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Virginia Football Team History


Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
 Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819
Stadium: Scott Stadium
Capacity: 62,500
Colors: Navy Blue & Orange
Coach: Tony Elliot
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Virginia 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1888  
  1917 - Did not field a team.
  1918 - Did not field a team.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1908, 1989, 1995
Division Championships
  2019
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 684-643-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 684-643-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 192-284-4
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 471-272-26
 Away Record 181-346-21
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 80
 Losing Seasons (#1)53
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (1989)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2016)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 136 (11/8/1890)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 464 (1990)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 115 (11/1/1890)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 428 (1975)
 Largest Margin of Victory 136 (11/8/1890)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 115 (11/1/1890)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 136 (11/8/1890)
 Last Shutout 10/16/2021
 Last Time Shutout 11/24/2017
 Shutouts All-Time 271
 Been Shutout All-Time 168
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 10 (10/20/1951-10/18/1952)
 Longest Losing  28 (10/4/1958-12/3/1960)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 8-13-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  19-27
 2010-19  51-74
 2000-09  65-59
 1990-99 78-40
 1980-89 55-57-2
 1970-79 32-77-1
 1960-69 39-60-1
 1950-59 36-60-1
 1940-49 53-31-6
 1930-39 29-56-9
 1920-29 46-35-10
Next Game
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Maryland in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Virginia lost 14-42 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Virginia vs. Maryland 32-47-2 40.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Richmond  34-13 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Wake Forest  31-30 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Maryland  
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Coastal Carolina  
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Boston College  
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Louisville  
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Clemson  
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. North Carolina  
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Pittsburgh  
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Notre Dame  
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Southern Methodist  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Virginia Tech  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-0
  Scoring65-43
  Conference Record1-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record1-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Georgia Tech 2-11-0
Syracuse 2-01-0
Virginia 2-01-0
Boston College 1-0
California 2-0
Clemson 1-1
Duke 2-0
Florida State 0-20-2
Louisville 2-0
Miami 2-0
North Carolina 2-0
North Carolina State 1-1
Pittsburgh 2-0
Southern Methodist 2-1
Stanford 1-1
Virginia Tech 1-1
Wake Forest 1-10-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Virginia & North Carolina have played 127 games.
Virginia has won 58 games.
North Carolina has won 65 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-28
 10 or more 135-132
 20 or more  115-65
 30 or more 80-16
 40 or more 37-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 29-1
 10 or more 106-159
 20 or more 53-140
 30 or more 18-102
 40 or more 4-43
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

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