Virginia football visits Tennessee on Saturday in Nashville. Here is your first look at the Virginia Cavaliers.
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Virginia Season So Far (First game)
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Sep | vs. Tennessee* | 12:00 PM ET | ABC |
| 9-Sep | vs. James Madison | 12:00 PM ET | ESPNU |
| 15-Sep | at Maryland | 7:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| 22-Sep | vs. North Carolina State | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN |
| 30-Sep | at Boston College | TBA | |
| 7-Oct | vs. William & Mary | TBA | |
| 21-Oct | at North Carolina | TBA | |
| 28-Oct | at Miami (FL) | TBA | |
| 4-Nov | vs. Georgia Tech | TBA | |
| 9-Nov | at Louisville | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN |
| 18-Nov | vs. Duke | TBA | |
| 25-Nov | vs. Virginia Tech | TBA |
KEY STATS (2022, PER GAME)
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Tennessee Virginia |
42 116 |
6 12 |
0.416 0.321 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
31 53 |
5 7 |
0.342 0.370 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Tennessee Virginia |
12 109 |
2 11 |
0.667 0.389 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
28 92 |
5 11 |
0.424 0.571 |
| Blocked Kicks | Tennessee | 36 | 3 | 2 |
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Tennessee Virginia |
32 117 |
4 13 |
1 4 |
| Blocked Punts | Tennessee | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Tennessee Virginia |
64 109 |
9 11 |
1 2 |
| Completion Percentage | Tennessee Virginia |
5 115 |
1 14 |
0.687 0.543 |
| Defensive TDs | ||||
| Fewest Penalties | Virginia Tennessee |
42 128 |
4 14 |
70 105 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | Virginia Tennessee |
104 128 |
9 14 |
7.00 8.08 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Virginia Tennessee |
45 124 |
3 14 |
622 905 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | Virginia Tennessee |
106 123 |
11 14 |
62.20 69.62 |
| First Downs Defense | Virginia Tennessee |
12 119 |
1 14 |
208 308 |
| First Downs Offense | Tennessee Virginia |
14 124 |
3 14 |
330 191 |
| Fumbles Lost | Tennessee Virginia |
60 90 |
3 10 |
8 10 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Tennessee Virginia |
20 50 |
4 6 |
11 8 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
25 121 |
4 12 |
17.51 24.92 |
| Kickoff Returns | Virginia Tennessee |
32 68 |
8 6 |
22.00 19.88 |
| Net Punting | Tennessee Virginia |
86 125 |
10 13 |
37.46 34.47 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Tennessee Virginia |
2 84 |
1 10 |
3 12 |
| Passes Intercepted | Tennessee Virginia |
51 123 |
4 13 |
11 5 |
| Passing Offense | Tennessee Virginia |
5 80 |
1 11 |
326.1 221.0 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Virginia Tennessee |
30 126 |
4 12 |
204.4 289.5 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | Tennessee Virginia |
6 70 |
2 7 |
14.62 11.95 |
| Punt Return Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
6 116 |
1 13 |
2.50 13.08 |
| Punt Returns | Tennessee Virginia |
5 108 |
3 13 |
16.55 4.85 |
| Red Zone Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
13 100 |
3 13 |
0.750 0.882 |
| Red Zone Offense | Tennessee Virginia |
3 118 |
2 13 |
0.940 0.750 |
| Rushing Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
20 70 |
2 10 |
115.8 153.2 |
| Rushing Offense | Tennessee Virginia |
26 101 |
6 11 |
199.5 123.1 |
| Sacks Allowed | Tennessee Virginia |
64 120 |
7 13 |
2.08 3.40 |
| Scoring Defense | Tennessee Virginia |
35 48 |
6 7 |
22.8 24.0 |
| Scoring Offense | Tennessee Virginia |
1 125 |
1 14 |
46.1 17.0 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Tennessee Virginia |
20 94 |
3 11 |
4.38 6.50 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Tennessee Virginia |
1 119 |
1 14 |
181.39 108.43 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense | Virginia Tennessee |
33 65 |
4 10 |
123.62 130.92 |
| Team Sacks | Virginia Tennessee |
12 44 |
6 5 |
3.00 2.38 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Tennessee Virginia |
10 96 |
1 13 |
7.2 5.0 |
| Time of Possession | Virginia Tennessee |
117 130 |
14 14 |
27:34 25:02 |
| Total Defense | Virginia Tennessee |
43 90 |
7 11 |
357.6 405.3 |
| Total Offense | Tennessee Virginia |
1 102 |
1 10 |
525.5 344.1 |
| Turnover Margin | Tennessee Virginia |
10 123 |
1 13 |
0.85 -0.90 |
| Turnovers Gained | Tennessee Virginia |
24 112 |
4 13 |
22 13 |
| Turnovers Lost | Tennessee Virginia |
9 103 |
1 10 |
11 22 |
| Winning Percentage | Tennessee Virginia |
6 111 |
2 12 |
0.846 0.300 |
Virginia Injuries and Suspensions
Player POS Status
D. Twitty WR Doub Sat Hamstring
X. Brown RB Late Sept Arm
Source: Covers.com
Challenges for Tennessee
Virginia has a new starting quarterback in transfer Tony Muskett who in three seasons at Monmouth passed for 5,687 yards, 51 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. On defense returning starting linebacker Chico Bennett had 34 tackles and seven sacks in 2022. He earned All-ACC honors last season. This will be Tennessee’s first game with Virginia since 23-22 Sugar Bowl win in 1990. Check back at 14Powers.com in a few days for our full preview of this game along with a gameweek prediction of the final score.
Saturday‘s game kicks off at (12:00 PM ET). Watch this SEC football game on the ABC.
