CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – For the fourth time in the past 10 months, Virginia’s football team is receiving a major donation aimed at “competitive operational support of the program,” the school announced Friday.

“If you have a university that is aligned top to bottom that wants to play championship football, you can have a championship program anywhere,” UVA coach Tony Elliott said in a statement released by the athletic department. “This gift shows that belief in action. It’s a commitment to our players, to our staff and to what we’re building together here in Charlottesville. As a program, we’re humbled by the support we have received and are proud to represent this great university.”

Friday’s multi-million-dollar gift is the third of the four that is anonymous. On Sept. 11, alumnus Charles McDaniel and his wife Tricia gave $1 million to the program. On Dec. 5, an anonymous donor made a multi-million dollar contribution. On Dec. 19, an anonymous donor gave the Cavaliers a $3 million gift.

“We continue to be incredibly grateful for the support of our donors and the belief in our football program,” UVA athletic director Carla Williams said in the statement. “We are laying the foundation for sustained success and we cannot do that without this type of incredible financial commitment.”

Virginia is 6-1 going into Saturday’s game at North Carolina and is bowl eligible for the first time in Elliott’s four-year tenure in Charlottesville.

Virginia football general manager Tyler Jones said the gifts help position the program to sustain the success it’s enjoying this season.

“What we’re building is an infrastructure that can sustain success,” Jones said in the statement. “Not just one roster or one season, but several seasons, several rosters. That’s how you create a foundation that lasts.”