season

Virginia

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

3-2 5 games tracked Offense B Defense C+

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 46th of 137

2025 B- 54th of 136

Points added per play: +0.25opponents usually allow +0.192025: +0.17
Plays that work: 48%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 42%

Defense 66th of 137

C+

2025 A- 22nd of 136

Points allowed per play: +0.08opponents usually get +0.142025: +0.02
Plays that work against it: 40%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 37%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Virginia finished 11-3. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

21%of passing downs work

Offense

Get out of passing downs

Virginia's plays work only 21% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 130th of 137.

11%of dropbacks end in a sack

Offense

Protect the quarterback

B. Pribula has been sacked on 11% of dropbacks (13 of 123), against 5% for all teams.

83%of third and short converted against them

Defense

Get off the field on third and short

Small sample

Opponents convert third and short 83% of the time (10 of 12), against about 62% for all teams.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs NC State	W34-8	B+	A	Replay
2	vs Norfolk State	W59-3	A	C	Replay
3	vs West Virginia	L27-38	C-	C-	Replay
4	vs Delaware	W42-3	A-	B+	Replay
5	at Florida State	L7-38	D-	D+	Replay
6	vs Syracuse	Not played			Tracker
7	at SMU	Not played			Tracker
8	vs Duke	Not played			Tracker
9	at Wake Forest	Not played			Tracker
11	vs California	Not played			Tracker
12	vs North Carolina	Not played			Tracker
13	at Virginia Tech	Not played			Tracker

What Virginia calls

62%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 67th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+118 plays

Run 52% Pass 48%

Runs work 44% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 58% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-318 plays

Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 92% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 100% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-623 plays

Run 65% Pass 35%

Runs work 53% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 62% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+45 plays

Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 40% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 20% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-313 plays

Run 77% Pass 23%

Runs work 60% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 67% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-612 plays

Run 33% Pass 67%

Runs work 25% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 38% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+22 plays

Run 14% Pass 86%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 5% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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