| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 25 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Codc1 Year: | 2nd as co-DC; 4th overall |
| Champion: | ACC Coastal Division champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 28–36 vs. Florida |
The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Coming off an 8–5 season in 2018, Virginia was considered the favorite to win the Coastal Division. The Cavaliers began the season with four straight victories, but then lost three games in a four-game stretch to Notre Dame, Miami, and Louisville. The team rebounded with four straight victories to close out the regular season, including a win over rival and 24th-ranked Virginia Tech to secure Virginia's place in the ACC Championship Game. It was Virginia's first win over Virginia Tech since 2003, and it was the school's first appearance in the conference title game, concluding a seven-year stretch in which all seven members of the Coastal Division won the division. In the Championship Game, Virginia lost to Clemson, 62–17. The team received an invitation to the Orange Bowl to play Florida, where they lost 36–28, to end the season with a 9–5 record.
Virginia was led on offense by quarterback Bryce Perkins, who finished with 3,530 passing yards and 22 touchdowns, and was named second-team all-conference. Perkins also led the team in rushing, finishing with 769 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. Wide receiver and return specialist Joe Reed was named first-team all-conference as an all-purpose back. On defense, the team's leading tackler and sacks leader was linebacker Zane Zandier.
In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia was predicted to win the Coastal Division, but received just one vote out of 173 to win the ACC Championship Game.[1]
| Media poll (Coastal Division) | |||
| 1 | Virginia | 1003 (82) | |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 992 (55) | |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 827 (20) | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 691 (8) | |
| 5 | Duke | 566 (6) | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 463 (1) | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 302 (1) | |
| Media poll (ACC Championship) | |||
| 1 | Clemson | 170 | |
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | |
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | |
Bronco Mendenhall became the first coach to bring both trophies to Charlottesville at the same time. The Jefferson-Eppes Trophy may remain in Cavalier hands until at least 2025, as FSU does not appear on the ACC schedules for Virginia through 2024.
As projected by the pre-season media, Virginia won the Coastal division for the first time despite an early season-ending injury to the team's highest NFL prospect, Bryce Hall, in the game against Miami.
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ||
| Defensive coordinator, secondary coach | ||
| Co defensive coordinator, Outside Linebackers coach | ||
| Shane Hunter | Inside linebackers coach | |
| Vic So'oto | Defensive line | |
| Offensive coordinator, inside receivers coach | ||
| Mark Atuaia | Running backs coach | |
| Quarterbacks coach | ||
| Wide receivers coach | ||
| Garett Tujague | Offensive line coach | |
| Ricky Brumfield | Special teams coordinator |
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and South's Oldest Rivalry.
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team.
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry.
See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team and 2019 ACC Championship Game.
See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team and 2019 Orange Bowl.
See also: 2020 NFL draft.
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