# 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tony Elliott, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC Coast Division. Virginia played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
On the evening of November 13, wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and linebacker D'Sean Perry were killed while running back Mike Hollins was wounded in a shooting on the university's campus. The shooter was Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former running back for the Cavaliers in 2018. In its aftermath, the school announced it would cancel its final home game against Coastal Carolina on November 19 and its final game against Virginia Tech on November 26.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 24 (FCS) Richmond* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsey Rowley | W 34–17 | 41,122 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ESPNU Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason | L 3–24 | 33,669 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Old Dominion* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | W 16–14 | 40,556 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra | L 20–22 | 34,590 |
| October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley | L 17–38 | 15,152 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | L 17–34 | 38,009 |
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles, Jr. | W 16–9 | 29,362 |
| October 29 | 12:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard | L 12–14 $^{4OT}$ | 43,714 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | L 28–31 | 44,156 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN Chris Cotter, Charles Arbuckle, Lericia Harris | L 7–37 | 36,529 |
| November 19 | | Coastal Carolina* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCRSN | Canceled | |
| November 26 | | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPN+ Roger Twibell, Pete Cordelli, Cori Keller | Canceled | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### No. 24 (FCS) Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 (FCS) Spiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cavaliers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |

### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fighting Illini | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### At Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Orange | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |

### At Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Cavaliers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Yellow Jackets | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Miami

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

### No. 17 North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Tar Heels | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 28 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Coastal Carolina (Canceled)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chanticleers | | | | | 0 |
| Cavaliers | | | | | 0 |

### At Virginia Tech (Canceled)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | | | | | 0 |
| Hokies | | | | | 0 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title |
| Tony Elliott | Head coach |
| John Rudzinski | Defensive coordinator, defensive backs |
| Desmond Kitchings | Offensive coordinator, tight ends |
| Clint Sintim | Linebackers |
| Taylor Lamb | Quarterbacks |
| Curome Cox | Defensive backs, defensive passing game coordinator |
| Marques Hagans | Associate head coach, wide receivers |
| Keith Gaither | Special teams coordinator, running Backs |
| Chris Slade | Defensive ends |
| Kevin Downing | Defensive tackles |
| Garrett Tujague | Offensive line, recruiting coordinator |