In 19 prior meetings, Florida State leads the all-time series over Virginia 15-4. While all four of Virginia’s wins have come in tight, one-possession contests, the Noles have won by 21 points or more 10 times versus the Cavaliers.
Constantly forced to play the underdog role, UVA ran into a top-seven ranked FSU squad every single season from 1992 to 2005. Legendary head coach and all-time FSU wins leader Bobby Bowden took on Virginia’s winningest head coach in George Welsh in the first nine games between the schools.
When FSU punched their ticket to the ACC in 1992, they were eyeing a perfect sweep across their new conference schedule Halloween night in Charlottesville.