2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team

American college football season

2021 Virginia Cavaliers football

Fenway Bowl, Canceled vs. SMU
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	6–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Howell (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kelly Poppinga (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons← 2020 2022 →

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 20 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
Boston College	2	–	6	6	–	6
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	6
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	6	–	7
North Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Cavaliers accepted a bid to play in the Fenway Bowl, where they were due to face the SMU Mustangs. On December 26, the Cavaliers withdrew from the game, due to COVID-19 issues; the bowl was subsequently canceled.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 p.m.	William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 43–0	42,982
September 11	11:00 a.m.	Illinois*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 42–14	36,036
September 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 21 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCN	L 39–59	50,500
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 17–37	38,699
September 30	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 30–28	37,269
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 34–33	40,320
October 16	12:30 p.m.	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 48–0	38,489
October 23	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 48–40	45,837
October 30	10:15 p.m.	at No. 25 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 49–66	57,685
November 13	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Notre Dame*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 3–28	48,584
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	L 38–48	45,183
November 27	3:45 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ACCN	L 24–29	46,445
~~December 29~~	~~11:00 a.m.~~	vs. ~~SMU~~*	~~Fenway Park~~ ~~Boston, MA~~ (~~Fenway Bowl~~)	~~ESPN~~	Cancelled	_
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																	Not released

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Bronco Mendenhall	Head coach
Robert Anae	Offensive coordinator, Inside Receivers Coach, Tight Ends
Nick Howell	Defensive coordinator, Secondary Coach
Kelly Poppinga	Co defensive coordinator, linebackers coach
Ricky Brumfield	Special teams coordinator, Cornerbacks coach
Mark Atuaia	Running backs coach
Jason Beck	Quarterbacks coach
Marques Hagans	Wide receivers coach
Shane Hunter	Safeties coach
Clint Sintim	Defensive line
Garett Tujague	Offensive line coach

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	73	Jelani Woods	TE	Indianapolis Colts

References

Adelson, Andrea (December 26, 2021). "Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
"2021 Virginia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

v t e Virginia Cavaliers football
Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band 1990 Georgia Tech game 2022 shooting
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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