The Cavaliers weathered a rain delay to earn their first victory of the season.
earned its first win of the season, defeating the Richmond Spiders 34-13 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA. Virginia was powered by quarterback Anthony Colandrea who threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns in between a rain delay that lasted over two hours that went into effect with 4:28 to play in the second quarter.
On Richmond's second offensive drive, Corey Thomas Jr. forced a fumble that was recovered by Kam Robinson. With the ball back in Colandrea's hands he put the Cavaliers in scoring position to set up a field goal before the sophomore quarterback found Jack Griese on a wheel route for a 57 yard touchdown on the ensuing Virginia possession to make it 17-0.
The last time Virginia had a weather delay was against JMU where the Cavaliers led 35-24 entering the delay and lost 36-35 with the Dukes scoring 12 unanswered. This time around the Cavaliers opened up with an impressive touchdown drive that included a 43 yard rush and a three yard touchdown run from Kobe Pace. Pace finished the game with 93 yards and one touchdown.
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