Virginia Football Bowl predictions for Week 8

Even though they suffered a setback last weekend with a 24-20 loss to Louisville, the Virginia Cavaliers are still off to a much better start than many expected. Their 4-2 overall record and 2-1 record in ACC play far exceed expectations set by their projection to finish 16th (out of 17 teams) in the ACC preseason poll.

Unfortunately for the Hoos, the loss to Louisville could have another negative impact as their remaining schedule is one of the toughest in college football. Four of UVA’s last six games are against opponents currently ranked in the AP Top 25, and three of those four games are on the road. Virginia’s remaining schedule strength is ranked 19th in the country and is the second-most difficult remaining schedule in the ACC, behind only Georgia Tech, which plays Notre Dame, Miami and Georgia in its last five games.

However, with the Cavaliers only needing two wins to achieve bowl eligibility, many college football media outlets are still predicting that Virginia will host a bowl game for the first time since 2021 and play in a bowl game for the first time since 2019. will take part in the game.

Let’s see what bowl games the Virginia Cavaliers will play in Week 8 according to various college football media outlets.

Patrick Andres of Sports Illustrated has Virginia traveling to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas on New Year’s Eve and taking on Oregon State on Tuesday, December 31st.

In both of ESPN’s predictions for this week, the Hoos are still bowling. Kyle Bonagura has predicted that the Cavaliers will face Texas State in the Camellia Bowl at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday, December 14th.

Mark Schlabach has Virginia heading to the Go Bowling Military Bowl on Saturday, December 28, in a true road game against Navy at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.