Box Score

By HANK KURZ Jr.
AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Matt Schaub threw touchdown passes to five different players, and Virginia also scored on defense and special teams Saturday in a 48-29 victory over Akron.

The Zips (0-4) got a huge day from quarterback Charlie Frye, who threw for one touchdown, ran for two more and set career bests for completions, attempts and yards. Frye finished 27-for-47 for 336 yards and three times kept touchdown drives alive with big completions on fourth down.

The Cavaliers (2-2), however, turned Frye's only mistake into a 42-yard interception return by Art Thomas late in the third quarter, and they got a 9-yard touchdown off a blocked punt by Darryl Blackstock.

Schaub also had a big day, throwing scoring passes of 8 yards to Michael McGrew, 1 yard to Jason Snelling, 2 yards to Billy McMullen, 4 yards to Patrick Estes and 16 yards to Heath Miller. The last two came in a span of 1:37 in the final quarter to put the Zips away.

Until then, the outcome seemed in doubt because of Frye's ability to pick apart the Cavaliers' defense. He completed a 17-yard pass to Ashanti Barbee on fourth-and-1 on the Zips' first scoring drive, connected with Jamie Goodwin for 31 yards on fourth-and-9 from the Virginia 36, and hit a diving Brandon Payne for 12 yards to the Virginia 6 on fourth-and-3, with the game still close.

Frye also gained key yards scrambling, and dove a yard for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal with 9:20 left, pulling the Zips to 34-29.

But Schaub's scoring pass to Estes, the Zips faced a fourth-and-11 at their own 43, chose to snap the ball to a tailback and didn't come close. Two plays later, Schaub found Heath Miller for 16 yards and the touchdown, and it was over.

Schaub finished 19-for-27 for 202 yards.