Wake Forest v University of Virginia, October 26, 1991 Scott Stadium, Section SWS West Row K
UVA was ranked #14 at the time.
Terry Kirby rushed for a career-high 214 yards on 24 carries and scored 3 touchdowns as undefeated Virginia beat Wake Forest, 31-17.
Virginia (5-0 over all, 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) won its ninth straight in the series. With a 23-11 edge, it is the only A.C.C. series that Virginia leads.
Kirby went 73 yards for a score on the game's first play, then caught a 5-yard pass from Bobby Goodman with 5 minutes 53 seconds left in the third period, lifting Virginia, ranked among the nation's Top 20 teams, to a 24-7 edge.
Kirby climbed to second place on Virginia's career rushing list with 2,970 yards, surpassing Tom Vigorino's 2,913 yards from 1977 through 1980.
John Leach's 7-yard run midway through the fourth period drew the Demon Deacons (1-3, 0-3) within 24-14, and they reached the Virginia 9 in the final two minutes before settling for Mike Green's 26-yard field goal with 1:55 to play.
Wake Forest failed to recover the ensuing onside kick, and the Cavaliers took advantage with Kirby's 10-yard scoring run with 30 seconds left.
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