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Virginia Game Notes
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• UVa is 1-5 this season when they lose the time of possession game
• UVa lost its first-ever contest against the Hurricanes by more than 10 points
• UVa yielded over 50 points for the first time since USC tallied 52 in the 2008 season opener
• UVa is now 0-3 against ranked teams this season, also falling to then-No. 16 TCU and then-No. 11 Georgia Tech
• Miami’s Graig Cooper tallied 152 rushing yards, the most gained by an individual against UVa since UConn’s Donald Brown tallied 206 on Sept. 13, 2008
• Cam Johnson recorded his first career sack in the first quarter
• Ras-I Dowling’s 49-yard INT return was a career high, passing his previous best of 17 yards against No. 21 Wake Forest on Nov. 3, 2007
• Terence Fells-Danzer blocked the first punt for UVa since Josh Zidenberg did so against Miami on Nov. 10, 2007 in the final game in the Orange Bowl
• Trey Womack blocked a second quarter punt and Bill Schautz returned it for a touchdown, marking the first time UVa blocked a punt and returned it for a TD since Sept. 21, 2002 against Akron. In that game, Alex Seals blocked the punt and Darryl Blackstock returned it back for the score.
• UVa blocked two punts in a game for the first time since doing so at home against N.C. State on Oct. 19, 1996
• Rashawn Jackon’s 34-yard touchdown run equals UVa’s longest rushing TD of the season, matching Vic Hall’s 34-yarder against William & Mary
• UVa had yielded only four passing touchdowns all season, but gave up two in the first half to Jacory Harris
• Steve Greer tallied a career-high 14 tackles
• Darren Childs set a new career high with 15 tackles
• Rodney McLeod registered a new career high with 11 tackles
• Miami’s Thearon Collier’s 60-yard punt return is the first against UVa since No. 18 Miami’s Roscoe Parrish ran a 62-yard return on Nov. 13, 2004 in Scott Stadium
• Quarterback Marc Verica made his first start since Nov. 22, 2008 against Clemson
• UVa played its first regular season game in Land Shark Stadium, after appearing in the venue for three bowl games, the most recent being the 1999 Micronpc.com Bowl
• Al Groh coached his 175th career game at an ACC school (Wake, Virginia) today, holding down fourth place all-time in the league annals