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Virginia

University of Virginia · 2026 · ACC

Efficiency
+13.3
22nd FBS
Record
2-0
Conf. record
1-0
Conf. finish
3rd
proj. of 17
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Virginia is 2-0 and ranked 22nd in overall efficiency. Their 8th-ranked defense carries them, with a 48th-ranked offense. They run the ball on 68% of offensive plays with a 13th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 32% of plays with a 27th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
+1 left
Q2
0-0
+3 left
Q3
1-0
+2 left
Q4
1-0
+4 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 9.1 wins
Strength of Record
17th
+0.3 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
86th
full season
63rd
AP poll
#25
FanBoardHQ has them 3 spots higher
Conf. sched. difficulty
65th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.0 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
0vs NC StateACC#53W 348+10.7100%31.3Q3
2vs Norfolk StateMEACW 593+40.9100%13.6Q4
3vs West VirginiaBig 12#68Preview+15.181%Q3
4vs DelawareConference USA#82Preview+19.587%Q4
5@ Florida StateACC#49Preview+4.761%Q2
6vs SyracuseACC#71Preview+18.286%Q4
7@ SMUACC#20Preview-3.841%Q1
8vs DukeACC#44Preview+10.172%Q3
9@ Wake ForestACC#41Preview+3.959%Q2
11vs CaliforniaACC#72Preview+18.386%Q4
12vs North CarolinaACC#62Preview+14.580%Q4
13@ Virginia TechACC#37Preview+2.857%Q2

2 played · 2-0. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Virginia, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

+2.5+15.6+28.83114Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 27th
SR 15thYPP 27thEPA 35th
RushingEff 13th
SR 7thYPP 27thEPA 20th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 2nd
SR 16thYPP 5thEPA 2nd
Rush defenseEff 30th
SR 52ndYPP 11thEPA 37th
Dropback rate 32%Tempo -3.9 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 35th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 58%1st · Defense allowed: 36%1st2nd · Offense: 58%2nd · Defense allowed: 32%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 44%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 30%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 31.0Q1 · Allowed: 0.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 14.0Q2 · Allowed: 3.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 21.0Q3 · Allowed: 7.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 20.0Q4 · Allowed: 0.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Virginia Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 48th
+2.8
Field position: -0.1Finishing drives: +2.9
Field position -0.1Finishing drives +2.9= +2.8
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 67th · Finishing 45th

Defensive EffRanked 8th
+10.4
Field position: +0.7Finishing drives: +9.8
Field position +0.7Finishing drives +9.8= +10.4
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 47th · Finishing 7th

3.58 points per drive on offense, 0.44 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 36.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(29)38% / 62%55%8.7
Q2(31)26% / 74%65%7.0
Q3(38)26% / 74%55%6.3
Q4(32)25% / 75%47%5.5
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.868%8.8
2nd(7)5.986%21.6
3rd(9)7.922%3.7
4th(2)3.0100%8.5
All (37)62%10.0
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(41)9.754%5.5
2nd(36)6.753%6.9
3rd(13)3.238%2.8
4th(3)1.0100%1.7
All (93)53%5.5

Virginia, all games.