Pribula’s five touchdowns drive Virginia past Delaware 42-3

Virginia controlled its final nonconference game from the first quarter and beat Delaware 42-3 Saturday at Scott Stadium. Beau Pribula threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as the Cavaliers built a 28-3 halftime lead. Delaware’s only points came on a second-quarter field goal. The result moved Virginia to 3-1 and dropped Delaware to 2-2.

Pribula opened the scoring with an 11-yard pass to Da’Shawn Martin. He connected with Rico Flores Jr. for a seven-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. Delaware briefly cut the margin to 14-3 on Tucker Smack’s 39-yard field goal, but Virginia answered twice before the break. Pribula found Kameron Courtney for touchdowns of 52 and 19 yards, the latter arriving with one second left in the half. The late strike sent the Cavaliers into the locker room up 25 points.

The second half did not change the pattern. Pribula scored on a 14-yard run with 6:44 left in the third quarter, making it 35-3. Backup Eli Holstein later threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Josiah Abdullah. Virginia’s defense kept Delaware out of the end zone throughout the game and did not allow another scoring play after the field goal.

The final ESPN game record credits Pribula with 24 completions on 28 attempts for 279 passing yards and four touchdowns. Flores caught nine passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. Holstein’s long scoring pass added to a 437-yard Virginia passing total. The Cavaliers gained 556 yards overall, including 119 on the ground, and registered 34 first downs.

Delaware finished with 160 yards and 12 first downs. The Blue Hens rushed for 89 yards and passed for 71 net yards while going four of 14 on third down. Virginia held the ball for 36:11 and forced two turnovers. The disparity in possessions and production explains why Delaware could not use its early field goal as the start of a sustained response.

The Virginia team preview described this as the first meeting between the programs and the Cavaliers’ nonconference finale. It also identified the occasion as UVA Strong Day, honoring Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry. Those details provide the setting without changing the football result. Virginia now carries a three-win record into the next portion of its schedule; Delaware leaves Charlottesville having scored on only one drive. The verified box score and scoring sequence support the game account, with no unverified postgame quotation attached.