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Sept. 29, 2003
Virginia (3-1, 2-0 ACC)
at North Carolina (0-4, 0-2 ACC)
Saturday, Oct. 4
1:30 p.m.
Kenan Stadium
Chapel Hill, N.C.
108th Renewal of South’s Oldest Rivalry: Virginia heads to Chapel Hill, N.C., this weekend to face the winless North Carolina Tar Heels in the 108th meeting between the two schools in what is the South’s Oldest Rivalry.
The two schools have met every season since 1919 and there have been only four seasons since 1900 when they didn’t meet (1906, 1909 and 1917-18, when football was postponed at both schools due to World War I).
Quarterback Matt Schaub returned to action for the first time in nearly a month to guide the Cavaliers to a dramatic 27-24 come-from-behind fourth quarter win last Saturday at home against Wake Forest. Sophomore placekicker Connor Hughes was the hero for Virginia. He boomed a 53-yard field goal with 1:51 to play to knot the score at 24. Following a Jamaine Winborne interception, Hughes nailed a 38-yarder with 10 seconds remaining to give the Cavaliers the victory.
The Tar Heels lost to N.C. State 47-34 in a wild offensive game last weekend. This is the first time since 1952 (0-4) North Carolina has come into this game without a win (not counting season openers).
TELEVISION: There is no television for this game.
RADIO: All Virginia games are broadcast on the Virginia Sports Network, originating at WINA/WWWV in Charlottesville. Mac McDonald calls the play-by-play. He is joined in the broadcast booth by former Cavalier great Frank Quayle, the 1968 ACC Player of the Year. Jed Williams reports from the sidelines.
