Live Blog: UVA takes on #24 Oregon out west

Published date: September 10, 2016 | 8:18 pm

Updated: May 8, 2025 | 7:28 pm

AFP editor Chris Graham leads our live blog as UVA (0-1) takes on #24 Oregon (1-0) in college football action Saturday night.

Virginia at No. 24/22 Oregon • #UVAvsUO
Date/Time	Sat., Sept. 10, 2016 \| 10:30 p.m.
Location	Eugene, Ore. \| Autzen Stadium (54,000)
Television	ESPN
Radio	Virginia Sports Radio Network \| Satellite Radio — Sirius 137 \| XM 197
Multimedia	Gametracker \| WatchESPN \| Live Stats
Twitter	@UVA_Football \| @UVACoachBronco \| @VirginiaSports
Game Notes	Virginia \| Oregon \| ACC \| UVA Depth Chart
Additional Information	Tickets \| Facebook \| Instagram \| 2016 Fact Book \| Game Day Central \| 2016 Season Stats \| Coach Mendenhall Weekly Press Conference Transcript

Get to know Oregon

Graduate transfer quarterback Dakota Prukop (Montana State) threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns in his first FBS start, a 53-28 win over UC-Davis last weekend, completing 21 of his 30 pass attempts, and also running for 36 yards on 11 carries in directing the spread-option running attack.
Royce Freeman had 87 yards on 11 carries, among nine ball-carriers who toted the ball in the opener for Oregon, which also got 117 yards on seven catches from Darren Carrington II, one of eight Ducks to catch a pass last week.
All told, Oregon laid 522 yards of total offense.
The Ducks D would get torched for 392 yards of offense, allowing UC-Davis quarterback Ben Scott to throw for 303 yards.

UVA’s own graduate transfer quarterback, Kurt Benkert (ECU), was the sole bright spot for the ‘Hoos in their season-opening 37-20 loss to Richmond last week, completing 26 of his 34 pass attempts for 264 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception.
The run game was anemic – not accounting for yards lost to sacks, which come off rushing totals in college football, UVA ran for 63 yards on 18 carries against an FCS opponent that gave up 4.5 yards per carry and 156.6 yards per game in 2015.
The Virginia defense was torched all the way around, giving up 524 yards to Richmond, including 187 yards on the ground, a stat that does not bode well going into the Oregon game.

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