CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (4-1, 2-0) is off to its best start since 2019 and will look to start 3-0 in ACC play for the first time since 2007 on Saturday (Oct. 12) when it takes on Louisville (3-2 , 2:0). 1-1). Kickoff at Scott Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network and the Virginia Sports Radio Network.

Saturday’s contest will also serve as the Cavaliers’ annual breast cancer awareness game. In collaboration with UVA players and coaches, fans are encouraged to wear pink at Scott Stadium.

GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, October 12th
Time: 3:30 p.m
Location: Scott Stadium (61,500)
TV: ACC Network • Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network, Virginia Sports Mobile App, TuneIn App, SiriusXM Channel 385 (975 on the SiriusXM app)

IN THE GAME ON SATURDAY

• Virginia is 4-1 for the first time since 2019 and sixth time since 1999: 2024 (4-1), 2019 (4-1), 2017 (4-1), 2004 (5-0) and 2003 (4-1). ). 1).

• UVA is 2-0 to start ACC play for the first time since 2019. Six of the final seven games of the season come against ACC opponents.

• The Cavaliers are looking to improve to 3-0 in the ACC for the first time since 2007 and win five of their first six games for the first time since 2017.

• Virginia is one of five ACC teams undefeated in league play. Three of the undefeated teams – Clemson (3-0), SMU (2-0) and Pitt (1-0) – are on UVA’s remaining schedule.

• For the first time this season and since October 24, 2021, Virginia is receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

• Virginia is one of 48 FBS teams with fewer than two losses this season and one of seven in the ACC: Miami (6-0), Pitt (5-0), SMU (5-1), Duke (5-1) , Clemson (4-1) and Syracuse (4-1).

• Virginia is seeking consecutive ACC wins at Scott Stadium for the first time under head coach Tony Elliott, including the first since 2021.

• Virginia and Louisville have met every year since 2014. As members of the ACC, Louisville has won six of the 10 meets, including the last two.

• Three of the five meetings against Louisville have been decided by a score, including a 34-33 last-minute road win for the Hoos in 2021.

• Virginia holds a 4-2 lead over Louisville at Scott Stadium.

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• Virginia has won both ACC games this season in comeback style. The Cavaliers erased a 14-point deficit at Wake Forest and trailed 14-0 early in the second quarter last weekend before scoring 24 unanswered points in a win over Boston College.

• Virginia scored 18 points in the fourth quarter against the Eagles and outscored its opponents 38-20 in the final stanza this season. Last year, UVA’s opponents had a 114-54 lead in the fourth quarter.

• For the first time since 2019, the Cavaliers didn’t turn the ball over in back-to-back games. Additionally, Virginia committed the fewest penalties of any team in the ACC.

• Saturday’s showdown features two of the ACC’s best wide receivers. Louisville’s Ja’Corey Brooks leads the league in receiving touchdowns (6) and receiving yards per game (97.8). Virginia’s Malachi Fields ranks fourth in the ACC in yards per game (82.4) and has scored all three touchdowns in the last two games.

• The Cavaliers have two Kentucky natives, Xavier Brown and Kam Butler. Butler, who served as a game captain against Louisville last season, is expected to make his 50th career start on Saturday.

NUMBERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

2.2 – Field goals per game for kicker Will Bettridge, the highest in the ACC and fourth-most of any kicker in the country.

43:07 – After falling behind 14-0 against Boston College on Saturday, UVA held the Eagles scoreless in the finale 43-07 – a span in which UVA scored 24 unanswered points – to produce their second double-digit comeback of the season.

47 – Wide receiver Malachi Fields needs to reach more than 1,500 yards for his career. The total in the last 17 games was 1,213.

50 – Kentucky native Kam Butler (Florence, Ky.) is expected to make his 50th career start on Saturday, the most of any current UVA player.

ON THE HORIZON
Virginia travels to face Clemson (4-1, 3-0), ranked No. 10 in this week’s AP poll, and will most likely be the Cavaliers’ top-ranked opponent this season. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is scheduled for noon on ACC Network.