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2024 Virginia

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tony Elliott.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2024, game by game: won vs. Richmond 34–13; won at Wake Forest 31–30; lost vs. Maryland 13–27; won at Coastal Carolina 43–24; won vs. Boston College 24–14; lost vs. Louisville 20–24; lost at No. 10 Clemson 31–48; lost vs. North Carolina 14–41; won at No. 23 Pittsburgh 24–19; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 14–35; lost vs. No. 13 SMU 7–33; lost at Virginia Tech 17–37+21−27Won 34–13 vs. Richmond+21RichmondWon 31–30 at Wake Forest+1Wake ForestLost 13–27 vs. Maryland-14MarylandWon 43–24 at Coastal Carolina+19Coastal CarolinaWon 24–14 vs. Boston College+10Boston CollegeLost 20–24 vs. Louisville-4LouisvilleLost 31–48 at No. 10 Clemson-17No. 10 ClemsonLost 14–41 vs. North Carolina-27North CarolinaWon 24–19 at No. 23 Pittsburgh+5No. 23 PittsburghLost 14–35 at No. 8 Notre Dame-21No. 8 Notre DameLost 7–33 vs. No. 13 SMU-26No. 13 SMULost 17–37 at Virginia Tech-20Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsRichmondW 34–⁠1362%
Sep 7atWake ForestW 31–⁠3038%
Sep 14vsMarylandL 13–⁠2742%
Sep 21atCoastal CarolinaW 43–⁠2422%
Oct 5vsBoston CollegeW 24–⁠1449%
Oct 12vsLouisvilleL 20–⁠2446%
Oct 19at10ClemsonL 31–⁠4818%
Oct 26vsNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠4157%
Nov 9at23PittsburghW 24–⁠1925%
Nov 16at8Notre DameL 14–⁠3512%
Nov 23vs13SMUL 7–⁠3325%
Nov 30atVirginia TechL 17–⁠3729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 37–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠345
Coach
Tony Elliott
Elo
1433 +15 this season
SP+ rating
-5.1 No. 91 of 134; offense No. 95, defense No. 86, special teams No. 54
SRS
−1.9 No. 75 of 134 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 34 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 88 roster talent No. 61 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Desmond Kitchings
Defensive coordinator
John Rudzinski
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense112th of 134
  • Defense102nd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%1.16112th of 134
Defense0.2042%1.36102nd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.17 def		41% off
41% def		—95th off
101st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 3018% allowed
Defense4.0own 3014% caused

CORE rating -12.2, 107th of 134 (offense -7.7, defense 4.5).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAnthony Colandrea QB2,125 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Colandrea QB13 TD
Rushing yardsKobe Pace RB499 yds
Rushing touchdownsGrady Brosterhous QB4 TD
Receiving yardsMalachi Fields WR808 yds
Receiving touchdownsMalachi Fields WR5 TD
TacklesJonas Sanker S98 tkl
SacksKamren Robinson LB5 sacks
InterceptionsCorey Thomas Jr. DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Tyler Simmons DL★★★No. 943
Ben York OT★★★No. 1008
Chase Morrison DE★★★No. 1023
Kevon Gray CB★★★No. 1088
Jewett Hayes DE★★★No. 1102

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Receivers33.00.847
Offensive line33.00.860
Defensive line33.00.867
Linebackers13.00.853
Defensive backs23.00.862
Athletes and specialists23.00.850
Whole class153.00.856

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Jonas Sanker SNew Orleans Saints

Roster 125

The 2024 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2024 portal
Andre Greene Jr. WR★★★from North Carolina
Chris Tyree WR★★★from Notre Dame
Kendren Smith CB★★★from Pennsylvania
Tyler Neville TE★★★from Harvard
Kempton Shine CB★★★from Eastern Michigan
Trell Harris WR★★★from Kent State
Dorian Jones LB★★★from Cincinnati
Drake Metcalf OL★★★from UCF
Jermarian Jackson CB★★★from Robert Morris
Sage Ennis TE★★★from Clemson
Corey Thomas Jr. LB★★★from Akron
Gavin Frakes QB★★★from New Mexico State

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 17

Langston Long LB★★★to South Florida
Snoop Leota-Amaama OT★★★to Nevada
Su Agunloye DL★★★to Marshall
Cody Brown RB★★★★no new school on file
Jonathan Horton LB★★★★no new school on file
Amaad Foston RB★★★to Hampton
Dave Herard CB★★★no new school on file
Delaney Crawford WR★★★to Ohio
Devin Clark S★★★to East Mississippi C.C.
Jestus Johnson OL★★★to Delaware State
Joshua Rawlings TE★★★to Howard
Sam Brady LB★★★to Barton C.C.

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.