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Brennan Armstrong leads Virginia in career passing yards (9,034) and Thomas Jones in rushing yards (3,998). In College Football 27, the Cavaliers' projected starters average 82.2 OVR, 31st of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Atlantic Coast ConferenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
82.2
31st of 138
Players 80+ OVR
24
1 rated 90+
Best unit
Offensive line
84.6 avg · 12th nationally
Record books
17
career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

Virginia football records

All Virginia records
Virginia Cavaliers career record holders
RecordHolderTotalYears
Career Passing YardsBrennan Armstrong9,0342018–2022
Career Passing TouchdownsBrennan Armstrong582018–2022
Career Rushing YardsThomas Jones3,9981996–1999
Career Rushing TouchdownsGene Mayer461912–1915
Career ReceptionsOlamide Zaccheaus2502015–2018
Career Receiving YardsBilly McMullen2,9781999–2002
Career Receiving TouchdownsTyrone Davis281991–1994
Career TacklesQuin Blanding4952014–2017
Career SacksChris Slade401989–1992
Career InterceptionsKeith McMeans171987–1990
Career Field Goals MadeWill Bettridge672022–2025
Career CompletionsMatt Schaub7162000–2003
Career Total OffenseBrennan Armstrong10,3012018–2022
Career All-Purpose YardsFrank Quayle4,9811966–1968
Career PointsConnor Hughes3322002–2005
Career Tackles for LossChris Slade561989–1992
Career Extra Points MadeConnor Hughes1342002–2005

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable Virginia players

  • Matt Schaub2000–2003

    No. 1 completions (716) · No. 2 passing yards (7,502) · No. 2 passing touchdowns (56)

  • Wali Lundy2002–2005

    No. 2 rushing touchdowns (43) · No. 3 points (312) · No. 6 rushing yards (3,193)

  • No. 1 passing yards (9,034) · No. 1 passing touchdowns (58) · No. 1 total offense (10,301)

  • Shawn Moore1987–1990

    No. 3 passing yards (6,629) · No. 3 passing touchdowns (55) · No. 3 total offense (7,897)

  • Bryce Perkins2018–2019

    No. 2 total offense (7,910) · No. 4 passing yards (6,218) · No. 4 passing touchdowns (47)

  • Thomas Jones1996–1999

    No. 1 rushing yards (3,998) · No. 4 all-purpose yards (4,698) · No. 6 points (240)

  • No. 1 receptions (250) · No. 2 receiving yards (2,753) · No. 9 all-purpose yards (4,024)

  • Tiki Barber1993–1996

    No. 2 rushing yards (3,389) · No. 3 all-purpose yards (4,869) · No. 10 points (210)

  • Scott Gardner1972–1975

    No. 5 total offense (6,059) · No. 6 passing touchdowns (33) · No. 7 passing yards (5,218)

  • Frank Quayle1966–1968

    No. 1 all-purpose yards (4,981) · No. 8 rushing yards (2,695) · No. 10 points (210)

  • Kurt Benkert2016–2017

    No. 5 passing yards (5,759) · No. 5 passing touchdowns (46) · No. 9 total offense (5,602)

  • Alvin Pearman2001–2004

    No. 2 all-purpose yards (4,969) · No. 8 receptions (138) · No. 10 rushing yards (2,394)

All-time series

Virginia rivalries

Virginia Cavaliers rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
North CarolinaSouth's Oldest RivalryNorth Carolina leads 66–601892W1
Virginia TechCommonwealth CupCommonwealth CupVirginia Tech leads 62–391895W1
Maryland—Maryland leads 46–321919L4

College Football 27

Virginia in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated Virginia Cavaliers players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Noah JoseyLGSr90
Kam RobinsonMLBSr88
Monroe MillsRTSr88
Brandyn HillmanFSSr85
Daniel SparksPSr85
Ethan MinterSSJr85
Fisher CamacLESr85
Jekail MiddlebrookHBSr85

Planning a Virginia dynasty? See the Virginia CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

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Public Virginia dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with Virginia as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

Conference

ACC programs

ACC overview

Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.