Location: Blacksburg, Virginia ▪ Colors: Burnt Orange & Chicago Maroon
Stadium: Lane Stadium (cap. 66,233)
Record*: 109 Years, 661-424-44, .605 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 662-423-44 by NCAA.
Conferences: ACC, Big East, Southern and Ind
Conference Champion: 8 Times
Bowls: 26 Bowls, 10-16, .385 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 16 Times (Preseason), 18 Times (Final), 270 Weeks (Total)
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 1 | Air Force | 1984 | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 13.5 | 18.0 | -4.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 2 | Akron | 1989 | 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 221 | 95 | 126 | 44.2 | 19.0 | 25.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 3 | Alabama | 1932 | 2009 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 132 | 387 | -255 | 11.0 | 32.3 | -21.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 4 | Alabama-Birmingham | 1997 | 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 109 | 10 | 99 | 36.3 | 3.3 | 33.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 1979 | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 75 | 44 | 31 | 37.5 | 22.0 | 15.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 1994 | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 173 | 21 | 152 | 43.3 | 5.3 | 38.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 7 | Army | 1905 | 1962 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 42 | 173 | -131 | 7.0 | 28.8 | -21.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 8 | Auburn | 1924 | 2004 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 8.6 | 13.8 | -5.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 9 | Boise State | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 30.0 | 33.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 10 | Boston College | 1993 | 2012 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .714 | 567 | 367 | 200 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 9.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 11 | Bowling Green State | 1990 | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 91 | 23 | 68 | 30.3 | 7.7 | 22.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 12 | Bucknell | 1906 | 1906 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0.0 | 10.0 | -10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 13 | Buffalo | 1969 | 1970 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 26.0 | 10.5 | 15.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 14 | California | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 49.0 | 52.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 15 | Central Florida | 2000 | 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 139 | 63 | 76 | 46.3 | 21.0 | 25.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 45.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 17 | Centre | 1920 | 1922 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 52 | -46 | 2.0 | 17.3 | -15.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 1985 | 2012 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 225 | 161 | 64 | 25.0 | 17.9 | 7.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 19 | Citadel | 1952 | 1953 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 14.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 20 | Clemson | 1906 | 2012 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 1 | .371 | 453 | 574 | -121 | 14.6 | 18.5 | -3.9 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 21 | Colgate | 1927 | 1928 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 10.0 | 17.5 | -7.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 22 | Connecticut | 2001 | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 99 | 23 | 76 | 49.5 | 11.5 | 38.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 23 | Cornell | 1915 | 1915 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | -45 | 0.0 | 45.0 | -45.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 24 | Cumberland | 1905 | 1905 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 25 | Dartmouth | 1926 | 1926 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -20.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 26 | Davidson | 1906 | 1960 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .731 | 182 | 112 | 70 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 5.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 27 | Duke | 1937 | 2012 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 462 | 365 | 97 | 23.1 | 18.3 | 4.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 28 | East Carolina | 1987 | 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 425 | 290 | 135 | 26.6 | 18.1 | 8.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 29 | East Tennessee State | 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 30 | Florida | 1934 | 1985 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 15.5 | 27.5 | -12.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 31 | Florida A&M | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 62.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 32 | Florida State | 1955 | 2012 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 1 | .347 | 686 | 855 | -169 | 19.1 | 23.8 | -4.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 33 | Furman | 1939 | 1947 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 21.3 | 10.0 | 11.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 34 | George Washington | 1908 | 1966 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 261 | 219 | 42 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 2.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 35 | Georgetown | 1902 | 1941 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 45 | 131 | -86 | 7.5 | 21.8 | -14.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 36 | Georgia | 1931 | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 31 | 77 | -46 | 10.3 | 25.7 | -15.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | 1990 | 2012 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 270 | 183 | 87 | 27.0 | 18.3 | 8.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 38 | Hampden-Sydney | 1922 | 1925 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 51 | 3 | 48 | 25.5 | 1.5 | 24.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 39 | Houston | 1971 | 1975 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 129 | 214 | -85 | 25.8 | 42.8 | -17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 40 | Indiana | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 45.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 41 | Kansas | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 21.0 | 24.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 42 | Kansas State | 1967 | 1968 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 17.0 | 18.5 | -1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 43 | Kent State | 1975 | 2006 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 76 | 31 | 45 | 25.3 | 10.3 | 15.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 44 | Kentucky | 1926 | 1987 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .368 | 262 | 369 | -107 | 13.8 | 19.4 | -5.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 45 | Louisiana State | 2002 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 16.5 | 28.0 | -11.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 46 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 47.0 | 16.0 | 31.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 47 | Louisville | 1979 | 2005 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 183 | 102 | 81 | 26.1 | 14.6 | 11.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 48 | Marshall | 2002 | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 170 | 55 | 115 | 42.5 | 13.8 | 28.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 49 | Maryland | 1919 | 2009 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 422 | 385 | 37 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 1.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 50 | Memphis | 1970 | 1985 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 121 | 124 | -3 | 20.2 | 20.7 | -0.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 51 | Miami (FL) | 1953 | 2012 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | .400 | 564 | 616 | -52 | 18.8 | 20.5 | -1.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 17.0 | 24.0 | -7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 53 | Michigan | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 20.0 | 23.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 54 | Mississippi | 1913 | 1968 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 55 | Nashville | 1904 | 1904 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 56 | Navy | 1903 | 1995 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 66 | 89 | -23 | 6.6 | 8.9 | -2.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 57 | Nebraska | 1996 | 2009 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 72 | 86 | -14 | 24.0 | 28.7 | -4.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 58 | North Carolina | 1902 | 2012 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | .633 | 478 | 376 | 102 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 3.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 59 | North Carolina State | 1902 | 2010 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 4 | .556 | 626 | 496 | 130 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 2.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 60 | Ohio | 1971 | 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 163 | 57 | 106 | 40.8 | 14.3 | 26.5 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 61 | Oklahoma | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 17.0 | 27.0 | -10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | 1971 | 1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 25.0 | 28.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 63 | Pennsylvania | 1929 | 1955 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 13.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | 1993 | 2012 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 358 | 281 | 77 | 29.8 | 23.4 | 6.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 65 | Princeton | 1908 | 1912 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 49 | -39 | 3.3 | 16.3 | -13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 66 | Richmond | 1909 | 1983 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 4 | .744 | 922 | 421 | 501 | 21.4 | 9.8 | 11.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 67 | Rutgers | 1920 | 2012 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 592 | 288 | 304 | 39.5 | 19.2 | 20.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 68 | South Carolina | 1925 | 1991 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .368 | 331 | 349 | -18 | 17.4 | 18.4 | -0.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 69 | Southern California | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 13.0 | 24.0 | -11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 70 | Southern Methodist | 1972 | 1974 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 44 | 75 | -31 | 14.7 | 25.0 | -10.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 71 | Southern Mississippi | 1971 | 2006 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 156 | 122 | 34 | 19.5 | 15.3 | 4.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 72 | Stanford | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 40 | -28 | 12.0 | 40.0 | -28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 73 | Syracuse | 1964 | 2003 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 460 | 384 | 76 | 27.1 | 22.6 | 4.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 74 | Tampa | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 75 | Temple | 1934 | 2003 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 494 | 238 | 256 | 29.1 | 14.0 | 15.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 76 | Tennessee | 1911 | 2009 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 96 | 124 | -28 | 19.2 | 24.8 | -5.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 77 | Texas | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 18.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 1976 | 2003 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 13.5 | 17.0 | -3.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 79 | Tulane | 1956 | 1989 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 173 | 182 | -9 | 19.2 | 20.2 | -1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 80 | Tulsa | 1970 | 1978 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 120 | 130 | -10 | 30.0 | 32.5 | -2.5 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 81 | Vanderbilt | 1930 | 1989 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 160 | 170 | -10 | 17.8 | 18.9 | -1.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 82 | Villanova | 1957 | 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 103 | 54 | 49 | 20.6 | 10.8 | 9.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 83 | Virginia | 1902 | 2012 | 89 | 52 | 32 | 5 | .612 | 1612 | 1308 | 304 | 18.1 | 14.7 | 3.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 84 | Virginia Military Institute | 1904 | 1981 | 67 | 39 | 23 | 5 | .619 | 1181 | 698 | 483 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 7.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 1916 | 2011 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | .681 | 822 | 406 | 416 | 22.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 86 | Washington & Lee | 1907 | 1953 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | .488 | 470 | 418 | 52 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 87 | West Texas A&M | 1958 | 1959 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 27.0 | 16.5 | 10.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 88 | West Virginia | 1915 | 2005 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 1 | .430 | 797 | 810 | -13 | 15.9 | 16.2 | -0.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 89 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1914 | 1914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0.0 | 13.0 | -13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 91 | Western Michigan | 2001 | 2004 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 41.3 | 0.0 | 41.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 92 | William & Mary | 1922 | 1983 | 51 | 30 | 18 | 3 | .618 | 923 | 751 | 172 | 18.1 | 14.7 | 3.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 93 | Yale | 1911 | 1916 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 52 | -52 | 0.0 | 26.0 | -26.0 | Game-by-Game |