2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2025 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDesmond Kitchings (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Rudzinski (4th season)
Home stadiumScott Stadium
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boston College   0 – 0     0 – 0  
California   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Clemson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Duke   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Miami (FL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
NC State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Pittsburgh   0 – 0     0 – 0  
SMU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stanford   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Syracuse   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
Virginia Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wake Forest   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of July 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 306:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina*
ACCN
September 612:00 p.m.at NC State[a]*
ESPN2
September 1312:00 p.m.William & Mary*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
September 20Stanford
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
September 267:00 p.m.Florida State
ESPN
October 4at Louisville
October 186:30 p.m.Washington State*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
The CW
October 25at North Carolina
November 1at California
November 8Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
November 15at Duke
November 29Virginia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

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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  Sr
QB 4 Chandler Morris GS
WR 5 Kameron Courtney So
WR 6 Cam Ross GS
WR 7 Jahmal Edrine Sr
QB 8 Bjorn Jurgensen Fr
TE 9 Dakota Twitty  Jr
QB 10 Daniel Kaelin So
WR 11 Trell Harris Sr
QB 13 Gavin Frakes Sr
QB 14 Boone Lourd So
WR 15 Dillon Newton-Short Fr
QB 16 Cole Geer Fr
WR 17 TyLyric Coleman Jr
WR 18 Josiah Abdullah Fr
QB 19 Grady Brosterhous  Jr
RB 20 Xavier Brown  Sr
WR 23 Triston Ward  Fr
RB 25 Xay Davis Fr
RB 27 Owen Gardner GS
RB 28 Noah Vaughn Jr
RB 29 Davis Lane Jr.  Jr
TE 30 Henry Omohundro So
RB 34 Jack Griese  Jr
OL 51 Grayson Reid Fr
OL 52 McKale Boley Sr
OL 54 Blake Steen  Jr
OL 55 Jim Harris Jr. Fr
OL 56 Tyshawn Wyatt GS
OL 57 Andy Lutes Jr
OL 58 Noah Hartsoe  Jr
OL 60 Drake Metcalf GS
OL 61 Dane Steele Jr
OL 64 Cole Surber Jr
OL 65 Grant Ellinger So
OL 66 Alex Reisig So
OL 67 Will Rosen So
OL 68 Jack Witmer  Sr
OL 70 Dane Wleklinski So
OL 71 Monroe Mills GS
OL 72 Ben York So
OL 74 Ethan Sipe GS
OL 75 Houston Curry  Jr
OL 76 Brady Wilson GS
OL 77 Noah Josey  Sr
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  Jr
TE 83 Willem Thurber Fr
WR 84 Isaiah Robinson Fr
WR 85 Jayden Thomas GS
WR 86 Claiborne Richards Jr
TE 87 Justin Zames Fr
TE 88 Karson Gay  Jr
TE 89 John Rogers So
TE 94 Hayden Rollison Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 0 Antonio Clary GS
CB 1 Dre Walker Jr
LB 2 Stevie Bracey Sr
CB 3 Kevon Gray So
LB 5 Kam Robinson Jr
DE 6 Cazeem Moore Sr
LB 7 James Jackson GS
DE 8 Mekhi Buchanan Jr
CB 9 Jam Jackson Sr
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  Jr
DE 17 Mitchell Melton GS
S 18 Corey Costner Fr
LB 20 Isaiah Reese Fr
S 21 Keke Adams So
CB 22 Josiah Persinger Fr
DL 23 Jacob Holmes Sr
DT 25 Terrell Jones  Jr
S 26 Caleb Hardy  Jr
S 27 Devin Neal GS
S 28 Armstrong Jones So
CB 29 CJ Spence Fr
S 30 Ethan Minter So
S 31 Montino Williams Fr
LB 32 Landon Danley Jr
LB 33 Cayden Cook-Cash So
S 34 Kevin Chadwick Jr. Jr
LB 36 Justin Rowe Fr
CB 37 John Hurley  Jr
S 39 Robbie Engelberg  Jr
LB 40 Rob Keys Jr
LB 43 Logan Kotter  Jr
DE 46 Chase Morrison So
DE 47 Gabe Sneed Jr
DT 51 Sichan John Fr
DE 53 Justin Stewart Jr
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 92 Evan Ward Fr
DE 93 Billy Koudelka So
DT 98 Bryce Purnell  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 36 Max Prozny So
P 38 Daniel Sparks GS
K 41 Will Bettridge Sr
K 47 Vadin Bruot  Jr
LS 69 Bryce Robinson GS
P 99 Elijah Slibeck Jr
Head coach
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: February 23, 2025

Game summaries

vs Coastal Carolina

See also: 2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Chanticleers 0
Cavaliers 0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CCU UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Virginia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at NC State

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team
Pregame line Over/under
Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) at NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – 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:  
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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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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.
  • Game weather:  
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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
  • Game time:  
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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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  • Referee:  
  • 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
  • Game time:  
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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
  • Game time:  
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  • Referee:  
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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.
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