Virginia vs. North Carolina Live Score Updates | NCAA Football

Henry Pallatroni | Oct 26, 2024

Virginia Athletics

The Virginia Cavaliers (4-4, 2-3 ACC) suffered a 41-14 loss at home against the the North Carolina Tar Heels (4-4, 1-3 ACC) in the 129th edition of the South's Oldest Rivalry on Saturday afternoon at Scott Stadium.

See below for score updates, play-by-play, and live analysis from the entirety of the UVA vs. UNC contest. Updates are in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the page.

Read a recap of the game here: Virginia Football Suffers 41-14 Loss vs. North Carolina


See our five takeaways from the game here: Takeaways from Virginia Football's 41-14 Loss to North Carolina

North Carolina 41, Virginia 14 | FINAL

UNC takes over on their own 30 and kneels the ball down, running the play clock to 0:00 and giving them their fourth win of the season.

North Carolina 41, Virginia 14 | 0:42 4Q

Muskett and Co take back over after the UNC FG. Muskett completes to Coleman for 8-yards on second down. A third down rush from Noah Vaughn is short of the line to gain, and Muskett and the offense stay on the field. Muskett slings a pass to Coleman for a first down. Muskett goes hurry up and finds another quick pass, this time to Vaughn for a gain of 6. Muskett tucks the ball and scrambles for a first down. He completes another pass to Twitty for four yards. On 2nd & 6 from the 40, Muskett throws a nice ball intended for Davies who can't bring it down. On 3rd & 6, Muskett completes to Gibson for a first down. 2-Minute Warning.

On 3rd & 8 from the UNC 30, Muskett scrambles under pressure and can't find Xavier Brown for the first down. On 4th & 8, an incomplete pass from Muskett turns the ball back over to UNC.

North Carolina 41, Virginia 14 | 5:05 4Q

UNC takes over on the UVA 47 after a failed onside kick. A 13-yard rush from Gause opens the drive. Gause rushes for three yards on the next play. A UVA defensive player goes down on the play. On 2nd & 7 from the 31, Gause carries again for a one-yard loss. On 3rd & 8, Criswell scrambles and dumps a pass off to Gause who breaks free for 25-yards to the UVA 7.

Gause is stuffed on first & goal for a loss of two, and stuffed again on second & goal for a short gain. Gause rushes yet again on third & goal for a loss of one, bringing up fourth down and the FG unit onto the field. Brunette drills the 25-yard attempt to extend the UNC lead.

North Carolina 38, Virginia 14 | 10:07 4Q

UVA takes over at their own 24. Tony Muskett is in at QB. He completes a short pass to Noah Vaughn for 8-yards to set up third & short. He finds a wide open JR Wilson Jr. for a 68-yard TD on the very next play. The Hoos succesfuly convert a two point conversion as Muskett shovels a pass to Dakota Twitty.

North Carolina 38, Virginia 6 | 10:42 4Q

UNC takes over on the UVA 46. Criswell finds Copenhaver for a first down on 3rd & 6, setting the Heels up at the UVA 33. Facing another 3rd & 6, Criswell finds Copenhaver again but he is short of the line to gain. On 4th & 1 from the 24, UNC stays on the field before burning a timeout. UNC rushes to Hampton on 4th & 1, and he is stopped short of the line to gain by Ethan Minter.

North Carolina 38, Virginia 6 | 13:26 4Q

After the pick-6, UVA takes back over on the 25. A quick pass to Tyree goes for 8-yards and brings the game to the end of the third quarter.

UVA opens the 4Q with a 5-yard Pace run before Colandrea is sacked for the ninth time in the game so far. A screen to Fields goes for seven yards to setup 3rd & 10. Colandrea's pass is incomplete as he had to throw the ball quickly under heavy pressure. The Hoos stay on the field on fourth down on their own 38, before they take a timeout.

The offense stays on the field after the timeout, and Colandrea takes the snap in an empty backfield. He connects with Kobe Pace for a gain of seven yards, short of the line to gain. The Hoos turn it back over to UNC on their own 46.

North Carolina 38, Virginia 6 | 0:17 3Q
Colandrea completes to Neville for a 7-yard gain to open the drive. The hoos hury up, and quick screen pass to Tyree is good for a first down. Colandrea finds Neville again for his second catch in three plays, this one good for five yards. On 2nd & 5, Colandrea finds Eli Wood for another first down. Colandrea is sacked on the next play for a loss of 4. On 2nd & 14, another screen goes for no gain.

On third & long, Colandrea finds Neville yet again for a first down on a 14-yard gain. On the next play, Colandrea completes to Gibson for a 19-yard gain. On 1st & 10 from the UNC 16, Colandrea's pass is batted at the line and intercepted by UNC's Jahvaree Ritzie. Ritzie returns the interception 84 yards for a touchdown.

North Carolina 31, Virginia 6 | 4:34 3Q

Criswell & Co. takes over at the UNC 25. Hampton carries for six yards. A Criswell scramble on second down is negated by a two holding penalties on the offense; the ten yard penalty sends the Heels back to the 21. On 2nd & 14, Criswell finds Jones on a designed screen pass - Jones scampers for a 31-yard gain to the Virginia 48. Criswell's first down pass attempt falls incomplete as he gets blown up by Kendren Smith while releasing the ball. On 2nd & 10, Hampton rushes for a short gain to set up third and long. Criswell scrambles and completes a first down pass to McCullum. Another holding penalty sends the UNC offense back ten yards.

On 1st & 20 from the 39, Hampton rushes for two yards. A quick pass to Paysour for four yards brings up another third & long. Criswell's screen pass is incomplete under heavy pressure from the UVA front. Burnette's 51-yard FG attempt is wide left and no good.

North Carolina 31, Virginia 6 | 9:39 3Q

UVA gets the ball back for their second drive of the half following the Colandrea interception. Xavier Brown rushes for four yards to the 29 to open the drive. Brown gets it back and is stuffed by the UNC front for a loss of two. On 3rd & 8 from the 27, Colandrea's pass is complete to TE Tyler Neville for five yards - short of the line to gain. UVA goes three and out yet again. A penalty on the speciality teams unit sends the punting unit back even further, before Sparks punts it away from the UVA 27.

North Carolina 31, Virginia 6 | 12:07 3Q

Criswell finds McCollum for a first down setting up the Hoos with a first and ten at the UVA 12. Hampton rushes for four yards on the next play. On 2nd & 6, Hampton bounces out wide and rushes for his second TD of the game, capping off a quick 4-play, 33-yard scoring drive after the Colandrea turnover.

North Carolina 24, Virginia 6 | 13:42 3Q
UVA takes over for the first drive of the second half on their own 25. Colandrea rushes for five yards, absorbing a big hit from UNC's Hardy at the end of the play. Colandrea audibles on second down before keeping the ball on a read option; he loses two yards before scrambling out of bounds. On 3rd & 7, Colandrea rolls right and throws a bad interception. UNC takes over on the UVA 33.

North Carolina 24, Virginia 6 | HALFTIME

UNC's kickoff is penalized as it goes out of bounds in the air prior to reaching the end zone. UVA takes the ball over on their own 35 with seconds left in the first half. Colandrea drops back and is sacked again as the clock ticks down to the half. Some boos can be heard from Scott Stadium as the teams head to the locker room.

North Carolina 24, Virginia 6 | 0:05 2Q

Criswell evades pressure and finds Hampton on a short screen, who dashes for seven yards. Hampton rushes for a first down on the next play, setting UNC up at the UVA 42. Criswell has loads of time on first down but can't find any open recievers, he keeps and rushes for no gain. On 2nd & 10, completes a nice ball across the middle to Copenhaver for 9-yards, setting up third and one. Hampton rushes for just enough to move the chains on third down. UNC quickly snaps and spikes the ball on 1st & 10 to avoid review, and on second down Criswell completes a 31 yard TD pass to JJ Jones who makes a highlight reel catch to stay in bounds with just five seconds left in the half. Jones' second TD of the game caps of a 7-play, 55-yard drive.

North Carolina 17, Virginia 6 | 1:10 2Q

UVA takes over on the 25. Colandrea first down and second down passes fall incomplete. Colandrea is sacked on third down. Another three and out for the Hoos; Sparks and the special teams unit punt it away.

North Carolina 17, Virginia 6 | 2:30 2Q

UNC starts on their own 25. Hampton rushes for four yards, Britton and Robinson on the tackle. Criswell dumps a 15-yard screen pass to Hampton on second down. A roughing-the-passer penalty on the UVA defense tacks on another 15-yards, and the UNC offense finds themselves on the UVA 41 after the 30-yard play + penalty.

JJ Jones breaks free on a short pass for a 25-yard gain on second down, setting up the Heels with a 1st & 10 from the UVA 15. Two minute warning.

After the break, Hampton breaks multiple tackles all the way to the UVA 3 yard line. On 1st & goal, Hampton is stuffed at the line by Kam Butler. Timeout Virginia.

On 2nd & goal, Hampton punches in a 3-yard TD run. UNC's second TD of the day caps off a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive.

North Carolina 10, Virginia 6 | 4:02 2Q

UVA takes over on their own 25. Colandrea scrambles left for a five-yard gain on the first play. Colandrea finds Xavier Brown for a nice screen pass on second down good for a first down. On the next day, Colandrea is sacked for a loss of 6; Colandera lost the ball on the play but it is recovered by UVA.

On 2nd & 16, Colandrea finds Fields across the middle of the field for a 15-yard gain. A flag on the play against UNC (holding) grants the Hoos a first-down at their own 43-yard line. Colandrea throws the ball away under heavy pressure from the UNC defensive line. On 2nd & 10, Colandrea keeps on a read-option but has his pass broken up as he threw under heavy pressure. Colandrea takes the third down snap from the shotgun, and scrambles right for a ten-yard gain and a first down to the UNC 46.

A great pass from Colandrea to Fields goes for 34-yards across the middle, sending the Hoos to the UNC 12-yard line. Colandrea's first down pass attempt intended for Fields falls incomplete; the two were not on the same page as Colandrea threw to the back of the end zone and Fields was nowhere near the ball. Colandrea scrambles for two yards on second down, setting up 3rd & 8 at the 10 yard line. Colandrea throws from an empty backfield in Field's direction; Fields got tripped up and never had a chance at the ball. Will Bettridge makes his second FG of the game from 27-yards out to complete the 11-play, 65-yard possession.

North Carolina 10, Virginia 3 | 7:51 2Q

Hampton rushes for no-gain to start the UNC Drive; a nice tackle by Chico Bennet Jr. for the UVA defense. Criswell competes to JJ Jones for a five yard gain to set up 3rd & 5. Criswell completes a pass to Hampton, who picks up the first down and breaks a tackle en route to a 15 yard gain. Hampton ges it right back and picks up four on the first down cary. On second down, Criswell evades heavy pressure and scrambles for a quick six yard, first down run.

Before the snap on 1st & 10 from the 50-yard line, UVA opts to use their first timeout of the half. After the TO, RB2 Davion Gause rushes for no gain. A nice throw on the run from Criswell is complete to Nate McCollum for a 24-yard, first down gain to the UVA 26. A UVA holding penalty on a first-down rush from Hampton sets the Tar Heels up on the UVA 15. On 1st & 10, Criswell takes the snap and rushes on a designed QB run for two yards. A screen-pass on the next play is dropped by the WR. On 3rd & 8 from the 13, Criswell dumps a short pass to Copenhaver short of the line to gain. UNC's Noah Burnette's 20-yard FG is good, capping off a 12-play, 68 yard scoring drive.

North Carolina 7, Virginia 3 | 12:41 2Q

UVA takes over on their own 20 with just seconds left in the first quarter. A Kobe Pace two yard rush brings the first quarter to an end.

On the first play of the 2Q, Colandrea scrambles for 11 yards and a first down, followed by a Pace rush for three yards to the UVA 36. Paces rushes again for 6-yards, setting up 3rd & 2 from the 41. Another Pace rush is stuffed and the UVA offense goes three and out again. Sparks and the special teams unit punt the ball away. UNC takes over on their own 25.

North Carolina 7, Virginia 3 | 0:04 1Q

After a mediocre punt from Daniel Sparks, UNC takes over at the Virginia 47. On the first play of the drive, Criswell takes a deep, end zone shot to WR JJ Jones but it is incomplete. A 2nd down carry from Hampton goes for seven yards, setting up third down. A third down run from Hampton is short of the line to gain. The UNC offense stays on the field for fourth down, and a pitch left to Hampton goes for four yards and a first down.

On first down from the 34, a double reverse is stuffed by the UVA defense for a loss of nine. On 2nd & 19, Hampton picks up five yards to set up 3rd & 14. UVA's Kam Robinson is shaken up on the play, but walks off on his own strength. Criswell's third down pass is incomplete intended for Jones; a UNC penalty pushes the fourth down back even further, bringing the UNC punt team onto the field.

North Carolina 7, Virginia 3 | 3:10 1Q

After UNC's 9-play, 75-yard TD Drive, the Virginia offense takes over on their own 35 after a 20-yard kickoff return.

A delay of game penalty on the first snap of the drive sends the offense back five yards. On 1st & 15, Colandrea tries to evade heavy pressure but is sacked by UNC's Amari Campbell for a loss of 13. On 2nd & 28, Colandrea dumps a quick pass to Kobe Pace for a short gain. On 3rd & 22, Colandrea is sacked for the second time in three plays. UVA punts the ball away after a three and out.

North Carolina 7, Virginia 3 | 5:23 1Q

After a touchback, UNC takes over for their second possession of the game from their own 25.

Hampton breaks out a first-down run on the first play of the drive. He rushes again on the next play, picking up six-yards. on 2nd & 4 from the 41, Criswell's pass intended for Copenhaver is incomplete, setting up third down. On third down, Criswell drops back and finds Nate McCollum on a clean slant for the first down sending the Tar Heels into UVA territory.

On 1st & 10, Criswell scrambles and slides for no gain under heavy pressure. A holding penalty on UNC lineman Eli Sutton sends the ball back to the UNC 43. On 1st & 20, Criswell's pass is broken up by Kempton Shine. On second down, Criswell scrambles for 19-yards setting up 3rd & 1. Another Hampton rush attempt picks up just enough for another UNC first down.

On 2nd & 10 from the UVA 37, Criswell finds WR JJ Jones for a 37-Yard TD.

North Carolina 0, Virginia 3 | 8:36 1Q

A nice return off the UNC punt sets Virginia up on the UNC 43. Colandrea completes his first pass of the game to Fields for 6-yards. The Hoos hurry-up, and a short run from Kobe Pace sets up 3rd & 2. Kobe Pace breaks out a nice 8 yard run to pick up the first first down of the game.

On the UNC 26 and 1st & 10, Colandrea options to Chris Tyree on an end around for a four yard gain. The next play, Colandrea drops back and overthrows Andre Greene Jr. in the end zone, setting up 3rd & 6. On third down, Colandrea scrambles left and runs for the first down, setting Virginia up for their first Red Zone trip of the game.

On 1st & 10 from the 14, Colandrea scrambles left again and is tackled for a loss of four. On the next play, Colandrea dumps a pass off to Xavier Brown who runs and sets the Hoos up with a 1st & Goal on the 2. The play was good for a 17-yard gain. On 1st & Goal, the snap flies over Colandrea's head who falls back on the football; the mistake pushes the offense back 11 yards. On 2nd & 12, Colandrea rolls right and overthrows Malachi Fields in the end zone. On 3rd & Goal from the 12, Colandrea's pass is incomplete to Andre Greene, forcing the Hoos to settle for a 30-yard FG from Will Bettridge. The Hoos get on the board first, capping off a 12-play, 41 yard scoring drive.

North Carolina 0, Virginia 0 | 13:16 1Q

UNC starts the contest on their own 21. UNC QB Jacolby Criswell completes his first pass of the game, followed a run from Hampton setting up 3rd & 2. Criswell completes a first down pass, but a penalty negates the gain and sends the Tar Heels back to the 24 yard-line. On 3rd & 7, Criswell throws an incomplete pass under heavy pressure from the UVA front. The Tar Heels punt it away.

North Carolina 0, Virginia 0 | 15:00 1Q

Virginia sends out Kendren Smith, Micah Gaffney, Ugonna Nnanna, and Ethan Davies as today's captains for the Coin Toss.

Virginia wins the toss and elects to defer. UNC will start with the ball. On the next play, Colandrea finds Xavier Brown for a nice gain, setting up 1st & Goal on the 2.

A couple of pregame injury notes for Virginia:

The center Brian Stevens and starting linebacker James Jackson are both out for today’s game. Noah Josey is expected to start at center and Trey McDonald will likely get the start at linebacker for the Cavaliers.

Virginia vs. North Carolina Game Notes

• The series between Virginia and North Carolina, which began with a 30-18 UVA victory on October 22nd, 1892 in Charlottesville, is tied with Georgia-Auburn as the second-most played rivalry in all of college football (129th meeting this season), trailing only Wisconsin-Minnesota, which has been played 133 times.
• UVA and UNC have played each other every season since 1919 and the Tar Heels lead the all-time series 65-59-4, though both programs count the 1956 meeting as win, as North Carolina forfeited that game due to the use of an ineligible player.
• Virginia leads North Carolina 27-26 in games played in Charlottesville, but the series is tied at 23-23 in games played at Scott Stadium.
• UVA has won five of the last seven meetings against UNC, including a 31-27 upset victory over then-No. 10 North Carolina last year in Chapel Hill. That was Virginia's first road victory over a top 10 opponent in program history after being 0-30 in those games up to that point.
• Virginia is seeking its third ACC win and third home win of the season, both of which would be most in the Tony Elliott era.
• UVA has held a lead in each of its seven games so far this season.
• Tony Elliott is 1-1 against North Carolina as head coach at Virginia, while Mack Brown has a 5-10 record against UVA in his head coaching career.

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