Final
Virginia beats Eastern Michigan 48-21
Oct 24, 2010 - 2:00 AM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Marc Verica threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns and punter Jimmy Howell also had a passing score as Virginia beat Eastern Michigan 48-21 on Saturday night.Off a fake punt, Howell found Trey Womack for a 56-yard touchdown pass to give the Cavaliers (3-4) a 38-21 lead in front of a crowd of 36,600 at Scott Stadium - the lowest attendance since a game against Duke in 1997.
On the next possession for Eastern Michigan (1-7), Virginia cornerback Chase Minnifield picked off an Eagles quarterback Alex Gillett pass and returned the ball to the EMU 15. Two plays later, Keith Payne ran 15 yards around the right end to give the Cavaliers a commanding 45-21 lead.
Payne led Virginia with 69 yards rushing on 12 carries.
Eastern Michigan freshman Javonti Greene had his first 100-yard game of his career, gaining 155 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on eight attempts.
The Eagles trailed 14-0 in the first quarter, but answered with a 55-yard scoring run down the right sideline by Greene to cut the lead in half. Two possessions later, Gillett scored on a 31-yard touchdown run tie the game at 14-14 with 5:18 to go in the half.
Virginia was able to take a 17-14 lead into halftime after a 24-yard field goal by Robert Randolph.
Virginia took a 10-point lead early in the third quarter when Verica, who completed 18 of 31 of his passes, found an open Terence Fells-Danzer in the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown pass.
Greene, on an almost identical play as his first-half score, took off for a 53-yard touchdown, this time around the left side of the field.
But Fells-Danzer answered by returning the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown to make it 31-21.
Virginia took the opening kickoff and went on a 10-play, 81-yard drive that was capped by a 4-yard run from Payne. One possession later, the Cavaliers took a 14-0 lead after Verica hooked up with tight end Paul Freedman on a 21-yard strike.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
EASTRN MICHIGAN 7 7 7 0 21
VIRGINIA 14 3 14 17 48 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: VIRGINIA - TD, KEITH PAYNE 4 YD RUN (ROBERT
RANDOLPH KICK), 4:20.
VIRGINIA 7-0
VIRGINIA - TD, PAUL FREEDMAN 21 YD PASS FROM
MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH
KICK), 10:22. VIRGINIA 14-0
EAST
Oct 23 9:06 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 48 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 23 9:06 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 48 2:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 48 4th - 2:56Oct 23 8:59 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 15 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 45 4th - 13:07Oct 23 8:38 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 15 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 45 4th - 13:07Oct 23 8:38 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 45 13:07 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 45 4th - 13:07Oct 23 8:38 PM
TD VIRGINIA TREY WOMACK 56 YD PASS FROM JIMMY HOWELL (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:34 PM
TD VIRGINIA TREY WOMACK 56 YD PASS FROM JIMMY HOWELL (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:34 PM
TD VIRGINIA TREY WOMACK 56 YD PASS FROM JIMMY HOWELL (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:34 PM
TD VIRGINIA TREY WOMACK 56 YD PASS FROM JIMMY HOWELL (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:31 PM
TD VIRGINIA TREY WOMACK 56 YD PASS FROM JIMMY HOWELL (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:31 PM
TD VIRGINIA TREY WOMACK 56 YD PASS FROM JIMMY HOWELL (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:31 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 38 14:07 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 38 4th - 14:07Oct 23 8:31 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 31 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 23 8:25 PM
TD VIRGINIA TERENCE FELLS-DANZER 69 YD KICKOFF RETURN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 31 3rd - 7:37Oct 23 8:08 PM
TD VIRGINIA TERENCE FELLS-DANZER 69 YD KICKOFF RETURN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 31 3rd - 7:37Oct 23 8:08 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 31 7:37 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 31 3rd - 7:37Oct 23 8:08 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 30 7:37 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 30 3rd - 7:37Oct 23 8:08 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JAVONTI GREENE 53 YD RUN (KODY FULKERSON KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 24 3rd - 7:47Oct 23 8:05 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JAVONTI GREENE 53 YD RUN (KODY FULKERSON KICK)
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 24 3rd - 7:47Oct 23 8:05 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 21
VIRGINIA 24 7:47 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 21, Virginia 24 3rd - 7:47Oct 23 8:05 PM
TD VIRGINIA TERENCE FELLS-DANZER 3 YD PASS FROM MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 24 3rd - 9:37Oct 23 7:59 PM
TD VIRGINIA TERENCE FELLS-DANZER 3 YD PASS FROM MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 24 3rd - 9:37Oct 23 7:59 PM
TD VIRGINIA TERENCE FELLS-DANZER 3 YD PASS FROM MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 24 3rd - 9:37Oct 23 7:59 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 14
VIRGINIA 24 9:37 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 24 3rd - 9:37Oct 23 7:59 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 14
VIRGINIA 17 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 23 7:28 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 14
VIRGINIA 17 0:27 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 17 2nd - 0:27Oct 23 7:26 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN ALEX GILLETT 31 YD RUN (KODY FULKERSON KICK)
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 14 2nd - 5:18Oct 23 7:11 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN ALEX GILLETT 31 YD RUN (KODY FULKERSON KICK)
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 14 2nd - 5:18Oct 23 7:11 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 14
VIRGINIA 14 5:18 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Michigan 14, Virginia 14 2nd - 5:18Oct 23 7:11 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 7
VIRGINIA 14 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 23 6:44 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JAVONTI GREENE 55 YD RUN (KODY FULKERSON KICK)
Eastern Michigan 7, Virginia 14 1st - 3:33Oct 23 6:36 PM
TD EASTRN MICHIGAN JAVONTI GREENE 55 YD RUN (KODY FULKERSON KICK)
Eastern Michigan 7, Virginia 14 1st - 3:33Oct 23 6:36 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 7
VIRGINIA 14 3:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eastern Michigan 7, Virginia 14 1st - 3:33Oct 23 6:36 PM
TD VIRGINIA COLTER PHILLIPS 22 YD PASS FROM MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 14 1st - 4:38Oct 23 6:31 PM
TD VIRGINIA COLTER PHILLIPS 22 YD PASS FROM MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 14 1st - 4:38Oct 23 6:31 PM
TD VIRGINIA COLTER PHILLIPS 22 YD PASS FROM MARC VERICA (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 14 1st - 4:38Oct 23 6:31 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 0
VIRGINIA 14 4:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 14 1st - 4:38Oct 23 6:31 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 4 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 7 1st - 10:40Oct 23 6:14 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 4 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 7 1st - 10:40Oct 23 6:14 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN MICHIGAN 0
VIRGINIA 7 10:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eastern Michigan 0, Virginia 7 1st - 10:40Oct 23 6:14 PM
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