Program history
Virginia Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 43-134-1
- Win percentage
- 24.4%
- Current streak
- 2W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
43-134-1
178 games · 24.4%
Against Top 10
6-52
58 games · 10.3%
Against Top 5
2-24
26 games · 7.7%
Streaks
2W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26-51-1 | 78 | 34% |
| Road | 13-73 | 86 | 15.1% |
| Neutral | 4-10 | 14 | 28.6% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5-11 | 16 | 31.3% |
| 2010s | 7-20 | 27 | 25.9% |
| 2000s | 13-27 | 40 | 32.5% |
| 1990s | 14-25-1 | 40 | 36.3% |
| 1980s | 4-14 | 18 | 22.2% |
| 1970s | 0-14 | 14 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0-16 | 16 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2022 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2019 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2018 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2013 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2010 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2009 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2008 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2007 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2006 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 2004 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2003 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2002 | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 2001 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2000 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1999 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1998 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1997 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1996 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1995 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1994 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1993 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1992 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1991 | 1-2-1 | 4 | 37.5% |
| 1990 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1989 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1988 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1984 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1983 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1967 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1954 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Florida State, 1995
33-28 · Home · Virginia was No. 24
Win over No. 4
Florida State, 2005
26-21 · Home · Virginia was unranked
Win over No. 6
North Carolina, 1996
20-17 · Home · Virginia was No. 24
Win over No. 7
Georgia Tech, 1999
45-38 · Home · Virginia was unranked
Win over No. 8
Florida State, 2025
46-38 · Home · Virginia was unranked
Win over No. 10
North Carolina, 2023
31-27 · Road · Virginia was unranked
Win over No. 12
Georgia Tech, 2011
24-21 · Home · Virginia was unranked
Win over No. 12
North Carolina, 1993
17-10 · Home · Virginia was No. 21
Win over No. 12
Penn State, 1989
14-6 · Road · Virginia was unranked
Win over No. 13
Texas, 1996
37-13 · Home · Virginia was No. 19
All 178 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 13-7 | No. 25 Missouri | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 2025 | W 46-38 | No. 8 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 7-33 | No. 13 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 14-35 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | W 24-19 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 31-48 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 24-31 | No. 11 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | W 31-27 | No. 10 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 28-31 | No. 17 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 38-48 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 3-28 | No. 7 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 49-66 | No. 25 BYU | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 39-59 | No. 21 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | W 44-41 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 14-19 | No. 11 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 23-41 | No. 1 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 28-36 | No. 6 Florida | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2019 | L 17-62 | No. 3 Clemson | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2019 | W 39-30 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 20-35 | No. 10 Notre Dame | No. 18 | Road |
| 2018 | W 28-0 | No. 24 South Carolina | No. 23 | Neutral |
| 2018 | W 16-13 | No. 16 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 7-49 | No. 25 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 0-10 | No. 24 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 28-44 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 25-32 | No. 5 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 14-35 | No. 22 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 26-44 | No. 24 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 27-34 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 16-34 | No. 13 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 20-34 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 33-41 | No. 21 BYU | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | W 23-21 | No. 21 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 10-59 | No. 9 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 10-59 | No. 2 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 7-27 | No. 17 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 24-43 | No. 24 Auburn | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 0-38 | No. 6 Virginia Tech | No. 24 | Home |
| 2011 | W 14-13 | No. 23 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | W 24-21 | No. 12 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 7-37 | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | W 24-19 | No. 22 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 14-17 | No. 16 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 13-42 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 21-34 | No. 18 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 17-52 | No. 16 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 9-34 | No. 11 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 14-30 | No. 16 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | W 24-17 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | W 16-13 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 28-31 | No. 22 Texas Tech | No. 22 | Home |
| 2007 | L 21-33 | No. 8 Virginia Tech | No. 16 | Home |
| 2007 | W 17-16 | No. 21 Wake Forest | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 0-17 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | W 34-31 | No. 22 Minnesota | No. 23 | Road |
| 2005 | L 17-25 | No. 10 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 14-52 | No. 7 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | W 27-17 | No. 24 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | W 26-21 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 17-28 | No. 18 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 34-37 | No. 17 Fresno State | No. 18 | Road |
| 2004 | L 10-24 | No. 11 Virginia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 2004 | L 21-31 | No. 18 Miami | No. 10 | Home |
| 2004 | L 3-36 | No. 7 Florida State | No. 6 | Road |
| 2003 | W 23-16 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 25 | Home |
| 2003 | W 35-21 | No. 21 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 14-19 | No. 7 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 48-22 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 9-21 | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | W 48-13 | No. 18 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 14-9 | No. 22 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 14-35 | No. 19 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | W 34-21 | No. 22 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 19-40 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 17-31 | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | W 39-38 | No. 20 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 21-41 | No. 25 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 17-26 | No. 22 Wisconsin | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 14-37 | No. 24 Georgia | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2000 | L 21-42 | No. 6 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 0-35 | No. 24 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 3-37 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 10-31 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | W 45-38 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 10-35 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 7-31 | No. 8 Virginia Tech | No. 24 | Home |
| 1999 | W 45-40 | No. 17 BYU | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 33-35 | No. 19 Georgia | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 1998 | W 36-32 | No. 25 Virginia Tech | No. 14 | Road |
| 1998 | L 14-45 | No. 5 Florida State | No. 21 | Road |
| 1998 | L 38-41 | No. 20 Georgia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 1997 | L 21-47 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 20-48 | No. 5 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 17-28 | No. 16 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 21-31 | No. 19 Miami | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1996 | L 9-26 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | No. 20 | Road |
| 1996 | W 20-17 | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 24 | Home |
| 1996 | L 24-31 | No. 3 Florida State | No. 14 | Road |
| 1996 | W 37-13 | No. 13 Texas | No. 19 | Home |
| 1995 | W 34-27 | No. 20 Georgia | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 1995 | L 29-36 | No. 20 Virginia Tech | No. 13 | Home |
| 1995 | W 33-28 | No. 2 Florida State | No. 24 | Home |
| 1995 | L 16-17 | No. 16 Texas | No. 14 | Road |
| 1995 | W 29-24 | No. 23 NC State | No. 16 | Road |
| 1994 | W 42-23 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 1994 | L 25-28 | No. 23 Duke | No. 13 | Road |
| 1994 | W 34-10 | No. 15 North Carolina | No. 25 | Home |
| 1994 | L 17-41 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 13-31 | No. 15 Boston College | No. 23 | Neutral |
| 1993 | L 17-20 | No. 25 Virginia Tech | No. 23 | Home |
| 1993 | W 17-10 | No. 12 North Carolina | No. 21 | Home |
| 1993 | L 14-40 | No. 1 Florida State | No. 15 | Road |
| 1992 | L 7-31 | No. 17 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 3-13 | No. 6 Florida State | No. 23 | Home |
| 1992 | L 28-29 | No. 25 Clemson | No. 10 | Home |
| 1992 | W 55-24 | No. 22 Georgia Tech | No. 20 | Home |
| 1991 | L 14-48 | No. 20 Oklahoma | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1991 | W 42-10 | No. 18 NC State | No. 24 | Road |
| 1991 | T 20-20 | No. 18 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 21-24 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 22-23 | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1990 | L 38-41 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | No. 11 | Home |
| 1990 | W 20-7 | No. 16 Clemson | No. 11 | Home |
| 1989 | L 21-31 | No. 11 Illinois | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 1989 | W 20-9 | No. 18 NC State | No. 24 | Road |
| 1989 | L 20-34 | No. 15 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | W 14-6 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 7-10 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 14-42 | No. 18 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 21-38 | No. 7 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 22-30 | No. 20 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 17-31 | No. 17 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | W 27-24 | No. 14 Purdue | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1984 | L 34-45 | No. 15 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | W 27-7 | No. 19 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 0-55 | No. 2 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 3-23 | No. 16 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 14-45 | No. 19 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 14-17 | No. 13 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 0-27 | No. 9 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 3-26 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 10-17 | No. 17 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 27-31 | No. 19 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 7-17 | No. 11 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 14-35 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 0-68 | No. 9 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 0-28 | No. 5 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 24-62 | No. 20 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 0-10 | No. 11 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 21-22 | No. 11 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 7-31 | No. 20 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 23-43 | No. 14 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 3-23 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 0-28 | No. 20 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 0-56 | No. 4 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 6-44 | No. 1 Purdue | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 8-30 | No. 3 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1966 | L 13-14 | No. 5 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 6-41 | No. 8 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 7-21 | No. 8 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 10-55 | No. 17 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-47 | No. 6 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 0-42 | No. 11 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 6-35 | No. 1 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 7-20 | No. 20 VMI | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 12-20 | No. 9 Army | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 0-40 | No. 4 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 7-34 | No. 15 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 7-14 | No. 15 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 13-27 | No. 20 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | L 10-14 | No. 12 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | L 20-21 | No. 5 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 0-6 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 7-34 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 6-48 | No. 10 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 7-21 | No. 12 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 7-19 | No. 8 Pennsylvania | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 0-40 | No. 5 Pennsylvania | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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