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 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 687-650-48
Winning Pct. 51%
Vacated Wins 0
Forfeit Games 0
Adjusted Record 687-650-48
Winning Pct. 51%
National Championships 0
Conference Titles 3
Division Titles 1
Conference Record 194-289-4
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record 472-276-26
Away Record 183-349-21
By The Numbers
Seasons 135
Winning Seasons (#1)
80
Losing Seasons (#1) 54
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 22-34
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
2024 Season
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Richmond
34-13 W Sat., Sep. 7 @
Wake Forest
31-30 W Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Maryland
13-27 L Sat., Sep. 21 @
Coastal Carolina
43-24 W Sat., Sep. 28 OPEN Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Boston College
24-14 W Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Louisville
20-24 L Sat., Oct. 19 @
Clemson
31-48 L Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
North Carolina
14-41 L Sat., Nov. 2 OPEN Sat., Nov. 9 @
Pittsburgh
24-19 W Sat., Nov. 16 @
Notre Dame
14-35 L Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Southern Methodist
7-33 L Sat., Nov. 30 @
Virginia Tech
17-37 L
2024 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Scoring 272-345
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 3-3
Longest Running Rivalry
Virginia & North Carolina have played 128 games.
Virginia has won 58 games.
North Carolina has won 66 games.
with 4 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring Record
less than 10 0-29
10 or more 138-138
20 or more
118-67
30 or more 81-17
40 or more 38-2
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 29-1
10 or more 109-166
20 or more 54-147
30 or more 18-107
40 or more 4-45
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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.