Washington State, Virginia Add Home-and-Home Football Series

PULLMAN, Wash. (April 23, 2024) -- Washington State Athletics announced Tuesday that it has added a two game, home-and-home series against Virginia to its 2025 and 2031 football schedules.
 
In the initial meeting between the two programs, the Cougars will face the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Va., Sept. 27, 2025, with Virginia set for the return contest in Gesa Field, Sept. 13, 2031. The 2025 contest marks the first meeting between the two teams while the contest in 2031 will mark the first time WSU will host an ACC opponent in Gesa Field.
 
"We are thrilled to add the series with Virginia as we continue to schedule top-tier opponents for our student-athletes, fans and alumni," said WSU Interim Director of Athletics Anne McCoy. "Hosting Virginia marks the first time the Cougars have faced an ACC opponent at Gesa Field in program history."
  
The Cougars and Cavaliers have a few connections from recent years. Current running backs coach Mark Atuaia was a member of the Virginia coaching staff from 2016-21 before arriving in Pullman as a member of Head Coach Jake Dickert's staff. Also, former Cougar Basketball Head Coach Tony Bennett has been in Charlottesville for 15 years as Virginia's head coach after spending the previous six years in Pullman.
 
Next year's game at Virginia will mark the fourth ACC opponent the Cougars have faced in its storied football history. Most recently, WSU defeated Miami in the 2015 Sun Bowl while the Cougars have also played at Pittsburgh (1995) and against Syracuse in Orchard Park, N.Y. (1979).