Virginia Cavaliers football
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| First season | 1888 | ||
| Athletic director | Craig Littlepage | ||
| Head coach |
Bronco Mendenhall 1st year, 2–10 (.167) |
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| Other staff |
Robert Anae (OC) Nick Howell (DC) |
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| Stadium | Scott Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 61,500 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Division | Coastal | ||
| All-time record | 643–586–48 (.522) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–11–0 (.389) | ||
| Conference titles |
SAIAA: 1908 ACC: 1989 (co-champions), 1995 (co-champions) |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 11 | ||
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| Colors | Navy blue and Orange |
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| Mascot | Cavalier (CavMan) | ||
| Marching band | Cavalier Marching Band | ||
| Rivals |
North Carolina University of Richmond Virginia Tech |
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| Website | VirginiaSports.com | ||
The Virginia Cavaliers football team represents the University of Virginia in the sport of American football. The Cavaliers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Established in 1888, playing local YMCA teams and other state teams without pads, the Virginia football program has evolved into a multimillion-dollar operation that plays in front of 61,500 seats at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Starting in the early 1900s, the program has played an outsized role in the shaping of the modern game's ethics and eligibility rules.
Three traditional rivals—North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Maryland—have all played the Cavaliers more times than any other among their chief rivals. One of the country's longest series is the South's Oldest Rivalry between Virginia and North Carolina, which is a slightly shorter series than the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry between Georgia and Auburn by about eight months. However, Virginia and North Carolina have played 121 games against each other, whereas Georgia and Auburn have played 120. The Cavaliers also compete for the Commonwealth Cup against in-state rival Virginia Tech; they are currently 3-18 in Commonwealth Cup games. Both the Tarheels and the Hokies play in the Coastal Division of the ACC alongside the Cavaliers.
The Virginia football program showed sparks of excellence during the eras of George Welsh (being ranked AP #1 for three weeks in 1990 just before losing their last 3 games of the season) and Arthur Guepe (briefly reaching the rank of AP #9 twice in 1949 and 1952), but the program is often regarded as the "missing link" from the overall men's sports dominance that the University of Virginia has shown in recent years en route to winning its first Capital One Cup in 2015. The previous winners of the Cup (Notre Dame, UCLA, and Florida) have enjoyed far greater football successes.
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