Virginia Football 2026 Season Prediction
Backdoor Cover’s college football model projects Virginia to finish 6-6 in 2026, with 5.9 expected wins. Down 2.3 wins from the preseason projection. Virginia makes the 12-team Playoff in 0% of my simulated seasons.
The model gives Virginia a 0% chance to win the ACC outright. The model has picked 4 of 7 Virginia games correctly this season.
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Virginia earns a first-round bye in 0% of simulations.
Game by game
Upcoming games show my model’s win probability for Virginia. Played games show the result.
- Week 1Sat Aug 29
vs NC StateWon34-8 - Week 2Fri Sep 11
vs Norfolk StateWon59-3 - Week 3Sat Sep 19
Lost27-38 - Week 4Sat Sep 26
vs DelawareWon42-3 - Week 5Sat Oct 3Lost7-38
- Week 6Sat Oct 10
vs SyracuseWon28-25 - Week 7Sat Oct 17
at SMULost13-23 - Week 8Fri Oct 23
vs DukeLost16-19 - Week 9Sat Oct 31
at Wake Forest9% chance Virginia wins - Week 11Sat Nov 14
vs California86% chance Virginia wins - Week 12Sat Nov 2157% chance Virginia wins
- Week 13Sat Nov 2834% chance Virginia wins
How many games Virginia wins
Share of 4,000 simulated seasons ending on each regular-season win total.
Most likely: 6-6 (46% of simulations). Regular season, 12 games.
Expected wins since the preseason
From 8.2 in the preseason to 5.9 now.
How the model is doing. 232–205–7 against the spread (53.1%), 156–131 on totals (54.4%) and 317–127 straight up (71.4%) on every game this season, graded at DraftKings’ closing line.
Backdoor Cover Picks
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My track record is on the Track Record page.