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First Downs-Total
Most Game 36 vs. Davidson, 1968;
vs. William & Mary, 1990
Most Season 274 2002
Fewest Game 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 1953
Fewest Season 81 1953

First Downs-Rushing
Most Game 25 vs. Davidson, 1968
Most Season 151 2004
Fewest Game 0 vs. Navy, 1942;
vs. Maryland 1980
Fewest Season 53 1953

First Downs-Passing
Most Game 19 vs. Georgia Tech, 2002
Most Season 149 2011
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 11 1944

Rushing-Attempts
Most Game 72 vs. VMI, 1961
Most Season 593 1985
Fewest Game 7 vs. North Carolina, 1943
Fewest Season 274 1942

Rushing-Yards
Most Game 514 vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1946
Most Season 2914 2004
Fewest Game (-17) vs. Maryland, 1980
Fewest Season 576 1942

Passing-Attempts
Most Game 59 vs. Georgia Tech, 2002
Most Season 466 2003
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 77 1944

Passing-Completions
Most Game 41 vs. Georgia Tech, 2002;
vs. NC State, 2003
Most Season 316 2003
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 30 1944

Passing-Interceptions
Most Game 6 vs. Pennsylvania, 1946
vs. Richmond, 1946
vs. Maryland, 1958
Most Season 34 1972
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 2 1991

Passing-Yards
Most Game 417 vs. Duke, 2010
Most Season 3324 2003
Fewest Game (-1) vs. Michigan, 1971
Fewest Season 398 1944

Passing-Touchdowns
Most Game 6 vs. Ohio, 1993; Buffalo, 1999
Most Season 32 2002
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 2 1956, 1963, 1969

Total Offense-Plays
Most Game 98 vs. South Carolina, 1968
Most Season 939 2011
Fewest Game 31 vs. Clemson, 1955
Fewest Season 371 1942

Total Offense-Yards
Most Game 691 vs. Davidson, 1968
Most Season 5516 1990
Fewest Game 41 vs. Clemson, 1963
Fewest Season 1540 1953

Interceptions By-Number
Most Game 5 nine times
(most recent: vs. Miami (Fla.), 2010)
Most Season 27 1994
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 6 1955, 1965, 1975

Interceptions By-Yards
Most Game 128 vs. Maryland, 1961
Most Season 423 1979
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 28 1955

Punting-Number
Most Game 15 vs. South Carolina, 1972
Most Season 85 1942, 1977
Fewest Game 0 several times
Fewest Season 40 1960, 1990

Punting-Average
Highest Game 51.4 vs. Wyoming, 2007
High Season 45.9 1976
Lowest Game 0 several times
Lowest Season 30.6 1955

Punt Returns-Number
Most Game 11 vs. VMI, 1942; vs. Richmond, 1944
Most Season 59 1941
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 12 1959

Punt Returns-Yards
Most Game 195 vs. Lehigh, 1940
Most Season 859 1941
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 72 1959

Kickoff Returns-Number
Most Game 10 vs. Maryland, 1975
Most Season 61 1959
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 11 1941

Kickoff Returns-Yards
Most Game 228 vs. Wash. & Lee, 1951
Most Season 1138 2011
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 191 1941

Scoring-Points
Most Game 136 vs. Randolph Macon, 1890
(Modern) 71 vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1946
Most Season 442 1990
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 39 1935

Scoring-Touchdowns
Most Game 31* vs. Randolph Macon, 1890
(Modern) 11 vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1946
Most Season 56 1990
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 6 1935, 1977
*in 1890 TDs counted 4 points

Scoring-PAT (kick)
Most Game 12 vs. Johns Hopkins, 1894
(Modern) 9 vs. James Madison, 1979
Most Season 51 1990
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 3 1935, 1953, 1959

Scoring-Field Goals
Most Game 5 vs. Virginia Tech, 1994
Georgia Tech, 2003
North Carolina, 2007
Most Season 23 2003
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 0 many times

Scoring-Field Goals Attempted
Most Game 6 vs. North Carolina, 1998
Most Season 29 1996
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 0 many times

Fumbles-Number
Most Game 11 vs. VMI, 1950
Most Season 41 1947
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 13 1985, 2004

Fumbles-Lost
Most Game 7 vs. West Virginia, 1949
Most Season 23 1946
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 5 2004, 2005

Giveaways
Most Game 9 vs. Richmond, 1946 (6 int., 3 fum.)
vs. South Carolina, 1952 (3 int., 6 fum.)
Most Season 47 1972 (34 int., 13 fum.)
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 10 2004 (5 int., 5 fum.)

Takeaways
Most Game 9 vs. Virginia Tech, 1952 (3 int., 6 fum.)
vs. Virginia Tech, 1957 (5 int., 4 fum.)
Most Season 42 1979 (18 int., 24 fum.)
Fewest Game 0 many times
Fewest Season 16 2004 (9 int., 7 fum.)
2010 (11 int., 5 fum.)

Penalties-Number
Most Game 17 vs. Davidson, 1968
Most Season 98 2010
Fewest Game 0 vs. West Virginia, 1973
vs. Navy, 1974
vs. Georgia Tech, 1984
vs. Clemson, 1991
vs. Maryland, 2004
Fewest Season 26 1940

Penalties-Yards
Most Game 231 vs. Davidson, 1968
Most Season 880 2010
Fewest Game 0 vs. West Virginia, 1973
vs. Navy, 1974
vs. Georgia Tech, 1984
vs. Clemson,1991
vs. Maryland, 2004
Fewest Season 258 1940

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• First Downs
• Rushing
• Passing
• Total Offense
• Interceptions
• Punting
• Punt Returns
• Kickoff Returns
• Scoring
• Fumbles
• Giveaways/Takeaways
• Penalties

• Misc. Team Records
• Team Defensive Records

Miscellaneous Team Records Won-Lost Record-Home and Away

Won Lost Tied Pct.
Home 402 202 23 .660
Away 154 290 21 .354
Neutral 72 61 4 .540
Total 628 553 48 .531

122 Seasons:
70 Winning Seasons
8 .500 Seasons
44 Losing Seasons

Consecutive Wins
10 (1914-15, 1951-52)

Consecutive Wins in a Season
7 (1914, 1945, 1949, 1990, 2007)

Consecutive Games without a Loss in a Season
9 (1984)

Consecutive Wins at Home
24 Virginia Tech (Nov. 11, 1899) to NC State (Oct. 1904).
Navy ended the streak Nov. 1904 (5-0).

Consecutive Wins at Home Since 1937
12 George Washington (Sept. 23, 1950) to George Washington (Oct. 11, 1952).
Duke ended streak Oct. 25, 1952.
NC State (Nov. 5, 1988) to NC State (Oct. 13, 1990).
Georgia Tech ended streak Nov. 3, 1990.

Consecutive Games Undefeated at Home
28 (1 tie)-Richmond (Oct. 2, 1894) to Vanderbilt (Nov. 12, 1898).
Navy ended streak Nov. 1898 (6-0).

Consecutive Shutouts
10 Randolph-Macon (Sept. 1908) to St. John’s (Oct. 1909)
8 Navy (Oct. 23, 1909) to VMI (Oct. 1910)

Consecutive Shutouts in a Season
6 (1902, 1908)

Consecutive Games Scoring
195 VMI (9/15/84) to North Carolina (10/28/2000)

Consecutive Games with an Interception
39#Nov. 6, 1993 through Nov. 29, 1996
#NCAA Record

Most Points Scored in a Season
442 points 1990 11 games*
414 points 1894 10 games
402 points 2002 14 games
364 points 2003 13 games
363 points 2004 12 games
353 points 1914 9 games
350 points 1994 11 games*
1989 12 games*
344 points 1995 12 games*
341 points 1992 11 games
* bowl game not included

Most Points Scored in an ACC Game (Win) Total
84 UVa 44 vs. North Carolina 40 (1973)

Most Points Scored in an ACC Game (Loss) Total
103 UVa 48 vs. Duke 55 (2010)

Fewest Points Allowed in a Season
9 points 1908 8 games
11 points 1909 8 games
31 points 1925 9 games
42 points 1941 9 games

Biggest ACC Win Margin
UVa 59 Duke 0 (1990)

Biggest ACC Loss Margin
UVa 0 Clemson 55 (1984)

Biggest Win Margin
UVa 136 Randolph-Macon 0 (1890)

Biggest Defeat Margin
UVa 0 Princeton 115 (1890)

Most Wins in a Season
10 (1989)

Milestone Wins-History
1 Nov. 20, 1888 Pantops Academy 20-0
100 Nov. 24, 1904 North Carolina 12-11
200 Oct. 11, 1924 Randolph-Macon 26-6
300 Oct. 23, 1948 VMI 26-14
400 Sept. 29, 1973 Duke 7-3
500 Sept. 25, 1993 Duke 35-0
600 Sept. 8, 2007 Duke 24-13

Milestone Wins-Scott Stadium
1 Sept. 1932 Hampden-Sydney 32-0
50 Oct. 20, 1951 VMI 34-14
100 Sept. 21, 1974 William & Mary 38-28
150 Sept. 28, 1991 Duke 34-3
200 Sept. 21, 2002 Akron 48-29

Opening Day Record
78-35-9 .676 1888-2011

Record at Scott Stadium (Oct. 15, 1931-2011)
241-169-12 .585

Virginia Team Defense – Game
 Fewest Most
First Downs 0 NC State 1944 36 East Carolina 1975

Rushing
Attempts 15 Duke 1993 86 Georgia Tech 1976
Yards 45 Wake Forest 1996 633 East Carolina 1975

Passing
Attempts 0 several times 69 Texas Tech 2007
Completions 0 several times 44 Texas Tech 2007
Yards -2 Vanderbilt 1952 487 Florida State 1995
Touchdowns 0 many times 5 South Carolina 1968
5 Fresno State 2004
Interceptions
Intercepted 0 many times 5 nine times
Yards 0 many times 128 Maryland 1961

Total Defense
Plays 26 NC State 1945 102 North Carolina 1959
Yards 7 Hampden-Sydney 1944 802 Maryland 1975

Punting
Number 0 several times 16 Virginia Tech 1941
Average 0 several times 51.4 (5)Southern Miss 2011

Penalties
Number 0 Hampden-Sydney 1941 16 North Carolina 1975
0 Virginia Tech 1941
Yards 0 teams above 146 Washington 1977

Fumbles
Number 0 many times 11 NC State 1977
Lost 0 many times 6 Virginia Tech 1952
West Virginia 1954
Wake Forest 1966
James Madison 1979
South Carolina 2002

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