Vanderbilt vs. Virginia

Vanderbilt and Virginia have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1912; Vanderbilt leads the series 12–⁠5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Vanderbilt 8–⁠2, and Vanderbilt has won the last 3.

Scheduled 2028 at Vanderbilt; 2031 at Virginia. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Vanderbilt wins
12
Virginia wins
5
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1912
Longest streak
5 Vanderbilt
Current streak
3 Vanderbilt
Last 10 meetings
Vanderbilt 8–⁠2
Most recent
1975

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s3–⁠3
1920s1–⁠0–⁠1
1950s5–⁠1
1970s3–⁠1
Average margin
17.2 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Vanderbilt
8–⁠1–⁠1 Vanderbilt’s record at home
At Virginia
4–⁠4 Virginia’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Vanderbilt’s biggest win1928: Vanderbilt 34, Virginia 0by 34 points
  2. Virginia’s biggest win1913: Virginia 34, Vanderbilt 0by 34 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Vanderbilt and Virginia, 1912 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 The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1912 game: VANDERBILT DOWNS VIRGINIA 13 TO 0 IN BRILLIANT CONTEST With Great Line Plungin9, HdrOdrd Crimson Brushes PrincetOn's Great Machine Bey Shaers Tiger Line and Scores Two Drop Kicks and Goal From Placement-Princeton Starts Strong, But Weakens Before Fierce Attack-Streit in Game

    1912 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 3, 1912

  • The Evening star's story of the 1913 game: VIRGINIA OUTPLAYS VANDERBILT. $40 Splendid Attack and Defense by Orange and Blue Battles Rivals. HhY AND GOOCH SHOW H!GH-CLASS FORM C0mmodores Missed Their Best Lineman, But Were Also OutcIassed.

    1913 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 2, 1913

  • The The Anderson daily intelligencer's story of the 1914 game: :: S p OR T S EARNED EVERY TOUCHDOWN University of Virginia Wins Bit terly Contested Battle 20 to "a Over Vanderbilt.

    1914 · The Anderson daily intelligencer, Anderson, S.C., Nov 1, 1914

  • The Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current's story of the 1915 game: VANDERBILT LINE CRUMRL.. .E:S BEFORE VIRGINIA ATTACK Orange and Blue Football Machine Piles Up Score of 35 to 10. TEAM FROM TENNESSEE SHOWS FRAIL DEFENSE Winners Place Chief Reliance for Gains on Old-Fashioned, Straight Game MAYER Is PARTICULAR STAR Ed. Anderson, Also Causes Surprise With Grea

    1915 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Nov 7, 1915

  • The Evening star's story of the 1916 game: VIRGINIA IS BEATEN Vanderbilt Scores First Victory Since 1912 by ~ to 6. RABBIT" CURRY A FACTOR

    1916 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 29, 1916

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

Nov 1, 1975Vanderbilt 17, Virginia 14at Vanderbilt
Oct 6, 1973Vanderbilt 39, Virginia 22at Virginia
Oct 7, 1972Vanderbilt 10, Virginia 7at Vanderbilt
Oct 2, 1971Virginia 27, Vanderbilt 23at Virginia
Oct 24, 1959Vanderbilt 33, Virginia 0at Virginia
Oct 25, 1958Vanderbilt 39, Virginia 6at Vanderbilt
Nov 3, 1956Vanderbilt 6, Virginia 2at Virginia
Oct 29, 1955Vanderbilt 34, Virginia 7at Vanderbilt
Oct 24, 1953Vanderbilt 28, Virginia 13at Vanderbilt
Sep 27, 1952Virginia 27, Vanderbilt 0at Virginia
Oct 27, 1928Vanderbilt 34, Virginia 0at Vanderbilt
Nov 20, 1920Vanderbilt 7, Virginia 7at Vanderbilt
Nov 15, 1919Vanderbilt 10, Virginia 6at Virginia
Oct 28, 1916Vanderbilt 27, Virginia 6at Vanderbilt
Nov 6, 1915Virginia 35, Vanderbilt 10at Virginia
Oct 31, 1914Virginia 20, Vanderbilt 7at Vanderbilt
Nov 1, 1913Virginia 34, Vanderbilt 0at Virginia
Nov 2, 1912Vanderbilt 13, Virginia 0at Vanderbilt

Every game is listed as played on the field.