again. But Virginia and quarterback Bryce Perkins had other plans. Perkins completed 20-of-33 passes for 311 yards and rushed for another 164, totaling 475 combined yards as a one-man wrecking crew against Foster's vaunted defense; Perkins set the tone early with a pair of long first-quarter touchdown runs. After a fourth quarter that easily rivaled the previous year's in intensity and excitement, Cavalier kicker Brian Delaney made a 48-yard field goal with 1:23 left in the game to give UVA a 33–30 lead. The Cavalier defensive line then sacked Hooker on three consecutive plays on the final meaningful drive of the game. On 3rd and 21, the Hokie quarterback fumbled in his own end zone after Mandy Alonso stripped the ball, which was recovered by fourth-year defensive lineman and Virginia native Eli Hanback with 1:01 left, effectively ending the game as more than 40,000 Wahoos shook Scott Stadium to its core. UVA's coaches had Perkins take a knee instead of kicking the point-after, to prevent a potential blocked-kick runback, providing for the final 39-30 margin. As time ran out on the final play and one last Hooker attempt fell incomplete in the end zone in front of the Cavalier student section, Virginia fans rushed the field as the Cavaliers ended their losing streak against the Hokies. With the win, UVA ended the season with a perfect 7–0 record at Scott Stadium. Virginia players had head coach Bronco Mendenhall "break the rock" with a sledgehammer after the game, an action traditionally reserved for the most valuable player as selected by his peers in Cavalier victories. Mendenhall thus became the first Virginia coach to bring both the Commonwealth Cup and Jefferson-Eppes Trophy to Charlottesville at the same time after earlier knocking off Florida State (with the team additionally winning the trophyless South's Oldest Rivalry). Virginia went on to lose to Florida in the 2019 Orange Bowl, while Virginia Tech lost to Kentucky in the 2019 Belk Bowl. Game results See also List of NCAA college football rivalry games List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I Virginia–Virginia Tech men's basketball rivalry Notes References College football rivalries in the United States College sports in Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football Virginia Tech Hokies football 1895 establishments in Virginia