Nashville, TN -- Connor Hughes kicked a 39-yard field goal with a minute and eight seconds on the clock to help Virginia overcome a 14-point deficit and pin a 34-31 loss on Minnesota in the Music City Bowl. The Golden Gophers had every opportunity to blow out the Cavaliers and win this bowl for the third time in four years, but the nation's fifth-best offense bogged down after taking a 31-24 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Gophers had one last chance to pull out their fourth straight bowl victory, but Marcus Hamilton intercepted Bryan Cupito's pass into double coverage in the end zone with 36 seconds remaining to seal the game for Virginia. It was the Cavaliers' first bowl win since the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl over Pittsburgh. Both teams finish the year with a 7-5 record. Quarterback Marques Hagans guided scoring drives of 77 and 75 yards in the fourth quarter, with the first capped by Wali Lundy's second touchdown run of the game. Gophers running back Laurence Maroney finished with 26 carries for 109 yards, giving him a school-record one-thousand-464 for the season.
Music City Bowl: Virginia/Minnesota
Virginia adds another to the ACC victory total.
