Fast Forward Week 1 William & Mary vs. Virginia “Inside The Numbers”

DURHAM, NC - OCTOBER 01: The mascot of the Virginia Cavaliers looks on during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. Virginia defeated Duke 34-20. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

William & Mary vs. Virginia:
Notes:
Virginia won 2 games in 2016 against FBS opponents (Central Michigan and Duke) with a combined overall record of 10-15 or .400%. The Cavaliers won those games by a total score of 83-55 or 14.0 points per game.

 

 
Virginia lost 10 games in 2016 against FBS opponents (Oregon, UCONN, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Louisville, Wake Forest, Miami, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech) with a combined overall record of 67-49 or .577%. The Cavaliers lost those games by a total score of 313-167 or 16.2 points per game.

 

 
Virginia was 1-7 against ACC opponents in 2016 losing those seven games by a total score of 256-131 or 17.8 points per game.

 

 

 
Since 2009, Virginia is 2-1 against William & Mary. The Cavaliers won in 2011 (40-3) and 2015 (35-29), while losing in 2009 by a score of 26-14.

 
Since 2012, Virginia is 2-3 against FBS and FCS opponents on week one of the college season. The Cavaliers have lost three straight week one games by a margin of 99-56 or 14.3 points per game.

 

 

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Joseph Lisi is a member of the FWAA (Football Writers Association of America), the Maxwell Football Club and the National Football Foundation. He is the owner of the website: www.goforthe2.com and hosts a weekly college football radio show on SB Nation Radio and FNSTY Sports Radio from 10-12pm EST every Saturday morning. Listen live at: www.sbnationradio.com or www.fntsy.com/radio. Joseph is a former college football researcher for ABC Sports and has been featured on: SportsXRadio with Ken Thomson, ESPN Radio, Sirius XM Radio, FNTSY Sports Network, the Sid Rosenberg Show (640 AM Sports-South Florida), 1560 AM CBS Sports Melbourne, FL and multiple media outlets throughout the nation. Joe appears every Friday with Ken Thomson on SportsXRadio for the Football Fiasco in which every game on the college board is broken down during the show. Follow Joe on Twitter: @goforthe2

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