Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM ET· Doak Campbell Stadium· Virginia -2.5 · O/U 51.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 620 mi / 0 miForecast: 85°F · wind 6 mph · Rain, Partially cloudy
Market context
Virginia -2.5 · O/U 51.5
opened Virginia -3, now Virginia -2.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Virginia as road favorite
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Florida State as home underdog
2026 overall: 1-2-1 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home underdog: 0-0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 5-8-1 ATS (14 games) · 4-9-1 O/U (14 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalVirginia · 7 of 9
447.3
Yards / game
407.8
3.29
Points / drive
3.10
5.3
TDs / game
4.0
37.7
3rd-down %
40.8
77.8
RZ TD %
76.5
1.3
Turnover margin
-0.3
2.0
Sacks / game
1.8
5.8
TFL / game
6.0
14.3
Havoc / game
12.0
39.3 / 60.7
Pass / Rush split
40.2 / 59.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Virginia has the ball
Virginia's early-down offense ranks 34th of 138. Florida State's early-down defense ranks 74th of 138.
Virginia's passing-down offense ranks 74th of 138. Florida State's passing-down defense ranks 110th of 138.
Virginia's third-down offense ranks 85th of 138. Florida State's third-down defense ranks 138th of 138.
Virginia's red-zone offense ranks 21st of 138. Florida State's red-zone defense ranks 49th of 138.
When Florida State has the ball
Florida State's early-down offense ranks 66th of 138. Virginia's early-down defense ranks 37th of 138.
Florida State's passing-down offense ranks 7th of 138. Virginia's passing-down defense ranks 33rd of 138.
Florida State's third-down offense ranks 9th of 138. Virginia's third-down defense ranks 50th of 138.
Florida State's red-zone offense ranks 41st of 138. Virginia's red-zone defense ranks 68th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.161 last 3 vs 0.143 season)
▼Defense form-0.065 last 3 vs -0.128 season (+0.063)
Offense formabout the same(0.132 last 3 vs 0.144 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.227 last 3 vs 0.181 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBeau Pribula — 793 yd, 11 TD
RushingJekail Middlebrook — 177 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingKameron Courtney — 166 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingAshton Daniels — 928 yd, 6 TD
RushingOusmane Kromah — 397 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingDuce Robinson — 262 yd, 2 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Virginia offense
34thof 1380.114156 plays
vs
Florida State defense · allowed
74thof 138-0.039Virginia defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.113vs
Florida State offense
66thof 1380.025184 plays
Passing downs
Virginia offense
74thof 1380.02982 plays
vs
Florida State defense · allowed
110thof 1380.131105 plays
Virginia defense · allowed
33rdof 138-0.15095 plays
vs
Florida State offense
7thof 1380.37381 plays
Third down
Virginia offense
85thof 138-0.00653 plays · small sample
vs
Florida State defense · allowed
138thof 1380.90259 plays · small sample
Virginia defense · allowed
50thof 138-0.09459 plays · small sample
vs
Florida State offense
9thof 1380.56649 plays · small sample
Red zone
Virginia offense
21stof 1380.28149 plays · small sample
vs
Florida State defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.15222 plays · small sample
Virginia defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.01718 plays · small sample
vs
Florida State offense
41stof 1380.16052 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Virginia offense
37thof 13855.6%vs
Florida State defense · allowed
130thof 13856.6%Virginia defense · allowed
8thof 13827.5%vs
Florida State offense
47thof 13854.1%Away
Home
Virginia Offense vs Florida State DefenseVirginia · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.10#43
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#109-0.11
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.121#35
202 plays
EPA/Play
#1350.195
allowed · 244 plays
0.289#18
83 plays
EPA/Pass
#1280.234
allowed · 127 plays
0.003#82
119 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1210.153
allowed · 117 plays
49.5%#44
202 plays
Success Rate
#12149.6%
allowed · 244 plays
50.6%#33
Pass Success Rate
#10146.0%
allowed
48.7%#65
Rush Success Rate
#12351.9%
allowed
55.6%#37
Available Yards %
#13056.6%
allowed
67.5#29
Net Field Position
#4173.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.114#34
156 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#74-0.039
allowed
6.3#32
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#308.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Virginia Defense vs Florida State OffenseVirginia · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.07#54
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#300.15
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.051#62
allowed · 172 plays
EPA/Play
#330.135
239 plays
-0.187#27
allowed · 75 plays
EPA/Pass
#440.119
97 plays
0.055#92
allowed · 97 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#310.146
142 plays
44.2%#68
allowed · 172 plays
Success Rate
#7646.9%
239 plays
33.3%#10
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#9243.3%
47.1%#84
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#6049.3%
27.5%#8
allowed
Available Yards %
#4754.1%
73.2#43
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8871.3
-0.113#37
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#660.025
184 plays
7.4#64
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#296.3
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.128
220 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.135
239 plays
-0.060
178 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.201
246 plays
0.281
49 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.160
52 plays · small sample
-0.017
18 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.152
22 plays · small sample
-0.006
53 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.566
49 plays · small sample
-0.094
59 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.902
59 plays · small sample