CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Interstat) — Beau Pribula threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns, and Virginia rolled to a 59-3 victory over Norfolk State on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Scott Stadium. The NCAA Football Bowl Division game drew an attendance of 46,918. Virginia improved to 2-0. Norfolk State dropped to 1-2.

Virginia controlled the game from the opening quarter and never let the Spartans establish momentum. Pribula completed 12 of 14 passes and guided a Cavaliers offense that scored in every quarter. Virginia scored seven points in the first quarter, 14 in the second, 17 in the third and 21 in the fourth. Norfolk State scored three points. Pribula connected with J. Gibson for a 6-yard touchdown and a 30-yard touchdown, and he also found D. Martin for a 27-yard score. The Cavaliers mixed in several quarterbacks and kept pressure on the Norfolk State defense throughout the night.

Virginia opened the scoring when Pribula found Gibson for 6 yards. Pribula later hit Martin for 27 yards. Pribula then connected with Gibson again for 30 yards. Norfolk State’s Marco Peery missed a 32-yard field goal before making a 40-yard field goal. Virginia answered with a 3-yard touchdown run by Peyton Lewis. In the third quarter, Holstein threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to TyLyric Coleman and a 5-yard touchdown pass to I. Robinson. In the fourth quarter, Geer threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to H. Rollison. Bettridge made a 30-yard field goal. J. Rowe intercepted a Ty Jackson pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown, and Messmore added the extra point. Virginia led 38-3 after three quarters. Norfolk State’s points came on Peery’s 40-yard field goal.

Deljay Bailey led Norfolk State with 15 completions on 25 attempts for 142 yards, and he added one tackle. Bailey’s top targets included Elyjah Mitchell, who caught five passes for 43 yards. Paul Billups II added two receptions for 37 yards. Brevin Caldwell had two catches for 25 yards. Kiron Benjamin made one reception for 11 yards. Bam Knox recorded one catch for 9 yards. Rocco Ciocca caught two passes for 9 yards. Shane Kelley added one reception for 6 yards. Jalyn Daniels rushed six times for 22 yards and caught two passes for 10 yards. Ravon Moore ran eight times for 19 yards and had two receptions for 18 yards. Kameron Casnave carried six times for 5 yards. Da’Jean Golmond completed two of six passes for 20 yards and rushed three times for 9 yards. Ty Jackson completed one of three passes for 6 yards and ran twice for 8 yards. Jason Wonodi returned three kickoffs for 43 yards. Marco Peery punted six times for 235 yards and made a 40-yard field goal.

Virginia’s quarterback rotation produced additional scoring. Cole Geer completed two of four passes for 40 yards, ran twice for 9 yards and accounted for one touchdown. Eli Holstein completed four of six passes for 27 yards, ran once for 2 yards and accounted for two touchdowns. Holstein threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to TyLyric Coleman and a 5-yard touchdown pass to I. Robinson. Geer connected with H. Rollison for a 12-yard touchdown. Peyton Lewis added a 3-yard touchdown run. Josiah Abdullah returned two punts for 20 yards. Daniel Sparks punted twice for 108 yards. Will Bettridge contributed on special teams and kicking duties. Chris Messmore also handled a kicking attempt.

Norfolk State’s defense received a heavy workload and produced several tackles. Brendan Thompson led the Spartans with nine tackles. Jordan Saunders followed with eight tackles. Rontravious Perry recorded five tackles and one sack. Nasir Bashir added five tackles. BJ Blake made four tackles. Josiah Davis finished with three tackles, one quarterback hurry and one interception. Stephon Hall had three tackles. Javier Waldron and Jaco Pegha each recorded three tackles. Caleb Turner, Javontay Martin and Jaylen Williams each made two tackles. Tormon Laprade, Princeton Toxey, Quintin Goins, Jeremiah Henry, Jason Galloway Jr., Caleb Sain, Peyton Surtain, Edward Mills, Jihad Brown, Eugene Allen IV, Logan Candis, Benjamin Heffron, Malik Moses and Mayoy McGodfred each added one tackle. Kirk Robinson and I’Ziah Emery each finished with three tackles. The Spartans also got one tackle from Jeremiah Henry.

Virginia’s defense provided a late highlight when J. Rowe intercepted a Ty Jackson pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers also forced Norfolk State into punting situations and limited the Spartans’ scoring chances. Virginia’s special teams added a 30-yard field goal by Will Bettridge. Chris Messmore converted an extra point after the interception return for a touchdown. Norfolk State’s Marco Peery had a 32-yard field goal attempt that was no good before he later made a 40-yard attempt.

Norfolk State entered the game after a 56-0 home win over Winston-Salem on Aug. 29 and a 31-10 loss at Old Dominion on Sept. 5. The Spartans are scheduled to host Hampton on Sept. 19. Virginia opened its season with a 34-8 home win over North Carolina State on Aug. 29. The Cavaliers are set to host West Virginia on Sept. 19. Virginia also has upcoming home games against Delaware, Syracuse, Duke, California and North Carolina, along with road games at Florida State, SMU, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. Norfolk State’s upcoming schedule includes games at Chicago State, Robert Morris, South Carolina State and Morgan State, plus home dates with Virginia Lynchburg, Delaware State, North Carolina Central and Howard.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Virginia 36, Norfolk State 8. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Virginia with a 99.9 percent probability to win. Norfolk State had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus-46.5. The total score of 62 went under the over/under line of 55.5.