Virginia Cavaliers

9thin Atlantic Coast · 1-0

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Virginia Cavaliers beat the NC State Wolfpack

0-1 8 – 34

1-0

Final · Sat, Aug 29

Game Details

Scott Stadium (Charlottesville) · 62,779 fans · ESPN

Highlights

Beau Pribula dazzles in Virginia debut as Cavaliers overwhelm NC State 34-8 in season, ACC opener

Transfer quarterback Beau Pribula dazzled in his Virginia debut as the Cavaliers dominated North Carolina State 34-8 in the season and ACC opener for both teams on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:17 Will Bettridge makes 47-yard field goal

0:19 Xavier Brown punches it in for a Virginia TD

0:29 Virginia's Xavier Brown finds pay dirt for a 2nd time

0:41 Beau Pribula launches a dime for a 47-yard Virginia TD

Clips play on ESPN

Scott Stadium · Charlottesville

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NCSU	0	0	8	0	8
UVA	10	7	7	10	34

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Game Leaders

NC State Wolfpack

CJ Bailey · 12/23, 84 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
CJ Bailey · 10 CAR, 33 YDSRushing Yards
Vander Ploog · 2 REC, 25 YDSReceiving Yards
Harvey Dyson III · 0.5Sacks
Popo Aguirre · 18Tackles

Virginia Cavaliers

Beau Pribula · 9/11, 155 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Beau Pribula · 15 CAR, 110 YDSRushing Yards
Xavier Brown · 2 REC, 58 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jaylen Jones · 1Sacks
Myles Brown · 8Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
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Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
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NC State
California
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Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 4:26

FG Will Bettridge 42 Yd Field Goal 8–34

Q4 7:44

TD Xay Davis 1 Yd Run (Will Bettridge Kick)8–31

Q3 4:59

TD Will Wilson 1 Yd Run (CJ Bailey Pass to Deandre Desinor for Two-Point Conversion)8–24

Q3 13:35

TD Da'Shawn Martin 47 Yd pass from Beau Pribula (Will Bettridge Kick)0–24

Q2 11:26

TD Xavier Brown 45 Yd pass from Beau Pribula (Will Bettridge Kick)0–17

Q1 2:37

TD Xavier Brown 1 Yd Run (Will Bettridge Kick)0–10

Q1 5:11

FG Will Bettridge 47 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

NC State WolfpackVirginia Cavaliers

Offense

168 Total Yards 413

92 Passing Yards 155

76 Rushing Yards 258

10 First Downs 19

Efficiency

4-13 3rd Down 3-14

0-1 4th Down 4-4

15/27 Completions 9/11

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

2-13 Penalties 5-51

21:57 Possession 38:03

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
CJ Bailey	12/23	84	3.7	1	16.3
Will Wilson	3/4	8	2.0	0	68.7
Team	15/27	92	3.4	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CJ Bailey	10	33	3.3	0	13
Will Wilson	6	21	3.5	1	7
Jayden Scott	7	20	2.9	0	9
Deandre Desinor	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	24	76	3.2	1	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Vander Ploog	2	25	12.5	21
Joshisa Trader	2	19	9.5	14
Davion Dozier	2	14	7.0	12
Preston Douglas	3	13	4.3	7
Hunter Provience	1	6	6.0	6
Keenan Jackson	2	6	3.0	5
Victor Snow	1	5	5.0	5
Deandre Desinor	2	4	2.0	5
Team	15	92	6.1	21

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
CJ Bailey	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Popo Aguirre	18	4	0	0	0
King Mack	7	2	0	0	0
Ronnie Royal III	7	1	0	0.5	1
Brian Nelson II	5	3	0	0	0
Harvey Dyson III	5	1	0.5	1	0
Brody Barnhardt	5	1	0	0	0
Tristan Teasdell	5	1	0	0	0
Josiah Victor	5	1	0	0	0
Katron Evans	5	0	0	0	0
AJ Richardson	5	0	0	0	0
Ke'Von Carter	5	0	0	0	0
AJ Prim	4	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Shirley	4	0	0	0	0
Joseph Adedire	3	2	0	0	0
Asaad Brown Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
LaCorian Hodge	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Jackson Vick	3	0	0	0	0
Chase Bond	3	0	0	0	0
Ty White	3	0	0	0	0
Elijah Satchell	2	1	0	0	0
Adrian Farrow	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Warren Jr.	1	1	0	1	0
Omarian Abraham	1	0	0	0	0
Team	104	22	1	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
King Mack	2	54	27.0	32	0
Team	2	54	27.0	32	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Victor Snow	2	32	16.0	29	0
Team	2	32	16.0	29	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Waller	7	327	46.7	0	3	58
Team	7	327	46.7	0	3	58

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Beau Pribula	9/11	155	14.1	2	0	95.7
Team	9/11	155	14.1	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Beau Pribula	15	110	7.3	0	22
Jekail Middlebrook	15	64	4.3	0	15
Xavier Brown	8	40	5.0	1	15
Noah Vaughn	6	21	3.5	0	5
Xay Davis	7	13	1.9	1	6
Peyton Lewis	6	10	1.7	0	5
Team	57	258	4.5	2	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Xavier Brown	2	58	29.0	1	45
Da'Shawn Martin	1	47	47.0	1	47
Ty'Lyric Coleman	2	31	15.5	0	20
Kameron Courtney	3	12	4.0	0	8
Connor Cox	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	9	155	17.2	2	47

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Landon Danley	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Myles Brown	8	0	0	0	0	0
Maddox Marcellus	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Landon Danley	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jacobie Henderson	4	2	0	0	2	0
Brandyn Hillman	4	2	0	0	0	0
Montino Williams	3	3	0	0	0	0
Christian Ellis	3	1	0	0	0	0
Fisher Camac	3	0	0	0	1	1
Matthew Fobbs-White	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Minter	2	2	0	0	0	0
Omillio Agard	2	1	0	0	1	0
Kervins Choute	2	0	0	0	1	0
Nnanna Anyanwu	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Jones	1	1	1	1	0	0
Caleb Hardy	1	1	1	1	0	0
Justin Townsend	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Rowe	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Ross	1	1	0	1	0	0
Darrion Henry-Young	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen McNair	1	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Britton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Devon Baxter	1	0	0	0.5	1	0
Sichan John	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Koudelka	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Hammond	0	0	0	0	0	1
Donavon Platt	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	61	21	2	4	7	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Brandyn Hillman	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josiah Abdullah	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Bettridge	2/2	100.0	47	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	47	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Daniel Sparks	5	227	45.4	0	1	63
Team	5	227	45.4	0	1	63

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