Virginia and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1] [2] The 2023 season was the conference's first season since 2004 , other than 2020 , with a scheduling format not split into two divisions. The new format sets Virginia with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four-year cycle. The Cavaliers' three set conference opponents for the next four years are Louisville , North Carolina , and Virginia Tech .[3] [4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 12 Tennessee * ABC L 13–4969,507
September 9 12:00 p.m. James Madison * ESPNU L 35–3656,508
7:00 p.m. at Maryland * FS1 L 14–4237,041
7:30 p.m. NC State Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN L 21–2442,979
September 30 2:00 p.m. at Boston College The CW L 24–2741,868
October 7 12:00 p.m. No. 10 (FCS ) William & Mary * Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCN W 27–1338,289
October 21 6:30 p.m. at No. 10 North Carolina The CW W 31–2750,500
October 28 3:30 p.m. at Miami (FL) ACCN L 26–29 OT 58,503
November 4 2:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA The CW L 17–4542,606
7:30 p.m. at No. 11 Louisville ESPN L 24–3144,628
November 18 3:00 p.m. Duke Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA The CW W 30–2736,400
November 25 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech ACCN L 17–5542,976
2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
0
Cody Brown
So
WR
1
Suderian Harrison
Fr
RB
2
Perris Jones
Sr
WR
3
Delaney Crawford
Fr
WR
4
Malik Washington
GS
RB
5
Kobe Pace
Sr
RB
7
Mike Hollins
GS
WR
8
Malachi Fields
So
RB
9
Amaad Foston
So
QB
10
Anthony Colandrea
Fr
QB
11
Tony Muskett
Sr
QB
13
Jared Rayman
Sr
WR
17
JR Wilson
So
WR
18
Jaden Gibson
Fr
QB
19
Grady Brosterhous
Fr
RB
20
Xavier Brown
So
WR
21
Landon Spell
Fr
QB
22
Devin Sherwood
Fr
RB
25
Donté Hawthorne
Fr
WR
26
Ethan Davies
So
WR
27
KJ Bratton
Fr
RB
28
Noah Vaughn
Fr
RB
34
Kevin Chadwick Jr.
Fr
RB
34
Jack Griese
Fr
TE
44
Sackett Wood Jr.
Sr
OT
50
Jimmy Christ
GS
C
51
Ty Furnish
So
OT
52
McKale Boley
So
C
53
Dawson Alters
Fr
OT
54
Blake Steen
Fr
C
55
Brian Stevens
GS
OT
57
Andy Lutes
Fr
G
58
Noah Hartsoe
Fr
OT
60
Charlie Patterson
So
G
61
Dane Steele
Fr
G
63
Joey Kagel
So
G
64
Cole Surber
Fr
OT
68
Jack Witmer
So
G
69
Luke Johnson
Jr
G
70
Grant Lanham
So
G
71
Ugonna Nnanna
Sr
G
72
Snoop Leota-Amaama
Fr
G
74
Noah DeMeritt
Fr
OT
75
Houston Curry
Fr
G
77
Noah Josey
So
G
78
Jestus Johnson III
Jr
OL
79
Jessie Knight
Sr
WR
80
TyLyric Coleman
Fr
TE
81
TeKai Kirby
Fr
WR
82
Eli Wood
Fr
WR
83
Dakota Twitty
Fr
WR
84
Dillon Tennyson
So
TE
85
Grant Misch
Sr
WR
86
Claiborne Richards
Fr
WR
87
Titus Ivy
Fr
TE
88
Karson Gay
Fr
TE
89
Joshua Rawlings
Jr
TE
93
Henry Duke
So
TE
94
Hayden Rollison
Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
0
Antonio Clary
Sr
DE
1
Paul Akere
GS
LB
2
Stevie Bracey
So
LB
3
Langston Long
Jr
CB
4
Dave Herard
Jr
LB
5
Kam Robinson
Fr
CB
6
Dre Walker
Fr
LB
7
James Jackson
Jr
CB
8
Malcolm Greene
GS
DB
9
Coen King
Sr
DE
10
Ben Smiley III
Sr
CB
11
William Simpkins III
So
CB
13
Sam Westfall
GS
DE
14
Miles Greene
Fr
DE
15
Chico Bennett Jr.
GS
LB
16
Trey McDonald
Fr
S
17
Aidan Ryan
So
DT
18
Michael Diatta
So
DT
19
Olasunkonmi Agunloye
Jr
S
20
Jonas Sanker
Jr
S
21
Donovan Johnson Sr.
Jr
CB
22
Elijah Gaines
Jr
CB
23
Tayvonn Kyle
Sr
DT
25
Terrell Jones
Fr
S
26
Caleb Hardy
Fr
CB
27
Trent Baker-Booker
Fr
LB
28
Sam Brady
Jr
S
29
Davis Lane Jr.
Fr
S
30
Addie Burrow
Sr
CB
31
Micah Gaffney
So
S
32
Landon Danley
Fr
LB
33
Josh Ahern
Sr
S
36
Carlo Thompson
Fr
S
37
John Hurley
Fr
DE
38
Mekhi Buchanan
Fr
S
39
Robbie Engelberg
Fr
LB
40
Rob Keys
Fr
LB
42
Kendall Cross
So
LB
43
Logan Kotter
Fr
DE
44
Brayden Sheffer
Jr
S
46
Devin Clark
Fr
DE
47
Gabe Sneed
Fr
LB
49
Josh McCarron
So
DE
52
Nate Morris
Jr
LB
53
Justin Stewart
Fr
DE
54
Joseph Holland III
So
DT
55
Anthony Britton
Fr
DE
56
Caleb Stoltz
Sr
DT
59
Jack Hardy
Jr
DE
82
Kam Butler
GS
DE
88
Lorenz Terry
So
DT
89
Sam Bond
So
DT
90
Jahmeer Carter
Sr
DT
91
Jason Hammond
Fr
DT
92
Andrew Williams
So
DE
93
Jonathan Horton
Jr
DT
94
Aaron Faumui
Sr
DT
95
Nana Appouh
Fr
DT
96
Bryce Carter
So
DT
98
Bryce Purnell
Fr
DE
99
DJ Jones
Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LS
32
Luke Byrne
So
P
38
Daniel Sparks
Sr
K
41
Will Bettridge
So
LS
45
Aidan Livingston
GS
K
47
Vadin Bruot
Fr
K
98
Matt Ganyard
Sr
P/PK
99
Elijah Slibeck
Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Roster
Game One – Virginia Cavaliers (0-0) vs No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Virginia
0
3
7 3 13
No. 12 Tennessee
7
14
14 14 49
at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Date : Saturday, September 2, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 69,507Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (ABC ) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
(12:05) TENN – Dylan Sampson 9-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:55; Tennessee 7-0 )
Second quarter
(4:41) TENN – Dylan Sampson 3-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 4:52; Tennessee 14-0 )
(1:42) UVA – Will Bettridge 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:59; Tennessee 14-3 )
(0:06) TENN – Joe Milton III 1-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Tennessee 21-3 )
Third quarter
(10:52) TENN – Joe Milton III 1-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:10; Tennessee 28-3 )
(7:23) TENN – Dylan Sampson 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:28; Tennessee 35-3 )
(3:05) UVA – Perris Jones 17-yard run (Will Bettridge kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18; Tennessee 35-10 )
Fourth quarter
(13:36) TENN – Jacob Warren 11-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:03; Tennessee 42-10 )
(11:06) TENN – Dylan Sampson 3-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:40; Tennessee 49-10 )
(0:39) UVA – Will Bettridge 40-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:57; Tennessee 49-13 )
Statistics
UVA
TENN
First downs
12
29
Total yards
64–201
85–499
Rushing yards
40–95
52–287
Passing yards
106
212
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
11–24–0
23–33–0
Time of possession
32:54
27:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Virginia
Passing
Tony Muskett
9/17, 94 yards
Rushing
Perris Jones
7 carries, 39 yards, TD
Receiving
Malachi Fields
4 receptions, 63 yards
Tennessee
Passing
Joe Milton III
21/30, 201 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Jaylen Wright
12 carries, 115 yards
Receiving
Ramel Keyton
3 receptions, 66 yards
Pregame line
Over/under
MD -16.5
48.5
Game Three – Virginia Cavaliers (0–2) at Maryland Terrapins (2–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cavaliers
14
0
0 0 14
Terrapins
7
7
7 21 42
at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
12:25 UVA - Perris Jones 13-yard run (Will Bettridge kick) - 7-0 Virginia, Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:20
4:16 UVA - Kobe Pace 19-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick) - 14-0 Virginia, Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:59
4:03 MD - Braeden Wisloski 98-yard kickoff return (Jack Howes kick) - 14-7 Virginia, Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
1:23 MD - Roman Hemby 3-yard run (Jack Howes kick) - 14-14, Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, 6:23
Third quarter
9:47 MD - Jeshaun Jones 64-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) - 21-14 Maryland, Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:39
Fourth quarter
11:10 MD - Roman Hemby 3-yard run (Jack Howes kick) - 28-14 Maryland, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:34
10:25 MD - Antwain Littleton II 2-yard run (Jack Howes kick) - 35-14 Maryland, Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:37
5:58 MD - Colby McDonald 1-yard run (Jack Howes kick) - 42-14 Maryland, Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:18
Statistics
Virginia
Maryland
First downs
25
20
Plays–yards
69-354
61-461
Rushes–yards
30-91
31-119
Passing yards
263
342
Passing: comp–att–int
23-39-3
19-30-0
Time of possession
31:27
28:33
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Virginia
Passing
Anthony Colandrea
23/39, 263 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Perris Jones
9 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Malik Washington
9 receptions, 141 yards
Maryland
Passing
Taulia Tagovailoa
19/30, 342 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Colby McDonald
10 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jeshaun Jones
5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
NCSU –8.5
47.5
Game Four – NC State Wolfpacks (1–1) at Virginia Cavaliers (0–3) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Wolfpack
0
14
7 3 24
Cavaliers
0
7
6 8 21
at Scott Stadium , Charlottesville, VA
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT /4:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 42,979Referee : Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
4:55 NCSU – KC Concepcion 12-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) – 7–0 NC State, Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:43
1:46 UVA – Malik Washington 8-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick) – 7–7 Tied, Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09
0:28 NCSU – Delbert Mimms III 1-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) – 14–7 NC State, Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36
Third quarter
6:48 UVA – Will Bettridge 21-yard field goal – 14–10 NC State, Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59
2:24 UVA – Will Betridge 36-yard field goal – 14–13 NC State, Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:58
0:11 NCSU – KC Concepcion 48-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick) – 21–13 NC State, Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:13
Fourth quarter
0:36 UVA – Malik Washington 3-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Malachi Fields pass from Anthony Colandrea for 2-point conversion) – 21–21 Tied, Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 2:53
0:00 NCSU – Brayden Narveson 33-yard field goal – 24–21 NC State, Drive 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:36
Statistics
NCSU
UVA
First downs
21
20
Total yards
319
384
Rushing yards
139
113
Passing yards
180
271
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
27:26
32:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NC State
Passing
Brennan Armstrong
15–30, 180 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Brennan Armstrong
15 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving
KC Concepcion
6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Virginia
Passing
Anthony Colandrea
18–30, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Anthony Colandrea
13 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving
Malik Washington
10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
Players drafted into the NFL
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^ Johnson, Eric (January 30, 2023). "Save the Dates: 2023 Virginia Football schedule" . WSLS-TV. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ Frankenberry, Jami (June 28, 2022). "Virginia Tech and Virginia will play each other, two more primary opponents, annually under ACC's new football scheduling format" . The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .