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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 687-648-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 687-648-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 193-286-4
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 472-275-26
 Away Record 183-348-21
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 81
 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  22-32
 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
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
 Southern Methodist in a Conference Game
Last Meeting: Virginia and Southern Methodist have never met in a game.
 
     
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Virginia Tech  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Scoring248-275
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 8-23-1
Miami 9-13-0
Southern Methodist 9-13-0
Boston College 5-52-1
Duke 7-32-1
Georgia Tech 6-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-32-2
Stanford 3-72-3
Syracuse 7-32-1
Virginia 5-52-2
Virginia Tech 5-52-2
Florida State 1-91-3
Louisville 6-41-2
North Carolina 6-41-2
North Carolina State 5-51-4
California 5-50-4
Wake Forest 4-60-3
 
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 0-28
 10 or more 138-137
 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 109-164
 20 or more 54-145
 30 or more 18-105
 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.