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Location: Winston Salem, NC
Date: September 7th, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Channel: ESPN2
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Pregame Content
Game Thread
The Virginia Cavaliers open up conference play against Wake Forest tonight at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2. That means you can watch the game on ESPN2 across any TV provider or stream it through the ESPN App or on ESPN.com.
Stay tuned to Streaking the Lawn before, during, and after the game for immediate analysis and coverage of the Wahoos’ season opener.
We’ll also be active on Twitter throughout the game and all season long so follow along on there for our staff’s live reactions.
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John Kurcina – @JohnKurcina
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Trey Kelleher – @TreyKelleher3
Gavin Booker – @GavinBookerPxP
Garrett Keogh – @Garrett_Keogh01
Game Notes
Lastly, here are game notes from UVA:
Inside Saturday’s Matchup
- Virginia and Wake Forest square off for the first time since the 2021 season and the first time in the Tony Elliott era.
- Besides the new ACC members, Wake Forest, Florida State and Clemson are the only three teams Elliott has not faced as a head coach.
- The Cavaliers own a 34-17 advantage in the all-time series against the Demon Deacons, a series that was first played in 1889. Virginia is looking to halt a five-game Wake Forest win streak, its longest ever against UVA.
- The Cavaliers last win against Wake Forest came in 2007, a 17-16 win at Scott Stadium. Virginia is seeking its first victory in Winston-Salem since 2002, a 34-30 come-from-behind effort.
- Virginia opens up ACC play with Wake Forest as its first opponent for the first time since 1978 and sixth time ever (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 2024).
- UVA is looking to end a three-game skid in ACC openers and secure its first win in an ACC opener since 2020 (38-20 win at home vs. Duke). The last two UVA ACC openers were decided by a combined five points (2021 – L, 20-22 at Syracuse & L, 21-24 vs. NC State). The last UVA win in an ACC opener on the road was in 2019 at Pitt, 30-14.
SERIES HISTORY
- Dating back to the inaugural meeting in 1889, UVA leads the all-time series with Demon Deacons, 34-17, including 16-7 in Winston-Salem.
- However, Wake is riding a five-game win streak in the series, which began in 2008.
- The last time Virginia defeated the Deacs was at Scott Stadium in 2007 in a 17-16 thriller. The Cavaliers scored their second touchdown of the contest with 2:18 remaining to take the lead and Wake missed what would-have-been a 47-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.
- The last time UVA won in Winston-Salem was in a 38-34 shootout in 2002. The Deacs orchestrated a 24-point second quarter and led by as many as 17 points (34-17) midway through the third quarter. However, UVA scored three unanswered touchdowns the rest of the way to complete a miraculous comeback on the road.