Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams representing the University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers compete at the NCAA Division I level (FBS for football), in the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1953.

Football

Virginia Cavaliers college football

First Season
1888
Team History
Virginia Cavaliers (1888-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present) Independent (1888-89, 1906-11, 1937-53) Southern Conference (1921-37) South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912-21) Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1900-05)
Venue
Scott Stadium (1931-present) Lambeth Field (1913-30) Madison Hall Field (1888-1912)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1924
October 25	at Penn	Franklin Field

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1945
October 27	vs. Virginia Tech	Victory Stadium
1946
October 19	at Penn	Franklin Field
1947
November 29	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1953
September 26	vs. Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium
November 7	vs. Pittsburgh	Scott Stadium
1956
October 27	vs. Virginia Tech	Victory Stadium
1957
September 21	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field
1958
October 4	vs. NC State	Scott Stadium
1959
September 26	vs. Clemson	Scott Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
November 12	at Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1961
November 25	vs. Maryland	Scott Stadium
1962
November 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
December 1	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium
1963
November 23	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1965
November 13	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field
November 20	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1967
November 25	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1968
October 12	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium
1969
November 22	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 31	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium
1972
September 30	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium
1973
October 20	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
1975
October 18	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
1976
September 11	at Washington	Husky Stadium
1979
October 6	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 13	vs. Navy	Scott Stadium
October 18	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
November 1	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
1982
September 25	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium
1983
October 8	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1984
September 8	vs. Clemson	Scott Stadium
September 29	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
1987
December 22	vs. BYU	Legion Field
1988
October 29	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
1989
January 1, 1990	vs. Illinois	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 15	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
1994
December 30	vs. Tennessee	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1995
December 31	vs. Texas	Louisiana Superdome
1996
December 31	vs. Nebraska	Pro Player Stadium
1998
December 29	vs. Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium
1999
January 4, 2000	vs. Florida State	Louisiana Superdome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2002
September 12	vs. Marshall	Lane Stadium
2003
October 11	vs. Syracuse	Lane Stadium
2004
September 11	vs. Western Michigan	Lane Stadium
January 3, 2005	vs. Auburn	Louisiana Superdome
2005
September 24	vs. Georgia Tech	Lane Stadium
2006
December 30	vs. Georgia	Georgia Dome
2008
January 1, 2009	vs. Cincinnati	Dolphin Stadium
2009
December 31	vs. Tennessee	Georgia Dome

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
January 3, 2011	vs. Stanford	Sun Life Stadium
2011
December 3	vs. Clemson	Bank of America Stadium
January 3, 2012	vs. Michigan	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012
December 28	vs. Rutgers	Florida Citrus Bowl
2013
December 31	vs. UCLA	Sun Bowl
2014
December 27	vs. Cincinnati	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
2015
December 26	vs. Tulsa	Independence Stadium
2016
December 3	vs. Clemson	Camping World Stadium
2017
December 28	vs. Oklahoma State	Camping World Stadium
2018
December 31	vs. Cincinnati	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1959
1960s	1961
1970s	1978
1980s	1981 • 1982 • 1987
1990s	1995
2010s	2013 • 2019