2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2024 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–1 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Elliott (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Desmond Kitchings (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Louisville		1	–	0					3	–	0
Boston College		1	–	0					3	–	1
Virginia		1	–	0					3	–	1
No. 17 Clemson		1	–	0					2	–	1
Stanford		1	–	0					2	–	1
Syracuse		1	–	1					2	–	1
Georgia Tech		1	–	2					3	–	2
Florida State		1	–	2					1	–	3
Duke		0	–	0					4	–	0
No. 7 Miami (FL)		0	–	0					4	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					4	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0					3	–	1
SMU		0	–	0					3	–	1
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					2	–	2
California		0	–	1					3	–	1
NC State		0	–	1					2	–	2
Wake Forest		0	–	1					1	–	2
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 25, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 (FCS) Richmond*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 34–13	40,811
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	W 31–30	30,012
September 14	8:00 p.m.	Maryland*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 13–27	41,352
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 43–24	22,104
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN
October 12		Louisville	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 19		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
October 26		North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)
November 9		at Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC
November 23		SMU	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
November 30		at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

No. 13 (FCS) Richmond

See also: 2024 Richmond Spiders football team

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

Quarter	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	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

See also: 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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

Quarter	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
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

See also: 2024 Maryland Terrapins football team

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

Quarter	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
• TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Tom Luginbill, and Dana Boyle

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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	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

See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

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

Quarter	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 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff McCarragher, Nate Ross, and Joanne Bethea

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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	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

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released