Rivalry leaderboard
Miami-Virginia Tech Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 70/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 41
- Series record
- Miami 26-15 Virginia Tech
- Tracked years
- 1953-2024
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2001Week 15
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 26, Virginia Tech 24
Winner: Miami
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 2000Week 11
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 21, Miami 41
Winner: Miami
No. 2 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Miami · 20-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2004Week 15
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 16, Miami 10
Winner: Virginia Tech
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2005Week 10
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 27, Virginia Tech 7
Winner: Miami
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech · 20-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Virginia Tech vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2002Week 16
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 45, Miami 56
Winner: Miami
No. 18 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Miami · 11-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2003Week 11
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 7, Virginia Tech 31
Winner: Virginia Tech
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech · 24-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1994Week 10
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 3, Miami 24
Winner: Miami
No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 Miami · 21-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1966PostseasonNeutral site
Virginia Tech vs. Miami
Virginia Tech 7, Miami 14
Winner: Miami
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Miami · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1987Week 12
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 13, Miami 27
Winner: Miami
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Miami · 14-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1968Week 6
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 8, Miami 13
Winner: Miami
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 Miami · 5-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1981Week 11
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 14, Miami 21
Winner: Miami
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 Miami · 7-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1992Week 9
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 43, Virginia Tech 23
Winner: Miami
No. 1 Miami vs. Unranked Virginia Tech · 20-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1982Week 3
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 14, Virginia Tech 8
Winner: Miami
No. 15 Miami vs. Unranked Virginia Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1993Week 4
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 2, Miami 21
Winner: Miami
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Miami · 19-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1997Week 12
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 25, Virginia Tech 27
Winner: Virginia Tech
Unranked Miami vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1995Week 5
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 7, Virginia Tech 13
Winner: Virginia Tech
No. 17 Miami vs. Unranked Virginia Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1996Week 13
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 21, Miami 7
Winner: Virginia Tech
No. 21 Virginia Tech vs. No. 18 Miami · 14-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1999Week 12
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 10, Virginia Tech 43
Winner: Virginia Tech
No. 19 Miami vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech · 33-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 2/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1998Week 4
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 27, Miami 20
Winner: Virginia Tech
No. 21 Virginia Tech vs. Unranked Miami · 7-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.