Virginia 48, Stanford 20
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 20, 2025
Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
Temperature:
6°
Head Official:
Adam Savoie
Attendance:
36223
By Field Level Media
Chandler Morris threw three first-quarter touchdown passes to Trell Harris to spark Virginia's 48-20 victory against Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.
Morris passed for a season-high 380 yards and four TDs and also ran for a score. Harris finished with four catches for a career-high 145 yards for the Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0) in their inaugural meeting with the Cardinal (1-3, 1-1).
Ben Gulbranson threw for 286 yards and two scores. Bryce Farrell caught four passes for 135 yards and a TD, and C.J. Williams added 103 yards on nine grabs as Stanford fell to 0-3 on the road under interim coach Frank Reich.
Harris entered the night with a career total of four touchdowns in 26 games at Virginia and Kent State (2022-23).
A week after racking up a school-record 700 yards against William & Mary, Virginia outgained Stanford 590-321.
The Cavaliers scored TDs on their first four possessions. Morris ended their first drive with a 3-yard pass to Harris.
Stanford answered with Gulbranson's 5-yard TD toss to Benji Blackburn, set up by Farrell's 60-yard reception.
Ten seconds later, Morris and Harris hooked up again for a 75-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead.
It was 21-7 after Morris and Harris completed the quick TD trifecta on a 27-yard pass with 3:36 left in the quarter.
Morris added a 13-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to make it 28-7.
Stanford sliced the deficit to 28-14 on Micah Ford's 3-yard touchdown run 55 seconds before halftime.
Virginia extended the lead to 38-14 in the third quarter with Morris' 13-yard TD pass to Sage Ennis and a 28-yard field goal by Will Bettridge.
Gulbranson's 68-yard scoring strike to Farrell got the Cardinal within 38-20 with 4:18 left in the third.
In the fourth quarter, Bettridge booted a 26-yard field goal and backup Daniel Kaelin capped the Cavaliers' scoring with a 4-yard TD pass to Eli Wood.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Stanford |
|
Virginia |
Micah Ford
|
Player |
J'Mari Taylor
|
13 |
Attempts |
15 |
44 |
Yards |
85 |
3.4 |
Avg Yards |
5.7 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Stanford
|
321 |
35 |
286 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Virginia
|
590 |
206 |
384 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
1 |