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Virginia Cavaliers © |
Maryland Terrapins |
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Played November 18, 1989 at Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland |
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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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L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Virginia © | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Virginia |
7 |
21 |
7 |
13 |
48 |
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Maryland |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
The 16th ranked, 9-2 Virginia Cavaliers of coach George Welsh closed their regular season with a trip to College Park & game with the 3-6-1 Maryland Terrapins coached by Joe Krivak. Virginia's QB Shawn Moore threw 3 touchdowns while running for 2 touchdowns as the Cavaliers scored 3 times in the last 10:05 of the 2nd quarter on their way to a 48-21 rout of the Terrapins to retain The Belt. The teams traded touchdowns in the 1st quarter with Maryland getting a 3-yard touchdown run from RB Dennis Spinelli & Virginia getting a 2-yard touchdown pass from Moore to RB Marcus Wilson. The Terrapins took a 14-7 lead early in the 2nd quarter when RB Ricky Johnson carried in from 3 yards. The rest of the 2nd quarter belong to the Cavaliers with Wilson scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run, Moore scoring on a 4-yard touchdown run, & then throwing 36 yards to WR Herman Moore for a touchdown giving Virginia a 28-14 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, Moore threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to WR Tim Finkelston as the Cavaliers pushed the lead to 35-14. Maryland finally got back on the board early in the 4th quarter when QB Neil O’Donnell threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR Barry Johnson. Virginia finished the scoring with Moore scoring on a 20-yard run & RB Donald Bryant scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run. Moore finished with 161 yards passing with 3 touchdowns as well as rushing for 121 yards with 2 touchdowns. O’Donnell threw for 231 yards with a touchdown in the loss. The win marked the first time in Virginia’s 100 years of football that they had recorded 10 victories in a season. Virginia finished the season 10-3; ACC Co-Champs, ranked 18th nationally while the Terrapins finished 3-7-1. Maryland would play for The Belt again in 1999.
