFL organization -- and not for a reason that will excite West Virginia fans.
The post compared different college football programs to organizations in the NFC, and the West Virginia Mountaineers saw themselves matched up with the Minnesota Vikings on the list. So what exactly is similar enough between WVU and the Vikings? Well, it has something to do with winning about as much as possible without capturing the ultimate prize.
🏈 Bears = Nebraska
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) August 23, 2025
🏈 Cowboys = Tennessee
🏈 Lions = Colorado
EVERY NFC TEAM AS A COLLEGE 👇#CFB | #NFL | #FuturesDay pic.twitter.com/YfhPvD2Zsf
The Mountaineers boast an all-time program record of 787-533-45, which is 15th among FBS programs in all-time victories -- and WVU just so happens to be the winningest FBS team that has never captured a national championship on the gridiron. The next closest FBS tea without a title to their name is the Mountaineers' rival Virginia Tech, who have 778 wins -- just nine less than WVU.
The Vikings, meanwhile, are one of just 12 teams to never win a Super Bowl in the NFL, but hold an all-time record of 537-438 (a winning percentage of .551), which is the seventh-best winning percentage in NFL history and the best of any team without a Super Bowl ring to their name.
Ironically enough, WVU does not hold the best winning percentage of FBS non-national champions, nor does Minnesota hold the most all-time total wins of non-Super Bowl champions. But they can both count themselves in at least category as the winningest program at their level of the sport to never capture the biggest prize of them all. Luckily for Mountaineer fans, head coach Rich Rodriguez seems to have faith in his ability to achieve that goal in Morgantown.