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Virginia upsets Florida State Date published: 10/16/2005
By TAFT COGHILL JR. CHARLOTTESVILLE--Ten years ago, the University of Virginia became the first Atlantic Coast Conference football team to defeat Florida State in a league game when it beat the Seminoles 33-28 in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers honored that 1995 team at halftime of last night's ACC battle against the No. 4 Seminoles. But ever since that season, the Cavaliers have been looking for win No. 2 against powerful FSU. Last night, Virginia had yet another chance to get that elusive second victory over the Seminoles. The Cavaliers took advantage. Thanks to two Marques Hagans touchdown passes and four field goals from senior kicker Connor Hughes, the Cavaliers were able to hold on for a 26-21 victory in front of a crowd of 61,106 at Scott Stadium. Hagans finished the game 27-of-36 for 306 yards and no interceptions. Cavaliers cornerback Tony Franklin intercepted a Drew Weatherford pass with 50 seconds left to seal the victory for Virginia (4-2, 2-2, ACC). A Gary Cismesia 32-yard field goal drew Florida State to 26-21 with 7:35 remaining. The Seminoles (5-1, 3-1) got the ball back following a Virginia punt, but the Cavaliers defense held when it stopped running back Lorenzo Booker for no gain on a screen pass on third down. Earlier in the fourth quarter, Florida State pulled to 26-16 on a 22-yard scoring pass from freshman Weatherford to wide receiver Chris Davis. The speedy Davis caught a short pass, slipped the tackle of Cavaliers linebacker Kai Parham and made a spin move on the right sideline before racing into the end zone. Weatherford then completed a pass to wide receiver Greg Carr on a 2-point conversion attempt to make it 26-18, Virginia. Virginia moved the ball well throughout the first half as it jumped out to a 23-10 halftime lead. The offensive production came mostly because of the scrambling and throwing ability of Hagans. Virginia running backs carried the ball just nine times for 17 yards in the first half, but Hagans threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-20 passing.
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