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ROCCO (Steve Canon/AP Photos)“I ran off the field a couple of times, thinking the game was over. When everything was going on, I just sat down on one knee and prayed.” -- Virginia QB Michael Rocco. steve canon “It might be one of the best wins I’ve been involved with in my whole coaching career.” -- Virginia coach Mike London. London, a Hampton Roads native, is in his second...
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November 20, 2011
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November 20, 2011
Virginia ends 3-year losing skid vs. Duke
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Michael Rocco threw two touchdown passes and Chase Minnifield returned an interception for a touchdown Saturday as Virginia ended a three-game losing streak against Duke with a 31-21 victory.
The Cavaliers (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved one victory closer to a possible showdown with No. 10 Virginia Tech with the ACC's Coastal Division...
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November 12, 2011
Virginia 31, Duke 21
Michael Rocco threw two touchdown passes and Chase Minnifield returned an interception for a touchdown Saturday as Virginia ended a three-game losing streak against Duke with a 31-21 victory.
The Cavaliers (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved one victory closer to a possible showdown with No. 10 Virginia Tech with the ACC's Coastal Division title on the line. It was Virginia...
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November 12, 2011
ACC Recap: Rocco shines for Virginia
Virginia's Michael Rocco dominated Maryland en route to a 31-13 victory to headline this week in the ACC.
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November 07, 2011
Virginia 31, Maryland 13
Perry Jones ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns, Michael Rocco threw for two scores, and Virginia beat Maryland 31-13 Saturday to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2007.
The Cavaliers (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 13-7 before scoring the game's final 24 points. By winning four of its last five games, Virginia has reached the mandatory six-victory...
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November 05, 2011
Virginia's Michael Rocco hoping full-time job breeds more success
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Minutes after a 28-21 victory against Miami, the Virginia football team was boarding a commercial jet that had been chartered for the occasion. Far from being a raucous party, though, this was just like any commuter's flight — uncomfortable and inconvenient. In one row, Michael Rocco, David Watford and ...
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November 02, 2011
Jones, Rocco lift Virginia past Miami, 28-21
MIAMI (AP) -- A fake field goal. A halfback option for a touchdown. A 53-yard catch-and-run on a screen for a score, and 78-yard reception by a running back who slipped out wide for another.
Virginia got big plays in bunches Thursday night -- and needed every one of them to beat Miami.
Michael Rocco passed for 226 yards and two scores, running back Perry Jones threw one touchdown...
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October 28, 2011
Rocco's two touchdowns help Virginia edge Miami
Michael Rocco passed for 226 yards and two scores, running back Perry Jones threw one touchdown pass and caught another, and Virginia held off Miami 28-21 on Thursday night to snap a seven-game Atlantic Coast Conference road losing streak.
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October 27, 2011
Loss damges UM's ACC chances
Michael Rocco passed for 226 yards and two scores, running back Perry Jones threw one touchdown pass and caught another, and Virginia held off Miami 28-21 on Thursday night to snap a seven-game Atlantic Coast Conference road losing streak.
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October 27, 2011
Virginia tops Miami, snaps ACC road losing skid
Michael Rocco passed for 226 yards and two scores, running back Perry Jones threw one touchdown pass and caught another, and Virginia held off Miami 28-21 on Thursday night to snap a seven-game Atlantic Coast Conference road losing streak.
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October 27, 2011
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