Virginia Tech – West Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Virginia Tech Hokies and West Virginia Mountaineers . The teams met 52 times between 1912 and 2017 , every year from 1973 to 2005 , and as conference foes from 1991 to 2003 as members of the Big East Conference . The winner of the game receives the Black Diamond Trophy sponsored by Rish Equipment Company , headquartered in Bluefield , West Virginia . It was introduced in 1997 and was meant to symbolize the Appalachian region 's rich coal heritage ( the phrase " black diamond " is often used as a term for coal . ) Virginia Tech held the trophy in six of the nine years in which it was contested , but West Virginia leads the all-time series 28 – 23 – 1 . The last game was played on September 3 , 2017 at FedEx Field in Landover , MD ; Virginia Tech won 31 – 24
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry