CHARLOTTE VILLE, Va. – After the 34-13 opening win over Richmond, Virginia (1-0) will play its first away game of the season on Saturday (September 7) against ACC opponent Wake Forest (1-0) at Allegacy Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and the Virginia Sports Radio Network.

GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 7pm
Location: Allegacy Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC)
TV: ESPN2 • Mike Monaco (live commentary), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network, Virginia Sports Mobile App, TuneIn App, SiriusXM Channel 391

Insights into Saturday’s duel

• Virginia and Wake Forest will face each other for the first time since the 2021 season and for the first time in the Tony Elliott era.

• Besides the new ACC members, Wake Forest, Florida State and Clemson are the only three teams that Elliott has not yet faced as head coach.

• The Cavaliers hold a 34-17 lead in the all-time series against the Demon Deacons, which first began in 1889. Virginia is looking to end Wake Forest’s five-game winning streak, the longest ever against UVA.

• The Cavaliers’ last win over Wake Forest was in 2007, a 17-16 victory at Scott Stadium. Virginia is seeking its first win in Winston-Salem since 2002, a 34-30 comeback.

• Virginia opens ACC play with Wake Forest as its first opponent for the first time since 1978 and the sixth time overall (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 2024).

• UVA is looking to end a three-game losing streak in ACC openers and earn its first win in an ACC opener since 2020 (38-20 home win over Duke). UVA’s last two ACC openers were decided by a combined five points (2021 – N, 20-22 at Syracuse & N, 21-24 vs. NC State). UVA’s last win in an ACC opener on the road was 30-14 at Pitt in 2019.

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• In week one against Richmond, Virginia scored 34 points, the second-highest point total in 23 games under head coach Tony Elliott. The Cavaliers totaled 497 yards of offense, their most since the 2022 season.

• The Cavaliers gained a lot of yards in week one, including seven plays of 30 yards. The longest play of the day came from Jack Griese, a 57-yard pass that set up UVA’s second touchdown of the year.

• Second-year quarterback Anthony Colandrea shined in his 2024 debut after being named the starting quarterback a week before the opening game. Colandrea accounted for 346 yards (297 passes, 49 carries) on offense and three touchdowns (2 passes, 1 run).

• In UVA’s last 12 ACC games, nine were decided by a touchdown or less and seven by four points or less. In 2023, Virginia is 2-5 in games decided by one point.

• Virginia managed 200 rushing yards against Richmond, led by graduate student Kobe Pace’s 93 yards, his highest total as a Cavalier. Pace’s last 100-yard performance came against Wake Forest in 2021, when he amassed 191 yards as a member of the Clemson backfield.

SERIES HISTORY

• Since its inaugural meeting in 1889, UVA has led the overall standings with the Demon Deacons, 34-17, including 16-7 in Winston-Salem.

• However, Wake has won five consecutive games in the series that began in 2008.

• The last time Virginia beat the Deacs was in 2007 at Scott Stadium in a thrilling 17-16 game. The Cavaliers scored their second touchdown of the game with 2:18 left to take the lead. Wake missed a 47-yard field goal as time expired that could have given them the win.

• The last time UVA won in Winston-Salem was in 2002 in a 38-34 shootout. The Deacs orchestrated a 24-point second quarter and led by as many as 17 points (34-17) midway through the third quarter. However, UVA scored three unanswered touchdowns the rest of the game to complete a miraculous comeback on the road.

NUMBERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

8 – Virginia has produced a 100-yard receiver in recent games. In UVA’s win over the Spiders, receiver Malachi Fields recorded 100 receiving yards for the first time in his career.

189 – Fields has averaged 94.5 receiving yards in his last two games.

25 – Doctoral student Jahmeer Carter is expected to celebrate his 25th birthday.th Consecutive starts on the Cavaliers defensive line, the longest active streak on the team.

8.45 am – The average yards per carry that running back Kobe Pace achieved in week one against Richmond is the third-highest in the ACC.

ON THE HORIZON
The Cavaliers return to Scott Stadium next Saturday (September 14) to host Maryland (1-0), kicking off at 8 p.m. on the ACC Network.