Program · last held it 1990
Virginia
1Reign
58Days held
2Defenses
Virginia last held the belt January 1, 1990. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Virginia belt badge →
Belt-game record3–12
2–1 defending it · 1–11 challenging for it · 15 belt games since 1890
Took the belt1
time · 1 reign in all · first belt game November 1, 1890
All-time rank of 106 programs67th
in days held (58) · 65th in reigns · 65th in defenses (2) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Virginia’s schedule runs through UCF or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
November 4, 1989 – January 1, 1990
58 days
Every belt game 15 games, newest first
November 18, 2017 · Virginia at Miami 28–44 as challengerlostNovember 26, 2011 · Virginia vs. Virginia Tech 0–38 as challengerlostOctober 30, 1999 · Virginia vs. Florida State 10–35 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1990 · Virginia vs. Illinois 21–31 as holderlost the beltNovember 18, 1989 · Virginia at Maryland 48–21 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1989 · Virginia vs. Virginia Tech 32–25 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1989 · Virginia at NC State 20–9 as challengertook the beltNovember 5, 1966 · Virginia at Georgia Tech 13–14 as challengerlostNovember 4, 1916 · Virginia at Harvard 0–51 as challengerlostOctober 16, 1915 · Virginia at Harvard 0–9 as challengerlostOctober 12, 1898 · Virginia at Pennsylvania 0–40 as challengerlostOctober 14, 1896 · Virginia at Pennsylvania 0–20 as challengerlostOctober 19, 1895 · Virginia at Pennsylvania 0–54 as challengerlostOctober 13, 1894 · Virginia at Princeton 0–12 as challengerlostNovember 1, 1890 · Virginia at Princeton 0–115 as challengerlost
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