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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 682-643-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 682-643-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 191-284-4
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 470-272-26
 Away Record 180-346-21
 
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  17-27
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Richmond in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Virginia won 34-17 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Virginia vs. Richmond 30-3-2 90.9% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Richmond
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Wake Forest
 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
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 0-0
 
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 133-132
 20 or more  113-65
 30 or more 78-16
 40 or more 37-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 29-1
 10 or more 104-159
 20 or more 52-140
 30 or more 17-102
 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

The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.