Virginia will get a chance to celebrate Herman Moore at Scott Stadium on Oct. 10, when the school and the National Football Foundation honor the former Cavaliers star with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute.
The recognition will come between the first and second quarter of Virginia’s home game against Syracuse, a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ACC Network. The event is part of the NFF’s Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute series, presented by Fidelity Investments, and it will mark another stop in Moore’s journey into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Moore is part of the 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame class. The NFF said the salute gives each electee a chance to return to his school, receive a Hall of Fame plaque that remains on permanent display there, and be honored on the field in front of the home crowd.
“Herman Moore was simply one of the most exciting players in the country, and he played a huge role in taking Virginia football to another level,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “He was a big-play threat every time he touched the ball, and his remarkable 1990 season helped the Cavaliers reach No. 1 in the nation for the first time. We're thrilled to bring him back to Scott Stadium and give Virginia fans the chance to celebrate him as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.”
A consensus First Team All-American in 1990, Moore finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting that season while helping Virginia earn its first No. 1 national ranking and a berth in the Sugar Bowl. He remains one of the most prolific receivers in Cavaliers history.
The Danville, Virginia, native becomes the sixth Virginia player in the Hall, joining Bill Dudley (1939-41), Joe Palumbo (1949-51), Tom Scott (1950-52), Jim Dombrowski (1982-85), and Anthony Poindexter (1995-98). Virginia’s Hall of Fame coaching group includes Frank Murray, Greasy Neale, George Sanford, and George Welsh.
The 2026 class also includes Jerry Azumah (New Hampshire), Ki-Jana Carter (Penn State), Bruce Collie (Texas at Arlington), George Cumby (Oklahoma), Aaron Donald (Pittsburgh), Marvin Harrison (Syracuse), Garrison Hearst (Georgia), Chris Hudson (Colorado), Mark Ingram (Alabama), Olin Kreutz (Washington), James Laurinaitis (Ohio State), Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois), Terence Newman (Kansas State), Bob Novogratz (Army West Point), Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), Peter Warrick (Florida State), Eric Weddle (Utah), and coaches Jim Margraff (Johns Hopkins [MD]), Gary Patterson (TCU), Chris Petersen (Boise State, Washington), and Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman [TN]).
The class will be formally inducted at the 68th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2026, at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Including the 2026 class, the Hall has inducted 1,129 players from nearly 5.7 million who have played the game over the past 158 years, along with 241 coaches. The NFF says that means fewer than two one-hundredths of a percent, or 0.02%, of those who have played or coached have earned the honor.
Fidelity Investments has been the national presenting sponsor of the On-Campus Salutes since 2010 and also supports the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards and the NFF Faculty Salutes.
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