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Virginia

ACC · 1990 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–7–1W 59–10
3Week 3 · Sep 11Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2W 20–7
4Week 4 · Sep 18Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 56–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–7W 59–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2WILLIAM & MARYUnranked—W 63–35
8Week 8 · Oct 16NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5W 31–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 49–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC11–0–1L 38–41
12Week 12 · Nov 13North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–4–1W 24–10
13Week 13 · Nov 20Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC6–5–1L 30–35
14Week 14 · Nov 27Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 13–38
19Final · Jan 8Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–2–2L 22–23

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
1.924
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+26
-12+38
  • Clemson +10
  • NC State +7
  • North Carolina +6
  • Navy +5
  • Duke +4
  • Kansas +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Tennessee -2
  • Maryland -5
  • Virginia Tech -5

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 #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W4#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+49
+13
+42
+59
+28
+31
+35
-3
+14
-5
-25
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#441985#891986#341987#391988#161989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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