The 2018 season's largest margin: Virginia 42, Richmond 13. A 29-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Virginia's 2018 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Bryce PerkinsQB2,679 passing yards
- Jordan Ellis?1,026 rushing yards
- Olamide ZaccheausWR1,073 receiving yards
- Hasise DuboisWR578 receiving yards
- Joe ReedWR465 receiving yards
- Juan Thornhill?98 tackles
- Jordan MackLB66 tackles
- Joey BlountS63 tackles
- Chris PeaceOLB6.5 sacks
- Charles SnowdenLB2.5 sacks
- Zane ZandierLB2 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Virginia 21, NC State 35. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Virginia beat South Carolina 28-0 in the postseason.
"Wahoowa"
2018 is a middle chapter for Virginia — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.