CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Matt Johns threw three touchdown passes and Virginia survived a huge fourth-quarter scare and beat William & Mary 35-29 on Saturday.
The Cavaliers (1-2) led 21-20 at halftime and used big plays on consecutive touches to pull away in the third quarter. Johns and Taquan Mizzell started it by teaming up for a short pass that Mizzell turned into an 80-yard touchdown, and Maurice Canaday returned a punt 74 yards for another score about 2 1/2 minutes later.
Trailing 35-20, the Tribe (1-1) scored on a fourth-down play with 5:18 left, forced the Cavaliers into a three-and-out and took over near midfield.