Davidson vs. Virginia

Davidson and Virginia have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Virginia leads the series 8–⁠0–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia 8–⁠0, and Virginia has won the last 2.

Davidson wins
0
Virginia wins
8
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1902
Longest streak
4 Virginia
Current streak
2 Virginia
Last 10 meetings
Virginia 8–⁠0
Most recent
1968

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠4–⁠1
1910s0–⁠1
1920s0–⁠1
1930s0–⁠0–⁠1
1960s0–⁠2
Average margin
17.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Davidson
0–⁠1 Davidson’s record at home
At Virginia
7–⁠0–⁠2 Virginia’s record at home
Shutouts
6

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Virginia’s biggest win1902: Virginia 35, Davidson 0by 35 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Davidson and Virginia, 1902 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The Richmond dispatch's story of the 1902 game: THEY WON IN A CANTER, University of Virginia Easily Wal. Hoped Davidson College Yesterd,,

    1902 · Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., Nov 2, 1902

  • The The Richmond Virginian's story of the 1916 game: VIRGINIA IS WINNER OVER DAVIDSON TEAM Charlottesville G idiro mis- s Have Hands Full in Defeating North Caroltnians.

    1916 · The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., Oct 1, 1916

  • The The Washington herald's story of the 1921 game: VIRGINIA DEFEATS DAVIDSON, Is To 0 Orange and Blue Open Grid Season With Easy Victory Over Wildcats"

    1921 · The Washington herald, Sep 25, 1921

  • The Evening star's story of the 1962 game: Cuozzo Stars as Virginia Rolls Over Davidson 34-7

    1962 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 28, 1962

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 5, 1968Virginia 41, Davidson 14at Virginia
Oct 27, 1962Virginia 34, Davidson 7at Virginia
Oct 5, 1935Virginia 0, Davidson 0at Virginia
Sep 24, 1921Virginia 28, Davidson 0at Virginia
Sep 30, 1916Virginia 14, Davidson 0at Virginia
Oct 2, 1909Virginia 11, Davidson 0at Virginia
Oct 24, 1908Virginia 12, Davidson 0at Virginia
Sep 28, 1907Virginia 5, Davidson 5at Virginia
Nov 7, 1903Virginia 22, Davidson 0at Davidson
Nov 1, 1902Virginia 35, Davidson 0at Virginia

Every game is listed as played on the field.