The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-2, 2-2 ACC) will travel to Scott Stadium to take on the Virginia Cavaliers (7-1, 4-0 ACC) on Saturday, Nov. 8. Kickoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. ET as the game will be televised on The ACC Network.
It will mark the 53rd all-time meeting between the Deacons and Cavaliers, dating back to their first matchup in 1889. Last season, the Cavaliers came into Winston-Salem and snuck out with a 31-30 victory after scoring 14 points in the 4th quarter. Before last year’s contest, Wake Forest won each of the previous five matchups going back to 2008.
Traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia, will be a tall task for head coach Jake Dickert and his team as the Cavaliers hold a 5-0 record at home. That includes wins over Coastal Carolina, William & Mary, Stanford, No. 8 Florida State, and Washington State. Furthermore, Virginia has only suffered a single loss this year at NC State back in early September. Since then, quarterback Chandler Morris has led the Cavaliers to six straight wins, with three coming in overtime…