Virginia CavaliersVirginia
vs 
SMU MustangsSMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
CW · Line · Total
CW · Line · Total
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| SMU | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
Average points per quarter, 2026 season
| Virginia | Qtr | SMU |
|---|---|---|
| 11.8 | Q1 | 6.8 |
| 7.0 | Q2 | 13.8 |
| 7.0 | Q3 | 5.4 |
| 8.0 | Q4 | 8.6 |
| 33.8 | Game | 34.6 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-1
Virginia first, 1 meeting since 2024
Series leader
SMU
SMU lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2024
Widest recent margin
26 points
SMU 33-7 Virginia, 2024
Tightest recent margin
26 points
SMU 33-7 Virginia, 2024
Highest recent total
40 points
SMU 33-7 Virginia, 2024
Key players by position
| Virginia | Pos | SMU |
|---|---|---|
 Beau Pribula | QB | Kevin Jennings |
 Jekail Middlebrook | RB | Kendrick Raphael |
 Kameron Courtney | WR | Yamir Knight |
 Dakota Twitty | TE | Randy Pittman |
 Fisher Camac | DL | Marques White |
 Maddox Marcellus | LB | Alexander Kilgore |
 Brandyn Hillman | DB | Tyren Polley |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Head to head
Full rivalry page Virginia 0 1 meeting since 2024 1 SMU
SMU lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2024 Series leader: SMU.
Team stats, this game
VirginiaSMUTeam stats, 2026 season
VirginiaSMU 33.810th Points per game 9th34.6
18.04th Points allowed 8th23.0
398.811th Total yards per game 3rd484.2
5.613th Yards per play 3rd7.0
161.68th Rush yards per game 12th138.2
237.212th Pass yards per game 1st346.0
23.08th First downs per game 5th23.8
33.8%15th Third-down rate 2nd51.6%
+61st Turnover margin 16th-4
82nd Takeaways 11th5
126th Sacks 2nd17
2017th Sacks allowed 4th6
49.02nd Penalty yards per game 11th73.8
32:455th Time of possession 10th29:38
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
UVA SMU Box score
Virginia: last 15 games
11-4 in the last 15 · 27.9 scored · 19.1 allowed
WON 46-38 scored 46 · allowed 38 See game WON 30-27 scored 30 · allowed 27 See game WON 22-20 scored 22 · allowed 20 See game WON 17-16 scored 17 · allowed 16 See game WON 31-21 scored 31 · allowed 21 See game LOST 9-16 scored 9 · allowed 16 See game WON 34-17 scored 34 · allowed 17 See game WON 27-7 scored 27 · allowed 7 See game LOST 20-27 scored 20 · allowed 27 See game WON 13-7 scored 13 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-8 scored 34 · allowed 8 See game WON 59-3 scored 59 · allowed 3 See game LOST 27-38 scored 27 · allowed 38 See game WON 42-3 scored 42 · allowed 3 See game LOST 7-38 scored 7 · allowed 38 See game
SMU: last 15 games
11-4 in the last 15 · 31.8 scored · 20.7 allowed
LOST 24-35 scored 24 · allowed 35 See game WON 31-18 scored 31 · allowed 18 See game WON 34-10 scored 34 · allowed 10 See game WON 35-24 scored 35 · allowed 24 See game LOST 12-13 scored 12 · allowed 13 See game WON 26-20 scored 26 · allowed 20 See game WON 45-13 scored 45 · allowed 13 See game WON 38-6 scored 38 · allowed 6 See game LOST 35-38 scored 35 · allowed 38 See game WON 24-19 scored 24 · allowed 19 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game WON 56-10 scored 56 · allowed 10 See game LOST 31-41 scored 31 · allowed 41 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game WON 25-16 scored 25 · allowed 16 See game
The matchup
| Virginia | Split | SMU |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2 | 2026 record | 4-1 |
| 1-1 | Conference | 2-1 |
| 169 | Points for | 173 |
| 90 | Points against | 115 |
| L1 | Form | W2 |
Recent meetings
2024
SMU 33 : 7 Virginia
33 : 7 Virginia How to watch
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Make your pick
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Virginia · QB Beau Pribula Pass yards
961
Pass TD
12
Comp-Att
80-118
INT
1
Middlebrook rush
242 yds
Courtney rec
166 yds
SMU · QB Kevin Jennings Pass yards
1613
Pass TD
14
Comp-Att
117-156
INT
5
Raphael rush
418 yds
Knight rec
367 yds
6 
Cole Geer QB 7 Beau Pribula QB 10 
Eli Holstein QB 14 
Boone Lourd QB 16 
Ely Hamrick QB 17 
Jae'Oyn Williams QB 0 
Xavier Brown RB 2 
Peyton Lewis RB 3 
Noah Vaughn RB 21 Jekail Middlebrook RB 25 
Xay Davis RB 28 
Solomon Beebe RB 37 
Jack Stevens RB 4 
Jacquon Gibson WR 5 Kameron Courtney WR 8 
Ty'Lyric Coleman WR 11 
Rico Flores Jr. WR 13 
Josiah Abdullah WR 15 
Dillon Newton-Short WR 18 
Da'Shawn Martin WR 22 
Tyson Davis WR 23 
Triston Ward WR 26 
Jack Rhodes WR 29 
CJ Spence WR 45 
Brand Morgan WR 80 
Trevor Ladd WR 81 
TeKai Kirby WR 82 
DaMari Carter WR 84 
Isaiah Robinson WR 85 
Dylan Cope WR 9 Dakota Twitty TE 30 
Henry Omohundro TE 83 
Willem Thurber TE 86 
Lukas Ungar TE 87 
Justin Zames TE 88 
Connor Cox TE 89 
John Rogers TE 94 
Hayden Rollison TE 51 
Grayson Reid OL 52 
McKale Boley OL 54 
Makilan Thomas OL 55 
Jim Harris Jr. OL 57 
Luke Hatfield OL 58 
Noah Hartsoe OL 60 
Drake Metcalf OL 61 
Dane Steele OL 64 
Cole Surber OL 65 
Grant Ellinger OL 66 
Mikey Gildea OL 67 
Will Rosen OL 69 
Ryan Brubaker OL 70 
Dane Wleklinski OL 71 
Monroe Mills OL 72 
Ben York OL 75 
Dylan Biehl OL 76 
Alex Payne OL 77 
Noah Josey OL 79 
Jon Adair OL 36 
Justin Townsend DL 88 
Kervins Choute DL 6 
Cazeem Moore DE 14 Fisher Camac DE 16 
Matthew Fobbs-White DE 19 
Evan Ward DE 33 
Nnanna Anyanwu DE 47 
Gabe Sneed DE 53 
Gavin Johnson DE 85 
Jewett Hayes DE 93 
Billy Koudelka DE 94 
Ezekiel Larry DE 99 
Devon Baxter DE 44 
Darrion Henry-Young DT 46 
Chase Morrison DT 51 
Sichan John DT 55 
Anthony Britton DT 56 
Tyler Simmons DT 91 
Jason Hammond DT 92 
Jonathan Allen DT 96 
Bull Richardson DT 5 
Kam Robinson LB 11 Maddox Marcellus LB 13 
Myles Brown LB 25 
Derek Uran LB 26 
Caleb Hardy LB 28 
Dallas Brannon LB 32 
Landon Danley LB 42 
Isaiah Reese LB 45 
Justin Rowe LB 49 
Cayden Cook-Cash LB 0 
Ja'Maric Morris DB 2 
Donavon Platt DB 15 
Lukas Sanker DB 27 
Alex Dunn DB 31 
Patrick Campbell DB 3 
Kevon Gray CB 7 
Josiah Persinger CB 9 
Jam Jackson CB 10 
Jacobie Henderson CB 17 
Justin Ross CB 20 
Omillio Agard CB 22 Isaiah Harris CB 29 
Jayden Covil CB 1 
Montino Williams S 4 
Corey Costner S 6 Brandyn Hillman S 8 
Christian Ellis S 18 
Jalen McNair S 21 
Keke Adams S 23 
Jaylen Jones S 30 
Ethan Minter S 34 
Kevin Chadwick Jr. S 38 
Armstrong Jones S 14 
Tim Hamann PK 41 
Will Bettridge PK 43 Chris Messmore PK 90 Aiden Bell PK 38 
Daniel Sparks P 99 
Elijah Slibeck P 39 
Zach Christinat LS 49 
Jacob Tannenbaum LS 50 
Wyatt Rubinoff LS
Cole Geer QB 7 Beau Pribula QB 10 Eli Holstein QB 14 Boone Lourd QB 16 Ely Hamrick QB 17 Jae'Oyn Williams QB 0 Xavier Brown RB 2 Peyton Lewis RB 3 Noah Vaughn RB 21 Jekail Middlebrook RB 25 Xay Davis RB 28 Solomon Beebe RB 37 Jack Stevens RB 4 Jacquon Gibson WR 5 Kameron Courtney WR 8 Ty'Lyric Coleman WR 11 Rico Flores Jr. WR 13 Josiah Abdullah WR 15 Dillon Newton-Short WR 18 Da'Shawn Martin WR 22 Tyson Davis WR 23 Triston Ward WR 26 Jack Rhodes WR 29 CJ Spence WR 45 Brand Morgan WR 80 Trevor Ladd WR 81 TeKai Kirby WR 82 DaMari Carter WR 84 Isaiah Robinson WR 85 Dylan Cope WR 9 Dakota Twitty TE 30 Henry Omohundro TE 83 Willem Thurber TE 86 Lukas Ungar TE 87 Justin Zames TE 88 Connor Cox TE 89 John Rogers TE 94 Hayden Rollison TE 51 Grayson Reid OL 52 McKale Boley OL 54 Makilan Thomas OL 55 Jim Harris Jr. OL 57 Luke Hatfield OL 58 Noah Hartsoe OL 60 Drake Metcalf OL 61 Dane Steele OL 64 Cole Surber OL 65 Grant Ellinger OL 66 Mikey Gildea OL 67 Will Rosen OL 69 Ryan Brubaker OL 70 Dane Wleklinski OL 71 Monroe Mills OL 72 Ben York OL 75 Dylan Biehl OL 76 Alex Payne OL 77 Noah Josey OL 79 Jon Adair OL 36 Justin Townsend DL 88 Kervins Choute DL 6 Cazeem Moore DE 14 Fisher Camac DE 16 Matthew Fobbs-White DE 19 Evan Ward DE 33 Nnanna Anyanwu DE 47 Gabe Sneed DE 53 Gavin Johnson DE 85 Jewett Hayes DE 93 Billy Koudelka DE 94 Ezekiel Larry DE 99 Devon Baxter DE 44 Darrion Henry-Young DT 46 Chase Morrison DT 51 Sichan John DT 55 Anthony Britton DT 56 Tyler Simmons DT 91 Jason Hammond DT 92 Jonathan Allen DT 96 Bull Richardson DT 5 Kam Robinson LB 11 Maddox Marcellus LB 13 Myles Brown LB 25 Derek Uran LB 26 Caleb Hardy LB 28 Dallas Brannon LB 32 Landon Danley LB 42 Isaiah Reese LB 45 Justin Rowe LB 49 Cayden Cook-Cash LB 0 Ja'Maric Morris DB 2 Donavon Platt DB 15 Lukas Sanker DB 27 Alex Dunn DB 31 Patrick Campbell DB 3 Kevon Gray CB 7 Josiah Persinger CB 9 Jam Jackson CB 10 Jacobie Henderson CB 17 Justin Ross CB 20 Omillio Agard CB 22 Isaiah Harris CB 29 Jayden Covil CB 1 Montino Williams S 4 Corey Costner S 6 Brandyn Hillman S 8 Christian Ellis S 18 Jalen McNair S 21 Keke Adams S 23 Jaylen Jones S 30 Ethan Minter S 34 Kevin Chadwick Jr. S 38 Armstrong Jones S 14 Tim Hamann PK 41 Will Bettridge PK 43 Chris Messmore PK 90 Aiden Bell PK 38 Daniel Sparks P 99 Elijah Slibeck P 39 Zach Christinat LS 49 Jacob Tannenbaum LS 50 Wyatt Rubinoff LS 
Mabrey Mettauer QB 1 
Ty Hawkins QB 7 Kevin Jennings QB 12 
Cole Leinart QB 14 
Charlie Fiser QB 4 
Dramekco Green RB 6 Kendrick Raphael RB 20 
EJ Kelly RB 21 
Christian Rhodes RB 24 
Link Rhodes RB 25 
William Fierro RB 0 
Derrick McFall WR 2 
Jalen Hale WR 3 
Yannick Smith WR 8 Yamir Knight WR 10 
Jalen Cooper WR 11 
Carterrious Brown WR 13 
Daylon Singleton WR 15 
Aljour Miles II WR 16 
Jakai Anderson WR 22 
Jordyn Adams WR 26 
David Kniffen Jr. WR 27 
Siler Cooke WR 81 
Tyrone Crethers WR 83 
X'Zavier Barnett WR 5 Randy Pittman TE 9 
Zack Turner TE 18 
Theo Melin Ohrstrom TE 42 
Will Locke TE 84 
Tripp Riordan TE 85 
Andre Nickerson Jr. TE 86 
Devon Martin TE 88 
Trey Jackson TE 89 
Miles Uter TE 
Bennett Johnson OL 50 
Graham Uter OL 52 
Toa Katoa OL 55 
Sam Utu OL 57 
Henry Douglass OL 58 
Abel Hoopii OL 59 
PJ Williams OL 60 
Evan Goodwin OL 63 
Addison Nichols OL 64 
Joshua Bates OL 66 
Hunter Ryan OL 70 
Paxton Briggle OL 71 
Max Wright OL 74 
Andrew Chamblee OL 75 
Dramodd Odoms OL 76 
Drew Hill OL 77 
Alex Woods OL 78 
Drew Evers OL 79 
Sione Ma'u OL 5 
Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder DL 55 
Woo Spencer DL 56 
Tyron Winslow DL 90 
Jalen Shivers DL 93 
Kevin Allen DL 94 
Jonathan Jefferson DL 96 
Christian de Moor DL 97 
Christian Davis DL 98 Keith Dotie DL 99 
Dakota Dickson DL 6 
Tavion Atkinson DE 9 
Ira Singleton DE 14 
Trey Wilson DE 16 Marques White DE 33 
Amontre Harris DE 52 
Jahkai Lang DE 58 
Aakil Washington DE 92 
Hudson Woods DE 95 
Wyatt Smith DE 12 
Caden Marshall LB 24 
I'Zayah Young LB 28 
Brandon Booker LB 29 
Brandon Miyazono LB 30 
Kenneth Goodwin III LB 32 
Jamal Anderson LB 46 
Xavier Wright LB 50 
Marcus Brouse LB 53 
Zachary Hibner LB 54 Alexander Kilgore LB 0 
William Nettles CB 2 
Zadian Gentry CB 3 
Javion Holiday CB 4 
Jayvon Thomas CB 8 
Marcellus Barnes Jr. CB 13 
Jaelyn Davis-Robinson CB 20 
Deuce Gilbert CB 35 
Dante Wesley II CB 44 
Michael De Hoyos CB 1 
Jarvis Lee S 10 Tyren Polley S 11 
Jaden Milliner-Jones S 15 
La'Modrick Spencer S 21 
Jimmy Wyrick S 22 
Sael Reyes S 26 
Jaylen Moses S 27 
Abdul Muhammad S 38 
Jake Ballard S 
Michael Slaba PK 
Brendan Baird PK 96 
Wiley Olson PK 99 
Nick Reed PK 43 
Wade McSparron P 47 
Cody Williford LS 48 
Morgan Tribbett LS 
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How to watch Virginia vs SMU
Virginia Cavaliers vs SMU Mustangs, 12:00 PM ET at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on October 17, 2026.
- TV The game is scheduled for CW at 12:00 PM ET.
- Live updates Live score, play-by-play and match player stats for Virginia vs SMU update on this page.
Virginia vs SMU: preview and how to watch
Virginia Cavaliers vs SMU Mustangs kicks off 12:00 PM ET at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on October 17, 2026. This ACC game page carries the live score on gameday, TV channel and player stats once it kicks off, alongside the Virginia and SMU team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What channel is Virginia vs SMU on?
Virginia Cavaliers vs SMU Mustangs is scheduled for CW, 12:00 PM ET.
What is the line for Virginia vs SMU?
The betting line for Virginia Cavaliers vs SMU Mustangs is set closer to kickoff. See the ACC odds board for prices.
When does Virginia play SMU?
Kickoff for Virginia vs SMU is 12:00 PM ET at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, on October 17, 2026.