2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2020 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020 record5–5 (4–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKelly Poppinga (3rd as co-DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame y^  9 0     10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^  8 1     10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)  7 2     8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina  7 3     8 4  
NC State  7 3     8 4  
Boston College  5 5     6 5  
Pittsburgh  5 5     6 5  
Virginia Tech  5 5     5 6  
Virginia  4 5     5 5  
Wake Forest  3 4     4 5  
Georgia Tech  3 6     3 7  
Louisville  3 7     4 7  
Florida State  2 6     3 6  
Duke  1 9     2 9  
Syracuse  1 9     1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

After completing their regular season with an overall 5–5 record (4–5 in ACC play), the program announced on December 13 that it would not participate in any bowl game.[1]

Schedule

Virginia had games scheduled against Georgia, Old Dominion, UConn, VMI, and Florida State, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26 4:00 p.m. Duke ACCN W 38–20 0
October 3 8:00 p.m.at No. 1 Clemson ACCN L 23–41 18,735
October 10 Noon NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN L 21–38 1,000
October 17 4:00 p.m.at Wake Forest ACCN L 23–40 2,186
October 24 8:00 p.m.at No. 11 Miami ACCN L 14–19 9,940
October 31 8:00 p.m. No. 15 North Carolina
ACCN W 44–41 1,000
November 14 Noon Louisville
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN W 31–17 1,000
November 21 4:00 p.m. Abilene Christian
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSN W 55–15 1,000
December 5 3:30 p.m. Boston College
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSN W 43–32 250
December 12 8:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCN L 15–33 250

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV RV* RV RV  
Coaches RV RV* RV RV RV  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. Barber, Mike. "UVA announces it will not play in a bowl game this year; Virginia Tech has yet to decide". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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