Matchup Index

Penn State Nittany Lions vs Virginia Cavaliers

Penn State Nittany Lions 4
Penn State Nittany Lions leads 4-3
wins
1954 to 2012
Virginia Cavaliers won the last meeting
Virginia Cavaliers 3

Series timeline

▲ Penn State Nittany Lions ahead (peak +3)
1954: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-71955: Penn State Nittany Lions 26-71988: Penn State Nittany Lions 42-141989: Virginia Cavaliers 14-62001: Virginia Cavaliers 20-142002: Penn State Nittany Lions 35-142012: Virginia Cavaliers 17-16

Penn State Nittany Lions Virginia Cavaliers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Penn State Nittany Lions 3 (1954–1988), Virginia Cavaliers 2 (1989–2001). Current: Virginia Cavaliers 1.

Splits

SplitPenn State Nittany Lions record
Regular season4-3
Hosted by Penn State Nittany Lions2-1
Hosted by Virginia Cavaliers2-2
Last 7 seasons (1954 to 2012)4-3
Largest Penn State Nittany Lions win42-14 (1988)
Largest Virginia Cavaliers win14-6 (1989)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2012 Sep 8, 2012 Virginia Cavaliers 17-16 at Virginia Cavaliers Week 2
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2002 Nov 9, 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions 35-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 12
2001 Dec 1, 2001 Virginia Cavaliers 20-14 at Virginia Cavaliers Week 14
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 9, 1989 Virginia Cavaliers 14-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 2
1988 Sep 10, 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions 42-14 at Virginia Cavaliers Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1955 Oct 8, 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions 26-7 at Virginia Cavaliers Week 4
1954 Oct 9, 1954 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 4

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.