Virginia Runs Past Duke 48-14

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (5-2, 3-1 ACC) scored the first 27 points of the game to rout Duke (4-3, 2-2 ACC) 48-14 on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 19) in front of 52,847 fans in Scott Stadium.
 
All five of Virginia’s touchdowns came on the ground as the Cavaliers rushed for 154 yards. Quarterback Bryce Perkins (Queens Creek, Ariz.) scored three times while running back Wayne Taulapapa (Laie, Hawaii) added two rushing scores. The Cavaliers finished with 307 total yards while possessing the ball for 34:29 of game clock.
 
Virginia forced five Duke turnovers, three fumbles and two interceptions, and scored 20 points off those miscues. The defense added five tackles for loss and seven pass breakups.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Perkins hurdled a defender on 3rd-and-goal to put Virginia on the board with 11:10 to play in the second quarter. After Duke failed to convert on fourth down at its own 34, Perkins’ second touchdown run of the day made it 17-0 Virginia at the half.
 
On the first play of the second half, Charles Snowden (Silver Spring, Md.) recovered a Duke fumble, leading to a 33-yard Brian Delaney (Chantilly, Va.) field goal. Virginia made it 27-straight points as Taulapapa capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run at the 8:13 mark of the third.   
 
Duke broke through on a 36-yard pass from Quentin Harris to Scott Bracey. Virginia answered immediately when Joe Reed (Charlotte Court House, Va.) took the ensuing kickoff back 95-yards for the score. After Virginia’s defense forced the second Duke fumble of the third quarter, Perkins extended the Cavalier lead to 41-7 with his third touchdown run of the day. Taulapapa added a nine-yard run for Virginia’s final score of the day.
 
STAT LEADERS
QB Bryce Perkins
Passing: 13-26, 141 yards
Rushing: 62 yards, 3 TDs
 
RB Wayne Taulapapa
14 carries, 77 yards, 2 TDs
 
WR Joe Reed
5 receptions, 45 yards
2 KO returns, 138 yards, 1 TD
 
SABRE Chris Moore
12 tackles (career high)
 
NOTES
• UVA’s winning streak over Duke increases to five games.
• UVA’s 48 points is the most by the Cavaliers in an ACC game since scoring 48 points in a loss at Duke in 2010. It is the most in an ACC win since scoring 48 points at Miami in 2007.
• During the current five-game winning streak against Duke, the Cavaliers have recorded 12 interceptions.
• UVA’s defense held its seventh opponent this season under 400 yards of total offense. It is the first time since 1995 that a Cavalier team started the first seven games holding an opponent under 400 yards.
• UVA’s 24 points in the third quarter rank No. 4 all-time in program history for points scored in the third quarter.
• Reed returned his fifth career kick return for a touchdown, going 95 yards, which is tied for the No. 8 in program history. Reed is now tied for No. 9 in FBS history and tied for No. 3 in ACC history with five career kick returns for touchdowns.
• With 179 all-purpose yards, Reed became the ninth Cavalier in program history to record 4,000+ career all-purpose yards.
• QB Bryce Perkins rushed for three touchdowns. It his is first multi-rushing touchdown game of the season and fourth of his career.
 
 
UP NEXT
Virginia travels to Louisville on Saturday, Oct. 26 for a 3:30 p.m. kick against the Cardinals.