Cavaliers Welcome Boston College for Homecomings

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Coming off its first of two bye weeks this season, Virginia (3-1, 1-0) returns to action Saturday (Oct. 5) to host Boston College (4-1, 1-0) for its annual Homecomings game. Kickoff from Scott Stadium is set for noon on ACC Network and the Virginia Sports Radio Network. 

GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, Oct. 5
Time: Noon
Location: Scott Stadium (61,500)
Television: ACC Network • Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) Morgan Uber (sideline)
Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network, Virginia Sports Mobile App, TuneIn App, SiriusXM Channel 158 or 194 

INSIDE SATURDAY’S MATCHUP 

• Virginia is off to its best start (3-1) under third-year head coach Tony Elliott and best since 2019 when it started the season 4-0. 

• UVA is coming off the first of two bye weekends on the 2024 schedule. The Cavaliers are 2-0 off the bye in Elliott’s first two seasons with wins on the road over Georgia Tech (16-9) in 2022 and at then-No. 10 North Carolina (31-27) in 2023. 

• The Cavaliers are looking to start 2-0 in ACC play for the first time since 2019. 

• UVA has not won back-to-back ACC games since the 2021 season when it defeated both Duke (48-0) and Georgia Tech (48-40) at Scott Stadium. 

• Virginia has three wins through its first four games for only the fourth time since 2008 and first time since 2019 (4-0). Virginia has won three (or more) of its first four games four times in the last 17 years (2024 – 3-1; 2019 – 4-0; 2018 – 3-1; 2017 – 3-1). 

• UVA is looking to improve to 4-1 to start the season for the first time since 2019 and the sixth time since 1999 – 2019 (4-1); 2017 (4-1); 2007 (4-1), 2004 (5-0); 2003 (4-1). 

TOP STORYLINES 

• Virginia (4 games) and Boston College (5 games) have been flagged for 17 penalties this season, the fewest in the ACC. The Eagles have the fewest penalties per game (3.60), total penalty yards (126) and penalty yards per game (23.75) in the league. 

• Virginia and Boston College are two of 57 FBS teams with either one or no losses this season. BC, UVA, Clemson, Duke, Miami, Louisville, SMU are among schools unbeaten in ACC play entering the week. Clemson is the only 2-0 team in the league. 

• Virginia’s offense churned out 384 yards on the ground in its 43-24 win over Coastal Carolina on Sept. 21, the most rushing yards by the Cavaliers in a game since 1998. It also racked up the most total yards (525) and scored the most points (43) in a game in Tony Elliott’s tenure as head coach. 

• The Cavaliers will match up against a Boston College rushing attack allowing 101.4 yards per game, sixth-lowest in the ACC. The Eagles allowed just 21 rushing yards on 16 carries in their ACC season opener against Florida State. 

AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE 

• Virginia is 1-7 all-time against Boston College, including a 1-5 mark since the Eagles joined the ACC. 

• The Cavaliers’ only win against BC came at Scott Stadium in 2020, a 43-32 victory in front of 250 fans, because of COVID-19 protocols. 

• Virginia led 21-7 at the half in last year’s meeting and was outscored 20-3 in the final 30 minutes. It was one of four occasions last season that an opponent overcame a double-digit lead to defeat UVA. 

• The Eagles and Cavaliers will play one another in back-to-back seasons for the first time. 

VIRGINIA TO WELCOME BACK 1989 TEAM 

• During Saturday’s game, Virgina will welcome back members of its 1989 team. 

• Led by legendary head coach George Welsh, the ‘89 Cavaliers finished 10-3 overall and 6-1 in ACC games to earn a share of the league championship that season.  

• Virginia peaked at No. 15 in the AP poll that season, earned a berth in the Citrus Bowl, and knocked off two ranked opponents – No. 12 Penn State [14-6] and No. 18 NC State [20-9]. 

• The ’89 team helped establish the foundation for a memorable decade of UVA football that followed. From 1989-98, the Hoos compiled a record of 81-38-1 and made an appearance in the AP poll each year from 1989-96. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW 

10.3 – Tackles per game by safety Antonio Clary, second-most in the ACC and 11th-most in FBS. He has led or co-led the Cavaliers in tackles in each of the first four games of the season. 

19.0 – Yards per carry by Xavier Brown in UVA’s win at Coastal on 9/21. It’s tied with Bob Davis (19.0 ypc vs. NC State on Oct. 24, 1964) for highest average of any 100-yard UVA rusher in school history. 

73.9 – Virginia’s run blocking grade this season according to Pro Football Focus, the second-best of any ACC school. That ranks No. 20 in the FBS. 

196 – Rushing yards per game averaged by Virginia, third-most in the ACC. 

ON THE HORIZON
Virginia concludes its two-game homestand next Saturday (Oct. 12), when it hosts Louisville (3-1, 1-0). Kickoff from Scott Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. on ESPN or ACC Network.