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This is a list of Virginia Cavaliers football seasons. The Cavaliers are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since their inception in 1888, the Cavaliers have played in over 1,200 games through over a century of play along with 18 bowl games, with only an interruption from 1917 ...
Welsh stepped down at Virginia at the age of 67 after establishing himself as the winningest coach in UVA and ACC history. He compiled a 19-year record of 134–86–3 at Virginia, including a conference-record 80 ACC wins. Welsh led the Cavaliers to 12 bowl games and 14 consecutive years of winning at least 7 games.
Although Virginia began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888, [1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
More recently, Virginia Tech won a series record 15 straight games in the rivalry from 2004–2018 before the Cavaliers defeated the Hokies in 2019. Currently, the Hokies have won 4 straight in the series since 2020 (2022 being cancelled). Virginia and Virginia Tech were both led by College Football Hall of Fame coaches in the 1980s and 1990s.
Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Virginia has appeared in 21 bowl games. [1] The latest bowl occurred on December 30, 2019, when Virginia lost to Florida 36–28 in the 2019 Orange Bowl. The loss in that game brought the Cavaliers' overall bowl record to eight wins and thirteen losses (8–13). [1]
The Virginia Tech Hokies college football program are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1891 by professor Ellison A. Smyth —who coached the team in its first game, which was played the next year [ 1 ] —the Hokies have participated in more than ...
This was the inaugural ACC football season, and seven teams participated. [3] Maryland also won the 1953 NCAA Division I college football national championship. [25] Maryland: 1954: Duke: Virginia participated as an ACC team for the first time. Eight schools participated in the ACC. [3] 1955: Duke: Maryland: 1956: Clemson: 1957: NC State: 1958 ...
The Virginia Cavaliers college football team represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Cavaliers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 42 head coaches since it began play during the 1887 season. Since December 2021, Tony Elliott has served as head coach at ...