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2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2018 Virginia Cavaliers football

Atlantic Coast Conference
Coastal DivisionCo-def
8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Bronco Mendenhall (3rd season)
Robert Anae (3rd season)
Multiple
Nick Howell (3rd season)
Kelly Poppinga (1st season)
3–4
Scott Stadium

The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Virginia ended the 2017 season with a 6–7 overall record, 3–5 in the ACC, to finish in a tie for fourth place in the ACC Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they were defeated by Navy.

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award	Juan Thornhill	S	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Olamide Zaccheaus	RB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Juan Thornhill	S	SR
Paul Hornung Award	Joe Reed	WR/KR	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Bryce Perkins	QB	JR

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Media poll (Coastal)
1	Miami	998 (122)
2	Virginia Tech	838 (16)
3	Georgia Tech	654 (8)
4	Duke	607 (1)
5	Pittsburgh	420
6	North Carolina	370 (1)
7	Virginia	257

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Richmond*		Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA	ACCN Extra	W 42–13	40,524
September 8	7:30 p.m.	at Indiana*		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	BTN	L 16–20	35,492
September 15	4:15 p.m.	vs. Ohio*		Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN	ESPN2	W 45–31	5,438
September 22	12:30 p.m.	Louisville		Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 27–3	34,446
September 29	12:20 p.m.	at NC State		Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC	Raycom	L 21–35	57,600
October 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Miami (FL)		Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 16–13	42,393
October 20	12:30 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC	ACCRSN	W 28–14	20,277
October 27	12:20 p.m.	North Carolina		Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	Raycom	W 31–21	43,000
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}November 2	7:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 25	Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 13–23	36,256
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Liberty*		Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 45–24	41,485
November 17	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 27–30 OT	37,543
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech		Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC	L 31–34 OT	60,776
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. South Carolina*		Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ABC	W 28–0	48,263
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	10	0	3	0	13
Cavaliers	14	14	7	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	9	0	7	0	16
Hoosiers	13	7	0	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	14	7	3	31
Cavaliers	21	17	0	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	3	0	3
Cavaliers	0	6	7	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	0	7	7	21
Wolfpack	3	17	7	8	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Hurricanes	0	6	0	7	13
Cavaliers	0	13	0	3	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	7	6	8	28
Blue Devils	0	0	7	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	7	0	7	21
Cavaliers	14	3	7	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	7	9	23
No. 23 Cavaliers	7	3	0	3	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	10	7	0	24
Cavaliers	14	10	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cavaliers	14	7	0	6	0	27
Yellow Jackets	13	3	0	11	3	30

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cavaliers	0	0	14	17	0	31
Hokies	0	14	3	14	3	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	63	Juan Thornhill	S	Kansas City Chiefs
6	198	Tim Harris	CB	San Francisco 49ers

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