Virginia Locks Up Tony Elliott Through 2030 After Historic 11-Win Season

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia athletic director Carla Williams announced Wednesday that head football coach Tony Elliott has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the helm through the 2030 season, rewarding the architect of the program’s first 11-win campaign.

Elliott’s 2025 Cavaliers set a school record with 11 victories, finished 7-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, ended the year No. 16 in the final AP Top 25—Virginia’s highest year-end ranking since 1995—and claimed a 13-7 Gator Bowl triumph over Missouri. The turnaround earned Elliott AP ACC Coach of the Year honors.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Tony Elliott continue to lead our football program,” Williams said in a university release. “His commitment to the values of the University of Virginia and his commitment to developing the whole person through football have been a blessing. His vision of building the model program has never wavered, despite extraordinary adversity. The future is bright for UVA football and we’re excited to continue this work together.”

Virginia’s lone setbacks in 2025 came against Duke in the ACC championship game and two regular-season defeats, giving the program its first bowl victory since 2018.

“The commitment to football at the University of Virginia is real and palpable throughout our building,” Elliott said. “I’m proud of the foundation that we have laid and excited for what we can do together in the years to come.”