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.

Scheduled 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

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠0
2000s4–⁠2
2010s5–⁠5
2020s3–⁠1
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

  1. Miami’s biggest win2009: Miami 52, Virginia 17by 35 points
  2. Virginia’s biggest win2007: Virginia 48, Miami 0by 48 points
  3. Upset2011: Virginia 28, Miami 21Virginia had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2010: Virginia 24, Miami 19Virginia had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2014: Virginia 30, Miami 13Virginia had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2004: Miami 31, Virginia 21No. 18 Miami at No. 10 Virginia

Coach against coach

YearsMiamiSeriesVirginia
2004–⁠2006Larry Coker2–⁠1Al Groh
2007–⁠2009Randy Shannon2–⁠1Al Groh
2011–⁠2014Al Golden1–⁠3Mike London
2016–⁠2018Mark Richt2–⁠1Bronco Mendenhall
2019–⁠2021Manny Diaz2–⁠1Bronco 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

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami and Virginia, 1996 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

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 Virginia6 catches, 152 yards, 2 TD2005 Receiving

Named most valuable

Tremain Mack Miami1996

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, 2023Miami 29, Virginia 26at Miami
Oct 29, 2022Miami 14, Virginia 12at Virginia
Sep 30, 2021Virginia 30, Miami 28at Miami
Oct 24, 202011Miami 19, Virginia 14at Miami
Oct 11, 2019Miami 17, 20Virginia 9at Miami
Oct 13, 2018Virginia 16, 16Miami 13at Virginia
Nov 18, 20172Miami 44, Virginia 28at Miami
Nov 12, 2016Miami 34, Virginia 14at Virginia
Nov 7, 2015Miami 27, Virginia 21at Miami
Nov 22, 2014Virginia 30, Miami 13at Virginia
Nov 23, 2013Miami 45, Virginia 26at Miami
Nov 10, 2012Virginia 41, Miami 40at Virginia
Oct 27, 2011Virginia 28, Miami 21at Miami
Oct 30, 2010Virginia 24, 22Miami 19at Virginia
Nov 7, 200916Miami 52, Virginia 17at Miami
Nov 1, 2008Miami 24, Virginia 17at Virginia
Nov 10, 200723Virginia 48, Miami 0at Miami
Nov 18, 2006Virginia 17, Miami 7at Virginia
Nov 26, 200510Miami 25, Virginia 17at Miami
Nov 13, 200418Miami 31, 10Virginia 21at Virginia
Dec 27, 199619Miami 31, Virginia 21Neutral siteCarquest Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.