CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Chandler Morris scored on a 4-yard run in the second overtime, and Virginia beat No. 8 Florida State 46-38 on Friday night for its first home victory over a team in the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll since also beating the Seminoles in 2005.
The Cavaliers drew 50,107 for the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup, marking their largest crowd in Charlottesville since 2023.
“That’s what Scott Stadium is supposed to be like,” Virginia fourth-year head coach Tony Elliott said. “That’s what I envisioned when I decided to take the job here. … It felt like a championship kind of game, and that’s what we desire to be as a program. That’s where we want to go.”
Morris ran for three scores and had two touchdown passes for the Cavaliers (4-1, 2-0). After the go-ahead touchdown run, he completed a pass to Trell Harris for the 2-point conversion.
Florida State (3-1, 0-1) had a chance to tie, but Duce Robinson bobbled a pass going out the back of the end zone on third down. On fourth-and-12 at the 27, Tommy Castellanos’ heave into the end zone was intercepted by Ja’Son Prevard, with fans instantly storming the field to celebrate with the Cavaliers.