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Virginia at USC Game Notes

• Head coach Mike London coached his first road contest at UVa
• Virginia is now 42-74-3 all-time in road openers
• Tonight’s game is UVa’s first in program history contested in the state of California
• Placekicker Robert Randolph had only two missed field goals all of 2009 – he already has three this season, including his two missed attempts at USC
• Virginia failed on two of its four red zone attempts at USC – The Cavaliers failed on only two trips inside the red zone in 2009 as the nation’s ninth-best team in the category
• Wide receiver Kris Burd’s rush for six yards in the second quarter on a reverse was his first career rush
• Defensive tackle Matt Conrath tied his career high with 1.5 sacks, matching his performance against Richmond in 2008
• Running back Perry Jones set his career mark in rushing yards for the second-straight game, gaining 77 yards (had 73 against Richmond on Sept. 4)
• Tight end Joe Torchia had career highs with five catches and 77 yards receiving
• Virginia has scored seven touchdowns in 2010 – five rushing by Keith Payne and two passing, both from Marc Verica to Kris Burd
• Attendance of 81,375 is the 10th-largest crowd UVa has ever played in front of
• The 81,375 fans inside the Coliseum eclipses the 77,568 fans at Clemson last season as the largest crowd any of the current Cavaliers have every played in front of