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How Virginia Compares to Pittsburgh on Paper

Sakege November 8, 2024

Virginia (4-4, 2-3 ACC) will look to snap a three-game losing streak coming out of the bye week on Saturday at No. 23 Pittsburgh (7-1, 3-1 ACC). As the Cavaliers and Panthers prepare to face off Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium, we have a complete statistical breakdown to see how these two teams compare on paper, as well as some statistical notes on Pitt.

See the chart below for a complete statistical comparison of Virginia at Pittsburgh.

Virginia	statistics	pittsburgh
4-4 (2-3 ACC)	Record	7-1 (3-1 ACC)
26.3	Scoring offense	38.9
405.5	Total Offense	444.8
140.5	Rushing offense	153.6
4.0	Yards per rush	5.2
265.0	passing offense	291.1
63.2%	% completion	64.7%
44/121 (36%)	3rd. Down Conv.	36/96 (38%)
9/18 (50%)	4th Conv. Below.	9/13 (69%)
26/33 (79%)	Red zone scores	27/31 (87%)
12/33 (36%)	red zone TD	23/31 (74%)
10	turnovers	8
9	Forced losses	13
27.6	Scoring defense	25.3
408.8	total defense	364.1
133.6	hasty defense	102.3
275.1	pass defense	261.9
45/114 (39%)	Third defense	43/126 (34%)
12/20 (60%)	4th defense	15/23 (65%)
12-59	Bags by yards	24-172
29:44	Possession time	24:51

See below for individual stat summaries for each team’s starting quarterback, top receiver, top running back, and top defender (statistically).

Attack player
UVA Anthony Colandrea: 156/248 (62.9%), 1,805 passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns, 6 interceptions
PITT Eli Holstein: 167/263 (63.5%), 2,056 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, 6 interceptions

Top receiver
UVA Malachi Fields: 43 receptions, 654 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns, 15.2 yards per reception
PITT Konata Mumpfield: 33 receptions, 541 receiving yards, 3 receiving touchdowns, 16.4 yards per reception

best runner
UVA Kobe Pace: 88 carries, 390 rushing yards, 4.4 yards per carry, 2 rushing touchdowns
PITT Desmond Reid: 102 carries, 590 rushing yards, 5.8 yards per carry, 4 rushing touchdowns

Senior defender
UVA Jonas Sanker: 64 total tackles, 43 solo stops, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 3 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery, 1 quarterback rush
PITT Kyle Louis: 68 total tackles, 28 solo stops, 10 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass deflection, 8 quarterback hurries

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