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Virginia Cavaliers |
North Carolina State Wolfpack © |
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Played November 4, 1989 at Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
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T |
PCT |
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| North Carolina State © | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Virginia |
0 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
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North Carolina State |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Coach George Welsh & the 24th ranked, 7-2 Virginia Cavaliers traveled to Raleigh to meet the 18th ranked, 7-1 North Carolina State Wolfpack of coach Dick Sheridan in the ACC match-up. The Cavaliers’ defense held North Carolina State to just 3 field goals & CB Jason Wallace intercepted a Wolfpack pass that he returned for a touchdown as Virginia claimed their first Belt reign with a 20-9 victory. The game had been billed as a match-up between two of the best quarterbacks in the ACC but North Carolina State’s QB Shane Montgomery was knocked out of the game with a concussion while Virginia’s All-ACC QB Shawn Moore was less than effective completing only 3 of 10 passes. The Wolfpack took the lead in the 1st quarter when the settled for PK Damon Hartman hitting red-zone field goals from 21 & 22 yards giving North Carolina State a 6-0 lead heading into the 2nd quarter. The Cavaliers got on the board with a 37-yard field goal by PK Jake McInerney before Wallace returned an interception from North Carolina State's back-up QB Preston Poag 40 yards for a touchdown giving Virginia a 10-6 halftime edge. In the 3rd quarter, McInerney added a 26-yard field goal & the Wolfpack countered with a 29-yard field goal from Hartman. The Cavaliers finished the scoring with a 3rd quarter touchdown on a 32-yard pass from Moore to WR Herman Moore for the final margin. North Carolina State dominated the game statistically with more plays (79-49), more rushing yards (186-172), more passing yards (169-113), more first downs (26-13), & more time of possession (36:32-23:28) but 3 turnovers as well as no touchdowns doomed the title defense for the Wolfpack. Moore finished with 113 yards passing with a touchdown while Poag threw for 127 yards but 2 interceptions in the loss. The Wolfpack finished the season 7-5 while the Cavaliers finished 10-3, ACC Co-Champs & ranked 18th nationally. North Carolina State would play for The Belt again in 1999.
