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Virginia vs William & Mary

William & Mary Tribe

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Head-to-head on record

Virginia vs William & Mary series
Team	Wins	Series
Virginia Cavaliers	33	Virginia leads
William & Mary Tribe	6	Virginia leads

Meetings since 1908: 40, including 1 tie. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

Virginia has won the last 7 meetings.

33-6-1 Regular season

9-1 Last 10

28-11 Avg score

7 Longest Virginia win run

Biggest Virginia win 81-0 in 1911, a 81-point margin.

Biggest Virginia loss 0-37 in 1959, a 37-point margin.

Every Virginia vs William & Mary meeting

Virginia Cavaliers vs William & Mary Tribe, every meeting on record
Season	Result	Site	Score
2025	Virginia win	Charlottesville	55-16
2023	Virginia win	Charlottesville	27-13
2021	Virginia win	Charlottesville	43-0
2019	Virginia win	Charlottesville	52-17
2017	Virginia win	Charlottesville	28-10
2015	Virginia win	Charlottesville	35-29
2011	Virginia win	Charlottesville	40-3
2009	William & Mary win	Charlottesville	14-26
1995	Virginia win	Charlottesville	40-16
1994	Virginia win	Charlottesville	37-3
1992	Virginia win	Charlottesville	33-7
1990	Virginia win	Charlottesville	63-35
1989	Virginia win	Charlottesville	24-12
1988	Virginia win	Charlottesville	31-23
1986	William & Mary win	Charlottesville	37-41
1976	William & Mary win	Charlottesville	0-14
1974	Virginia win	Charlottesville	38-28
1970	Virginia win	Charlottesville	33-6
1969	Virginia win	Williamsburg	28-15
1964	Virginia win	Williamsburg	14-13
1963	Virginia win	Charlottesville	9-7
1962	Virginia win	Williamsburg	19-7
1961	Virginia win	Charlottesville	21-6
1960	William & Mary win	Williamsburg	21-41
1959	William & Mary win	Charlottesville	0-37
1952	Virginia win	Williamsburg	20-13
1951	Virginia win	Charlottesville	46-0
1950	Virginia win	Charlottesville	13-0
1940	William & Mary win	Williamsburg	6-13
1939	Virginia win	Charlottesville	26-6
1938	Virginia win	Charlottesville	34-0
1937	Virginia win	Charlottesville	6-0
1936	Virginia win	Charlottesville	7-0
1935	Tie	Charlottesville	0-0
1920	Virginia win	Charlottesville	27-0
1912	Virginia win	Charlottesville	60-0
1911	Virginia win	Charlottesville	81-0
1910	Virginia win	Charlottesville	10-0
1909	Virginia win	Charlottesville	30-0
1908	Virginia win	Charlottesville	11-0

Scores from the Virginia perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1908.

Matchup stats

Last five games

William & Mary

Date	Opp	Result
09-26	atDUKE	L 7-62
09-19	vsFOR	L 27-52
09-12	atLEH	L 20-44
09-05	vsDEL	W 22-15
08-28	atVILL	W 35-32

Virginia

Date	Opp	Result
10-03	atFSU	L 7-38
09-26	vsDEL	W 42-3
09-19	vsWVU	L 27-38
09-11	vsNORF	W 59-3
08-29	vsNCSU	W 34-8

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Lake Forest	4	0	1.000	256	47
Notre Dame	5	0	1.000	206	59
Merchant Marine	3	0	1.000	148	47
Wabash	4	0	1.000	128	34
Franklin & Marshall	3	0	1.000	107	32
Trinity (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	14
Wesleyan (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	20
Dayton	3	0	1.000	90	41
Hardin Simmons	2	0	1.000	72	44
Amherst	2	0	1.000	62	35
Williams	2	0	1.000	36	14
Montana	4	1	.800	187	119
Colgate	4	1	.800	117	65
Richmond	4	1	.800	100	138
Newberry	3	1	.750	105	60
MIT	2	1	.667	118	26
Millsaps	2	1	.667	120	56
Washington & Jefferson	2	1	.667	88	33
Dickinson	2	1	.667	81	63
Hampden Sydney	2	1	.667	94	89
Coast Guard	2	2	.500	150	142
Tufts	1	1	.500	49	70
UConn	2	3	.400	180	131
Villanova	2	3	.400	103	154
West Virginia Wesleyan	2	3	.400	94	157
William & Mary	2	3	.400	111	205
Centre	1	2	.333	59	33
Simpson (IA)	1	2	.333	94	94
Erskine	1	2	.333	75	78
Coe	1	2	.333	62	73
Carnegie Mellon	1	2	.333	55	68
Sewanee	1	2	.333	75	96
Maryville (TN)	1	3	.250	92	128
Beloit	1	3	.250	21	78
Lafayette	1	3	.250	84	143
Duquesne	1	3	.250	73	152
Cornell (IA)	1	3	.250	37	117
Tennessee State	1	3	.250	59	145
Knox	1	3	.250	35	146
Fordham	1	4	.200	89	165
Bucknell	1	4	.200	51	134
Holy Cross	1	4	.200	93	183
Maine	1	4	.200	71	161
Florida A&M	1	4	.200	87	184
Alameda Coast Guard	0	0	.000	0	0
Amarillo Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Birmingham-Southern	0	0	.000	0	0
Boston University	0	0	.000	0	0
Camp Grant	0	0	.000	0	0
Carlisle	0	0	.000	0	0
Colorado College	0	0	.000	0	0
Cumberland (TN)	0	0	.000	0	0
Del Monte Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Detroit Mercy	0	0	.000	0	0
Drury	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Benning	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Riley	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Warren	0	0	.000	0	0
Georgia Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Gonzaga	0	0	.000	0	0
Great Lakes Navy	0	0	.000	0	0
Haskell	0	0	.000	0	0
Iowa Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Jacksonville Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
Lombard	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola (LA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola Marymount	0	0	.000	0	0
Lubbock Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Manhattan	0	0	.000	0	0
March Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Mare Island Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Marquette	0	0	.000	0	0
Mississippi College	0	0	.000	0	0
Nashville	0	0	.000	0	0
New York University	0	0	.000	0	0
Norman Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
North Carolina Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Oglethorpe	0	0	.000	0	0
Phillips	0	0	.000	0	0
Portland	0	0	.000	0	0
Quantico Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Randolph Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Regis (CO)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
San Francisco	0	0	.000	0	0
Santa Clara	0	0	.000	0	0
Second Air Force	0	0	.000	0	0
Spring Hill	0	0	.000	0	0
Swarthmore	0	0	.000	0	0
Tampa	0	0	.000	0	0
Tennessee Medical College	0	0	.000	0	0
Union (NY)	0	0	.000	0	0
Vermont	0	0	.000	0	0
Whitman	0	0	.000	0	0
Wichita State	0	0	.000	0	0
Xavier	0	0	.000	0	0
Southwestern U	0	3	.000	64	86
Bowdoin	0	2	.000	7	33
Hamilton	0	2	.000	49	80
Colby	0	2	.000	21	53
Georgetown	0	3	.000	52	89
Bates	0	2	.000	14	67
Lawrence	0	3	.000	28	110
Centenary (LA)	0	3	.000	21	117
Rhodes	0	3	.000	20	134

ACC

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Miami	5	0	1.000	248	49
Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000	192	67
Duke	4	0	1.000	145	44
Virginia Tech	4	1	.800	206	99
Wake Forest	4	1	.800	183	115
SMU	4	1	.800	173	115
Virginia	3	2	.600	169	90
Florida State	3	2	.600	166	108
NC State	3	2	.600	184	128
Clemson	3	2	.600	97	129
Syracuse	2	2	.500	139	92
North Carolina	2	2	.500	96	78
Louisville	2	3	.400	193	146
California	2	3	.400	135	133
Boston College	2	3	.400	95	117
Stanford	2	3	.400	87	191
Georgia Tech	1	3	.250	108	104

Records computed from completed games this season

Virginia Cavaliers lead the series since 1908, 33-6-1. Here is the series on record and how to watch when Virginia and William & Mary meet.

How to watch Virginia vs William & Mary

When Virginia and William & Mary are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
Radio Listen on the Virginia radio network.
Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the Virginia vs William & Mary time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The Virginia this season

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Virginia vs William & Mary: the essentials

Virginia Cavaliers vs William & Mary Tribe is a non-conference matchup that sets the ACC against FBS Independents. Virginia Cavaliers lead the series since 1908, 33-6-1. Across 40 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the Virginia vs William & Mary head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the Virginia Cavaliers team hub, the ACC this week round-up and the live conference standings. For William & Mary against the whole conference, see William & Mary vs the ACC.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between Virginia and William & Mary?

Virginia Cavaliers lead the series since 1908, 33-6-1. The two programs have met 40 times on record.

How can I watch Virginia vs William & Mary?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are Virginia and William & Mary in the same conference?

No. Virginia plays in the ACC. William & Mary plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.