Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry

American college sports rivalry

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School | University of Virginia | Virginia Tech
Established | 1819 | 1872
Location | Charlottesville | Blacksburg
Conference | ACC | ACC
Students (2019) | 24,360 | 33,403
School Colors | Orange & Blue | Orange & Maroon
Nickname | Cavaliers | Hokies
Varsity Teams | 27 | 19
NCAA Championships | 31 | 0
Challenge & Clash Wins | 5 | 3

Virginia

Virginia Tech

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Locations of University of Virginia and Virginia Tech

For the football rivalry specifically, see Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry.

For the men's basketball rivalry specifically, see Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry.

The Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry is an American college rivalry that exists between the Virginia Cavaliers sports teams of the University of Virginia (called Virginia in sports media and abbreviated UVA) and the Virginia Tech Hokies sports teams of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (called Virginia Tech and abbreviated VT). The Cavaliers and Hokies had a program-wide rivalry first called the Commonwealth Challenge (2005–2007) which UVA swept 2–0 before ending the series in a show of sportsmanship following the Virginia Tech massacre. A second series called the Commonwealth Clash (2014–2019), under revised[a] rules and sponsored by the state's Virginia 529 College Savings Plan, was again won by UVA, 3–2. A third series, also called the Clash (2021–Present) and sponsored by Smithfield Foods, emerged three years after the previous series was concluded and is currently led by VT, 1–0. The Cavaliers lead the rivalry series in the majority of sports.

Both athletics programs are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In sports that have divisional play, such as college baseball and college football, they both compete in the Coastal division of the conference. Despite different or no conference affiliations from 1937 to 2004, Virginia and Virginia Tech always maintained athletic ties and were annual rivals in a great many sports.

## Contents

* 1 All-time and ACC series results
* 2 Conference, Sponsorship, Relative Popularity and Success
* 3 Commonwealth Challenge and Clash
* 3.1 Yearly records
* 3.1.1 Commonwealth Clash
* 4 Intensity and Pranks
* 5 History
* 5.1 Virginia Tech joins ACC
* 5.2 Impact of the Virginia Tech massacre
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## All-time and ACC series results[edit]

Sport | All-time series record[1] | ACC series record | Last result | Next meeting

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Baseball | UVA leads 103–87 | UVA leads 31–12 | VT won 8–4 on May 18, 2019  | Spring 2020
Men's Basketball (Rivalry)  | UVA leads 95–57 | UVA leads 22–12 | VT won 65–51 on Jan. 30, 2021  | Winter 2022
Women's Basketball | UVA leads 51–12 | UVA leads 26–6 | UVA won 86–76 on Feb. 23, 2020  | Spring 2021
Football (Rivalry) | VT leads 60-38–5 | VT leads 17–1 | VT won 29-24 on Nov. 27, 2021  | Fall/Winter 2022 @ UVA
Women's Lacrosse | UVA leads 23–2 | UVA leads 13–2 | UVA won 13–10 on April 20, 2019  | Spring 2021
Men's Soccer | UVA leads 32–2–6 | UVA leads 9–2–6 | Tied 1–1 on Oct. 14, 2020  | Nov. 6, 2020 @ UVA
Women's Soccer | UVA leads 18–4–2 | UVA leads 11–3–1 | Tied 3–3 on Oct. 13, 2022  | Fall 2023
Softball | VT leads 46–22 | VT leads 33–12 | VT won 7–0 on March 8, 2020  | Spring 2021
Men's Swimming/Diving | UVA leads 28–5 | UVA leads 10–5 | VT won 158–141 on Jan. 18, 2020  | Spring 2021
Women's Swimming/Diving | UVA leads 31–1 | UVA leads 15–0 | UVA won 186–111 on Jan. 18, 2020  | Spring 2021
Men's Tennis | UVA leads 56–9 | UVA leads 14–1 | UVA won 4–2 on April 14, 2019  | Spring 2021
Women's Tennis | UVA leads 39–5 | UVA leads 15–0 | UVA won 6–1 on Feb. 24, 2019  | Spring 2021
Volleyball | VT leads 39–37 | VT leads 19–14 | VT won 3–1 on Oct. 18, 2020  | Fall 2021
Wrestling | VT leads 43–27 | VT leads 12–3 | VT won 20–16 on Jan. 31, 2019  | Spring 2021
TOTALS | UVA leads 597–370–12 | UVA leads 193–122–6 |

Series led and games won by Virginia are shaded ██. Series led and games won by Virginia Tech shaded ██. Head-to-head games/matches only

## Conference, Sponsorship, Relative Popularity and Success[edit]

Mike Scott and Joe Harris of the Cavaliers battle Cadarian Raines of the Hokies for a rebound at Cassell Coliseum

UVA has been a member of the ACC since 1953, while Virginia Tech was invited in 2004. Both athletics programs are also sponsored by Nike.[2] The Cavaliers are signed with Nike through 2025, at $3.5 million per year.[2] The Hokies are also signed with Nike through 2022, at $1.98 million per year.[2] Virginia had the third-highest ACC total athletics revenue, with $91 million, in 2014–2015.[3] Virginia Tech was sixth out of the 15 programs, drawing $80 million.[3]

UVA polled as the most popular college sports program in their home state as of 2015 — with Virginians choosing the Cavaliers over the Hokies by a six-point margin of 34% to 28% — despite UVA having fewer students and a smaller alumni base than Virginia Tech.[4] The first and only Fan Vote of the Commonwealth Clash, also in 2015, bore out that result as there were more Cavalier votes than Hokie votes in the final tally which allowed UVA to take the point. The overall Virginia Cavaliers program polled more popular than all NFL and MLB teams (NBA teams were not polled) while only the former Washington Redskins tied the overall Virginia Tech program at 28% support.[4]

The Cavaliers have twice won the prestigious Capital One Cup for fielding the top overall men's athletics program in the nation, in 2015 and 2019, and UVA places first in the ACC for all-time Men's NCAA Championships with 20. Virginia is also tied for second place in the conference for NCAA Championships in women's sports with 8. UVA's recent NCAA Championships include winning the 2019 NCAA Tournament Championship in men's basketball, winning the 2015 College World Series in baseball, and winning the 2014 College Cup in men's soccer. On the other side of the rivalry, Virginia Tech is one of two ACC programs (the other is Pittsburgh) to have not yet earned its first NCAA Championship in a team sport.

Virginia fields more overall teams than Virginia Tech. As a result, certain highly successful UVA teams like the eight-time NCAA Champion Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team and two-time NCAA Champion Virginia women's rowing team have never competed against Virginia Tech and so do not consider the Hokies their rivals.

## Commonwealth Challenge and Clash[edit]

Commonwealth Challenge
UVA won, 2–0  |

Virginia (2) | Virginia Tech (0)
2005–06
2006–07  | none

Newly in the same conference, the two schools agreed to face off in the Commonwealth Challenge[5] across all sports in 2005. The Challenge continued through 2007, with the Cavaliers winning both years of the competition. Future sponsorship was not sought out of respect for the Virginia Tech massacre. Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage stated at the time that "now is not the time to be talking about bragging rights."[6]

Virginia529
Commonwealth Clash
UVA won, 3–2  |

Virginia (3) | Virginia Tech (2)
2014–15
2015–16
2018–19  | 2016–17
2017–18
Smithfield
Commonwealth Clash
VT leads, 1–0  |

Virginia (0) | Virginia Tech (1)
| 2021–22

In August 2014, the two schools announced a renewed rivalry competition with a new name and new scoring system between the two schools, named the Commonwealth Clash. This more recent competition was sponsored by Virginia 529 College Savings Plan.[7] At the end of the 2018–19 academic year, UVA led the Clash series 3–2 and total points 60–47. This was then declared the final year of the original Clash on its official website.[8]

Each meeting or yearly series in a sport is worth a single point in the Clash. In basketball and volleyball, where the two schools meet twice per season, each individual game is worth one-half point. In baseball and softball, the point is awarded to the winner of the series, with a split of a two-game series earning one-half point each. A tied game in soccer also awards one-half point each. In sports where teams participate in meets or tournaments instead of head-to-head – cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, and men's and women's golf – the school that finishes higher in the ACC championship earns the point. Swimming and diving also fell under this category, even though the two schools schedule an annual meet against each other; this meeting does not count toward the Clash.[9]

There are 22 points, requiring 11½ to clinch the Clash. If there is a tie, the first tiebreaker is the greater number of ACC championships in common sports, followed by the greater number of honor roll athletes in common sports. The tiebreakers were invoked for the only time in 2016–17; Virginia Tech won the tiebreaker in that Clash by capturing four ACC championships to Virginia's one.[9]

The 2019–20 Clash trophy was not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time competition was suspended, Virginia led 71⁄2–61⁄2, with eight points remaining to be contested and nearly all of them in sports which had often favored Virginia in the previous years of the Clash.[10] But by the official website, those results were not finalized and the previous 2018–19 athletics year was the final year of the original Clash.[8]

The Clash made its return after a three-year absence for the 2021–22 academic year, with Smithfield Foods taking over sponsorship duties.[11] After winning the baseball series, 2–1, the Hokies would clinch the Clash for the year, eventually winning, 131⁄2–81⁄2.[12]

### Yearly records[edit]

#### Commonwealth Clash[edit]

Yearly Result
Overall Clash series | UVA 15–7
UVA led 1–0 | UVA 14–7
UVA led 2–0 | Tied 11–11
(VT wins tiebreaker)
UVA led 2–1 | VT 12½–8½
Tied 2–2 | UVA 12½–9½
UVA won 3–2 | UVA 71⁄2–61⁄2
(Not Completed[b])
Not counted | VT 13½–8½
VT leads, 1–0

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Sport | 2014–15[13] | 2015–16  | 2016–17  | 2017–18  | 2018–19  | 2019–20  | 2021–22
Men's Soccer | UVA | UVA | Halved | UVA | Halved | UVA | VT
Women's Soccer | UVA | Did Not Play | UVA | Did Not Play | VT | UVA | Did Not Play
Men's Cross Country | UVA | UVA | UVA | VT | UVA | VT | UVA
Women's Cross Country | UVA | UVA | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT
Volleyball | Halved | Halved | VT | VT | Halved | UVA | VT
Football | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT | UVA | VT
Men's Basketball | UVA | Halved | Halved | Halved | UVA | UVA | Halved
Women's Basketball | UVA | VT | UVA | UVA | Halved | Halved | VT
Wrestling | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT
Men's Swimming/Diving | VT | VT | VT | UVA | UVA | UVA | VT
Women's Swimming/Diving | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA
Men's Indoor Track and Field | VT | UVA | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT
Women's Indoor Track and Field | VT | UVA | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT
Men's Tennis | UVA | UVA | UVA | VT | UVA | Not Played
due to
COVID-19 | UVA
Women's Tennis | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA
Men's Golf | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA
Women's Golf | Did Not Play | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA
Women's Lacrosse | UVA | UVA | UVA | VT | UVA | UVA
Baseball | VT | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | VT
Softball | Halved | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT
Men's Outdoor Track and Field | UVA | VT | VT | VT | VT | Not Played
due to
COVID-19 | VT
Women's Outdoor Track and Field | UVA | UVA | VT | VT | UVA | UVA
Fan Vote point  | UVA | No Vote Held

## Intensity and Pranks[edit]

Some from outside the state find the rivalry to be an especially bitter one. Former Ohio State quarterback and football analyst Kirk Herbstreit said in 2004 that he "never realized how much those people hate each other." He went on to say "when I was down in Blacksburg, I said some nice things about Al Groh and it was like I had turned my back on them."[14]

In 2011, students from Virginia Tech put a tee shirt from their school on a statue of Thomas Jefferson located on The Lawn, after Virginia Tech's football team won the yearly matchup.[15]

## History[edit]

### Virginia Tech joins ACC[edit]

In 2003, the Atlantic Coast Conference initially planned to add Boston College, Miami, and Syracuse to the conference lineup. Talks with Syracuse stalled as Jim Boeheim vocalized his opposition to the move, and Duke, UNC, and Virginia consistently voted against adding the Orange. When it became obvious that Syracuse lacked the necessary seven votes, Virginia Tech emerged as a compromise candidate put forward to win over the decisive seventh vote from the University of Virginia that ACC officials needed to gain approval for their expansion plans.

Virginia Governor Mark Warner earlier had suggested the NCAA intervene and mediate the expansion process, and when that failed added pressure to UVA President John Casteen to refrain from casting an affirmative vote for the conference's plan to expand without Virginia Tech.[16] Warner feared that such a move would hurt Virginia Tech by leaving it in a diminished Big East.[17] UVA President John T. Casteen III then offered a plan to have the ACC expand but consider Virginia Tech in lieu of Syracuse on June 18, 2003.[18] Duke and UNC voted against the Hokies, but with Casteen's support Virginia Tech was invited to the conference with 7 out of 9 votes. Miami and Virginia Tech joined the ACC in 2004, with Boston College joining in 2005.

The primary significance of this development to the rivalry was that the athletic teams from the two schools would now be mandated to play every year. For instance, the men's college soccer teams did not face each other in any of the four seasons between 2000 and 2003. They have since met every year after Virginia Tech became a conference member in 2004. Additionally, in some sports where there was already an agreement to play each other on an annual basis, the teams might now play more than once. For instance, the men's college basketball teams had played each other annually since the 1934–35 season but not faced each other twice in the same season since 1983–84. Starting with the 2004–05 season, the teams have played at least twice each year, and in 2005–06 the teams met for a third time in the ACC Tournament.

### Impact of the Virginia Tech massacre[edit]

In addition to ending the original Commonwealth Challenge, the Virginia Tech massacre had the effect of lessening of hostilities between the two universities during the aftermath. According to The Washington Post "students in both camps are more apt to think of themselves as simply Virginians." UVa students were among the first to lend support to the Virginia Tech community in the wake of the shootings. Likewise, the connections between the two university's populations are often very close. Prior to the 2007 football contest in Charlottesville both college's bands participated in a joint performance.[19]

> ...there was the sense among Tech students that fans of U-Va. – an institution founded by none other than Thomas Jefferson – looked down their noses at the mountain-ensconced Hokies of Blacksburg. Hokies were "hicks"; Cavaliers were "snobs." But after the shootings in April, something changed. U-Va. students and faculty members wrote condolence letters, held a candlelight vigil and even painted the campus's fabled Beta Bridge with a pro-Hokies phrase.

> — Jonathan Mummolo, The Washington Post[20]

UVa.'s student newspaper reported that students in Charlottesville were even sporting Hokie sweatshirts on occasion in observance of the tragedy. The University's Z Society went so far as unveiling a 65' x 120' Virginia Pride flag featuring both UVA and VT logos on it during the annual football game, and it was noted that the two fan bases had never been so close as they were after the shootings.

> Since the tragedy, it hasn't been so odd to see a Wahoo wearing a Virginia Tech sweatshirt. Since April, transfer students haven't felt so awkward saying they used to attend school in Blacksburg. Truly, Hokies and Wahoos have never been so together.

> — Eric Kolenich, The Cavalier Daily[21]

## See also[edit]

* Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry
* Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry

## References[edit]

1. ^ Indoor and outdoor track and field was emphasized more (4 points, up from 2) in the Clash than basketball (2 points, down from 4) and football (1 point, down from 2) combined, when in the Challenge basketball and football were emphasized more. Under the Challenge rules, UVA would have won the 2016–17 competition outright on points, 12–10. Under the new Clash rules, the programs tied on points, 11–11, and VT won the tiebreaker.
2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring championships for the 2019-20 academic year on March 12, 2020. This was followed by the ACC canceling all of its unplayed competition on March 17. Although UVa led 71⁄2–61⁄2 at this time, no Clash trophy was awarded.

1. ^ Sources: hokiesports.com and virginiasports.com
2. ^ a b c UVA signs lucrative Nike deal, accessed August 13, 2015
3. ^ a b Parsing Virginia Tech's athletic department revenue figures, accessed April 18, 2016
4. ^ a b Public Policy Poll on Va. topics, released July 21, 2015; accessed July 25, 2015
5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2011-12-04.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ Doughty, Doug (2008-02-21). "Bragging rights taken off the table". The Roanoke Times.
7. ^ "Commonwealth Clash Adds to Historic Rivalry Between UVa and Virginia Tech". The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
8. ^ a b The Commonwealth Clash, "The 2018–19 athletic season was the final year of the Commonwealth Clash Competition, presented by Virginia 529.", accessed January 19, 2021
9. ^ a b "Commonwealth Clash Point System". Commonwealth Clash.
10. ^ Conlin, Bennett. "Commonwealth Clash competition between Virginia and Virginia Tech canceled for 2019-20 season". The Daily Progress.
11. ^ "Smithfield to present Commonwealth Clash". The Smithfield Times. August 31, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
12. ^ "Virginia Tech wins Commonwealth Clash for first time since 2018". Virginia Tech Athletics. May 1, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
13. ^ "2014–2015 Schedule/Results". The Commonwealth Clash. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
14. ^ "Tech-UVa relationship eye-opening for Herbstreit". Roanoke Times. 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
15. ^ "Virginia Tech Pranksters Play Dress-Up With Mr. Jefferson". www.nbc29.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
16. ^ Obstacles Piling Up in ACC Expansion Path, accessed March 6, 2016
17. ^ "ACC to invite Virginia Tech". The Washington Times. June 19, 2003. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
18. ^ ACC Will Reconsider Hokies for Expansion; Adding Virginia Tech Would Make It a 13-Team League | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research
19. ^ Mummolo, Jonathan (2007-11-23). "After Tragedy, Hokies and Cavs Take Field as Virginians All". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
20. ^ Mummolo, Jonathan (2007-11-24). "Why are rivalries so intense?". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
21. ^ "Tragedy vs. rivalry". Cavalier Daily. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

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* Virginia Tech

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* "The Cavalier Song"
* "The Good Old Song"

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

* v
* t
* e

Virginia Cavaliers baseball

Venues|

* UVA Baseball Field (?–2001)
* Davenport Field at Disharoon Park (2002–present)

Rivalries|

* North Carolina
* VCU
* Virginia Tech

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold

* v
* t
* e

Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer

Venues|

* Scott Stadium (1941–1992)
* Klöckner Stadium (1992–present)

Rivalries|

* Maryland
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* "The Cavalier Song"
* Cavalier Marching Band

Seasons|

* 1989
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021

National championship seasons in bold; NCAA College Cup in italics

* v
* t
* e

Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball

Venues|

* War Memorial Gymnasium (1926–1961)
* Cassell Coliseum (1962–present)

Rivalries|

* Virginia
* Radford

Culture & lore|

* HokieBird
* "Tech Triumph"

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1911–12
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
* 1915–16
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1918–19
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

* v
* t
* e

Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball

Venues|

* Cassell Coliseum (1976–present)

Rivalries|

* Radford
* Virginia

Culture & lore|

* HokieBird
* "Tech Triumph"

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

* v
* t
* e

Virginia Tech Hokies baseball

Venue|

* Tech Park (?–1988)
* English Field (1989–present)

Rivalries|

* Radford
* Virginia

People|

* Head Coaches

Seasons|

* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer

Venues|

* Sandra D. Thompson Field

Rivalries|

* Radford
* Virginia

Culture & lore|

* HokieBird
* "Tech Triumph"

People|

* Coaches
* Players

Seasons|

* 2007
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

National championship seasons in bold; NCAA College Cup in italics

* v
* t
* e

Atlantic Coast Conference rivalries

Conference|

* O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson)
* Boston College–Syracuse
* Boston College–Virginia Tech
* Clemson–Florida State
* Clemson–Georgia Tech
* Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State)
* Tobacco Road (Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest)
* Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall (lacrosse)
* Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football)
* Duke–NC State
* Duke–Wake Forest
* Florida State–Miami
* Jefferson-Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia)
* Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech
* Miami–Virginia Tech
* North Carolina–NC State overall
* North Carolina–NC State
* North Carolina–Wake Forest
* NC State–Wake Forest
* South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia)
* Pittsburgh–Syracuse
* Syracuse–Virginia
* Virginia–Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball)

Non-conference|

* Alabama–Clemson
* Auburn–Clemson
* Auburn–Georgia Tech
* Boston College–Harvard (men's basketball)
* Boston College–Holy Cross
* Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U)
* Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball)
* Boston College–UMass
* Cincinnati–Louisville (overall)
* The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville football)
* River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh)
* Clemson–Georgia
* Clemson–South Carolina
* Colgate–Syracuse
* Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse)
* Duke–Maryland (men's basketball)
* City Game (Duquesne–Pittsburgh)
* East Carolina–NC State
* Florida–Florida State (football)
* Florida–Florida State (men's basketball)
* Florida–Florida State (baseball)
* Florida–Miami (football)
* Florida–Miami (baseball)
* Florida Cup (Florida–Florida State–Miami)
* Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech)
* Georgia Tech–Tennessee
* Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt
* Hobart–Syracuse (lacrosse)
* Indiana–Notre Dame (men's soccer)
* Johns Hopkins–Syracuse (lacrosse)
* Johns Hopkins–Virginia (lacrosse)
* Kentucky–Louisville overall
* Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football)
* Kentucky–North Carolina (men's basketball)
* Louisville–Memphis
* Maryland–Virginia (football)
* Maryland–Virginia (lacrosse)
* Maryland–Virginia (men's soccer)
* Miami–Nebraska
* North Carolina–South Carolina
* Notre Dame–UCLA (men's basketball)
* Notre Dame–UConn (women's basketball)
* Penn State–Pittsburgh
* Penn State–Syracuse
* Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia)
* New River Valley rivalry (Radford–Virginia Tech)
* Syracuse–UConn (overall)
* Syracuse–West Virginia
* Duel at the Diamond (VCU–Virginia baseball)
* VMI–Virginia Tech
* Virginia Tech–West Virginia

Notre Dame football rivalries|

* Boston College–Notre Dame
* Florida State–Notre Dame
* Georgia Tech–Notre Dame
* North Carolina–Notre Dame
* Miami–Notre Dame
* Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

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All-sports or multi-sport rivalries in NCAA Division I

Trophy/point system
competitions|

* Arizona–Arizona State (Territorial Cup Series)
* Boston University–Holy Cross (Turnpike Trophy)
* George Mason–George Washington (Revolutionary Rivalry)
* Georgia Southern–Georgia State (Modern Day Hate)
* Indiana–Purdue (Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup)
* Iowa–Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
* James Madison–Old Dominion (Royal Rivalry)
* New Mexico–New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry)
* Oklahoma–Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
* Oregon–Oregon State (Civil War Series)
* Sacramento State–UC Davis (Causeway Classic)
* South Florida–UCF (War on I-4)
* Texas State–UTSA (I-35 Rivalry)
* UCLA–USC (SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup)
* Virginia–Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Clash)

Defunct trophy/
point competitions|

* Duke–North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
* Kansas–Missouri (Border Showdown Series)
* Texas–Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)

Overall rivalries|

* Appalachian State–Charlotte
* BYU–Utah
* Canisius–Niagara (Battle of the Bridge)
* Duke–North Carolina
* Central Connecticut–Hartford
* Cincinnati–Louisville
* Cincinnati–Memphis
* Cincinnati–Xavier
* Clemson–South Carolina
* Colorado State–Wyoming (Border War)
* Dartmouth–New Hampshire
* Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest (Tobacco Road)
* Fordham–Manhattan (Battle of the Bronx)
* Fordham–St. John's
* George Mason–VCU
* Hofstra–Stony Brook (Battle of Long Island)
* Houston–Rice
* Indiana–Kentucky
* Indiana–Purdue
* Iowa–Iowa State
* Kansas–Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown)
* Kansas–Missouri (Border War)
* Kentucky–Louisville
* Kentucky–Tennessee
* Lamar–McNeese State (Battle of the Border)
* Louisville–Memphis
* North Carolina–NC State
* North Carolina–Wake Forest
* North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central
* North Carolina A&T–Winston-Salem State
* NC State–Wake Forest
* Norfolk State–Old Dominion
* North Carolina A&T–UNC Greensboro (Battle of Market Street)
* Old Dominion–William & Mary
* Oregon–Oregon State
* Princeton–Rutgers
* UCLA–USC

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