Virginia vs. William & Mary

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

1. Virginia’s biggest win1911: Virginia 81, William & Mary 0by 81 points
2. William & Mary’s biggest win1959: William & Mary 37, Virginia 0by 37 points
3. Upset1986: William & Mary 41, Virginia 37William & Mary had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2009: William & Mary 26, Virginia 14William & Mary had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Virginia’s side (Elias 3–⁠0 against Drewer). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1961 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 28, 1961

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Virginia vs. North Carolina120 meetings, Virginia 51–⁠65–⁠4
• Virginia vs. Virginia Tech101 meetings, Virginia 34–⁠62–⁠5
• Virginia vs. Maryland80 meetings, Virginia 32–⁠46–⁠2
• Virginia vs. VMI78 meetings, Virginia 53–⁠23–⁠2
• William & Mary vs. Richmond81 meetings, William & Mary 40–⁠39–⁠2
• William & Mary vs. VMI65 meetings, William & Mary 36–⁠27–⁠2
• William & Mary vs. Virginia Tech64 meetings, William & Mary 18–⁠42–⁠4
• William & Mary vs. Navy42 meetings, William & Mary 6–⁠35–⁠1