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Virginia

ACC · 2002 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC10–4L 29–35
2Week 2 · Sep 3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC9–5L 19–40
3Week 3 · Sep 10South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–7W 34–21
5Week 5 · Sep 24Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC4–8W 48–29
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6W 38–34
7Week 7 · Oct 8Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–10W 27–22
8Week 8 · Oct 15Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6W 22–17
9Week 9 · Oct 22North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–9W 37–27
10Week 10 · Oct 29Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 15–23
12Week 12 · Nov 12Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB109–4L 14–35
13Week 13 · Nov 19NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC11–3W 14–9
14Week 14 · Nov 26Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–3W 48–13
15Week 15 · Dec 3Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE10–4L 9–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE9–4W 48–22

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
1.969
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-23+59
  • NC State +11
  • Maryland +11
  • West Virginia +9
  • Wake Forest +7
  • Clemson +7
  • South Carolina +5
  • Akron +4
  • North Carolina +3
  • Duke +2
  • Colorado State -4
  • Penn State -4
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Florida State -5
  • Georgia Tech -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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.643 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W15#37Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
-21
+13
+19
+4
+5
+5
+10
-8
-21
+5
+35
-12
+26

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

Final Rank by Season
#301997#191998#381999#572000#772001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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