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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

ACC · 4-4 · 2-3 CONF · ATS 3-4 · O/U 3-5

Virginia Cavaliers

HC Tony Elliott (5th yr) · OC Des Kitchings · DC John Rudzinski

STARTS IN 12 PERSONNEL (4 OF 7) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 94%

Power rating1.163rd
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins5.8of 12
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored

ACC · 4-4 · 2-3 CONF · ATS 3-4 · O/U 3-5

Virginia

Cavaliers · HC Tony Elliott (5th yr) · starts in 12 (4 of 7) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating1.163rd
CFP odds · outlook0%—NEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins5.8of 12
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored

Virginia

4-4 · 2-3 ACC

POWER RATING1.163rd in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS5.8of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→OUT

4 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 0% · title 0%

FAN PULSE—1 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Virginia schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1NC StateNC StateW34–8−4−4W+0.5853%32%98%6834.9
2Norfolk StateNorfolk StateW59–3−47.5−47.5W+0.7972%38%100%6030.1
3vs West Virginia · Charlottevs West VirginiaL27–38−11−11L−0.2240%42%25%7029.8
4DelawareDelawareW42–3−20−20W+0.7455%31%98%8428.3
5at Florida Stateat Florida StateL7–38−1.5−1.5L−0.5233%50%2%7025.4
6SyracuseSyracuseW28–25−14−14L−0.0349%38%59%5329.4
7at SMUat SMUL13–23+10+10P−0.2241%46%20%5434.2
8DukeDukeL16–19−2.5−2.5L———40%——
9at Wake Forestat Wake ForestNEXTSAT 3:45SAT 3:45+15.3 proj+15.3————18%——
10BYE
11CaliforniaCaliforniaNOV 14NOV 14−9.9 proj−9.973%
12North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNOV 21NOV 21−1 proj−153%
13at Virginia Techat Virginia TechNOV 28NOV 28+3.9 proj+3.941%

Success rate by down & distance

1st75%n 450%n 449%n 18850%n 4
2nd87%n 3053%n 3630%n 6614%n 14
3rd57%n 2131%n 2621%n 240%n 16
4th92%n 1250%n 450%n 2—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 447 OF 451 PLAYS447 OF 451 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun94%94%44%+0.0644%
Under center6%6%19%+0.2163%
No-huddle26%26%45%−0.1337%
Huddle74%74%42%+0.1348%
StartersSTARTERS
124 of 7 games113 of 7BASE D4-2-56 of 7
124 of 74-2-5base D · 6 of 7

In shotgun on 94 % of tagged snaps, passing 44 % of the time (+0.06 EPA a play; +0.21 under center). No-huddle on 26 %. Starts in 12 personnel in 4 of 7 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (6 of 7).

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at Wake ForestLINE—MODEL+15.3WP18%

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
ACC crews−0.3 to +0.6 · 34 games+0.1−0.3 to +0.634NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game−2.1—1NOISE
C-USA crews— · 1 game−1.6—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game−5.4—1NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 1 game−0.5—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTRiley Johnson−1.8 / g · 4 games · noise−1.8 / g · 4 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTTim Hedgepeth+0.6 / g · 3 games · noise+0.6 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Virginia than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 8 of 9 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 8 of 9 games · + = more on Virginia than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Virginia offense statistics
MetricStat
VirginiaUVA
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0569th+0.06
Success rate43.8%47th42.3%
Explosiveness1.19133rd1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.0674th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.0879th+0.11
Passing downs SR26.8%132nd31.1%
Line yards3.5521st3.21
Sack rate allowed8.5%126th5.3%
3rd-down conversion29%136th41%
Points / opportunity5.1417th4.27
Red zone TD rate77%13th63%
Seconds / play30.8119th28.0