Key statistics and notes from UVA football's 43-24 victory at Coastal Carolina
on Saturday afternoon in Conway, South Carolina. UVA improved to 3-1 on the season, its best start in the Tony Elliott era and best start to a season since going 4-0 to begin the 2019 campaign. This is just the fourth time since 2008 that the Cavaliers are 3-1 or better through their first four games.
Virginia forced three turnovers, the first time UVA has had at least three takeaways in a single game since the Boston College game last season. The Cavaliers also forced Coastal Carolina to turn the ball over on downs three times.Xavier Brown became Virginia's first 100-yard rusher since Perris Jones recorded 134 rushing yards against William & Mary last season. Brown rushed for 171 yards on just nine carries, averaging 19.0 yards per carry.
Malachi Fields caught multiple touchdown passes for the second time in his career, but they were also his first touchdown catches of the season. Kam Butler recorded his first sack of the season and now has 22.5 sacks for his career, 7.5 of them have come as a Cavalier.
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