List of Virginia Cavaliers bowl games explained

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 21 bowl games.^[1] The latest bowl occurred on December 30, 2019, when Virginia lost to Florida 36–28 in the 2019 Orange Bowl. The loss in that game brought the Cavaliers' overall bowl record to eight wins and thirteen losses (8–13).^[1]

Key

General

	Bowl game record attendance
	Former bowl game record attendance

Results

W	Win
L	Loss

Bowl games

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Bowl	Score	Date	Season	Opponent	Stadium	Location	Attendance^[2]	Head coach
1				1984	Purdue Boilermakers	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	Atlanta
2	All-American Bowl			1987	BYU Cougars	Legion Field	Birmingham
3	Florida Citrus Bowl			1989	Illinois Fighting Illini	Florida Citrus Bowl	Orlando
4	Sugar Bowl			1990	Tennessee Volunteers	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans
5	Gator Bowl			1991	Oklahoma Sooners	Gator Bowl	Jacksonville
6				1993	Boston College Eagles		Miami Gardens
7	Independence Bowl			1994	TCU Horned Frogs	Independence Stadium	Shreveport
8				1995	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia Dome	Atlanta
9				1996	Miami Hurricanes	Joe Robbie Stadium	Miami Gardens
10				1998	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia Dome	Atlanta
11				1999	Illinois Fighting Illini	Pro Player Stadium	Miami Gardens
12	Oahu Bowl			2000	Georgia Bulldogs	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu
13	Continental Tire Bowl			2002	West Virginia Mountaineers	Ericsson Stadium	Charlotte
14	Continental Tire Bowl			2003	Pittsburgh Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	Charlotte
15	MPC Computers Bowl			2004	Fresno State Bulldogs	Bronco Stadium	Boise
16	Music City Bowl			2005	Minnesota Golden Gophers	The Coliseum	Nashville
17	Gator Bowl			2007	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Jacksonville
18	Chick-fil-A Bowl			2011	Auburn Tigers	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	72,919
19	Military Bowl	L 49–7		2017	Navy Midshipmen	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	Annapolis	35,921
20	Belk Bowl	W 28–0		2018	South Carolina Gamecocks	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte	48,263
21	Orange Bowl	L 36–28		2019	Florida Gators	Hard Rock Stadium	Miami Gardens	65,157

Notes

1. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 28
2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38

References

General

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

Specific