List of Virginia Cavaliers bowl games

The Virginia Cavaliers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Virginia in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Virginia has appeared in 18 bowl games.^[1] The latest bowl occurred on December 31, 2011, when Virginia was defeated by Auburn 43-24 in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl. The loss in that game brought the Cavaliers' overall bowl record to seven wins and eleven losses (7–11).^[1]

Key

General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance

Results W Win L Loss

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach^{[A 1]}

#	Bowl	Score[A 2]	Date	Season[A 3]	Opponent[A 4]	Stadium	Location	Attendance[2]	Head coach
1	Chick-fil-A Bowl !Peach Bowl[A 5]	W 03 !W 27–24	000000001984-12-31-0000December 31, 1984	1984	Purdue Boilermakers	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	Atlanta	041,107 !41,107	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
2	All-American Bowl	W 06 !W 22–16	000000001987-12-22-0000December 22, 1987	1987	BYU Cougars	Legion Field	Birmingham	037,000 !37,000	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
3	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 10 !L 31–21	000000001990-01-01-0000January 1, 1990	1989	Illinois Fighting Illini	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando	060,016 !60,016	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
4	Sugar Bowl	L 01 !L 23–22	000000001991-01-01-0000January 1, 1991	1990	Tennessee Volunteers	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	075,132 !75,132	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
5	Gator Bowl	L 34 !L 48–14	000000001991-12-29-0000December 29, 1991	1991	Oklahoma Sooners	Gator Bowl	Jacksonville	062,003 !62,003	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
6	Champs Sports Bowl !Carquest Bowl[A 6]	L 34 !L 48–14	000000001994-01-01-0000January 1, 1994	1993	Boston College Eagles	Sun Life Stadium !Joe Robbie Stadium[A 7]	Miami Gardens	038,516 !38,516	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
7	Independence Bowl	W 10 !W 20–10	000000001994-12-28-0000December 28, 1994	1994	TCU Horned Frogs	Independence Stadium	Shreveport	027,242 !27,242	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
8	Chick-fil-A Bowl !Peach Bowl[A 5]	W 07 !W 34–27	000000001995-12-30-0000December 30, 1995	1995	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	070,825 !70,825	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
9	Champs Sports Bowl !Carquest Bowl[A 6]	L 10 !L 31–21	000000001996-12-27-0000December 27, 1996	1996	Miami Hurricanes	Joe Robbie Stadium[A 7]	Miami Gardens	046,418 !46,418	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
10	Chick-fil-A Bowl !Peach Bowl[A 5]	L 02 !L 35–33	000000001998-12-31-0000December 31, 1998	1998	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	072,876 !72,876	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
11	Champs Sports Bowl !MicronPC Bowl[A 6]	L 42 !L 63–21	000000001999-12-30-0000December 30, 1999	1999	Illinois Fighting Illini	Pro Player Stadium[A 7]	Miami Gardens	031,089 !31,089	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
12	Oahu Bowl	L 23 !L 37–14	000000002000-12-24-0000December 24, 2000	2000	Georgia Bulldogs	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	024,187 !24,187	Welsh, GeorgeGeorge Welsh
13	Continental Tire Bowl	W 26 !W 48–22	000000002002-12-28-0000December 28, 2002	2002	West Virginia Mountaineers	Ericsson Stadium	Charlotte	073,535 !73,535	Groh, AlAl Groh
14	Continental Tire Bowl	W 07 !W 23–16	000000002003-12-27-0000December 27, 2003	2003	Pittsburgh Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	Charlotte	051,236 !51,236	Groh, AlAl Groh
15	MPC Computers Bowl	L 03 !L 37–34	000000002004-12-27-0000December 27, 2004	2004	Fresno State Bulldogs	Bronco Stadium	Boise	028,516 !28,516	Groh, AlAl Groh
16	Music City Bowl	W 03 !W 34–31	000000002005-12-30-0000December 30, 2005	2005	Minnesota Golden Gophers	The Coliseum	Nashville	040,519 !40,519	Groh, AlAl Groh
17	Gator Bowl	L 03 !L 31–28	000000002008-01-01-0000January 1, 2008	2007	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Jacksonville	060,243 !60,243	Groh, AlAl Groh
18	Chick-fil-A Bowl[A 5]	L 19 !L 43–24	000000002011-12-31-0000December 31, 2011	2011	Auburn Tigers	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	72,919	London, MikeMike London

Notes

1. ↑ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
2. ↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Virginia win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
3. ↑ Links to the season article for the Virginia team that competed in the bowl for that year.
4. ↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Virginia competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
5. 1 2 3 4 The Chick-fil-A Bowl has been known as: the Peach Bowl (1968–1996); Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005); Chick-fil-A Bowl (since 2006).^[3]
6. 1 2 3 The Russell Athletic Bowl has been known as: the Blockbuster Bowl (1990–1993); Carquest Bowl (1994–1997); Micron PC Bowl (1998); MicronPC.com Bowl (1999–2000); Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001); Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002–2003); Champs Sports Bowl (2004–2011); and Russell Athletic Bowl (since 2012).^[4]
7. 1 2 3 Originally called Joe Robbie Stadium, in 1996 it was renamed Pro Player Stadium after naming rights were sold, and it retained the Pro Player moniker through the 2005 season. Today it is known as Sun Life Stadium.^[5][6]

References

General

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 

Specific