Virginia Football | Gameday: Virginia at Wake Forest

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Coming off its 34-13 season-opening victory over Richmond, Virginia (1-0) will play its first road game of the season against ACC foe Wake Forest (1-0) on Saturday (Sept. 7) at Allegacy Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and the Virginia Sports Radio Network. 

GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Allegacy Stadium (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Television: ESPN2 • Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network, Virginia Sports Mobile App, TuneIn App, SiriusXM Channel 391

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Inside Saturday’s Matchup 

• Virginia and Wake Forest square off for the first time since the 2021 season and the first time in the Tony Elliott era. 

• Besides the new ACC members, Wake Forest, Florida State and Clemson are the only three teams Elliott has not faced as a head coach. 

• The Cavaliers own a 34-17 advantage in the all-time series against the Demon Deacons, a series that was first played in 1889. Virginia is looking to halt a five-game Wake Forest win streak, its longest ever against UVA. 

• The Cavaliers last win against Wake Forest came in 2007, a 17-16 win at Scott Stadium. Virginia is seeking its first victory in Winston-Salem since 2002, a 34-30 come-from-behind effort. 

• Virginia opens up ACC play with Wake Forest as its first opponent for the first time since 1978 and sixth time ever (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1978, 2024). 

• UVA is looking to end a three-game skid in ACC openers and secure its first win in an ACC opener since 2020 (38-20 win at home vs. Duke). The last two UVA ACC openers were decided by a combined five points (2021 – L, 20-22 at Syracuse & L, 21-24 vs. NC State). The last UVA win in an ACC opener on the road was in 2019 at Pitt, 30-14. 

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