No. 25 Virginia vs West Virginia Live Updates

Final score: Virginia 27, West Virginia 38

The Cavaliers lose to the Mountaineers, falling in upset fashion.

Fourth quarter

Virginia 13th drive: Xay Davis with a 35-yard catch. Pribula leads the Cavaliers down the field and throws a touchdown to John Rogers. Two-point conversion fails. Virginia trails 38-27.

West Virginia 12th drive: The Mountaineers tack on a field goal, and lead 38-21.

Virginia 12th drive: Pribula is sacked on fourth down.

West Virginia 11th drive: Hawkins throws up a heave — Jacobie Henderson interferes but still gets burned. A few plays later, Hawkins rushes for a third touchdown. The Mountaineers lead 35-21.

Virginia 11th drive: The Cavaliers drove deep into West Virginia territory, but the Mountaineers get home on a blitz. Pribula sacked for a big loss — Will Bettridge misses a field goal.

Third quarter: Virginia 21, West Virginia 28

Virginia 11th drive: The clock winds down. The drive will continue in the fourth quarter.

West Virginia 10th drive: Eight plays, and the Mountaineers march 83 yards to take a 28-21 lead.

Virginia 10th drive: The Cavaliers go three-and-out again.

West Virginia ninth drive: Virginia stands strong — although Hawkins nearly converted a fourth-and-23.

Virginia ninth drive: The Cavaliers march into Mountaineer territory. Virginia elects to go for it on fourth-and-10, Pribula rifles a contested pass to Flores. The receiver manages to collect the pass, putting the Cavaliers at first-and-goal. Pribula throws a one-yard touchdown to Middlebrook. The game is tied 21-21.

West Virginia eighth drive: West Virginia goes three-and-out.

Virginia eighth drive: The Cavaliers go three-and-out.

Second quarter: Virginia 14, West Virginia 21

Virginia seventh drive: The clock expires.

West Virginia seventh drive: Hawkins with a 42-yard completion to Epps. On the next play, Hawkins runs in a 15-yard touchdown. Mountaineers lead 21-14 as mere seconds remain in the half.

Virginia sixth drive: Da'Shawn Martin gets the Cavaliers moving with a first down, but Virginia ultimately stalls out once again.

West Virginia sixth drive: The Mountaineers punt the ball right back after just a few plays.

Virginia fifth drive: Not much going for this offense in the second quarter. A quick punt.

West Virginia fifth drive: Hawkins takes off for a big run. Eventually, the drive stalls out and Virginia gets the ball back after a few minutes.

Virginia fourth drive: The Cavaliers stall out at their own 33-yard line. Daniel Sparks to punt away.

West Virginia fourth drive: Hawkins completes his first pass of the game, a big catch-and-run for over 25 yards. The Mountaineers ran their way into Virginia territory, but an illegal formation penalty turned a third-and-short into a third-and-long. After a timeout, Hawkins finds receiver DJ Epps for a 29-yard touchdown. The game is tied 14-14. During the drive, defensive end Devon Baxter was attended to by trainers.

First quarter: Virginia 14, West Virginia 7

Virginia third drive: Xavier Brown breaks through a huge hole on third and short, running for a 47-yard touchdown. The Cavaliers lead 14-7 at the end of the quarter. Another note — Middlebrook has already amassed 48 yards of his own. As a team, Virginia is already over 100 rushing yards after just three drives. The Mountaineers finished the first quarter with 0 passing yards.

Running back @XavierBrown22 takes it 47 yards to the HOUSE🚨

14-7 Hoos🔥 pic.twitter.com/lAyveKEPAa
— Corner Media (@CornerMediaCo) September 20, 2026

West Virginia third drive: Cavaliers force a three-and-out.

Virginia second drive: Middlebrook runs for a few yards, but Pribula and receiver Josiah Abdullah could not connect on third down.

West Virginia second drive: Cavaliers continue to stuff the Mountaineer run game, but cornerback Omillio Agard is called for pass interference on third-and-long. On the next play, running back Cam Cook escapes Ethan Minter's tackle for a big gain. A few plays later, Hawkins breaks free for a touchdown. The game is tied 7-7.

Virginia opening drive: A lengthy drive of nearly seven minutes, highlighted by Rico Flores Jr. making his Cavaliers debut. The drive ends with a Jekail Middlebrook rushing touchdown, the first of his Virginia tenure. The Cavaliers lead 7-0.

.@JMiddlebrook9 gets us on the board with his first TD as a Cavalier 👏

📺 ACCN pic.twitter.com/l2EJcGbl4A
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) September 19, 2026

West Virginia opening drive: False start. Michael Hawkins Jr. runs for no gain. Hawkins looks for Cam Cook on third down, the pass is dropped. Mountaineers go three-and-out.

Pregame

Virginia won the toss and deferred.

Tonight's captains: DE Fisher Camac, CB Jacobie Henderson, RB Noah Vaughn and K Elijah Slibeck.

Starting offense: QB Beau Pribula, RB Jekail Middlebrook, WR Kam Courtney, WR Ty'Lyric Coleman, TE Dakota Twitty, TE John Rogers, LT McKale Boley, LG Noah Josey, C Drake Metcalf, RG Makilan Thomas and RT Monroe Mills

Starting defense: DE Fisher Camac, BANDIT Matthew Fobbs-White, DT Darrion Henry-Young, NT Anthony Britton, LB Kam Robinson, LB Maddox Marcellus, CB Jacobie Henderson, CB Omillio Agard, SPUR Corey Costner, S Ethan Minter and S Montino Williams.

No. 25 Virginia is aiming to start 3-0 for the first time since 2019. In its way, stands West Virginia.

The Cavaliers are also hoping to ascend in the national rankings, and keeping building a College Football Playoff resume — in the stadium where their 2025 CFP hopes were squashed. Follow along with this article for every update tonight.

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