Stat Comparison: How Virginia Stacks Up Against Coastal Carolina on Paper

Matt Newton | Sep 18, 2024

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As we begin to preview Virginia's week 4 matchup against Coastal Carolina, we can start to use the statistics from this young season to see how these two teams stack up on paper. It's still a somewhat small sample size just a quarter of the way through the season, but the numbers do begin to show some of each team's tendencies and are therefore worth taking a look at.

See the chart below for a full statistical comparison between Virginia and Coastal Carolina ahead of this weekend's matchup:

Virginia	Stat	Coastal Carolina
2-1 (1-0 ACC)	Record	3-0 (0-0 Sun Belt)
26.0	Scoring Offense	41.0
432.3	Total Offense	431.7
132.0	Rushing Offense	251.7
4.2	Yards Per Rush	5.2
300.3	Passing Offense	180.0
67.0%	Completion %	56.7%
9/40 (23%)	3rd Down Conv.	14/37 (38%)
4/7 (57%)	4th Down Conv.	1/2 (50%)
10/12 (83%)	Red Zone Scores	13/14 (93%)
5/12 (42%)	Red Zone TDs	10/14 (71.4%)
7	Turnovers	2
2	Forced Turnovers	6
23.3	Scoring Defense	22.7
397.3	Total Defense	330.0
138.7	Rushing Defense	131.3
258.7	Passing Defense	198.7
16/49 (33%)	3rd Down Defense	13/41 (32%)
7/9 (78%)	4th Down Defense	5/6 (83%)
6-34	Sacks by-yards	9-64
27:22	Time of Poss.	33:17

See below for individual stat summaries for each team's starting quarterback, top wide receiver, top running back, and top defender (statistically).

Quarterback
UVA Anthony Colandrea: 71/103 (68.9%), 901 pass yards, 5 touchdowns, 4 interceptions
CCU Ethan Vasko: 35/63 (55.6%), 512 pass yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception

Top Receiver
UVA Malachi Fields: 20 receptions, 284 receiving yards, 0 touchdowns
CCU Tray Taylor: 6 receptions, 132 receiving yards, 1 touchdown

Top Running Back
UVA Kobe Pace: 27 carries, 153 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
CCU Christian Washington: 44 carries, 206 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns

Top Defender
UVA Antonio Clary: 33 total tackles, 12 solo stop stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 pass breakups, 1 quarterback hurry, 1 fumble recovery
CCU Shane Bruce: 20 total tackles, 10 solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hurry, 1 fumble recovery

Virginia is set to take on Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Conway, South Carolina. Kickoff at Brooks Stadium is set for 2pm ET on ESPN+.

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