UVa Game Notes
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• Virginia has won consecutive games in College Park for the first time since taking four straight in the 1990s (’93, ’95, ’97, ‘99).
• Virginia has won seven straight games and 12 of its last 13 in the month of October, dating to 2006.
• UVa had not rushed for fewer than 100 yards and won against Maryland since 1957 – the Cavaliers had lost 15 straight games against Maryland when rushing for 100 yards or fewer.
• Rashawn Jackson rushed 19 times for 90 yards – both career highs. His previous highs were 14 carries, set against Texas Tech in the 2008 Gator Bowl, and 73 yards, set last Saturday against Indiana.
• Jackson’s fourth-quarter rushing touchdown was his first career rushing TD. He had one previous TD – a 5-yard TD reception vs. Pittsburgh in 2007.
• Lineman Nate Collins registered his first career interception in the third quarter, returning it 32 yards for the touchdown.
• Collins’ interception is the first by a UVa lineman since Nick Jenkins did so against North Carolina in 2008.
• Collins’ interception for a touchdown is the first by a UVa defender since Vic Hall did so against Richmond in 2008.
• Collins’ interception for a touchdown is the first by a UVa lineman since Jeffrey Fitzgerald’s 25-yard return against Georgia Tech on Sept. 22, 2007.
• Matt Conrath’s fumble recovery in the first quarter gave the UVa defense its fourth straight game forcing its opponent to turn the ball over at least once.
• UVa was +3 in turnover margin (four takeaways, one giveaway) today and is now +9 in its last four games.
• Jameel Sewell’s fumble in the second quarter was UVa’s first turnover since the second quarter at Southern Miss, a streak spanning 37 possessions without a turnover.
• Sewell was not intercepted today. He now has thrown 109 consecutive passes without an interception.
• Sewell connected for 137 yards on the afternoon, moving his career total to 4,611 where he still stands in sixth place in the Virginia annals.
• Robert Randolph’s 32-yard field goal gave UVa its fourth straight game of scoring first.
• Randolph’s second field goal of the game was his ninth of the year, matching the squad’s 2008 total (9-of-15). Randolph is 9-for-9 in field goals this year.
• UVa’s first score of the game took 6:24 off the game clock, marking the Cavaliers’ longest scoring drive of the season.
• Against Maryland, UVa has held its opponent scoreless in the opening period for the fifth consecutive time.
• UVa has now outscored its opponents by a tally of 37-7 in first quarter scoring this season.
• Chase Minnifield’s 49-yard kick return in the second quarter is the longest return of the season for UVa, topping Perry Jones’ 34-yarder at Southern Miss.
• UVa trailed at halftime for the first time since chasing No. 16 TCU at the intermission, 14-0.
• UVa has not allowed a first-half touchdown since the Southern Miss contest.
• UVa allowed five sacks of Jameel Sewell, the most since giving up eight against No. 16 TCU.
• UVa has forced at least three turnovers now in four straight games.
• Dom Joseph recorded his first career interception.
• Al Groh coached his 172nd career game at an ACC school (Wake, Virginia) today. That ties him for fifth all-time in ACC history with former Clemson coach Frank Howard.