UVA Snaps 15-Game Losing Stream to Virginia Tech to Win ACC Coastal
By Adam Weinrib
One of the most extended losing jags in college football is officially kaput.
Though the scarring from 15 straight years of losing to your rival is unlikely to heal anytime soon, the University of Virginia Cavaliers rode the momentum of their impressive season to an incredibly rare victory over the Hokies in their biggest game of the campaign (and their recent history).
FINAL: HOOS WIN!!! Virginia knocks off No. 23 Virginia Tech 39-30! #GoHoos | #TheStandard pic.twitter.com/olUKyT5z8o
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) November 29, 2019
On the strength of the win, the 'Hoos are the seventh different ACC Coastal Division champion in seven years.
THE COASTAL CIRCLE IS COMPLETE!!! WE DID IT!
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 29, 2019
2013: Duke
2014: Georgia Tech
2015: UNC
2016: VaTech
2017: Miami
2018: Pitt
2019: Virginia
Dare you to find more parity than that! Of course, all these Coastal squads have fallen prey to powerhouses like Florida State, Louisville and Clemson over the past few years, but a division championship is a division championship!
And to close it out, how about a strip-sack fumble touchdown up three?!
3 STRAIGHT SACKS BY VIRGINIA'S DEFENSE, AND THE 3RD SACK IS A STRIP-SACK IN THE END-ZONE RECOVERED BY VIRGINIA FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!
— I'M SEEING GHOSTS (@FTBeard11) November 29, 2019
VIRGINIA IS GONNA END THE 15 GAME LOSING STREAK TO VIRGINIA TECH!!!!! pic.twitter.com/4hE5UIhwjZ
Gorgeous.
Now, Virginia fans can finally relish the additional motivation that Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster dropped on 'em prior to the game kicking off. His words to his defense the night before their battle with the 'Hoos, his last-ever matchup with his rival, reek of disrespect.
As if UVa needed anymore bulletin board material for tomorrow’s game, here is what Bud Foster said to his team ahead of his last game against the ‘Hoos pic.twitter.com/PYf3hw4RDI
— Brandon Lloyd (@blloyd8298) November 28, 2019
Virginia got the win, the streak-breaker, and the division title. Now, they can finally join the rest of their Coastal foes in a remarkable and quirky club.