Miami vs. Virginia Tech
Miami and Virginia Tech have 42 meetings on file, the first in 1953; Miami leads the series 27–15 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami 8–2, and Miami has won the last 5. Share
- Miami wins
- 27
- Virginia Tech wins
- 15
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1953
- Longest streak
- 12 Miami
- Current streak
- 5 Miami
- Last 10 meetings
- Miami 8–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 3–5 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 5–0 |
- Both ranked
- 12 meetings: Miami 6, Virginia Tech 6; 4 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 13.2 points; 18 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Miami
- 15–7 Miami’s record at home
- At Virginia Tech
- 8–10 Virginia Tech’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 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 win1953: Miami 26, Virginia Tech 0by 26 points
- Virginia Tech’s biggest win1999: Virginia Tech 43, Miami 10by 33 points
- Upset2019: Virginia Tech 42, Miami 35Virginia Tech had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2005: Miami 27, Virginia Tech 7Miami had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2013: Virginia Tech 42, Miami 24Virginia Tech had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2000: Miami 41, Virginia Tech 21No. 2 Virginia Tech at No. 3 Miami
- Ranked showdown2005: Miami 27, Virginia Tech 7No. 5 Miami at No. 3 Virginia Tech
- Ranked showdown2003: Virginia Tech 31, Miami 7No. 2 Miami at No. 10 Virginia Tech
Coach against coach
| Years | Miami | Series | Virginia Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–1968 | Charlie Tate | 3–0 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1980–1982 | Howard Schnellenberger | 3–0 | Bill Dooley |
| 1992–1994 | Dennis Erickson | 3–0 | Frank Beamer |
| 1995–2000 | Butch Davis | 1–5 | Frank Beamer |
| 2001–2006 | Larry Coker | 3–3 | Frank Beamer |
| 2007–2010 | Randy Shannon | 1–3 | Frank Beamer |
| 2011–2015 | Al Golden | 3–2 | Frank Beamer |
| 2016–2018 | Mark Richt | 2–1 | Justin Fuente |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Miami’s side (Tate 3–0 against Claiborne). 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
| N’Kosi Perry Miami | 28 of 47, 422 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2019 Passing | |
| Akheem Mesidor Miami | 8 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss | 2022 Defense | |
| Jaelan Phillips Miami | 8 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 4.5 for loss | 2020 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Jimmy Cox Miami | 1966 |
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).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game three times: 2005, 2000, 1999.
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.9 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.