2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2025 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Elliott (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Desmond Kitchings (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
California		0	–	0					2	–	0
No. 14 Florida State		0	–	0					2	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					2	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0					2	–	0
No. 5 Miami (FL)		0	–	0					2	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					2	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					2	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					2	–	0
Boston College		0	–	0					1	–	1
No. 8 Clemson		0	–	0					1	–	1
Duke		0	–	0					1	–	1
North Carolina		0	–	0					1	–	1
No. 17 SMU		0	–	0					1	–	1
Syracuse		0	–	0					1	–	1
Virginia		0	–	0					1	–	1
Stanford		0	–	0					0	–	2
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	2
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of September 7, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team will represent the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers will be led by Tony Elliott in his fourth year as head coach and will play their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 48–7	46,143
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at NC State [a] *	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN2	L 31–35	56,919
September 13	12:00 p.m.	William & Mary *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN
September 20		Stanford	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Florida State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN
October 4		at Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
October 18	6:30 p.m.	Washington State *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	The CW
October 25		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)
November 1		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
November 8		Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
November 15		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
November 29		Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 0 Sage Ennis GS WR 1 Suderian Harrison Jr WR 2 Andre Greene Jr. Sr RB 3 J'Mari Taylor GS QB 4 Chandler Morris GS WR 5 Kameron Courtney So WR 6 Cam Ross GS WR 7 Jahmal Edrine Sr WR 8 Jayden Thomas GS TE 9 Dakota Twitty Sr QB 10 Daniel Kaelin So WR 11 Trell Harris Sr WR 13 Josiah Abdullah Fr QB 14 Boone Lourd So WR 15 Dillon Newton-Short Fr QB 16 Cole Geer Fr WR 17 TyLyric Coleman Jr QB 18 Bjorn Jurgensen Fr QB 19 Grady Brosterhous Sr RB 20 Xavier Brown  Sr RB 21 Harrison Waylee GS WR 23 Triston Ward So RB 25 Xay Davis Fr RB 27 Owen Gardner GS RB 28 Noah Vaughn Jr RB 29 Davis Lane Jr. Sr TE 30 Henry Omohundro So OL 50 Wallace Unamba GS OL 51 Grayson Reid Fr OL 52 McKale Boley Sr OL 54 Makilan Thomas GS OL 55 Jim Harris Jr. Fr OL 56 Tyshawn Wyatt GS OL 58 Noah Hartsoe Sr OL 60 Drake Metcalf GS OL 61 Dane Steele Jr OL 63 David Wohlabaugh Jr. GS OL 64 Cole Surber Jr OL 65 Grant Ellinger So OL 66 Alex Reisig So OL 67 Will Rosen So OL 68 Jack Witmer GS OL 70 Dane Wleklinski So OL 71 Monroe Mills GS OL 72 Ben York So OL 74 Ethan Sipe GS OL 75 Houston Curry Sr OL 76 Brady Wilson GS OL 77 Noah Josey GS OL 78 Kevin Wigenton II GS OL 79 Jon Adair Fr WR 80 Trevor Ladd So TE 81 TeKai Kirby Jr WR 82 Eli Wood Sr TE 83 Willem Thurber Fr WR 84 Isaiah Robinson Fr TE 87 Justin Zames Fr TE 88 Walker Wallace GS TE 89 John Rogers So TE 94 Hayden Rollison Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Antonio Clary GS LB 1 James Jackson GS CB 1 Dre Walker Jr LB 2 Stevie Bracey Sr CB 3 Kevon Gray So DB 4 Christian Charles GS LB 5 Kam Robinson Jr DE 6 Cazeem Moore Sr DB 7 Ja'Maric Morris GS DE 8 Mekhi Buchanan Jr CB 9 Jam Jackson Sr DB 9 Jordan Robinson GS DB 10 Ja'Son Prevard Jr LB 11 Maddox Marcellus Jr LB 13 Myles Brown So DE 14 Fisher Camac Sr DL 15 Hunter Osborne Jr LB 16 Trey McDonald Sr DE 17 Mitchell Melton GS S 18 Corey Costner Fr CB 19 Emmanuel Karnley Jr DB 20 Kenan Johnson GS S 21 Keke Adams So DB 22 Da'Marcus Crosby II GS DL 23 Jacob Holmes Sr DL 25 Terrell Jones Sr S 26 Caleb Hardy  Jr S 27 Devin Neal GS DB 28 Donovan Platt Sr CB 29 CJ Spence Fr S 30 Ethan Minter So S 31 Montino Williams Fr LB 32 Landon Danley Jr CB 33 Josiah Persinger Fr S 34 Kevin Chadwick Jr. Jr DB 36 Lukas Sanker Fr CB 37 John Hurley Sr S 38 Armstrong Jones So S 39 Robbie Engelberg Sr LB 40 Rob Keys Jr LB 42 Isaiah Reese Fr LB 43 Logan Kotter Sr DE 44 Evan Ward Fr LB 45 Justin Rowe Fr DE 46 Chase Morrison So DE 47 Gabe Sneed Jr LB 49 Cayden Cook-Cash So DT 51 Sichan John Fr DL 52 Daniel Rickert GS DT 55 Anthony Britton Jr DL 56 Tyler Simmons So DE 85 Jewett Hayes So DT 90 Jahmeer Carter GS DT 91 Jason Hammond Jr DE 93 Billy Koudelka So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 38 Daniel Sparks GS K 41 Will Bettridge Sr K 47 Vadin Bruot Sr LS 49 Jacob Tannenbaum Fr LS 69 Bryce Robinson GS K 92 Jorge Diaz Nicolas Fr P 99 Elijah Slibeck Jr	Head coach Tony Elliott Coordinators/assistant coaches Des Kitchings – Offensive coordinator/ Tight ends John Rudzinski – Defensive coordinator/ Defensive backs Keith Gaither – Special teams coordinator/ Running backs Kevin Downing – Associate head coach/ Defensive tackles Mike Adams – Linebackers Curome Cox – Defensive passing game coordinator/ Defensive backs Terry Heffernan – Offensive line & offensive run game coordinator Taylor Lamb – Quarterbacks Adam Mims – Wide receivers Chris Slade – Defensive ends Jonathan Celestin – Graduate assistant Mike Hollins – Graduate assistant Mike Moore – Graduate assistant Jared Rayman – Graduate assistant Coy DeWeese – Senior defensive analyst Antonio Fenelus – Defensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 27, 2025

Game summaries

vs Coastal Carolina

See also: 2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) at Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	0	7	0	7
Cavaliers	7	21	14	6	48

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
• Game attendance: 46,143
• Referee: Darryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter and Max Browne
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UVA – J'Mari Taylor 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 0:01. Cavaliers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 2:07. Second quarter UVA – Harrison Waylee 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 11:22. Cavaliers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:27. UVA – Cam Ross 29-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 3:27. Cavaliers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:51. UVA – Jahmal Edrine 2-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 0:18. Cavaliers 28–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:16. Third quarter UVA – J'Mari Taylor 2-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 10:41. Cavaliers 35–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:58. CCU – Ja'Vin Simpkins 8-yard run (Kian Afrookhteh kick), 4:26. Cavaliers 35–7. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:11. UVA – Cam Ross 100-yard kickoff return (Will Bettridge kick), 4:12. Cavaliers 42–7. Fourth quarter UVA – Will Bettridge 32-yard field goal, 11:13. Cavaliers 45–7. Drive: 15 plays, 53 yards, 5:15. UVA – Will Bettridge 41-yard field goal, 7:03. Cavaliers 48–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:48.

Statistics	CCU	UVA
First downs	13	23
Total yards	261	467
Rushing yards	98	177
Passing yards	163	290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–37–1	22–36–0
Time of possession	26:27	33:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	MJ Morris	20/36, 163 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dominic Knicely	7 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Brooks Johnson	2 receptions, 36 yards
Virginia	Passing	Chandler Morris	19/27, 264 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chandler Morris	5 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Cam Ross	7 receptions, 124 yards, TD

at NC State

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Cavaliers (1–0) at NC State Wolfpack (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	NCST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs William & Mary (FCS)

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team

Pregame line	Over/under

William & Mary Tribe (FCS) (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tribe (FCS)			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
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• TV announcers (ACCN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Stanford

See also: 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Stanford Cardinal (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinal			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 20
• Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

See also: 2025 Florida State Seminoles football team and Jefferson–Eppes Trophy

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
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• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FSU	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Louisville

See also: 2025 Louisville Cardinals football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) at Louisville Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Cardinals			0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: October 4
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	LOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Washington State

See also: 2025 Washington State Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Washington State Cougars (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
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• TV announcers (The CW):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WSU	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry)

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and South's Oldest Rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: October 25
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at California

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) at California Golden Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Golden Bears			0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

• Date: November 1
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Wake Forest

See also: 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 8
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Duke

See also: 2025 Duke Blue Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) at Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: November 15
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Virginia Tech (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hokies			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 29
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VT	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Notes

1. Although both NC State and Virginia are ACC members, this game will not count in the conference standings. The schools scheduled it as a non-conference game because they otherwise meet every two or three years due to its not being a protected matchup.

References

1. "2025 Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.