The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium.

They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Virginia ended the 2017 season with a 6–7 overall record, 3–5 in the ACC, to finish in a tie for fourth place in the ACC Coastal Division.

They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they were defeated by Navy.