Mike London out at Virginia

Mike London is out as head football coach at the University of Virginia after six seasons at the helm of the University of Virginia Cavaliers.  During his time at the helm of the Cavaliers football program, he was 27-46.

Below is a chart of offense, defense and total production of the University of Virginia Cavaliers football program during London's tenure as head football coach, along with who would be the lowest ranked team during this time period (in purple) and the average team (sky blue).   As you may notice, the University of Virginia has actually been below average in terms of overall team production over coach London's tenure. All rankings in this blog come from my Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.  More details about the program under London are after the chart below, including his contract linked below.

Mike London (2010-2015)

2010
In London's first season as head football coach the University of Virginia Cavaliers finished the regular season at 4-8, playing against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS, meaning that Virginia was plus or minus one standard deviation between the "league's" average SOS.  The Cavaliers best game was a (24-19) victory over #36 ranked Miami (FL) and their worst regular season losses all came against #109 ranked Duke by a score of (48-55).  Overall, Virginia had the #85 ranked team with the #79 ranked offense and the #87 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.

2011
The Cavaliers finished the regular season at 8-4 and were bowl eligible. Virginia lost the Chick-fil-A  bowl to #85 ranked Auburn by a score of (24-43) to finish at 8-5.  This season the Cavaliers played against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS.  Their best regular season game was a victory (24-21) over #17 ranked Georgia Tech, their worst regular season loss was to #42 ranked North Carolina by a score of (14-28).  Overall, the Cavaliers had the #74 ranked team with the #83 ranked offense and the #57 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.

2012
Virginia finished the regular season overall at 4-8 and were bowl ineligible, while playing against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS.  The Cavaliers best game was a victory (17-16) over #34 ranked Penn State and their worst loss (10-16) was to #97 ranked Wake Forest.  Virginia had the #86 ranked team in total production with the #96 ranked offense and the #48 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.

2013
In terms of wins and losses, this was the low point in London's tenure at the healm of the football program, where Virginia finished the regular season at 2-10, playing against an "tougher" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS, meaning that Virginia was within one to two standard deviation's below the "league's" average SOS.  Their best games was at victory over #38 ranked BYU (19-16) and their worst loss was to #67 ranked Pittsburgh by a score of (3-14).  Overall, Virginia had the #110 ranked team with the #116 ranked offense and the #73 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.

2014 
The Cavaliers finished the regular season at 5-7 and were again bowl ineligible. This season the Panthers played again against a "tougher" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS.  This season the Cavaliers best game was a victory (23-21) over #19 ranked Louisville, their worst regular season loss was to #98 ranked North Carolina (27-28).  Overall, the Cavaliers had the #68 ranked team with the #93 ranked offense and the #23 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.

2015 
Virginia finished the regular season overall at 4-8, while playing against an "tougher" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS.  The Cavaliers best game was a victory (27-21) was over #63 ranked Georgia Tech and their worst loss (20-23) was to #74 ranked Virginia Tech.  Virginia had the #95 ranked team in total production with the #103 ranked offense and the #92 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
 
2015 In Season NCAA FBS Head Coach Changes
University of Illinois and Tim Beckman
University of Maryland and Randy Edsall
University of North Texas and Dan McCarney 
University of Southern California and Steve Sarkisian 
University of South Carolina and Steve Spurrier 
University of Miami (FL) and Al Golden 
University of Central Florida and George O'Leary 
University of Minnesota and Jerry Kill 
University of Hawai'i and Norm Chow 
University of Louisiana-Monroe and Toddy Berry 
Iowa State University and Paul Rhoades 
Syracuse University and Scott Shafer 
Tulane University and Curtis Johnson