It was a heartbreaking day for the Hoos in Coral Gables as Virginia fell 44-28 to the #2 Miami Hurricanes. The final score is more lopsided than the actual gameplay would indicate as UVA held their own before a late touchdown by Travis Homer salted the game away. Kurt Benkert threw for 384 yards and four touchdowns in the game, and the Hoos had four different players receive touchdowns.
Virginia started the game just about as well as one could hope going on the road to face the undefeated #2 team in the country. The Hoos
Benkert started the game on fire, going 10-for-10 for 178 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter.