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Virginia football rolls past VMI, 49-0

Chris Graham

uva-vmi2VMI was able to stay close for a quarter, but Virginia still rolled as expected past the overmatched Keydets, 49-0, on Saturday in rainy Charlottesville.

It was scoreless after one quarter despite UVa. (2-1) showing early signs of dominance after a David Watford pass was intercepted in the end zone by Doug Moore of VMI (1-3) to snuff out the ‘Hoos first best drive.

Virginia finally got on the board at the 12:38 mark of the second quarter on a 61-yard run by Kevin Parks. The Cavaliers scored twice in the final 3:09, on a 2-yard Parks run and a 38-yard pass from Watford to Tim Smith, to go into the half up 21-0.

Daniel Hamm scored on a 7-yard run 34 seconds into the third quarter to make it 28-0 Virginia. A 4-yard pass from Watford to Jake McGee and a Watford 1-yard run pushed the lead to 42-0 at the end of three.

Hamm scored on a 12-yard run at the 13:52 mark of the fourth to close out the scoring.

Virginia goes on the road for the first time in 2013 for its ACC opener at Pittsburgh next Saturday.

Game Notes: Parks ran for 135 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns, all in the first half. Watford completed 18 of his 25 pass attempts for 206 yards and a touchdown. The sophomore threw two interceptions, and also ran for 30 yards and a score. Daniel Hamm ran 20 times for 124 yards and one touchdown. The UVa. offense racked up 571 yards of total offense, and the Virginia D held VMI to 111 yards offense.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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