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West Virginia Beat #25 Virginia 38-27 Behind Michael Hawkins Jr.'s 123-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 19, 2026

West Virginia Mountaineers38@Virginia Cavaliers27

The West Virginia Mountaineers beat the #25 Virginia Cavaliers 38-27 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in FBS college football Week 3 action.

West Virginia led 21-14 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: West Virginia outscored its opponent 14-0.

West Virginia moves to 3-0, while Virginia falls to 2-1.

Top performers

• Michael Hawkins Jr. (WVU, QB): 10/17, 190 YDS, 2 TD
• Michael Hawkins Jr. (WVU, QB): 18 CAR, 123 YDS, 3 TD
• DJ Epps (WVU, WR): 3 REC, 92 YDS, 2 TD
• Beau Pribula (UVA, QB): 21/33, 197 YDS, 2 TD
• Jekail Middlebrook (UVA, RB): 17 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD
• Xay Davis (UVA, RB): 3 REC, 51 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 6:49UVAJekail Middlebrook 8 Yd Run0-7
2. Q1 4:09WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 13 Yd Run7-7
3. Q1 0:06UVAXavier Brown 47 Yd Run7-14
4. Q2 11:49WVUDJ Epps 29 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.14-14
5. Q2 0:26WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 15 Yd Run21-14
6. Q3 7:09UVAJekail Middlebrook 1 Yd pass from Beau Pribula21-21
7. Q3 0:12WVUDJ Epps 21 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.28-21
8. Q4 5:24WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 5 Yd Run35-21
9. Q4 1:57WVUJack Cassidy 21 Yd Field Goal38-21
10. Q4 0:21UVAJohn Rogers 2 Yd pass from Beau Pribula38-27

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