The Virginia Cavaliers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Virginia in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Virginia has appeared in 21 bowl games .[ 1] The latest bowl occurred on December 30, 2019, when Virginia lost to Florida 36–28 in the 2019 Orange Bowl . The loss in that game brought the Cavaliers' overall bowl record to eight wins and thirteen losses (8–13).[ 1]
General
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1]
#
Bowl
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 2]
Head coach
1
Peach Bowl [ A 5]
W 27–24
December 31, 1984
1984
Purdue Boilermakers
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
41,107
George Welsh
2
All-American Bowl
W 22–16
December 22, 1987
1987
BYU Cougars
Legion Field
Birmingham
37,000
George Welsh
3
Florida Citrus Bowl
L 31–21
January 1, 1990
1989
Illinois Fighting Illini
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando
60,016
George Welsh
4
Sugar Bowl
L 23–22
January 1, 1991
1990
Tennessee Volunteers
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
75,132
George Welsh
5
Gator Bowl
L 48–14
December 29, 1991
1991
Oklahoma Sooners
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville
62,003
George Welsh
6
Carquest Bowl [ A 6]
L 48–14
January 1, 1994
1993
Boston College Eagles
Joe Robbie Stadium [ A 7]
Miami Gardens
38,516
George Welsh
7
Independence Bowl
W 20–10
December 28, 1994
1994
TCU Horned Frogs
Independence Stadium
Shreveport
27,242
George Welsh
8
Peach Bowl [ A 5]
W 34–27
December 30, 1995
1995
Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
70,825 ‡
George Welsh
9
Carquest Bowl [ A 6]
L 31–21
December 27, 1996
1996
Miami Hurricanes
Joe Robbie Stadium [ A 7]
Miami Gardens
46,418
George Welsh
10
Peach Bowl [ A 5]
L 35–33
December 31, 1998
1998
Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
72,876 ‡
George Welsh
11
MicronPC Bowl [ A 6]
L 63–21
December 30, 1999
1999
Illinois Fighting Illini
Pro Player Stadium [ A 7]
Miami Gardens
31,089
George Welsh
12
Oahu Bowl
L 37–14
December 24, 2000
2000
Georgia Bulldogs
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
24,187
George Welsh
13
Continental Tire Bowl
W 48–22
December 28, 2002
2002
West Virginia Mountaineers
Ericsson Stadium
Charlotte
73,535 ‡
Al Groh
14
Continental Tire Bowl
W 23–16
December 27, 2003
2003
Pittsburgh Panthers
Ericsson Stadium
Charlotte
51,236
Al Groh
15
MPC Computers Bowl
L 37–34
December 27, 2004
2004
Fresno State Bulldogs
Bronco Stadium
Boise
28,516
Al Groh
16
Music City Bowl
W 34–31
December 30, 2005
2005
Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Coliseum
Nashville
40,519
Al Groh
17
Gator Bowl
L 31–28
January 1, 2008
2007
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville
60,243
Al Groh
18
Chick-fil-A Bowl [ A 5]
L 43–24
December 31, 2011
2011
Auburn Tigers
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
72,919
Mike London
19
Military Bowl
L 49–7
December 28, 2017
2017
Navy Midshipmen
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis
35,921
Bronco Mendenhall
20
Belk Bowl
W 28–0
December 29, 2018
2018
South Carolina Gamecocks
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte
48,263
Bronco Mendenhall
21
Orange Bowl
L 36–28
December 30, 2019
2019
Florida Gators
Hard Rock Stadium [ A 7]
Miami Gardens
65,157
Bronco Mendenhall
^ Statistics correct as of 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games .
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Virginia win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Virginia team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Virginia competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
^ a b c d The Chick-fil-A Bowl has been known as: the Peach Bowl (1968–1996); Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005); Chick-fil-A Bowl (since 2006).[ 3]
^ a b c The Russell Athletic Bowl has been known as: the Blockbuster Bowl (1990–1993); Carquest Bowl (1994–1997); Micron PC Bowl (1998); MicronPC.com Bowl (1999–2000); Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001); Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002–2003); Champs Sports Bowl (2004–2011); and Russell Athletic Bowl (since 2012).[ 4]
^ a b c d Originally called Joe Robbie Stadium, in 1996 it was renamed Pro Player Stadium after naming rights were sold, and it retained the Pro Player moniker through the 2005 season. Today it is known as Hard Rock Stadium.[ 5] [ 6]
General
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 19, 2011 .
Specific
^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 28
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 9
^ "Joe Robbie gets a name change" . TimesDaily . Florence, Alabama. August 26, 1996. Retrieved December 19, 2011 .
^ Lefton, Terry (January 18, 2010). "Dolphins sell stadium naming rights to Sun Life" . South Florida Business Journal . bizjournals.com. Retrieved December 19, 2011 .
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