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Virginia

ACC · 1988 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6WILLIAM & MARYUnranked—W 31–23
3Week 3 · Sep 13Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 14–42
4Week 4 · Sep 20Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC3–8W 17–16
5Week 5 · Sep 27Duke (DUKE)H2HACC7–3–1L 34–38
7Week 7 · Oct 11Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 7–10
8Week 8 · Oct 18Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 28–30
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–4–1W 34–14
10Week 10 · Nov 1Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 16–10
11Week 11 · Nov 8NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–3–1W 19–14
12Week 12 · Nov 15North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC1–10W 27–24
13Week 13 · Nov 22Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–6W 24–23

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.714
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-14+26
  • NC State +8
  • Wake Forest +6
  • Maryland +5
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • Virginia Tech +3
  • North Carolina +1
  • Clemson -2
  • Duke -3
  • Louisville -3
  • Penn State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.636 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42W14#41Regular Season Final#41Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
-28
+1
-4
-3
-2
+20
+6
+5
+3
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#541983#111984#441985#891986#341987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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