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 22 bowl games.Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 28 The latest bowl occurred on December 27, 2025, when Virginia defeated Missouri 13-7 in the 2025 Gator Bowl. The win in that game brought the Cavaliers' overall bowl record to nine wins and thirteen losses (9–13).
Key +General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance
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Bowl games + List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach#BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendanceBowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38Head coach11984Purdue BoilermakersAtlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta2All-American Bowl1987BYU CougarsLegion FieldBirmingham3Florida Citrus Bowl1989Illinois Fighting IlliniFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando4Sugar Bowl1990Tennessee VolunteersLouisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans5Gator Bowl1991Oklahoma SoonersGator BowlJacksonville61993Boston College EaglesMiami Gardens7Independence Bowl1994TCU Horned FrogsIndependence StadiumShreveport81995Georgia BulldogsGeorgia DomeAtlanta91996Miami HurricanesJoe Robbie StadiumMiami Gardens101998Georgia BulldogsGeorgia DomeAtlanta111999Illinois Fighting IlliniPro Player StadiumMiami Gardens12Oahu Bowl2000Georgia BulldogsAloha StadiumHonolulu13Continental Tire Bowl2002West Virginia MountaineersEricsson StadiumCharlotte14Continental Tire Bowl2003Pittsburgh PanthersEricsson StadiumCharlotte15MPC Computers Bowl2004Fresno State BulldogsBronco StadiumBoise16Music City Bowl2005Minnesota Golden GophersThe ColiseumNashville17Gator Bowl2007Texas Tech Red RaidersJacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville18Chick-fil-A Bowl2011Auburn TigersGeorgia DomeAtlanta72,91919Military BowlL 49–72017Navy MidshipmenNavy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis35,92120Belk BowlW 28–02018South Carolina GamecocksBank of America StadiumCharlotte48,26321Orange BowlL 36–282019Florida GatorsHard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens65,15722Gator BowlW 13–72025Missouri TigersEverBank StadiumJacksonville
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