Global InformationVirginia Cavaliers information
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
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| University | University of Virginia |
| Conference | ACC[a] |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Carla Williams |
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Varsity teams | 27 (13 men's, 14 women's) |
| Football stadium | Scott Stadium |
| Basketball arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Davenport Field at Disharoon Park |
| Softball stadium | Palmer Park |
| Soccer stadium | Klöckner Stadium |
| Aquatics center | Aquatic & Fitness Center |
| Lacrosse stadium | Klöckner Stadium |
| Other venues |
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| Mascot | Cavalier (CavMan) |
| Nickname | Cavaliers, Wahoos, Hoos |
| Fight song | The Cavalier Song |
| Colors | Orange and blue[2] |
| Website | virginiasports |
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The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams representing the University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers compete at the NCAA Division I level (FBS for football), in the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1953. Known simply as Virginia or UVA in sports media, the athletics program has twice won the Capital One Cup for men's sports (in 2015 and 2019) after leading the nation in overall athletic excellence in those years.[3][4] The Cavaliers have regularly placed among the nation's Top 5 athletics programs.[5][6][7]
Virginia leads the ACC with 23 NCAA Championships in men's sports. The program has added eleven NCAA titles in women's sports for a grand total of 34 NCAA titles, second overall in this major conference of fifteen programs.[8][9][10] In "revenue sports", Virginia men's basketball won the NCAA tournament championship in 2019, won ACC tournaments in 1976, in 2014 and in 2018, and have finished first in the ACC standings ten times. College Football Hall of Fame coach George Welsh retired with the most wins in ACC history (as of 2024, he places second[b]) after leading Virginia football for nineteen years.[11]
Other prominent NCAA Championship winning programs include Virginia men's lacrosse (9 national titles including 7 NCAA Championships), Virginia men's soccer (7 NCAA Championships), Virginia men's tennis (159–0 ACC win streak from 2006 to 2016;[12] 2013, 2022, 2023, and "three-peat" 2015–2017 NCAA Championships), and Virginia baseball (winners of the 2015 College World Series). Virginia women's rowing has added two recent NCAA Championships (2010 and 2012) while Virginia women's lacrosse won NCAA Championships in 1991, 1993, and 2004. Women's cross country won repeat NCAA Championships in 1981 and 1982. Virginia men's lacrosse repeated in 2019 and 2021 (the 2020 session being cancelled due to COVID) and Virginia women's swimming and diving won the Cavaliers' most recent national championships in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for a four-peat. Non-NCAA national championships include six national titles in indoor men's tennis, two USILA titles in men's lacrosse, and one AIAW title in women's indoor track and field. UVA men's boxing was a leading collegiate program when boxing was a major national sport in the first half of the 20th century, completing four consecutive undefeated seasons between 1932 and 1936, and winning an NCAA Championship in 1938.[13]
The Cavalier mascot represents a mounted swordsman, and there are crossed swords or sabres in the official logo. Another moniker, the “Wahoos”, or “Hoos” for short, based on the university's rallying cry "Wah-hoo-wah!" is also commonly used.[14] Though originally only used by the student body, both terms—“Wahoos” and “Hoos”—have come into widespread usage with the local media as well.
- ^ "Men's Varsity". College Squash Association. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "Athletics Color Palette". University of Virginia Consumer Product Brand Standards (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ UVa wins Capital One Cup for men's sports Archived April 19, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Virginia Men Win Capital One Cup Archived July 11, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ 2010–11 Capital One Cup standings Archived January 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ 2013–14 Capital One Cup standings Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Current Capital One Cup standings Archived July 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "2006/2007 Women's National Collegiate/Division I" (PDF) (Press release). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
- ^ "2006/2007 Men's National Collegiate/Division I" (PDF) (Press release). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
- ^ "Schools with the Most NCAA Championships" (Press release). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
- ^ ACC History in Numbers: Coaching Archived December 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Cavs recruit near home and win Archived February 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ Lights Out Archived June 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Traditions". May 15, 2020.
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