Injured quarterback Brennan Armstrong watched from the sidelines in street clothes as the powerful Virginia offense spat and sputtered on Saturday night in a 28-3 Notre Dame victory. Jack Coan delivered three touchdown passes and several Irish ball carriers ran for a combined 250 yards to pace the visitors. The Irish defense smothered the Cavs with eight sacks of freshman Jay Woolfolk. Notre Dame moved to 9-1 on the season while Virginia dropped to 6-4.
The Notre Dame attack was far from explosive, but the Cavalier defense could not hold up to strong performances by the Irish pass receivers and steady pounding by Kyren Williams and friends.