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Virginia

ACC · 2003 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8W 27–0
3Week 3 · Sep 9South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–7L 7–31
4Week 4 · Sep 16Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7W 59–16
6Week 6 · Sep 30Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 27–24
7Week 7 · Oct 7North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–10W 38–13
8Week 8 · Oct 14Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–4L 27–30
9Week 9 · Oct 21Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–3L 14–19
10Week 10 · Oct 28Troy (TROY)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 24–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–5L 37–51
13Week 13 · Nov 18Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–3L 17–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6W 29–17
15Week 15 · Dec 2Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE8–5W 35–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE8–5W 23–16

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
2.312
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-22+45
  • Virginia Tech +8
  • Pittsburgh +8
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Troy +6
  • Western Michigan +5
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Duke +4
  • North Carolina +2
  • Florida State -3
  • Maryland -3
  • Clemson -4
  • NC State -5
  • South Carolina -7

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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.615 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#49W15#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
-24
+43
+3
+25
-3
-5
+24
-14
-10
+12
+14
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#191998#381999#572000#772001#292002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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