CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2023 football schedules for its member institutions today (Jan. 30). Virginia’s slate features 12 regular-season games, including six home games and a neutral site contest. Starting times for all contests, and the home games designated for Homecomings and Family Weekend, will be announced at a later date.
The Cavaliers’ home slate at Scott Stadium includes games against James Madison (Sept. 9), NC State (Sept. 22), William & Mary (Oct. 7), Georgia Tech (Nov. 4), Duke (Nov. 18) and its Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game with Virginia Tech (Nov. 25). The match-up with the Wolfpack will be a Friday night contest.
After opening the season against Tennessee (Sept. 2) in Nashville, Tenn., at Nissan Stadium, UVA will play road games at Maryland (Sept. 16), Boston College (Sept. 30), North Carolina (Oct. 21), Miami (Oct. 28) and Louisville (Nov. 9). The game with the Cardinals will be a Thursday night meeting.
2023 Virginia Football Schedule
(Home games in BOLD. All games on Saturday unless otherwise noted)
| Sept. 2 | vs. Tennessee (Nashville, TN) |
| Sept. 9 | JAMES MADISON |
| Sept. 16 | at Maryland |
| Sept. 22 | NC STATE (Friday) |
| Sept. 30 | at Boston College |
| Oct. 7 | WILLIAM & MARY |
| Oct. 14 | OPEN |
| Oct. 21 | at North Carolina |
| Oct. 28 | at Miami |
| Nov. 4 | GEORGIA TECH |
| Nov. 9 | at Louisville (Thursday) |
| Nov. 18 | DUKE |
| Nov. 25 | VIRGINIA TECH |
Schedule Notes
Virginia faces six teams that appeared in bowl games last season – Louisville (Fenway Wasabi), Duke (Military), North Carolina (Holiday), Maryland (Duke’s Mayo), NC State (Duke’s Mayo), Tennessee (Capital One Orange).
The Tennessee game marks the first time the Cavaliers have opened a season at a neutral site since facing Notre Dame to start the 1989 season at the Meadowlands in New Jersey for the Kickoff Classic. It is UVA’s first game at Nissan Stadium since Virginia won the 2005 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl and the first game in the Music City since playing Ohio at Vanderbilt in 2018 due to Hurricane Florence.
James Madison appears on the UVA schedule for the first time since 1983. The two Commonwealth universities have met just three times with each game played at Scott Stadium.
The James Madison game will mark the 500th game played at Scott Stadium. UVA’s all-time record at the facility stands at 283-204-12.
The Cavaliers matchup with Maryland is the first meeting between the programs since the 2013 season when the…