It wasn't pretty. It didn't look good. As a matter of fact, you could say that Virginia looked like the better team than Miami for a majority of this game. They out gained the Hurricanes 318 to 265. They were 9 of 18 on third down while the Hurricanes offense was just 2-10. But the Hurricanes found a way to win a 17-9 game against #20 Virginia in a must-win situation . Falling to 0-3 in the conference would have almost certainly eliminated the Canes from any shot at Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game.
Here’s how it happened:
What a start it was for the Miami Hurricanes.