Miami vs. Virginia
Miami and Virginia have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1996; Miami leads the series 13–8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami 7–3, and Miami has won the last 2. Share
2027 at Miami; 2028 at Virginia; 2030 at Virginia. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Miami wins
- 13
- Virginia wins
- 8
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1996
- Longest streak
- 3 Miami
- Current streak
- 2 Miami
- Last 10 meetings
- Miami 7–3
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Miami 1, Virginia 0
- Average margin
- 11.5 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Miami
- 8–3 Miami’s record at home
- At Virginia
- 5–4 Virginia’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Miami first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Miami’s biggest win2009: Miami 52, Virginia 17by 35 points
- Virginia’s biggest win2007: Virginia 48, Miami 0by 48 points
- Upset2011: Virginia 28, Miami 21Virginia had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2010: Virginia 24, Miami 19Virginia had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2014: Virginia 30, Miami 13Virginia had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2004: Miami 31, Virginia 21No. 18 Miami at No. 10 Virginia
Coach against coach
| Years | Miami | Series | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2006 | Larry Coker | 2–1 | Al Groh |
| 2007–2009 | Randy Shannon | 2–1 | Al Groh |
| 2011–2014 | Al Golden | 1–3 | Mike London |
| 2016–2018 | Mark Richt | 2–1 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2019–2021 | Manny Diaz | 2–1 | Bronco Mendenhall |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Miami’s side (Coker 2–1 against Groh). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Deyon Williams Virginia | 6 catches, 152 yards, 2 TD | 2005 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Tremain Mack Miami | 1996 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Oct 28, 2023 | Miami 29, Virginia 26 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 29, 2022 | Miami 14, Virginia 12 | at Virginia | ||
| Sep 30, 2021 | Virginia 30, Miami 28 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 24, 2020 | 11Miami 19, Virginia 14 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 11, 2019 | Miami 17, 20Virginia 9 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 13, 2018 | Virginia 16, 16Miami 13 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 18, 2017 | 2Miami 44, Virginia 28 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 12, 2016 | Miami 34, Virginia 14 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 7, 2015 | Miami 27, Virginia 21 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 22, 2014 | Virginia 30, Miami 13 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 23, 2013 | Miami 45, Virginia 26 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 10, 2012 | Virginia 41, Miami 40 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 27, 2011 | Virginia 28, Miami 21 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 30, 2010 | Virginia 24, 22Miami 19 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 7, 2009 | 16Miami 52, Virginia 17 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 1, 2008 | Miami 24, Virginia 17 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 10, 2007 | 23Virginia 48, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 18, 2006 | Virginia 17, Miami 7 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 26, 2005 | 10Miami 25, Virginia 17 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 13, 2004 | 18Miami 31, 10Virginia 21 | at Virginia | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 19Miami 31, Virginia 21 | Neutral site | Carquest Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.