2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Championship: December 7, 2024
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; As of February 23, 2025; Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Cavaliers football
2024 Virginia Cavaliers football
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Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–2 (2–1 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Elliott (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Desmond Kitchings (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers are led by Tony Elliott in his third year as the head coach. The Cavaliers play home games at Scott Stadium located in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

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Game summaries

No. 13 (FCS) Richmond

Game One – No. 13 (FCS) Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 (FCS) Richmond	0	7	3	3	13
Virginia	17	10	7	0	34

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
TV: ACCNX/ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICH	UVA
First downs	13	20
Total yards	257	497
Rushing yards	147	200
Passing yards	110	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–22–0	17–26–1
Time of possession	30:07	29:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	13–22, 110 yards
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	7 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	7 receptions, 74 yards
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	17–23, 297 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kobe Pace	11 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	5 receptions, 100 yards

at Wake Forest

Game Two – Virginia Cavaliers (1–0) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1–0) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	3	14	0	14	31
Wake Forest	10	10	10	0	30

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, and Dawn Davenport

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	WAKE
First downs	23	25
Total yards	430	544
Rushing yards	73	141
Passing yards	357	403
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	33–43–2	27–43–0
Time of possession	27:50	32:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	33–43, 357 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Xavier Brown	9 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	11 receptions, 148 yards
Wake Forest	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	27–42, 403 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Demond Claiborne	21 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Donavon Greene	11 receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD

Maryland

Game Three – Maryland Terrapins (1–1) vs Virginia Cavaliers (2–0) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	7	10	10	27
Virginia	3	10	0	0	13

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 8:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph
Game attendance: 41,352
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Tom Luginbill, and Dana Boyle

Game information

First quarter

(0:50) UVA – Will Bettridge 19-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:09; Virginia 3–0)

Second quarter

(8:27) UVA – Will Bettridge 29-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:07; Virginia 6–0)
(0:54) UMD – Tai Felton 19-yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr., Jack Howes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:23; Maryland 7–6)
(0:01) UVA – Anthony Colandrea 10-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:49; Virginia 13–7)

Third quarter

(10:55) UMD – Kaden Prather 26-yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr., Jack Howes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:34; Maryland 14–13)
(2:49) UMD – Jack Howes 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:14; Maryland 17–13)

Fourth quarter

(12:31) UMD – Jack Howes 33-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:47; Maryland 20–13)
(7:10) UMD – Billy Edwards Jr. 1-yard run, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:09; Maryland 27–13)

Statistics	UMD	UVA
First downs	21	18
Total yards	391	370
Rushing yards	128	123
Passing yards	263	247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–43–0	21–37–2
Time of possession	35:36	24:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing	Billy Edwards Jr.	28–43, 263 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nolan Ray	10 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Tai Felton	9 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	21–37, 247 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kobe Pace	11 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Trell Harris	4 receptions, 72 yards

at Coastal Carolina

Game Four – Virginia Cavaliers (2–1) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-0) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	14	13	10	6	43
Coastal Carolina	3	7	7	7	24

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 22,104
Referee: Nate Black
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross, and Joanne Bethea

Game information

First quarter

(13:36) UVA – Malachi Fields 7-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:20; Virginia 7–0)
(10:11) CCU – Kade Hensley 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:25; Virginia 7–3)
(4:47) UVA – Grady Brosterhous 5-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:22; Virginia 14–3)

Second quarter

(11:14) UVA – Will Bettridge 22-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 7:45; Virginia 17–3)
(7:26) CCU – Jameson Tucker 29-yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:34; Virginia 17–10)
(2:59) UVA – Grady Brosterhous 1-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; Virginia 24–10)
(0:00) UVA – Will Bettridge 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 1:46; Virginia 27–10)

Third quarter

(12:27) UVA – Will Bettridge 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:33; Virginia 30–10)
(6:26) UVA – Kobe Pace 1-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:50; Virginia 37–10)
(4:21) CCU – Ethan Vasko 3-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Virginia 37–17)

Fourth quarter

(12:12) UVA – Malachi Fields 37-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:36; Virginia 43–17)
(9:06) CCU – Bryson Graves 15-yard pass from Noah Kim, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06; Virginia 43–24)

Statistics	UVA	CCU
First downs	25	13
Total yards	525	384
Rushing yards	384	82
Passing yards	141	302
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–23–0	16–33–1
Time of possession	37:09	22:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	13–20, 131 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Xavier Brown	9 carries, 171 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	4 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Ethan Vasko	10–21, 222 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ethan Vasko	8 carries, 24 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tray Taylor	3 receptions, 70 yards

Boston College

Game Five – Boston College Eagles (4–1) vs Virginia Cavaliers (3–1) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	7	0	0	14
Virginia	0	6	0	18	24

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM
Game attendance: 38,285
TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BC	UVA
First downs	17	21
Total yards	319	339
Rushing yards	65	121
Passing yards	254	218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–30–2	17–28–0
Time of possession	30:28	29:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Thomas Castellanos	22–30, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Turbo Richard	9 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Lewis Bond	7 receptions, 79 yards
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	15–26, 179 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kobe Pace	19 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD

Louisville

Game Six – Louisville Cardinals (3–2) vs Virginia Cavaliers (4–1) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	7	10	7	24
Virginia	7	0	6	7	20

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
Game attendance: 32,688
TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(9:39) UVA – Grady Brosterhous 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21; Virginia 7–0)

Second quarter

(10:59) LOU – Isaac Brown 7-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:16; Tied 7–7)

Third quarter

(12:38) LOU – Brock Travelstead 31-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:17; Louisville 10–7)
(10:40) LOU – Isaac Brown 14-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:06; Louisville 17–7)
(5:26) UVA – Will Bettridge 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:14; Louisville 17–10)
(1:00) UVA – Will Bettridge 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:26; Louisville 17–13)

Fourth quarter

(10:03) UVA – Xavier Brown 46-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:44; Virginia 20–17)
(1:55) LOU – Jamari Johnson 5-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:38; Louisville 24–20)

Statistics	LOU	UVA
First downs	18	22
Total yards	408	449
Rushing yards	177	148
Passing yards	231	301
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–31–1	27–46
Time of possession	25:16	34:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Tyler Shough	18–31, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	20 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Corey Brooks	5 receptions, 83 yards
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	26–45, 279 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Anthony Colandrea	15 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	9 receptions, 129 yards

at No. 10 Clemson

Game Seven – Virginia Cavaliers (4–2) vs No. 10 Clemson Tigers (5–1) − Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Clemson	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Coley Harvey (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	CLEM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Carolina

Game Eight – North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	UVA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
CFP	Not released																Not released

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2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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at Wake Forest

Maryland

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2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 10 Clemson		4	–	0		5	–	1
No. 6 Miami (FL)		2	–	0		6	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh		2	–	0		6	–	0
No. 21 SMU		2	–	0		5	–	1
Duke		2	–	1		6	–	1
Syracuse		2	–	1		5	–	1
Louisville		2	–	1		4	–	2
Virginia		2	–	1		4	–	2
Virginia Tech		2	–	1		4	–	3
Georgia Tech		3	–	2		5	–	2
Boston College		1	–	2		4	–	3
Stanford		1	–	2		2	–	4
Wake Forest		1	–	2		2	–	4
Florida State		1	–	5		1	–	6
California		0	–	3		3	–	3
North Carolina		0	–	3		3	–	4
NC State		0	–	3		3	–	4
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of February 23, 2025; Rankings from AP Poll