Virginia Cavaliers vs Missouri Tigers, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

College FootballTaxSlayer Gator Bowl

#19Virginia

11-3

13-7

Final

Missouri

8-5

EverBank Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Punt
Downs
Downs
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UVA	0	3	10	0	13
MIZ	7	0	0	0	7

Who won: Virginia 13-7

The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Missouri Tigers 13-7 in TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at EverBank Stadium. The Virginia outscored the Missouri 10-0 in the 3rd quarter. Chandler Morris led the Virginia in passing yards (25/38, 198 YDS). Matt Zollers led the Missouri in passing yards (12/22, 101 YDS, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UVAMIZ

181st Downs13

13-233rd down efficiency3-12

2-44th down efficiency0-3

308Total Yards260

198Passing101

25/38Comp/Att12/23

5.2Yards per pass4.4

110Rushing159

41Rushing Attempts32

2.7Yards per rush5.0

4-30Penalties5-40

1Turnovers1

1Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown1

38:19Possession21:41

Player of the game

Nicholas Rodriguez

MIZ · 15 TKL, 0.5 TFL, 1 PD

7.3

Win probability

100%UVA final

UVAMIZ

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Play by play

Q4 0:00UVA
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:01UVA
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down at UVA20 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UVA 21
Q4 0:01
Incomplete
No Huddle-Shotgun #14 B.Brown pass incomplete deep left thrown to UVA00, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
B. Brown · 0/1, 0 YDS · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at UVA 21
Q4 0:08
Incomplete to K. Coleman Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass incomplete short right to #3 K.Coleman Jr. thrown to UVA15 QB hurried by #52 D.Rickert
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at UVA 21
Q4 0:15
Incomplete to J. Roberts
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass incomplete short left to #20 J.Roberts thrown to UVA15 QB hurried by #17 M.Melton and #23 J.Holmes
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UVA 21
Q4 0:21MIZ
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass incomplete deep right to #1 D.Olugbode thrown to UVA00 broken up by #19 E.Karnley
1st & 10 at UVA 21
Q4 0:26UVA
Timeout
Timeout Virginia, clock 00:26
Q4 0:26
24 yd completion to D. Olugbode
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass complete deep left to #1 D.Olugbode caught at UVA21, for 24 yards to the UVA21, out of bounds at UVA21, 1ST DOWN
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UVA 45
Q4 0:32
7 yd completion to D. Olugbode
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass complete short left to #1 D.Olugbode caught at UVA45, for 7 yards to the UVA45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at MIZ 48
Q4 0:46
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Roberts rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MIZ48 (#26 C.Hardy; #27 D.Neal)
J. Roberts · 11 CAR, 56 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MIZ 44
Q4 0:56
14 yd completion to D. Blood
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass complete short left to #10 D.Blood caught at MIZ40, for 14 yards to the MIZ44 (#18 C.Costner), 1ST DOWN
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MIZ 30
Q4 1:06
11 yd completion to K. Coleman Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass complete short right to #3 K.Coleman Jr. caught at MIZ28, for 11 yards to the MIZ30 (#0 A.Clary; #28 D.Platt), 1ST DOWN
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at MIZ 19
Q4 1:11
Incomplete to D. Olugbode
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.Zollers pass incomplete deep right to #1 D.Olugbode thrown to MIZ46
M. Zollers · 12/22, 101 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at MIZ 19
Q4 1:27
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Roberts rush right for 1 yard gain to the MIZ19 (#17 M.Melton)
J. Roberts · 11 CAR, 56 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MIZ 18
Q4 1:33
Punt, 0 yds
#38 D.Sparks punt 34 yards to the MIZ18, out of bounds at MIZ18
D. Sparks · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at UVA 48
Q4 1:41UVA
Timeout
Timeout Virginia, clock 01:41
Q4 1:41UVA
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 H.Waylee rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UVA48 (#95 J.Marshall)
3rd & 3 at UVA 47
Q4 1:48MIZ
Timeout
Timeout Missouri, clock 01:48
Q4 1:48
2 yd run
Shotgun #21 H.Waylee rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UVA47 (#14 T.Newson)
H. Waylee · 20 CAR, 68 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at UVA 45
Q4 1:52MIZ
Timeout
Timeout Missouri, clock 01:52
Q4 1:52
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 X.Davis rush right for 5 yards gain to the UVA45 (#1 M.Burks)
X. Davis · 12 CAR, 41 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UVA 40
Q4 1:57
1 yd run
No Huddle #5 M.Zollers rush right for 1 yard gain to the UVA40 (#18 C.Costner), out of bounds, TURNOVER ON DOWNS. MIZ is challenging the ruling on the field - "Short of the line to gain". CALL UPHELD
M. Zollers · 5 CAR, 9 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at UVA 41
Q4 2:37MIZ
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Hardy rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UVA41 (#0 A.Clary; #1 J.Jackson)
3rd & 6 at UVA 45
Q4 3:05MIZ
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY MIZ False Start (#56 D.Giudice) 5 yards from UVA40 to UVA45. NO PLAY
3rd & 1 at UVA 40
Q4 3:31
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #29 A.Hardy rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UVA40 (#27 D.Neal; #32 L.Danley)
A. Hardy · 15 CAR, 89 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at UVA 44