ACC · Charlottesville, VA

Virginia

Cavaliers

Unranked2026: 3-2 (1-1 conf) Scott Stadium

National titles

Claimed

Heisman winners

CFP berths

since 2014

All-time

623-642-38

.493 win pct

Weeks ranked

of 104 polls since 2020

Weeks at No. 1

since 2020

The program

Overview

Virginia's football history includes the 'South's Oldest Rivalry' with North Carolina, first played in 1892. George Welsh, the program's winningest coach, took the Cavaliers to the No. 1 ranking in 1990 and to shares of the ACC title in 1989 and 1995. The Commonwealth Clash with Virginia Tech is the program's other defining rivalry.

Rivals

Virginia TechCommonwealth Clash

North CarolinaSouth's Oldest Rivalry

Maryland

Institution: University of Virginia
Nickname: Cavaliers
Founded: 1819
First season: 1887
Conference: ACC
Head coach: Tony Elliott (since 2022)
Colors
X / Twitter: @UVAFootball

Since 2020

AP poll history

Season	Preseason	Best	Final / latest	Weeks ranked
2026	NR	25	NR (Week 6)	2/6
2025	NR	12	16 (Final)	12/17
2024	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/17
2023	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2022	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2021	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2020	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16

3-2 overall

2026 season

Latest poll →

Aug 29
NC State8
Virginia (home)34
Sep 11
NorfNorfolk State3
Virginia (home)59
Sep 19· Duke’s Mayo Classic
West Virginia38
Virginia27
Sep 26
Delaware3
Virginia (home)42
Oct 3
Virginia7
Florida State (home)38
Oct 10
Syracuse
Virginia (home)
Oct 17
Virginia
#24SMU (home)
Oct 23
Duke
Virginia (home)
Oct 31
Virginia
Wake Forest (home)
Nov 14
California
Virginia (home)
Nov 21
North Carolina
Virginia (home)
Nov 28
Virginia
Virginia Tech (home)

2026 roster

Roster & stats

Passing leader

961 yds

#7 Beau Pribula

Rushing leader

242 yds

#21 Jekail Middlebrook

Receiving leader

166 yds

#5 Kameron Courtney

Tackles leader

26 tkl

#10 Jacobie Henderson

Full roster121 players · 70 with stats

#	Player	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Season stats
51	Grayson Reid	OL	SO	6'3" / 309	Washington, DC
52	McKale Boley	OL	SR	6'5" / 329	Hattiesburg, MS
54	Makilan Thomas	OL	SR	6'3" / 317	Little Rock, AR
55	Jim Harris Jr.	OL	SO	6'5" / 295	Muskegon, MI
57	Luke Hatfield	OL	FR	6'4" / 285	Haymarket, VA
58	Noah Hartsoe	OL	SR	6'3" / 317	Henrico, VA
60	Drake Metcalf	OL	SR	6'2" / 304	Orange, CA
61	Dane Steele	OL	SR	6'4" / 312	Charlotte, NC
64	Cole Surber	OL	SR	6'5" / 305	Bristow, VA
65	Grant Ellinger	OL	JR	6'4" / 303	Naperville, IL
66	Mikey Gildea	OL	FR	6'4" / 298	New Canaan, CT
67	Will Rosen	OL	JR	6'1" / 290	Richmond, VA
69	Ryan Brubaker	OL	SR	6'6" / 313	Reamstown, PA
70	Dane Wleklinski	OL	JR	6'6" / 302	Dublin, OH	1 tkl
71	Monroe Mills	OL	SR	6'7" / 322	Columbia, MO
72	Ben York	OL	JR	6'5" / 314	Burke, VA
75	Dylan Biehl	OL	FR	6'4" / 277	Suwanee, GA
76	Alex Payne	OL	SO	6'5" / 312	Gainesville, GA
77	Noah Josey	OL	SR	6'5" / 315	Brentwood, TN
79	Jon Adair	OL	SO	6'5" / 308	Franklin, TN
6	Cole Geer	QB	SO	6'1" / 209	Griswold, CT	3/7, 45 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 6 car, 19 rush yds, 0 TD
7	Beau Pribula	QB	SR	6'2" / 209	York, PA	80/118, 961 pass yds, 12 TD, 1 INT · 49 car, 63 rush yds, 1 TD
10	Eli Holstein	QB	SR	6'4" / 234	Zachary, LA	12/18, 180 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · 4 car, -9 rush yds, 0 TD
14	Boone Lourd	QB	JR	6'1" / 203	Los Angeles, CA
16	Ely Hamrick	QB	FR	6'5" / 230	Shelby, NC
17	Jae'Oyn Williams	QB	FR	5'10" / 217	Woodbridge, VA
0	Xavier Brown	RB	SR	5'10" / 202	Lexington, KY	31 car, 166 rush yds, 2 TD · 6 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD
2	Peyton Lewis	RB	JR	6'1" / 212	Salem, VA	10 car, 17 rush yds, 1 TD
3	Noah Vaughn	RB	SR	5'9" / 196	Maryville, TN	27 car, 141 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 rec, 6 yds, 0 TD
21	Jekail Middlebrook	RB	SR	5'10" / 198	Atlanta, GA	50 car, 242 rush yds, 1 TD · 7 rec, 51 yds, 1 TD
25	Xay Davis	RB	SO	5'10" / 205	Richmond, VA	32 car, 160 rush yds, 1 TD · 5 rec, 78 yds, 0 TD
28	Solomon Beebe	RB	JR	5'10" / 199	Montgomery, AL
37	Jack Stevens	RB	SO	5'10" / 198	Atherton, CA
9	Dakota Twitty	TE	SR	6'5" / 247	Columbus, NC	7 rec, 62 yds, 0 TD
30	Henry Omohundro	TE	JR	6'3" / 251	Midlothian, VA
83	Willem Thurber	TE	SO	6'5" / 234	Brattleboro, VT	1 rec, 28 yds, 0 TD
86	Lukas Ungar	TE	SR	6'4" / 234	Mendham, NJ	2 rec, 15 yds, 0 TD
87	Justin Zames	TE	SO	6'4" / 238	Tampa, FL
88	Connor Cox	TE	SR	6'6" / 250	Jacksonville, FL	1 rec, 7 yds, 0 TD
89	John Rogers	TE	SO	6'4" / 239	The Plains, VA	4 rec, 31 yds, 1 TD
94	Hayden Rollison	TE	SR	6'3" / 235	Richmond, VA	1 rec, 12 yds, 1 TD
4	Jacquon Gibson	WR	SR	5'11" / 196	Fayetteville, NC	6 rec, 73 yds, 2 TD
5	Kameron Courtney	WR	JR	5'11" / 195	Manassas, VA	15 rec, 166 yds, 2 TD
8	Ty'Lyric Coleman	WR	SR	6'2" / 198	Danville, VA	7 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD
11	Rico Flores Jr.	WR	SR	6'2" / 211	North Highlands, CA	11 rec, 152 yds, 1 TD
13	Josiah Abdullah	WR	SO	5'10" / 192	Columbus, GA	4 rec, 102 yds, 1 TD
15	Dillon Newton-Short	WR	SO	6'0" / 206	Matoaca, VA
18	Da'Shawn Martin	WR	JR	6'0" / 180	Springfield, OH	1 car, 14 rush yds, 0 TD · 11 rec, 148 yds, 4 TD
22	Tyson Davis	WR	SR	5'10" / 187	Flint, MI
23	Triston Ward	WR	JR	6'1" / 189	Griswold, CT
26	Jack Rhodes	WR	FR	6'1" / 175	Augusta, GA
29	CJ Spence	WR	SO	6'4" / 204	Chesapeake, VA
45	Brand Morgan	WR	SO	6'3" / 207	Atlanta, GA
80	Trevor Ladd	WR	JR	6'2" / 242	Encinitas, CA
81	TeKai Kirby	WR	SR	6'2" / 232	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1 rec, 16 yds, 0 TD
82	DaMari Carter	WR	FR	6'2" / 200	Richmond, VA
84	Isaiah Robinson	WR	SO	6'2" / 215	Chester, VA	5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD
85	Dylan Cope	WR	FR	6'3" / 193	Trussville, AL
3	Kevon Gray	CB	JR	6'0" / 180	Atlanta, GA	1 tkl
7	Josiah Persinger	CB	SO	5'11" / 179	Roanoke, VA	2 tkl, 0.5 TFL
9	Jam Jackson	CB	SR	6'2" / 184	Plant City, FL	4 tkl
10	Jacobie Henderson	CB	SR	5'11" / 198	Charlotte, NC	26 tkl, 0.5 TFL
17	Justin Ross	CB	JR	6'2" / 187	Gastonia, NC	4 tkl, 1 TFL
20	Omillio Agard	CB	JR	5'11" / 187	Philadelphia, PA	10 tkl, 0.5 TFL
22	Isaiah Harris	CB	FR	6'1" / 180	Charlottesville, VA	1 tkl
29	Jayden Covil	CB	FR	5'11" / 161	Chesapeake, VA
0	Ja'Maric Morris	DB	SR	6'3" / 219	Timmonsville, SC	1 tkl
2	Donavon Platt	DB	SR	5'11" / 212	Jamestown, NC	6 tkl, 2 TFL, 1 sk
15	Lukas Sanker	DB	SR	6'0" / 202	Charlottesville, VA	2 tkl
27	Alex Dunn	DB	FR	6'0" / 180	Lynchburg, VA
31	Patrick Campbell	DB	SR	6'0" / 195	Snellville, GA	3 tkl
6	Cazeem Moore	DE	SR	6'4" / 252	Vanceboro, NC	2 tkl
14	Fisher Camac	DE	SR	6'7" / 262	Gilbert, AZ	23 tkl, 2 TFL, 1.5 sk
16	Matthew Fobbs-White	DE	SR	6'3" / 245	Monroe, LA	13 tkl, 3 TFL, 2.5 sk
19	Evan Ward	DE	SO	6'5" / 250	Peachtree City, GA	1 tkl
33	Nnanna Anyanwu	DE	SR	6'5" / 251	Hampton, GA	12 tkl, 2.5 TFL, 2 sk
47	Gabe Sneed	DE	SR	6'4" / 260	Big Stone Gap, VA	1 tkl
53	Gavin Johnson	DE	SO	6'1" / 234	Richmond, VA
85	Jewett Hayes	DE	JR	6'4" / 241	Cincinnati, OH	8 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk
93	Billy Koudelka	DE	JR	6'8" / 256	Lynchburg, VA	4 tkl, 0.5 TFL
94	Ezekiel Larry	DE	SR	6'2" / 240	Palmdale, CA	4 tkl
99	Devon Baxter	DE	JR	6'6" / 244	Clinton, MD	1 tkl, 0.5 TFL
36	Justin Townsend	DL	SR	6'2" / 265	Randolph, NJ	3 tkl, 1.5 TFL
88	Kervins Choute	DL	SR	6'4" / 293	Fort Lauderdale, FL	7 tkl, 0.5 TFL
44	Darrion Henry-Young	DT	SR	6'4" / 295	Cincinnati, OH	12 tkl
46	Chase Morrison	DT	JR	6'4" / 271	Roswell, GA
51	Sichan John	DT	SO	6'3" / 302	Lawrenceville, GA	7 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk
55	Anthony Britton	DT	SR	6'3" / 308	Norfolk, VA	14 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk
56	Tyler Simmons	DT	JR	6'3" / 278	Windermere, FL
91	Jason Hammond	DT	SR	6'2" / 284	Pembroke Pines, FL
92	Jonathan Allen	DT	SR	6'2" / 304	Birmingham, AL	3 tkl
96	Bull Richardson	DT	FR	6'1" / 300	Richmond, VA
5	Kam Robinson	LB	SR	6'2" / 239	Tappahannock, VA	18 tkl, 2 TFL
11	Maddox Marcellus	LB	SR	6'2" / 232	Miami, FL	21 tkl, 1.5 TFL
13	Myles Brown	LB	JR	6'3" / 226	Columbia, SC	19 tkl, 1 TFL
25	Derek Uran	LB	FR	6'2" / 205	Cincinnati, OH
26	Caleb Hardy	LB	SR	6'4" / 217	Mcdonough, GA	6 tkl, 1.5 TFL, 1 sk
28	Dallas Brannon	LB	FR	6'2" / 219	Charlotte, NC	1 tkl
32	Landon Danley	LB	SR	6'3" / 225	Irmo, SC	18 tkl, 1 TFL
42	Isaiah Reese	LB	SO	6'3" / 222	Gilford, NH
45	Justin Rowe	LB	SO	6'2" / 239	Ottawa, ON	6 tkl, 0.5 TFL · 1 INT
49	Cayden Cook-Cash	LB	JR	6'3" / 231	Greenville, VA
1	Montino Williams	S	SO	6'3" / 211	Chesterfield, VA	13 tkl, 0.5 TFL
4	Corey Costner	S	SO	6'1" / 213	Baltimore, MD	5 tkl · 1 INT
6	Brandyn Hillman	S	SR	6'0" / 190	Portsmouth, VA	19 tkl · 3 INT
8	Christian Ellis	S	SR	6'0" / 206	Jacksonville, FL	12 tkl
18	Jalen McNair	S	SR	5'8" / 221	White Plains, MD	2 tkl
21	Keke Adams	S	JR	6'0" / 198	Hartford, CT	6 tkl, 1 TFL · 2 INT
23	Jaylen Jones	S	SR	6'1" / 205	Charlotte, NC	2 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk
30	Ethan Minter	S	JR	6'0" / 195	Chester, VA	20 tkl
34	Kevin Chadwick Jr.	S	SR	5'11" / 209	Vienna, VA	2 tkl
38	Armstrong Jones	S	JR	6'1" / 183	Greenville, VA
39	Zach Christinat	LS	JR	6'1" / 210	Norwalk, CT
49	Jacob Tannenbaum	LS	SO	6'1" / 212	Wallingford, CT
50	Wyatt Rubinoff	LS	JR	6'2" / 220	St. Mary's, GA
38	Daniel Sparks	P	SR	6'7" / 226	Gadsden, AL
99	Elijah Slibeck	P	SR	6'6" / 236	Indianapolis, IN
14	Tim Hamann	PK	FR	5'11" / 180	Dresden
41	Will Bettridge	PK	SR	5'11" / 191	Miami, FL	3/5 FG
43	Chris Messmore	PK	FR	6'2" / 185	Richmond, VA
90	Aiden Bell	PK	FR	6'0" / 175	Winchester, VA

Home field

Scott Stadium

Capacity

61,500

Charlottesville, VA

Opened: 1931; 95 seasons ago
Surface: Natural grass
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 559 ft
Time zone: New York
Avg. home crowd: 36,202; 59% of capacity · 37 games since 2020
Biggest crowd since 2020: 58,832; vs Virginia Tech, 2025
Zip: 22904
Map: 38.031, -78.514

Titles & awards

Trophy case

National championships0

No claimed national titles.

Heisman Trophy winners0

No Heisman winners yet.

College Football Playoff0

No playoff appearances yet.

1889–2026

Program history

Win %★ National title season

Best seasons

19148-1Joseph Wood
19158-1Harry Varner
19418-1Frank Murray
19518-1Arthur Guepe
19087-0-1M.T. Cooke
19097-1John Neff

On the sideline

Head coaches

Coach	Tenure	Record	Pct	Best final AP
Tony Elliott	2022–2026	22-26	.458	#16
Bronco Mendenhall	2016–2021	36-38	.486	—
Mike London	2010–2015	27-46	.370	—
Al Groh	2001–2009	59-53	.527	#22
George Welsh	1982–2000	134-86-3	.608	#15
Dick Bestwick	1976–1981	16-49-1	.250	—
Sonny Randle	1974–1975	5-17	.227	—
Don Lawrence	1971–1973	11-22	.333	—
George Blackburn	1965–1970	28-33	.459	—
William Elias	1961–1964	16-23-1	.412	—
Richard Voris	1958–1960	1-29	.033	—
Ben Martin	1956–1957	6-13-1	.325	—
Ned McDonald	1953–1955	5-23	.179	—
Arthur Guepe	1946–1952	47-17-2	.727	#13
Frank Murray	1937–1945	41-34-5	.544	—
Gus Tebell	1934–1936	6-18-4	.286	—
Fred Dawson	1931–1933	8-17-4	.345	—
Earl Abell	1929–1930	8-9-2	.474	—
Greasy Neale	1923–1928	28-22-5	.555	—
Thomas Campbell	1922	4-4-1	.500	—
W. Warren	1920–1921	10-6-2	.611	—
Harris Coleman	1919	2-5-2	.333	—
Peyton Evans	1916	4-5	.444	—
Harry Varner	1915	8-1	.889	—
Joseph Wood	1914	8-1	.889	—
W. Warren	1913	7-1	.875	—
Speed Elliott	1912	6-3	.667	—
Kemper Yancey	1911	8-2	.800	—
Charles Crawford	1910	6-2	.750	—
John Neff	1909	7-1	.875	—
M.T. Cooke	1908	7-0-1	.938	—
Edward Johnson	1907	6-3-1	.650	—
William Cole	1905	5-4	.556	—
Foster Sanford	1904	6-3	.667	—
Gresham Poe	1903	7-2-1	.750	—
John DeSaulles	1902	8-1-1	.850	—

6 picks · 0 first-rounders

NFL Draft since 2020

20251 picks

#93Jonas SankerSafety · New Orleans

20241 picks

#184Malik WashingtonWide Receiver · Miami

20231 picks

#159Dontayvion WicksWide Receiver · Green Bay

20221 picks

#73Jelani WoodsTight End · Indianapolis

20202 picks

#151Joe ReedWide Receiver · Los Angeles
#158Bryce HallCornerback · New York