Virginia Dominates Stanford Behind Defensive Stand
Virginia overwhelmed Stanford 48-20 in Week 4 play, with the Cavaliers' defense proving the decisive factor throughout the contest. Virginia jumped out to an early lead, scoring 21 points in the first quarter, highlighted by a 75-yard touchdown pass from Chandler Morris to Trell Harris. The Cavaliers maintained control through the second half, outscoring Stanford in every quarter except the first.
Stanford's offense, led by Ben Gulbranson, struggled to keep pace despite several notable plays. Gulbranson connected with Bryce Farrell for a 68-yard touchdown in the third quarter, but the two-point conversion failed, ultimately proving costly. Virginia's defense recorded multiple high-impact plays, with the most significant coming in the third quarter when they generated 6.47 EPA against Stanford's offense.
J'mari Taylor led Virginia's ground game with 85 rushing yards, while Cameron Ross hauled in 88 receiving yards. The Cavaliers' victory covered the 15.5-point spread, and the game exceeded the 48.5-point over-under total, finishing at 68 combined points. Virginia's dominant performance demonstrated superior execution across all phases.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stanford | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
 Virginia | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Stanford | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 20-29 | 24-32 |
| Pass Yards | 286 | 384 |
| Rush Yards | 37 | 210 |
| Total Yards | 323 | 594 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-14 | 7-13 |
| Penalties | 4-40 | 7-55 |
| Possession | 25:12 | 34:48 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Elijah Slibeck kickoff for 58 yds , Cole Tabb return for 9 yds to the STAN 16
Micah Ford run for 1 yd to the STAN 17
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Micah Ford for 4 yds to the STAN 21
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to C.J. Williams
Aidan Flintoft punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UVA 35
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Trell Harris
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 20 yds to the STAN 45 for a 1ST down
J'Mari Taylor run for 8 yds to the STAN 37
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 25 yds to the STAN 12 for a 1ST down
J'Mari Taylor run for 6 yds to the STAN 6
J'Mari Taylor run for 3 yds to the STAN 3
Chandler Morris pass complete to Trell Harris for 3 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Elijah Slibeck kickoff for 60 yds , Caden High return for 19 yds to the STAN 24
Bryce Farrell run for 1 yd to the STAN 25
Micah Ford run for 4 yds to the STAN 29
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 6 yds to the STAN 35 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 60 yds to the UVA 5 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Benji Blackburn for 5 yds for a TD (Emmet Kenney KICK)
Chandler Morris pass complete to Trell Harris for 75 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Cole Tabb run for no gain to the STAN 25
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 4 yds to the STAN 29
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Caden High
Aidan Flintoft punt for 43 yds , Cam Ross returns for no gain to the UVA 28
J'Mari Taylor run for 1 yd to the UVA 29
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 5 yds to the UVA 34
PENALTY STN Offside (Rowell,Zach) 5 yards from UVA34 to UVA39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Chandler Morris pass complete to Sage Ennis for 8 yds to the UVA 47
J'Mari Taylor run for 1 yd to the UVA 48
J'Mari Taylor run for 4 yds to the STAN 48 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Dakota Twitty for 21 yds to the STAN 27 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Trell Harris for 27 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Benji Blackburn for 1 yd to the STAN 26
Micah Ford run for 10 yds to the STAN 36 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to C.J. Williams
Micah Ford run for 11 yds to the STAN 47 for a 1ST down
Micah Ford run for 1 yd to the STAN 48
Ben Gulbranson run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Bryce Farrell
Aidan Flintoft punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UVA 12
Xavier Brown run for 3 yds to the UVA 15
Xavier Brown run for 13 yds to the UVA 28 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris run for 2 yds to the UVA 30
Xavier Brown run for 6 yds to the UVA 36
Xavier Brown run for 1 yd to the UVA 37
J'Mari Taylor run for 4 yds to the UVA 41 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Jahmal Edrine for 19 yds to the STAN 40 for a 1ST down
Kameron Courtney run for 6 yds to the STAN 34
J'Mari Taylor run for 9 yds to the STAN 25 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris run for 6 yds to the STAN 19
Xavier Brown run for 6 yds to the STAN 13 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris run for 13 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
PENALTY STN Delay Of Game (Gulbranson,Ben) 5 yards from STN25 to STN20. NO PLAY.
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 8 yds to the STAN 28
Micah Ford run for 2 yds to the STAN 30
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 12 yds to the STAN 42 for a 1ST down
Micah Ford run for 3 yds to the STAN 45
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Daniel Rickert for a loss of 5 yards to the STAN 40
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Cazeem Moore for a loss of 10 yards to the STAN 30
Aidan Flintoft punt for 45 yds , Cam Ross returns for 9 yds to the UVA 14
Harrison Waylee run for 14 yds to the UVA 28 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the UVA 30
Chandler Morris run for 2 yds to the UVA 32
Chandler Morris pass complete to J'Mari Taylor for 19 yds to the STAN 49 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Trell Harris for 40 yds to the STAN 9 for a 1ST down
(03:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Taylor,J'Mari rush left for 9 yards gain to the STN00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 03:05 PENALTY UVA Holding (Metcalf,Drake) 10 yards from STN09 to STN19. NO PLAY.
J'Mari Taylor run for 12 yds to the STAN 7
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Dakota Twitty
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Cam Ross
Will Bettridge 25 yd FG MISSED
Micah Ford run for 10 yds to the STAN 30 for a 1ST down
Micah Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the STAN 29
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 29 yds to the UVA 42 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Caden High for 12 yds to the UVA 30 for a 1ST down
Sedrick Irvin run for 6 yds to the UVA 24
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 22 yds to the UVA 2 for a 1ST down
Sedrick Irvin run for a loss of 1 yard to the UVA 3
Micah Ford run for 3 yds for a TD (Emmet Kenney KICK)
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 8 yds to the UVA 33
Chandler Morris pass complete to J'Mari Taylor for 2 yds to the UVA 35 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Jahmal Edrine for 2 yds to the UVA 37
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Jahmal Edrine
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 5 yds to the UVA 42
Elijah Slibeck punt for 58 yds for a touchback
(00:08) Kneel down by Stanford at STN18 for loss of 2 yards.
End of 2nd Quarter
Emmet Kenney kickoff for 65 yds , Cam Ross return for 32 yds to the UVA 32
J'Mari Taylor run for 1 yd to the UVA 33
J'Mari Taylor run for 6 yds to the UVA 39
J'Mari Taylor run for 5 yds to the UVA 44 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Dakota Twitty for 26 yds to the STAN 30 for a 1ST down
Xavier Brown run for 20 yds to the STAN 10 for a 1ST down
Xavier Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the STAN 13
Chandler Morris pass complete to Sage Ennis for 13 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Micah Ford run for no gain to the STAN 25
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 5 yds to the STAN 30
Ben Gulbranson sacked for a loss of 12 yards to the STAN 18
Aidan Flintoft punt for 21 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the STAN 39
Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the STAN 37
PENALTY UVA False Start (Josey,Noah) 5 yards from STN37 to STN42. NO PLAY.
Chandler Morris pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 2 yds to the STAN 40
Chandler Morris pass complete to Jahmal Edrine for 25 yds to the STAN 15 for a 1ST down
J'Mari Taylor run for 9 yds to the STAN 6
PENALTY UVA Delay Of Game (Morris,Chandler) 5 yards from STN06 to STN11. NO PLAY.
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Trell Harris
PENALTY UVA False Start 5 yards from STN11 to STN16. NO PLAY.
Chandler Morris pass complete to J'Mari Taylor for 6 yds to the STAN 10
Will Bettridge 28 yd FG GOOD
Cole Tabb run for 1 yd to the STAN 26
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Myles Libman for 6 yds to the STAN 32
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 68 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Xavier Brown run for 3 yds to the UVA 28
Xavier Brown run for no gain to the UVA 28
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Kameron Courtney
Elijah Slibeck punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Liam Thorpe at the STAN 24
Micah Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the STAN 23
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Daniel Rickert for a loss of 8 yards to the STAN 15
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Caden High for 2 yds to the STAN 17
Aidan Flintoft punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Cam Ross at the UVA 39
Chandler Morris sacked by Zach Buckey for a loss of 4 yards to the UVA 35
(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun Taylor,J'Mari rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UVA42 (Cooper,Ernest; Edwards,Scotty) PENALTY UVA Holding (Wigenton,Kevin) 10 yards from UVA35 to UVA25. NO PLAY.
(00:11) No Huddle-Shotgun Morris,Chandler pass incomplete deep left to Harris,Trell thrown to STN34 PENALTY STN Pass Interference (Ojarikre,Che) 15 yards from UVA25 to UVA40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Eli Wood
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 16 yds to the STAN 44 for a 1ST down
Chandler Morris pass complete to Cam Ross for 9 yds to the STAN 35
Xavier Brown run for 6 yds to the STAN 29 for a 1ST down
(13:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Morris,Chandler pass incomplete deep left to Wood,Eli thrown to STN00 PENALTY STN Pass Interference (Eckhardt,Charlie) 15 yards from STN29 to STN14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
J'Mari Taylor run for 1 yd to the STAN 13
Chandler Morris pass complete to Jayden Thomas for 4 yds to the STAN 9
Chandler Morris pass incomplete to Dillon Newton-Short
Will Bettridge 26 yd FG GOOD
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to C.J. Williams
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 4 yds to the STAN 29
Tuna Altahir run for 5 yds to the STAN 34
Micah Ford run for 1 yd to the STAN 35 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to C.J. Williams for 13 yds to the STAN 48 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Jason Hammond for a loss of 12 yards to the STAN 36 Ben Gulbranson fumbled, recovered by UVA Kam Robinson , return for 0 yards
Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the STAN 34
Harrison Waylee run for 10 yds to the STAN 24 for a 1ST down
(08:21) No Huddle-Shotgun Waylee,Harrison rush left for 1 yard gain to the STN23 (Johnson,Zach) PENALTY UVA Holding (Wigenton,Kevin) 10 yards from STN24 to STN34. NO PLAY.
J'Mari Taylor run for 15 yds to the STAN 19
Harrison Waylee run for 4 yds to the STAN 15
Harrison Waylee run for 10 yds to the STAN 5 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the STAN 4
Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the STAN 4
Daniel Kaelin pass complete to Eli Wood for 4 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 2 yds to the STAN 27
Cole Tabb run for 4 yds to the STAN 31
Cole Tabb run for 14 yds to the STAN 45 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to C.J. Williams
Cole Tabb run for 2 yds to the STAN 47
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Myles Libman for 18 yds to the UVA 35 for a 1ST down
Cole Tabb run for 2 yds to the UVA 33
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 5 yds to the UVA 28
Cole Tabb run for 4 yds to the UVA 24 for a 1ST down
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Liam Thorpe
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Sam Roush
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Benji Blackburn
Emmet Kenney 42 yd FG MISSED
(01:00) Kneel down by Virginia at UVA22 for loss of 2 yards.
(00:27) Kneel down by Virginia at UVA20 for loss of 2 yards.