Football By HANK KURZ Jr.

Colandrea's 3 TD throws lead Virginia to sixth straight home win against Duke, 30-27

AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Anthony Colandrea threw three touchdown passes and Virginia burned more than 5 minutes off the clock with a long, deliberate late drive and beat Duke 30-27 on Saturday.

Colandrea hit Malik Washington from 34 and seven yards and Malachi Fields from 29 for the Cavaliers (3-8, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth straight against the Blue Devils at Scott Stadium.

Grayson Loftis, starting again in place of the injured Riley Leonard, threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jalon Calhoun and Jaquez Moore scored on a 58-yard run to pull the Blue Devils (6-5, 3-4) within 27-20 with 9:03 to play.

But Virginia's true freshman quarterback, whose redshirt chance was ruined when starter Tony Muskett was injured, and the Cavaliers burned 5:20 off the clock with a 14-play, 62-yard drive that ended with Will Bettridge's third field goal of the game, from 30 yards, to make it 30-20 with 3:43 to play.

The Blue Devils, trying to enhance their bowl options, got a 2-yard scoring pass from Loftis to Mehki Wall with 1:13 left, but Virginia recovered the ensuing onside kick and sent Duke to its fourth loss in five games.

Washington had his school-record sixth 100-yard receiving game in a row and ninth overall. His eight catches for 112 yards also made him the program's single-season leader in yardage with 1,311, breaking the record set two years ago by Dontayvion Wicks, and receptions with 96, three more than Olamide Zaccheaus in 2018.