1 (1996-pres.) Mendenhall vs. Bonamego: First Meeting Websites: VirginiaSports.com CMUChippewas.com

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1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN September 24, :30 p.m. RSN Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) GAME 4 #CMUvsUVA BREAKDOWN VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Record: 0-3, ACC: 0-0 Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall UVA Record: 0-3 first season Career Record: th season Mendenhall vs. CMU: 0-0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS Record: 3-0, MAC: 0-0 Head Coach: John Bonamego CMU Record: 10-6 second season Career Record: 10-6 second season Bonamego vs. UVA: 0-0 OPENING KICK UVA CONCLUDES NON-CONFERENCE SLATE Virginia returns home to host Mid-American Conference-foe Central Michigan in the Cavaliers final non-conference test of the 2016 regular season. Central Michigan and Virginia are meeting for the second time. FIVE TOP STORYLINES DE Andrew Brown came through in a big way at UConn with 3.5 tackles for a loss, to go with his six tackles and one sack, helping limit the Huskies to 277 yards of total offense. PK Alex Furbank connected on a 23-yard field goal in the first quarter of the UConn game on his first collegiate play. In fact, it was Furbank s first play of football ever. He was a soccer player that was on the roster at DIII Randolph-Macon in 2015, but didn t play in any games. His three points also gave UVA the lead for the first time in Virginia is playing a Mid-American Conference team for the third time in four seasons and for the 14th time overall in Charlottesville. UVA owns an all-time record against teams from the MAC. Virginia s all-time leading rusher, Thomas Jones (3,998), made his collegiate debut against Central Michigan the only previous time these programs met in His first career rush went for 57 yards. He finished with 76 yards on five carries with one touchdown. UVA s 1996 win over Central Michigan served as the 99th win of Hall of Fame coach George Welsh s Virginia career. At the time it was an ACC record for victories. Date: Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 Location: Charlottesville, Va. Stadium: Scott Stadium (61,500) Series vs. CMU: UVA leads, 1-0 In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 1-0 at Scott Stadium: UVA leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: 1996 (at UVA, 55-21) First Meeting: 1996 (at UVA, 55-21) Largest UVA win: 34 (55-21), 1996 Longest Win Streak: 1 (1996-pres.) Mendenhall vs. Bonamego: First Meeting Websites: VirginiaSports.com CMUChippewas.com MENDENHALL AND UVA COACHING STAFF TO TAKE PART IN COACH TO CURE MD Bronco Mendenhall and his coaching staff will take part in Coach to Cure MD on Saturday versus Central Michigan. Coach to Cure MD is a nation-wide project designed to build awareness and funding to support researchers trying to find a treatment and cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. The Virginia coaching staff will be wearing the Coach to Cure MD patches during Saturday s game. This is the ninth-annual Coach to Cure MD effort and all American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) members will wear a Coach to Cure MD logo patch during games this week. Coach to Cure MD is a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest nonprofit organization in the United States focused entirely on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the leading childhood genetic killer of young men. #HOOSRISING: BY THE NUMBERS VS DE Andrew Brown had a career day at UConn that included 3.5 TFL. ILB Micah Kiser is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 10 in the nation with 34 tackles. Kiser led the ACC in tackles in 2015 as a sophomore (9.75 TPG). TB Taquan Mizzell has a reception in 36 straight games, which is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation. Mendenhall enters Saturday s game with 99 career wins. He is the No. 14 winningest active coach among FBS coaches with five or more years SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time /Result TV S. 3 RICHMOND L, ACC Net. Extra S. 10 at No. 24 Oregon L, ESPN S. 17 at UConn L, ESPN3/SNY S. 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 12:30 p.m. RSN O. 1 at Duke* 12:30 p.m. ACC Network O. 15 PITT* 1 TBD O. 22 NORTH CAROLINA* TBD O. 29 LOUISVILLE* TBD N. 5 at Wake Forest* TBD N. 12 MIAMI* TBD N. 19 at Georgia Tech* TBD N. 26 at Virginia Tech* TBD All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1 Homecomings ON THE AIR Regional Sports Networks Wes Durham, play-by-play James Bates, analyst Jenn Hildreth, sideline Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn, play-by-play Tony Covington, analyst Jay James, sideline Satellite Radio Sirius 113 XM 194 VIRGINIA COACHES On the Field Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Ruffin McNeill, Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Kelly Poppinga, Outside Linebackers, Special Teams Garett Tujague, Offensive Line Daquan Romero, Graduate Assistant Kyle Visciglia, Graduate Assistant In the Booth Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers Famika Anae, Graduate Assistant Vic So oto, Graduate Assistant VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) Jim O: (434) C: (434) jimdaves@virginia.edu Football Contact (player interviews): Vincent O: (434) C: (434) briedis@virginia.edu #HOOSRISING * - In Va., Md., & Wash., D.C. Rest of nation will air on regional VirginiaFootball

2 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE 18 SUNDAY 19 MONDAY 20 TUESDAY 21 WEDNESDAY 22 THURSDAY 23 FRIDAY 24 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF No availability Weekly press conference John Paul Jones Arena Media Room (12 p.m.) Defensive players available for interviews Defensive coaches available for interviews Kirk Garner Teleconference (10:50 a.m.) WINA Coaches Radio Show, Buffalo Wild Wings (7-8 p.m.) Offensive players available for interviews Offensive coaches available for interviews Olamide Zaccheaus Teleconference (10:15 a.m.) Bronco Mendenhall on ACC Conference Call (10:30 a.m.) No availability No availability Game No. 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 12:30 p.m. RSN Charlottesville, Va. 2 ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS JIM DAVES Asst. AD for Media Relations Coach Interviews Office: Mobile: VINCENT BRIEDIS Asst. Director for Media Relations (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews Office: Mobile: MAILING ADDRESS John Paul Jones Arena 295 Massie Road, Room 154 P.O. Box Charlottesville, VA WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Each Monday during the football season, the UVA Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a weekly football press conference, attended by head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected student-athletes. Mendenhall will field questions beginning at 12 p.m. and student-athletes will follow. Quotes from the press conference will be posted on VirginiaSports.com Monday afternoon. PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available for interviews each Monday, depending on class schedules. If you have specific player interview requests, they should be directed to Vincent Briedis in the UVA Athletics Media Relations office by noon Sunday. Requested defensive players and defensive coaches will be available for telephone interviews Tuesday, while offensive players and offensive coaches will be available Wednesday. No player or coach interviews will be arranged after Wednesday during game week. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Coach Mendenhall will hold his postgame press conference in the media room, while requested players will be brought to the media room to meet with media representatives after Mendenhall. UVA athletics media relations personnel will take player requests during the fourth quarter of each game. Virginia s locker room is closed to media following games, both at home and on the road. FACT BOOK/ROSTER FILES Virginia s fact book is available online throughout the season at VirginiaSports.com. You will find the Fact Book linked on the football page, or by visiting: The most up-to-date Virginia roster files also are available at VirginiaSports.com. WEEKLY GAME NOTES Virginia s game notes will be available beginning Monday at the weekly press conference. They also can be accessed online in PDF format at VirginiaSports.com. If you are interested in receiving the weekly game notes via , please contact Vincent Briedis. UVA GAMEDAY APP The Virginia Sports Gameday Mobile App is available. Fans may download the App for their iphone or Android by searching for Virginia Sports in their Apps section of the mobile device. The App gives access to live game audio, stats, post-game recaps, press releases, content from Jeff White, video and much more. COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM The ACC again has contracted with the FWAA for its web service, collegepressbox.com, a media web portal for ACC Football. This is a football-only site which assists the media, both locally and nationally, in covering ACC football on a more user-friendly basis. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox.com. ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE The 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., beginning Aug. 31, and concluding November 16. The teleconference of Thanksgiving week will be held at the same time, but on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will be an audio file of each teleconference on theacc.com Wednesday afternoon. Transcripts of the teleconference will also be available on the theacc.com each afternoon. Contact an ACC staff member or member institution s sports information office for access instructions to the teleconference. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia... 10:30 a.m. Dabo Swinney, Clemson...10:40 a.m. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State...10:50 a.m. Bobby Petrino, Louisville...11:00 a.m. Dino Babers, Syracuse...11:10 a.m. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech...11:30 a.m. Larry Fedora, North Carolina...11:40 a.m. Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech...11:50 a.m. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest... 12:00 p.m. Pat Narduzzi, Pitt... 12:10 p.m. Steve Addazio, Boston College... 12:20 p.m. David Cutcliffe, Duke... 12:30 p.m. Dave Doeren, NC State... 12:40 p.m. Mark Richt, Miami... 12:50 p.m. ACC FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCES ALSO AVAILABLE IN PODCAST FORM Podcasts of the ACC s Coaches Teleconferences will be available at TheACC.com. They will be posted by late Wednesday afternoon each week during the season for football, and will also be available for basketball. You can listen in itunes and subscribe to the free feed to receive each week s new content as it becomes available. ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS The media section of theacc.com is dedicated to specific needs of the media, including downloads of ACC and school logos and headshots of players and coaches from select sports. You will need an individual account to access the site. To register, go to: the- ACC.com/media ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE Broadcast media outlets will be able access ACC football highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the football season. This video content willonly be available for download in a digital file format that can be accessed on the AVCS. To register for this service contact Scott McBurney, Assistant Commissioner/ACC Advanced Media, at smcburney@theacc.org or call ACC INJURY GUIDELINES On each Monday during the season, ACC schools will announce any players who are out for the season or scheduled to have surgery. No other announcements regarding player injuries will be made until the end of practice on Thursday or two days prior to the next football game (Tuesday for Thursday game, Thursday for Saturday). On that day, within 90 minutes of the end of practice, injured players playing status for the next game will be announced in one of five categories: - Definitely will play - Probable - Questionable - Doubtful - Out WAHOO CENTRAL The Virginia athletics department s social media hub, Wahoo Central, provides Cavalier fans with an online platform to share their thoughts, experiences and conversations. Wahoo Central aggregates, shares and pusesh fan-generated content from multiple sources and tools to a single visual platform. You can access it by going to: virginiasports.com/ wahoocentral. Fans can follow and interact with Wahoo Central on Twitter PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS Naji Abdullah Kurt Benkert Ryan Bischoff Osiris Crutchfield Hasise Dubois Keeon Johnson Ben Knutson Andre Levrone Taquan Mizzell Juwan Moye Wilfred Wahee Olamide Zaccheaus COACHES Robert Anae Mark Atuaia Marques Hagans Kelly Poppinga Vic So oto Garett Tujague Kyle Visciglia Famika Anae Nah-Gee Ab-Duel-Ah Ben-Kurt Bish-Off OH-Cyrus Ha-Cease Doob-Wah Key-on Newt-Son Lev rown-knee Tay-Qwan My-Zell Moy (rhymes with Boy) WA-Hee Oh-llama-day Zah-key-us Ah-NIGH Ah-too-why-ah Marcus PUH-ping-guh So-OH-toe TOO-Jay Vis-cig-LEE-ah Fam-EE-kah Ah-NIGH

3 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FACTS Game Information 1 Media Information/Schedule 2 University of Virginia Facts 3 Virginia vs. Central Michigan 4-5 Team Notes 6-9, 11 ACC Standings/Preseason Poll 6 Career Starts/ 2016 UVA Opponents 9 UVA Overtime Games 9 National Polls/Game-By-Game Notables 10 Game-Winning Field Goals 11 Quarterback Kurt Benkert 12 Running Back Taquan Mizzell 14 Game-Opening/ Second Half-Opening Drives 14 Last Minute Game-Winning Scores 14 Goal-to-Goal 14 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Location Charlottesville, VA Founded 1819 by Thomas Jefferson Enrollment 23,833 (Undergraduate 16,673) President Teresa A. Sullivan Athletics Director Craig Littlepage Facutly Athletics Rep Carolyn M. Callahan Nicknames Cavaliers, Wahoos, Hoos Mascot Cavalier Colors Orange and Blue Song Good Old Song Stadium Complex Carl Smith Center, Home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium Capacity 61,500 Playing Surface Prescription Athletic Turf Scott Stadium Opened Oct. 15, 1931 All-Time Record at Scott Stadium Affiliations NCAA, Division I-FBS, Atlantic Coast Conference (Coastal Division) FOOTBALL INFORMATION First Year of Football 1888 All-Time Record (127th season) All-Time ACC Record (63rd season) ACC Championships 1989, 1995 All-Time Bowl Record 7-11 Offensive Alignment Multiple Formation Defensive Alignment 3-4 COACHING STAFF Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach Ruffin McNeill Assistant Head Coach/Def. Line Robert Anae Offensive Coord./Inside Receivers Nick Howell Defensive Coord./Secondary Kelly Poppinga Special Teams/Coord./Outside LBs Mark Atuaia Running Backs Jason Beck Quarterbacks Marques Hagans Wide Receivers Shane Hunter Inside Linebackers Garett Tujague Offensive Line Frank Wintrich Director of Football Performance Famika Anae Graduate Assistant Daquan Romero Graduate Assistant Vic So oto Graduate Assistant Kyle Visciglia Graudate Assistant SUPPORT STAFF Assoc. AD for Football Admin Gerry Capone Admin. Assistant to Mike London Dot Kirby Admin. Assistant for Football Admin. Suzanne Hoeft Director of Player Development Pat Hickman Director of Player Personnel Justin Anderson Football Analyst Pat Higgins Assist. Football Performance Coach Kevin Heiberger Assistant Performance Coach Chris Ronald Recruiting Assistant Bob Price Assistant AD for Video Services Luke Goldstein Recruiting Assistant Blanda Wolfe Recruiting Assistant/Graphic Designer Brett Parker Admin. Assistant for Recruiting Kerri Cain Student Assistant Adam Shaker WHAT S INSIDE Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall 15 Fun Facts 16 NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL 17 NFL Draft Picks 17 Did You Know?/ National Award Watch Lists 18 Honors & Awards 18 Individual Statistics Team Statistics Defensive Statistics 23 Game-by-Game Starters 24 What Happens on First Down 25 Third Down Conversions 25 Starting Field Position 25 Penalties 25 Season Drive & Turnover/ Takeaway Analysis 26 VIRGINIA FACTS Scoring Drives 27 Drive Charts 28 Game-By-Game Statistics Miscellaneous/ Special Teams Tackles Leaders 36 Individual/Team Game Highs 37 Money Plays 38 Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer 39 The Last Time Participation 42 Career Highs Individual and Career Statistics Game-By-Game Summeries Virginia and Opponent Long Plays 50 Virginia Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters Depth Chart 53 UNIQUELY UVA The University of Virginia is an institution rich with history and tradition. Here is some of the terminology that contributes to UVA s culture. Grounds: The term used by students, faculty and alumni to refer to the University dating as far back as Thomas Jefferson. Campus is never used. First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year: Instead of freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Why you may ask? To be a senior implies that a person has reached the final phase of learning, a feat that Thomas Jefferson believed to be impossible, arguing instead that education is a life-long process. Commonwealth: Virginia is one of four constituent states of the United States of America that officially uses the name Commonwealth instead of the word state in all references. The other three commonwealths are Kentucky, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. UNIVERSITY NICKNAMES Virginia s athletics teams have been accompanied by a somewhat confusing array of nicknames. The most prominent and widely accepted of these monikers are Cavaliers, Wahoos and Hoos. Although the terms Cavaliers, Wahoos and Hoos are used almost interchangeably to refer to University teams and players, Cavaliers is more often used by the media, while Wahoos and Hoos are frequently used by Virginia students and fans. Legend has it that Washington & Lee baseball fans dubbed the Virginia players Wahoos during the fiercely contested rivalry that existed between the two in-state schools in the 1890s. By 1940, Wahoos was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated Hoos sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity in recent years. THE CAVALIER MASCOT The costumed Cavalier with a large character head debuted during Virginia s 1984 football season and has remained the official mascot of the University. The first documented Cavalier on horseback was Francis Bell, a Virginia student from Dublin, Va., in Bell rode onto the field dressed as Cavaliers for Virginia s home football game with Harvard on the afternoon of October 11. The Cavalier on horseback returned as the University s mascot in The UVA Polo Club provided both the horse and rider. However, the mounted Cavalier and his horse parted company in 1974 with the inception of AstroTurf at Scott Stadium. The mounted Cavalier made its return in the Florida Citrus Bowl at the end of the 1989 football season. Due to its instant popularity, the Cavalier on horseback returned the following season on a regular basis and continues to lead the Virginia football team onto the field at the beginning of all home games. UNIVERSITY COLORS Orange and blue were adopted as the University of Virginia s official athletic colors at a mass student meeting in UVA athletic teams had previously worn silver gray and cardinal red, but those colors did not stand out on muddy football fields, prompting a student movement to change them. One of the students attending the mass meeting was Allen Potts, a star athlete who played on Virginia s first football team in Potts showed up at the meeting wearing a navy blue-and-orange scarf that he had acquired during a summer boating expedition at Oxford University. Orange and blue were chosen as the official athletic colors after one of Potts fellow students pulled the scarf off Potts neck and, waving it to the crowd, yelled, How will this do? UVA later served as the inspiration for schools like Auburn and Florida when they selected school colors. WAH-HOO-WAH The origin of Wah-hoo-wah is uncertain. The cheer was used to root on Virginia teams as early as 1890 and may have been borrowed from Dartmouth College, whose athletics teams were once known as the Indians. Legend attributes the yell to Natalie Floyd Otey, who sang the ballad Where er You Are, There Shall My Love Be at Charlottesville s Levy Opera House in The predominantly student audience noticed that Otey warbled the first three words of the song between each of the stanzas and decided to join in the refrain. By evening s end, goes the legend, the crowd had corrupted Where er You Are into Wahhoo-wah. The Levy Opera House stands at the corner of High Street and Park Street and has since been renovated into an office building. 3

4 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL CENTRAL MICHIGAN SERIES NOTES UVA VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN SERIES HISTORY Virginia leads, In Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: N/A In Charlottesville, Virginia leads 1-0 Longest UVA win streak: 1 (1996 -pres.) Longest CMU win streak: 0 Largest Victory: 34 (55-21), 1996 in Charlottesville Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank CMU Coach Opp. Rank 1996 Home George Welsh W Dick Flynn NR UVA VS. MAC SERIES HISTORY Virginia vs. MAC, In Charlottesville: Largest Victory: 51 (51-0) vs. Akron in Charlottesville (2004) Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank MAC Opponent Opp. Rank 1948 UVA Art Guepe T NR Miami (Ohio) NR 1949 UVA Art Guepe W NR Miami (Ohio) NR 1967 UVA George Blackburn W NR Buffalo NR 1993 UVA George Welsh W Ohio NR 1996 UVA George Welsh W Central Michigan NR 1999 UVA George Welsh W NR Buffalo NR 2002 UVA Al Groh W NR Akron NR 2003 WMU Al Groh W NR Western Michigan NR 2004 UVA Al Groh W Akron NR 2005 UVA Al Groh W Western Michigan NR 2006 UVA Al Groh L NR Western Michigan NR 2010 UVA Mike London W NR Eastern Michigan NR 2013 UVA Mike London L NR Ball State NR 2014 UVA Mike London W NR Kent State NR ON THIS DATE SEPT. 24 Virginia has played 15 previous games in its history on Oct 1. The Cavaliers are all-time on this date. Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank 1904 Home Foster Sanford W 16-0 NR Randolph-Macon Unknown NR 1910 Home Charles Crawford W 10-0 NR William & Mary J.M. Blanchard NR 1921 Home Davidson W 28-0 NR Davidson H.M. Grey NR 1927 Home Earle Neale W 38-6 NR Hampden-Sydney Yank Bernier NR 1932 Home Fred Dawson W 32-0 NR Hampden-Sydney Yank Bernier NR 1938 Home Frank Murray T NR VMI Allison Hubert NR 1949 Home Art Guepe W NR George Washington Unknown NR 1955 Home Ned McDonald L 7-20 NR Clemson Frank Howard NR 1960 Norfolk Richard Voris L NR William&Mary Milt Drewer NR 1966 Away George Blackburn L NR Clemson Frank Howard NR 1977 Home Dick Bestwick L 7-31 NR Duke Mike Mcgee NR 1983 Home George Welsh W NR N.C. State Dick Sheridan NR 1988 Away George Welsh L NR Duke Steve Spurrier NR 2005 Home Al Groh W Duke Ted Roof NR 2011 Home Mike London L NR Southern Miss Larry Fedora NR VIRGINIA AND CMU MEET FOR THE SECOND TIME Virginia owns the all-time series lead over Central Michigan, 1-0. UVA won the 1996 season-opening game at Scott Stadium against the Chippewas, Notables from the 1996 meeting include the win was the 99th win for Hall of Fame Coach George Welsh at Virginia, which at the time was the most head coaching wins in the ACC. Other notables in the game include the collegiate debut of UVA s all-time leading rusher, Thomas Jones, who sprinted 57 yards on his first career carry. The true freshman finished with 76 yards on five carries and his first career touchdown. Former UVA running back Tiki Barber rushed 16 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns in the 1996 meeting with Central Michigan. It was one of Barber s 19 games with 100 rushing yards or more, a program best. UVA VS. THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Virginia is all-time against teams that currently represent the Mid-American Conference. UVA is 2-0 vs. Akron, 0-1 against Ball State, 2-0 against Buffalo, 1-0 against Central Michigan, 1-0 against Eastern Michigan, 1-0 against Kent State, against Miami (Ohio), 1-0 against Ohio and 2-1 against Western Michigan. The Cavaliers have never faced the MAC s Bowling Green, Northern Illinois or Toledo. When UVA first played Central Michigan in 1996 the Cavaliers had only previously played Miami (Ohio) and Ohio from the MAC. MENDENHALL VS. THE MAC UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall has never faced a team from the Mid-American Conference. CENTRAL MICHIGAN AND THE ACC Central Michigan is 0-13 all-time against current members of the ACC. CMU has faced Boston College (0-3), Clemson (0-1), Louisville (0-2), NC State (0-2), Syracuse (0-3), Virginia (0-1) and Virginia Tech (0-1). Central Michigan is playing in the Commonwealth for the third time. In addition to the 1996 game at Scott Stadium, Central Michigan also played at Virginia Tech in

5 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL CENTRAL MICHIGAN SERIES NOTES LAST MEETING 1996 Virginia 55, Central Michigan 21 Sept. 7, 1996 Charlottesville, Va. Last Meeting Tailback Tiki Barber rushed for 147 yards on 16 carries and ran for two touchdowns as the Cavaliers opened the 1996 season with a victory over Central Michigan. Joe Rowe added two touchdowns on special teams, scoring on an 82-yard kick return and a four-yard return of a blocked punt by safety Anthony Poindexter. Linebacker James Farrior led the Cavalier defense with 10 tackles, including a quarterback sack, and had a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown. He also caused a fumble and broke up a pass. The win was head coach George Welsh s 99th victory at Virginia, giving him the most career wins of any ACC coach at the time. Score by Quarters: Central Michigan Virginia Scoring Summary: 1st 13:51 VA Tiki Barber 18-yd run (Garcia kick), CMU 0 - VA 7 10:27 VA Tiki Barber 19-yd run (Garcia kick), CMU 0 - VA 14 09:49 CMU Reggie Allen 68-yd pass from Chad Darnell (Wilson kick), CMU 7 - VA 14 2nd 14:14 VA Rafael Garcia 21-yd field goal, CMU 7 - VA 17 11:01 CMU Jeff Angeli 15-yd pass from Darnell (Wilson kick), CMU 14 - VA 17 10:48 VA Joe Rowe 82-yd kick return (Garcia kick), CMU 14 - VA 24 01:17 VA Aaron Brooks 3-yd run (Garcia kick), CMU 14 - VA 31 00:00 VA Rafael Garcia 42-yd field goal, CMU 14 - VA 34 3rd 05:10 VA Joe Rowe 4-yd return blocked punt (Garcia kick), CMU 14 - VA 41 02:53 VA James Farrior 55-yd interception return (Garcia kick), CMU 14 - VA 48 4th 08:47 VA Thomas Jones 4-yd run (Garcia kick), CMU 14 - VA 55 00:06 CMU Chad Alexander 11-yd run (Wilson kick), CMU 21 - VA 55 CMU UVA First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumbles- Lost Punt - Yards Penalties - Yards RUSHING: CMU-Silas Massey ; Chad Alexander 9-62; Chad Darnell 4--28, Jeff Angeli 2-4; Chris Parmele 1-2; Tim Crowley Virginia-Tiki Barber ; Thomas Jones 5-76; Anthony Southern 12-44; Aaron Brooks 3-19; Tim Sherman 3-19; Antawan Holmes 1-9; Darrell Medley 1-0. PASSING: CMU-Chad Darnell ; Tim Crowley Virginia-Tim Sherman ; Aaron Brooks ; Will Thompson RECEIVING: CMU-Reggie Allen 7-119; Bryan Schorman 9-64; Jeff Angeli 3-46; Adam Simonson 2-30; Joe Danna 1-21; Steve Kelly 2-18; Silas Massey 1-2. Virginia-Terrence Wilkins 3-59; Germane Crowell 2-39; Walt Derey 1-28; Bryan Owen 1-16; Tiki Barber 1-14; Brian McCarthy 1-10; Thomas Jones 1-0. Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 26:44 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns TEAM COMPARISON UCONN SCHEDULE Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 33:08 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Date Opponent Location Time/Result Sept. 1 Presbyterian Mt. Pleasant, Mich. W, 49-3 Sept. 10 Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Okla. W, Sept. 17 UNLV Mt. Pleasant, Mich. W, Sept. 24 Virginia at Charlottesville, Va. 12:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Western Michigan Mt. Pleasant, Mich. TBA Oct. 8 Ball State Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 3 p.m. Oct. 15 Northern Illinois at Dekalb, Ill. TBA Oct. 22 Toledo at Toledo, Ohio TBA Oct. 29 Kent State Mt. Pleasant, Mich. TBA Nov. 4 Miami (Ohio) at Oxford, Ohio 6 p.m. Nov. 15 Ohio Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 6/7 p.m. Nov. 22 Eastern Michigan at Ypsilanti, Mich. 7 p.m. Tailback Thomas Jones made his collegiate debut as a true freshman in Virginia s 1996 season opener against Central Michigan. He rushed five times for 76 yards - including a 57-yard run on his first career carry - and a touchdown against the Chippewas. 5

6 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES MIZZELL RECEPTION STREAK ONE OF THE NATION S LONGEST RB Taquan Mizzell has a reception in 36 straight games, which is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation and the longest of any running back. Stanford s Christian McCaffrey is the next closest running back at 28 games. Mizzell s streak started in his second career college game, Sept. 7, 2013, against then-no. 2 Oregon ACC STANDINGS Conference Overall Atlantic W L W L Louisville Wake Forest Clemson NC State Syracuse Florida State Boston College Coastal W L W L Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Miami North Carolina Pittsburgh VIRGINIA Duke PRESEASON ACC POLL Atlantic Division 1. Clemson (148)...1, Florida State (42)...1, Louisville (1) NC State Boston College Syracuse Wake Forest Coastal Division 1. North Carolina (121)...1, Miami (50)...1, Pittsburgh (14) Virginia Tech (3) Duke (2) Georgia Tech (1) Virginia ACC Championship Votes 1. Clemson Florida State North Carolina Louisville... 1 Player, Class, School, Pos. Reception Streak 1. Robert Davis, Sr., Georgia State, WR Corey Davis, Sr., Western Michigan, WR Taquan Mizzell, Sr., Virginia, RB 36 Nate Phillips, Sr., Arizona, WR Jonnu Smith, Sr., FIU, TE 35 BROWN COMES UP BIG AT UCONN DE Andrew Brown had an exceptional game at UConn, recording a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss. Brown added one sack, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass to go with his six tackles. The six tackles was one off tying his career high of seven set in the season opener against Richmond. FIELD POSSESSION STRUGGLES AT UCONN UVA started six of its 12 offensive possessions at UConn at the 20-yard line or worse. Two started at the 10-yard line or worse, while three were inside the 15-yard line. UVA scored a field goal off its worst field position to start a drive. Starting at its own nine-yard line, UVA went 12 plays to take an early 3-0 lead. UVA s next possession the Cavaliers started on their own 10. UVA marched 90 yards on 13 plays for its only touchdown of the game. BLANDING AND KISER PICKING UP IN 2016 WHERE THEY LEFT OFF IN 2015 Micah Kiser (11.3) is leading the ACC in tackles per game and is No. 10 in the nation. Quin Blanding (9.0) is No. 4 in the ACC in tackles per game. Each of the past two games Blanding and Kiser have been identical in tackle production. The duo has led the team at then-no. 24 Oregon and at UConn in tackles. At Oregon both finished with nine stops, with an identical five solo stops and four assisted tackles. At UConn it was the same thing, both had 11 tackles with an identical eight solo stops and three assisted tackles. The difference was the opening game against Richmond when Kiser led all players with 14 tackles. Not much is different from 2015 as Kiser finished the season No. 1 in the ACC in tackles with 9.8 tackles per game. Blanding has finished 2014 and 2015 No. 2 in the ACC in tackles. BLANDING DOUBLES UP THE TACKLES UVA s Quin Blanding owns 13 double-digit tackle games over 27 collegiate games. Blanding recorded his first double-digit tackle game of 2016 at UConn. Blanding had six double-digit tackles games in 2015 and six as a freshman in Blanding has 265 career tackles, 9.8 per game. KISER DOUBLES UP THE TACKLES Micah Kiser owns nine double-digit tackle games over his 15 career starts. Kiser has recorded 151 tackles over his 15 career starts, which is every game since the start of the 2015 season. Kiser played in all 12 games a redshirt freshman, mostly on special teams when he shared the UVA team lead with nine special teams tackles. JOHNSON EMERGES AS BIG TARGET FOR BENKERT Senior WR Keeon Johnson leads UVA with 17 receptions for 159 yards and two touchdowns. His 17 receptions are already more than his output in 2014 and Johnson only recorded 13 receptions each of those seasons after grabbing 20 catches as a freshman in eight games. Johnson s two touchdown catches in 2016 equals his career total entering He now has four career touchdowns. Johnson s 159 receiving yards are more than the 138 receiving yards the senior had in 2014 and has nearly passed his 2015 total of 173 yards. Johnson leads UVA with nine receptions that have gone for a first down. Four of his receptions have given UVA a first down on third or fourth down, including a crucial 4th and 10 at UConn that went for 34 yards. RED-ZONE OFFENSE Since Taquan Mizzell fumbled on the five-yard line against Richmond in the season-opening game, UVA scored on it eight straight trips inside the red-zone, including seven touchdowns and one field goal. The streak was snapped on UVA s very last play. Alex Furbank s 20-yard field goal attempt as time expired at UConn on Sept. 17 halted UVA s streak at eight. The streak included four trips inside the red-zone at then-no. 24 Oregon, resulting in four touchdowns. ALBERT REID TOPS 100 RUSHING YARDS AT OREGON Senior Albert Reid owns two career 100-yard rushing games, both coming over a span of three games. Reid rushed for a career-high 126 yards at then-no. 24 Oregon on Sept. 10 and 103 yards against Virginia Tech in the 2015 season finale. Reid also returned one kick for 42 yards, also a career high, at Oregon. 6

7 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES RUSHING ATTACK IS PICKING UP After the running backs rushed for only 35 yards as a team against Richmond in the season opener, UVA received a big performance from its ground game at then-no. 24 Oregon on Sept. 10. Albert Reid s 126-yard rushing game led UVA s 220 combined rushing yards from its three backs against Oregon. Taquan Mizzell added 48 rushing yards and Jordan Ellis added 46 in the loss at Oregon. At Oregon UVA s running backs gained 220 yards on 31 carries for an average of 7.1 yards per rush, while also scoring two touchdowns. At UConn UVA s running backs gained 139 yards on 27 carries for an average of 5.1 yards per rush, while scoring UVA s lone touchdown in the game. Mizzell had the best yards per rush rate of three Cavalier rushers, finishing with 6.0 yards per carry. Reid had a team-best 73 yards with a 4.9 yards per rush rate at the Cavaliers only touchdown. SIX TRUE FRESHMEN HAVE PLAYED SO FAR IN 2016 True freshmen Hasise Dubois (WR), Bryce Hall (CB), Jordan Mack (OLB), Juwan Moye (DE) and Joe Reed (WR) made their college debut against Richmond on Sept. 3. True freshman Landan Word (OLB) made his collegiate debut at Oregon on Sept. 10. All together, 19 Cavaliers have made their collegiate debuts so far in In all, 13 freshmen, including true and redshirt, made their debut against Richmond: Warrent Craft (WR), Tanner Cowley (WR), Hasise Dubois (WR), Bryce Hall (CB), Eli Hanback (DE), Jordan Mack (OLB), Juwan Moye (DE), Gladimir Paul (OLB), Joe Reed (WR), Chris Sharp (S), Jahvoni Simmons (ILB), James Trucilla (DT) and Steve Wright (DE). Other collegiate debuts against Richmond were made by sophomores Jake Fieler (OG), Ben Hogg (WR) and Cory Jones (OLB). Redshirt freshman RJ Proctor (C/OG) made his collegiate debut at Oregon on Sept. 10. Redshirt freshman Kareem Gibson (CB) and sophomore Alex Furbank (PK) made their collegiate debuts at UConn on Sept. 17. NOTING FIRST CAREER STARTS IN 2016 Nine Cavaliers have made their first career starts in Six Cavaliers made their first career starts against Richmond on Sept. 3. First time starters on offense vs. Richmond: Kurt Benkert (QB), Warren Craft (WR), Jake Fieler (LG). First time starters on defense vs. Richmond: Jordan Mack (OLB), Jack Powers (DE) and Myles Robinson (CB). Two Cavaliers made their first career starts at Oregon on Sept. 10. Eli Hanback (DE) and Kirk Garner (CB) each made their first career starts on defense. One Cavalier made his first career start at UConn on Sept. 17. Hasise Dubois (WR) made his first career start on offense, becoming only the second true freshman to start a game for the Cavaliers in Jordan Mack (OLB) started the season opener against Richmond and at UConn. WIDE RECEIVER CRAFT GRABS FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION Redshirt freshman WR Warren Craft made a six-yard touchdown grab at then-no. 24 Oregon for his first career score. Craft finished his second career game with two catches for 23 yards and the touchdown. Craft played football for the first time as a junior at William Fleming High School in Roanoke, Va. Craft, a basketball standout, originally accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Virginia Tech. TIME OF POSSESSION BATTLE Virginia lost the time of possession battle to Richmond by nearly 20 minutes (39:46 to 20:14), exacerbated by four UVA turnovers. UVA did win the possession battle at then-no 24 Oregon (31:32 to 28:28). After controlling possession for most of the game at UConn, the Huskies ended the game winning the possession battle (31:33 to 28:27). In 2015 Virginia won the possession battle in 10-of-12 games, including the season s final five games. VIRGINIA S 1,000 CAREER RECEIVING LIST Name (Years) Total Yards 1. Billy McMullen ( ) 2, Herman Moore ( ) 2, John Ford (1984, ) 2, Kris Burd ( ) 2, Tyrone Davis ( ) 2, Germane Crowell ( ) 2, Patrick Jeffers ( ) 1, Heath Miller ( ) 1, Darius Jennings ( ) 1, Tim Smith ( ) 1, Dave Sullivan ( ) 1, Bruce McGonnigal ( ) 1, Terrence Wilkins ( ) 1, Alvin Pearman ( ) 1, Canaan Severin ( ) 1, Kevin Coffey ( ) 1, Kevin Ogletree ( ) 1, Demetrius Allen ( ) 1, Tim Finkleston ( ) 1, Tom Fadden ( ) 1,237 Deyon Williams ( ) 1, Taquan Mizzell (2013-pres.) 1, Aaron Mundy ( ) 1, Tom Santi ( ) 1, Perry Jones ( ) 1, Frank Quayle ( ) 1,145 Keith Mattoli ( ) 1, Bob Bischoff ( ) 1, Michael McGrew ( , 2004) 1, Dontrelle Inman ( ) 1, Billy Smith ( ) 1, Nick Merrick ( ) 1, John Pincavage ( ) 1, Terry Kirby ( ) 1, Henry Johnson ( ) 1,016 JORDAN MACK STARTS SEASON OPENER AT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER True freshman Jordan Mack (Lithonia, Ga.) started at one of the outside linebacker positions against Richmond. Mack finished with three tackles. Mack became the first true freshman to start at linebacker in a season opener since Ahmad Brooks in Brooks made seven tackles and broke up two passes in his debut against Duke on Aug. 30, OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS A FAVORITE TARGET OF BENKERT Olamide Zaccheaus made five catches for a team-high 75 yards and one touchdown in the second half against the Spiders. Zaccheaus is second on the team with 14 receptions and is averaging 52.3 yards per game. Zaccheaus came to UVA as a running back, but switched to wide receiver as a true freshman to fill a need in The versatile Zaccheaus also ran back kicks in 2015 and is on the preseason watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, the national honor given to the most versatile player. Olamide is Nigerian for the blessing has come. EARNED NOT GIVEN UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall has brought an Earned Not Given mentality to the Virginia Football program. When winter workouts started, players wore all black and nothing affixed with a Virginia logo. Players had to earn the right to wear the blue and orange. Then had to earn the right to wear the Virginia logo. Everything from access to the locker room, to numbers was part of the new Earned Not Given mentality. Even when it came to practice, players had to earn the next period, repeating the previous period as many times as needed until the next period was earned. TB Taquan Mizzell is one of five Cavaliers to record 1,000 career rushing and 1,000 career receiving yards. 7

8 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES VIRGINIA S 1,000 CAREER RUSHING LIST Name (Years) Total Yards 1. Thomas Jones ( ) 3, Tiki Barber ( ) 3, Terry Kirby ( ) 3, Johnny Papit ( ) 3, Kevin Parks ( ) 3, Wali Lundy ( ) 3, Tommy Vigorito ( ) 2, Frank Quayle ( ) 2, Jim Bakhtiar ( ) 2, Alvin Pearman ( ) 2, Barry Word ( ) 2, Marcus Wilson ( ) 2, Antwoine Womack ( , ) 2, Howard Petty ( ) 2, Kevin Brooks ( ) 2, Nikki Fisher ( ) 2, Billy Copeland ( ) 2, Perry Jones ( ) 2, Kent Merritt ( ) 1, Gary Helman ( ) 1, Cedric Peerman ( ) 1, Antonio Rice ( , 1986) 1, Greg Taylor ( , 1981) 1, Jerrod Washington ( ) 1, Bill Dudley ( ) 1, David Sloan ( ) 1, Jeff Anderson ( ) 1, Kevin Morgan ( ) 1, Charles Way ( ) 1, Durwin Greggs ( ) 1,324 Jason Snelling (2002, ) 1, Mikell Simpson ( ) 1, Shawn Moore ( ) 1, Jim Lacey ( ) 1, Taquan Mizzell (2013-pres.) 1, John Duda ( ) 1, Gerry Furst ( ) 1, Derek Jenkins ( ) 1, Carroll Jarvis ( ) 1, Bobby Pate ( ) 1, Quentin Walker ( , ) 1, Keith Payne (2007, 2010) 1,004 TASK UNIT LEADERS Bronco Mendenhall has entrusted the team with a leadership body with six units. With a military flair, there are six task unit leaders. The coaching staff selected the six task leaders. Each unit consists of players, drafted by the task unit leaders themselves. Each task unit leader from his team names an assistant leader. A lot of activities over the summer was accomplished through the task units. Accountability and discipline were two really big emphasis. It was the task unit leaders that determined the draft order when it came time to select numbers. RB Jordan Ellis received the first pick and NT Donte Wilkins received the second pick. PLAYERS EARN THEIR NUMBERS On the night of Saturday, Aug. 27, inside the locker room at Scott Stadium, 60 players earned their numbers in a special ceremony. Eleven more Cavaliers earned their numbers on the morning of Sept. 1, prior to practice. On Sept. 15, prior to practice, OLB Matt Terrell (Fr.) earned his number to bring the total number of players whom have earned numbers to 72. Below are the Cavaliers who have number changes in 2016: Player Old Number New Number Connor Brewer, QB 2 16 Evan Butts, TE Lester Coleman, P Nicholas Conte, P Malcolm Cook, OLB Warren Craft, WR 1 23 Doni Dowling, WR 19 7 David Eldridge, WR Jake Fieler, OG Kirk Garner, CB 2 32 Kareem Gibson, CB 7 31 Ben Hogg, WR Keeon Johnson, WR 85 8 Cory Jones, OLB Andre Levrone, WR Brendan Marshall, TE Chris Peace, OLB Albert Reid, TB 5 2 Myles Robinson, CB Jahvoni Simmons, ILB Joe Spaziani, QB 7 99 C.J. Stalker, ILB Braedon Urie, WR Donte Wilkins, DT 93 1 Steven Wright, DE #HOOSRISING Hoos Rising is a Virginia Football movement that began on National Signing Day 2016 to generate excitement in the Cavalier fan base through the social media hashtag, #HoosRising. COLLEGE GRADUATES ON UVA ROSTER IS TOPS IN THE NATION There are 15 Cavaliers that have graduated with their undergraduate degree and who will be competing for Virginia in UVA is No. 1 in the nation with 15 college graduates on its roster. The 2016 season marks the second year in a row UVA led the nation with college graduates on its roster. UVA had 13 college graduates on its 2015 roster. (QB) Kurt Benkert, (QB) Connor Brewer, (P) Nicholas Conte, (DE) Mark Hall, (QB) Matt Johns, (OG) Sean Karl, (C) Jackson Matteo, (DT) Andre Miles-Redmond, (OT) Michael Mooney, (DE) Jack Powers, (SS) Kelvin Rainey, (TB) Albert Reid, (WR) Ryan Santoro, (PK) Dylan Sims and (SS) Wilfred Wahee hold their undergraduate degrees. Ten of the 15 walked The Lawn in May 2016 as graduates of UVA, while Wilfred Wahee was a December 2015 graduate. Kurt Benkert ( 16, East Carolina), Connor Brewer ( 15, Arizona), Jack Powers ( 16, Arizona State) and Albert Reid ( 15, Maryland) joined Virginia as transfers. Below is a list of schools with the most student-athletes on its 2016 roster that have earned their undergraduate degrees already. Number of Grad School Students on Roster 1. Virginia Pittsburgh Georgia Southern 11 Illinois 11 Northwestern 11 Temple 11 West Virginia Iowa State 10 TB Taquan Smoke Mizzell rushed for 91 yards at Miami on Nov. 7, 2015 to become the 42nd Cavalier to amass at least 1,000 career rushing yards. 8 MENDENHALL NAMES THREE CAPTAINS During Monday s press conference UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced that ILB Micah Kiser, C Jackson Matteo and DT Donte Wilkins were named captains, as voted on my their peers.

9 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES Defensive Players CAREER STARTS Name, Pos Career Streak Quin Blanding, FS * * Tim Harris, CB * Micah Kiser, ILB * * Kelvin Rainey, SS * Zach Bradshaw, OLB * Donte Wilkins, DT * Wilfred Wahee, CB * * Chris Peace, OLB * * * Myles Robinson, CB * * * Juan Thornhill, CB * * * Andrew Brown, DT * * Darious Latimore, CB * * * A. Miles-Redmond, DT * Eli Hanback, DE * * * * Jordan Mack, OLB * * * * Eric Gallon, OLB * * * Kirk Garner, CB * * Jack Powers, DE * * 0 * C.J. Stalker, ILB * * * Steven Wright, DE * * * * * did not play Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. Offensive Players Name, Pos Career Streak Eric Smith, OT * Keeon Johnson, WR * Jackson Matteo, C * Michael Mooney, OT * Matt Johns, QB * Taquan Mizzell, TB * Jack English, OT * * Albert Reid, TB & 3 Doni Dowling, WR * * Jack McDonald, OG * * O. Zaccheaus, WR * * * Evan Butts, TE * * * Kurt Benkert, QB * * 0 * Andre Levrone, WR * * Warren Craft, WR * * * * Daniel Hamm, TB * Sean Karl, OG * Ryan Santoro, WR * * Hasise Dubois, WR * * * * Jake Fieler, OT * * * * C. Wingo-Reeves, FB * * did not play Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed VIRGINIA OPPONENTS Opponent 16 Record AP Rank This Week Next Game Richmond (FCS) 9/24 Colgate 10/1 Towson at Oregon 2-1 RV 9/24 Colorado 10/1 at Washington St. at UConn 2-1 9/24 Syracuse 9/29 at Houston Central Michigan 3-0 RV 9/24 at Virginia 10/1 Western Michigan at Duke 1-2 9/24 at Notre Dame 10/1 Virginia Pitt 2-1 9/24 at North Carolina 10/1 Marshall North Carolina 2-1 RV 9/24 Pittsburgh 10/1 at Florida State Louisville /24 at Marshall 10/1 at Clemson at Wake Forest 3-0 9/24 at Indiana 10/1 at NC State Miami BYE 10/1 at Georgia Tech at Georgia Tech 3-0 RV 9/22 Clemson 10/1 Miami at Virginia Tech 2-1 RV 9/24 East Carolina 10/8 at North Carolina VIRGINIA S ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMES UVA has played nine all-time OT games and has a 4-5 record all-time: Year Opponent Site Result 2015 vs. Syracuse (3 OT) Scott Stadium W, vs. Idaho Scott Stadium W, vs. Miami Scott Stadium L, vs. North Carolina Scott Stadium W, vs. Wyoming Scott Stadium W, vs. Fresno State * Bronco Stadium (Boise, Idaho) L, at Clemson Memorial Stadium (Clemson, S.C.) L, vs. BYU Scott Stadium L, vs. Duke (2 OT) Scott Stadium L, *MPC Computers Bowl SCOTT STADIUM, HOME OF THE CAVALIERS The Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, with its unique architectural design, scenic setting on the University s Grounds and exceptional sight lines, is one of the nation s finest college football settings. Opened in 1931, Scott Stadium might be one of the oldest campus college football stadiums in the nation, but you could never tell from its appearance. Numerous upgrades and expansions make it a modern home for the Cavaliers and their fans. Scott Stadium was the gift of Frederic William Scott and Elisabeth Strother Scott, and was dedicated to the memory of his parents, Frederic Robert Scott and Frances Branch Scott. Virginia played its dedication game at Scott Stadium on Oct. 15, 1931 against the Virginia Military Institute before a then-capacity crowd of 22,000. Prior to that season, the Cavaliers staged their home games at the University s Lambeth Field. Virginia has played 452 games in the historic venue. UVA s all-time record at Scott Stadium stands at Top 10 Scott Stadium Crowds All-Time Date Attend. Opponent Result 8/30/08 64,947 USC USC, /13/04 63,701 Miami UM, /19/05 63,344 Virginia Tech VT, /15/05 63,106 Florida State UVA, /6/04 63,072 Maryland UVA, 16-0 Date Attend. Opponent Result 10/18/03 62,875 Florida State FSU, /11/04 62,790 North Carolina UVA, /7/04 61,833 Clemson UVA, /30/03 61,737 Duke UVA, /24/07 61,711 Virginia Tech VT, CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB WR WR FB Johnson (19) Mooney (15) McDonald (2) Matteo (17) McDonald (3) Smith (35) Butts (5) Johns (15) Mizzell (13) Zaccheaus (5) Levrone (3) Wingo-Reeves (1) Santoro (2) English (9) Mooney (2) Benkert (3) Reid (4) Dowling (5) Craft (2) Matteo (1) Karl (2) Hamm (2) Dubois (1) Fieler (1) DEFENSE DE DT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB Brown (3) Wilkins (13) Hanback (2) Rainey (2) Bradshaw (3) Kiser (15) Bradshaw (10) Harris. T (21) Blanding (27) Rainey (13) Latimore (3) Peace (1) Miles-Redmond (3) Wright (1) Mack (2) Peace (2) Thornhill (3) Wahee (2) Wahee (3) Powers (1) Stalker (1) Gallon (1) Robinson (3) Garner (1) 9

10 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES/POLLS GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES Coin Kickoff/ UVA Game Game Jersey/ Opponent Toss Receive 1st Poss. Time (ET) Length Pants Helmet Attendance Result Richmond Loss Kickoff Fumble 3:30 p.m. 3:09 Blue/White Blue 49,270 L/20-37 at Oregon Win Receive Punt 10:30 p.m. 3:30 White/White White 53,774 L/26-44 at Connecticut Win Receive Punt 1:30 p.m. 3:11 White/White White 31,036 L/10-13 Central Michigan 12:30 p.m. at Duke Pittsburgh North Carolina Louisville at Wake Forest Miami at Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech NATIONAL POLLS (SEPT. 18) ASSOCIATED PRESS Record Points 1. Alabama (50) Ohio State (4) Louisville (6) Michigan (1) Clemson Houston Stanford Michigan State Washington Texas A&M Wisconsin Georgia Florida State Tennessee Miami Baylor Arkansas LSU Florida Nebraska Texas San Diego State Ole Miss Utah Oklahoma Others receiving votes: TCU 132, North Dakota State 74, UCLA 74, Boise State 69, Iowa 47, California 44, Oklahoma State 42, Notre Dame 32, Oregon 23, Georgia Tech 17, North Carolina 17, Central Michigan 16, South Florida 7, Toledo 6, Western Michigan 6, Arizona State 3, Maryland 3, Virginia Tech 1 USA TODAY Record Points 1. Alabama (59) Ohio State (3) Clemson (1) Louisville Michigan Stanford Houston Michigan State Washington Wisconsin Georgia Tennessee Texas A&M Florida State Baylor Florida LSU Arkansas Miami Nebraska Ole Miss TCU Utah Texas Iowa Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 106, North Carolina 95, San Diego State 87, UCLA 81, Boise State 62, Oregon 50, Oklahoma State 46, Arizona State 34, South Florida 32, Georgia Tech 28, Notre Dame 23, West Virginia 19, Western Michigan 16, Minnesota 11, Navy 10, Toledo 6, Central Michigan 6, California 6, Maryland 4, Memphis 4, Kansas State 4, Army 2, Auburn 2, Western Kentucky 2 10

11 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES KICK RETURN HAS SEEN A FEW DIFFERENT FACES Virginia has used four different return men on kick return. Redshirt freshman safety Chris Sharp led UVA with four kick returns for 73 yards against Richmond. His first return went for 26 yards. Sharp had a long return of 31 yards. Albert Reid, Joe Reed and Taquan Mizzell have also seen time on kick return. Reid s 42-yard return at Oregon was a career long and the only kick returned by UVA in the game. UVA returned zero kicks at UConn on Sept. 17 BREAKING IN A NEW PLACEKICKER UVA attempted its first field goal of 2016 in game three at UConn. Alex Furbank connected on a 23-yard field goal in his first career play of football at any level. Furbank walked-on to the UVA team during fall camp after being on the soccer roster at DIII Randolph-Macon in 2015, but did not appear in any games. Furbank is now the only kicker on the UVA roster that has attempted any field goals in college. Dylan Sims has appeared on kickoffs since the third game of the 2013 season, but never has attempted a field goal. The last time Virginia entered a season without a player with on its roster that had attempted a field goal attempt in his college career was 2012, when the two placekickers were Drew Jarrett and Ian Frye. Sims attempted three PATs, making all three for his first three career points against Richmond in the season opener. Sims was 3-of-4 on PATs at then-no. 24 Oregon and is now 6-of-7 on the season. Furbank is 1-of-1 on PATs. CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION Name, Pos. Streak 16 Rec. Career Rec. Streak Started Taquan Mizzell, TB Sept. 7, 2013 (Oregon) Olamide Zaccheaus, WR Nov. 7, 2015 (Miami) Doni Dowling, WR Sept. 3, 2016 (Richmond) Hasise Dubois, WR Sept. 3, 2016 (Richmond) Keeon Johnson, WR Sept. 3, 2016 (Richmond) Warren Craft, WR Sept. 3, 2016 (Richmond) * - career number includes receptions from previous FBS school 100-YARD GAMES 100+Yard Receiving Games Name, Pos Career Taquan Mizzell, TB Yard Rushing Games Name, Pos Career Albert Reid, TB Daniel Hamm, TB Taquan Mizzell, TB LAST TIME: SPECIAL TEAMS LAST UVA KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Terence Fells-Danzer vs. Eastern Michigan, 2010 (70 yards) LAST UVA PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Maurice Canady vs. William & Mary, 2015 (74 yards) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT DreQuan Hoskey vs. VMI, 2013 LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD Trey Womack at Miami (Fla.), 2009 (B. Schautz TD for 20 yards) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL Daquan Romero vs. Miami, 2014 LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PAT Brent Urban vs. Oregon, 2013 GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS IN UVA HISTORY Below is the list of UVA s all-time fourth quarter game-winning field goals that were the game s last score and gave the Cavaliers the lead for good. NAME DATE OPP. DISTANCE TIME FINAL Ian Frye Sept. 13, 2014 Louisville 42 3: Robert Randolph Sept. 10, 2011 at Indiana 23 : Chris Gould Oct. 13, 2007 UConn 19 3: Chris Gould Oct. 6, 2007 at Middle Tenn. 34 : Connor Hughes Dec. 30, 2005 vs. Minnesota 39 1: Connor Hughes Sept. 17, 2005 at Syracuse 19 : Connor Hughes Sept. 27, 2003 Wake Forest 38 : Todd Braverman Sept. 4, 1999 at North Carolina 50 : Todd Braverman Sept. 19, 1998 Clemson 30 : John A. Roberts Oct. 18, 1997 Duke 29 2: Rafael Garcia Nov. 16, 1996 North Carolina 32 : Rafael Garcia Sept. 17, 1994 Clemson 19 : Jake McInerney Oct. 28, 1989 Louisville 37 : Mark Inderlied Sept. 17, 1988 Georgia Tech 35 : Mark Inderlied Nov. 12, 1988 North Carolina 28 6: Jeff Gaffney Oct. 4, 1986 at Wake Forest 36 : Kenny Stadlin Dec. 31, 1984 vs. Purdue 22 7: Wayne Morrison Oct. 31, 1981 VMI 20 11: Wayne Morrison Nov. 1, 1980 at Tennessee 43 11: Russell Henderson Oct. 22, 1977 Wake Forest 34 : Billy Maxwell Nov. 20, 1971 at Maryland 22 : /300-YARD GAMES 200+Yard Passing Games Name Career Matt Johns Kurt Benkert * 0 * Yard Passing Games Name Career Matt Johns UVA S ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS LIST (100+) Name Career Catches 1. Billy McMullen, WR ( ) Kris Burd, WR ( ) Taquan Mizzell, RB (2013-pres.) Heath Miller, TE ( ) Alvin Pearman, RB ( ) Darius Jennings, WR ( ) Perry Jones, RB ( ) John Ford, WR (1984, 86-88) Germane Crowell, WR ( ) Dave Sullivan, WR ( ) Kevin Ogletree, WR ( , 08) Herman Moore, WR ( ) 114 Wali Lundy, RB ( ) Patrick Jeffers, WR ( ) Terry Kirby, RB ( ) Tyrone Davis, WR ( ) 103 Bruce McGonnigal, TE ( ) 103 Kevin Parks, RB ( ) Canaan Severin ( ) Tom Fadden, WR ( )

12 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL KURT BENKERT KURT BENKERT NOTES 6 KURT BENKERT (BEN-KURT) Quarterback Junior Cape Coral, Fla. Island Coast HS/East Carolina 2014 GAME-BY-GAME (AT EAST CAROLINA) Rushing Receiving Passing Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg Aug 30 N.C. CENTRAL Sep 20 NORTH CAROLINA Jan 03 vs Florida Totals GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg Sep 03 RICHMOND Sep 10 at Oregon Sep 17 at UConn Totals BENKERT BY THE NUMBERS (UVA CAREER) PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic TOTAL RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic TOTAL BENKERT IS UVA S STARTING QUARTERBACK Kurt Benkert was named the starting quarterback by head coach Bronco Mendenhall on August 24 following the final practice of fall camp. Benkert, a transfer from East Carolina, became (vs. Richmond) the first Cavalier quarterback to start his UVA debut since 1977 when Bryan Shumock started the season opener against NC State. Shumock switched to defensive back for the 1978 season and led UVA with four interceptions. Benkert was the 11th different UVA starting quarterback to start an opener in the last 12 seasons. The list includes: Matt Johns (2015), Greyson Lambert (2014), David Watford (2013), Michael Rocco ( ), Marc Verica (2010), Vic Hall (2009), Peter Lalich (2008), Jameel Sewell (2007), Christian Olsen (2006) and Marques Hagans (2005). UVA QUARTERBACKS IN THEIR FIRST-CAREER START QB Kurt Benkert, a transfer from ECU, made his first collegiate start for the Cavaliers against Richmond (Sept. 3) in the season opener. Since 1955, 19 Virginia quarterbacks have passed for at least 150 yards in their first-career start. Here is a breakdown of the most passing yards by a Virginia QB in their first-ever start: Year (Opp.) Name A-C-I Yards TD 1997 (Auburn) Aaron Brooks (Duke) Phillip Sims (Richmond) Kurt Benkert (Navy) Mike Groh (WFU) Bob Davis (Clemson) Matt Blundin (Ga. Tech) David Rivers (Kent State) Matt Johns (Maryland) Symmion Willis (W&M) Michael Rocco (W&M) Shawn Moore (UNC) Dan Ellis (Army) Gene Arnette (Ga. Tech) Don Majkowski (UConn) Marc Verica (Clemson) Lindsay Delaney (NC State) Wayne Schuchts (USC) Peter Lalich (VMI) Bill Troup KURT BENKERT SAYS I DO Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert got married this summer. Him and his sweetheart, Samantha, tied the knot on July 2 at Lovers Key State Park in Fort Myers, Fla. Benkurt doesn t wear his actual wedding band while playing football, but he does wear a band made out of silicone as a representation of that wedding band. He rotates between three colors, black, grey and white. QB Kurt Benkert was 23-of-41 for 241 passing yards in a narrow setback at UConn last Saturday. 12

13 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TAQUAN MIZZELL 4 TAQUAN MIZZELL Tailback Senior Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside HS 2013 GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Kick Returns Punt Returns all Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp Aug 31 BYU Sep 07 OREGON Oct 05 BALL STATE Oct 12 at Maryland Oct 19 DUKE Oct 26 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 3 Football Nov 02 Virginia CLEMSONIndividual Game-by-Game (as 4 of 24 Nov 0 15, ) Nov 09 at North Carolina All 3 games Nov 23 at Miami Nov 30 VIRGINIA TECH Totals GAME-BY-GAME #4 Taquan Mizzell Rushing ReceivingRushing Passing Receiving Kick Returns Punt Returns all pponent Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds no. td yds lg td cmp-att-int lg no. yds yds td td lg lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp CLA Aug 30 UCLA ICHMOND Sep 06 RICHMOND OUISVILLE Sep 13 LOUISVILLE t BYU Sep 20 at BYU ENT STATE Sep 27 KENT 9 STATE ITT Oct 04 PITT t Duke Oct 18 at Duke ORTH CAROLINAOct 25 NORTH 5 CAROLINA University of 13 17Virginia University Football of 013Virginia 1 21 Football t Georgia Tech Nov 01 at Georgia 2 Tech Virginia Individual Game-by-Game Virginia Individual (as Game-by-Game of Aug 23, 2016) (as of Aug 23, 2016) t Florida State Nov 08 at Florida 2 State IAMI (FLA.) Nov 22 MIAMI 8 (FLA.) All 7 8 0games All 7 0 0games t Virginia Tech Nov 28 at Virginia 1 Tech Totals GAME-BY-GAME Avg/rush: 4.4 Avg/catch: 6.9 KR avg: 23.1 All purpose #4 avg/game: Taquan 63.2 Mizzell Total offense #4 avg/gm: Taquan 23.3 Mizzell Tackles Rushing Receiving Sacks Rushing Fumble Passing Receiving Pass Defense Kick blkdreturns Passing PAT Attempts Punt Returns Kick off Returns all Punt Returns all pponent Date ua Opponent no. a yds totaltd lgtfl-yds no. yds no-yds no. td yds lgff td cmp-att-int fr-yds lg no. int-yds yds qbh td td lg lg brup no. cmp-att-int kick yds tdkickyds lgrush no. td rcv yds lg saf no. td t/o yds lg purp td pts lg no. yds td lg purp t AUCLA Sep 05 0 at UCLA HMOND OTRE DAME Sep 12 0 NOTRE 180 DAME ISVILLE ILLIAM & MARY Sep 19 0 WILLIAM 50 & 44MARY YU OISE STATE Sep 25 0 BOISE 70 STATE t T Pitt STATE Oct 10 0 at Pitt TYRACUSE Oct 17 0 SYRACUSE uke t North Carolina Oct 24 0 at North 240 Carolina EORGIA TH CAROLINA TECH Oct 31 0 GEORGIA TECH Individual Career History Virginia Football 2016 Virginia Football t eorgia Miami Tech (FL) Nov 07 Virginia 0 at Miami 180 (FL) 91 Individual Game-by-Game Virginia Individual (as 8Game-by-Game of 0-00 Sep , ) (as of 0 0Sep 00 17, ) lorida t Louisville State Nov 14 0 at Louisville All games All games MI UKE (FLA.) Nov 21 0 DUKE irginia IRGINIA Tech TECH Taquan Nov 28 Mizzell 0 VIRGINIA TECH Totals Avg/rush: 4.1 Avg/catch: 45 KR avg: KR avg: avg/gm: Total offense avg/gm: 55.9 RUSHING g 2016 Avg/catch: 2013 Games: GAME-BY-GAME Avg/rush: Pass effic: td long avg/c #4 Taquan Pass 1 All effic: purpose 36 Mizzell 0.00 avg/game: avg/g #4 Taquan All Total purpose Mizzell offense avg/game: att yards Tackles Rushing Receiving Sacks 4Tackles Rushing 36 Fumble 4.1Passing Receiving Pass 55.9Sacks Defense Fumble Kick blkd Returns Passing PAT Pass Attempts Defense Punt Returns Kick blkd off Returns PAT all Attempts Punt Returns off all onent pponent 2016 Date Date ua Opponent Opponent no. a yds total 3 td 28 lg tfl-yds no. 121 ua yds no-yds no. 1 a td yds lg 24 total ff td cmp-att-int fr-yds lg 4.3 tfl-yds no. int-yds 40.3 yds yds no-yds qbh td td lg lg brup ff no. cmp-att-int fr-yds kick yds td kick int-yds yds lg rush no. qbh td rcv yds lg brup saf no. td kick t/o yds lg purp td pts kick lg rush no. rcv yds saf td t/o lg purp pts CLA ICHMOND TOTAL Sep at 0UCLA RICHMOND t RE Oregon DAME Sep NOTRE 0 at Oregon 100DAME PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic 0 LIAM t UConn & MARY Sep WILLIAM 0 at UConn 110& MARY SE STATE Totals Sep 25 BOISE 0 28STATE itt 2015 Oct 10 at 0Pitt Avg/rush: ACUSE 4.3 Avg/catch: 2016 Oct Games: 17 SYRACUSE Avg/rush: KR 0avg: Avg/catch: All purpose 6.2 0avg/game: KR 0avg: Total All 0-0 0purpose offense avg/game: avg/gm: Total offense avg/gm: orth Carolina MIZZELL TOTAL Oct 24 at 1North BY THE 0Carolina NUMBERS (CAREER) RGIA TECH Oct 31 GEORGIA 0 0Tackles TECH Sacks Tackles Fumble Pass 0-0Sacks Defense Fumble 00 blkd 0-00 PAT 0-0 Pass Attempts 0-0 Defense blkd off 0- PAT 0-00 Attempts off - 0 onent TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g iami (FL) RUSHING Date Nov 07 ua Opponent at Miami a(fl) total atttfl-yds yards ua no-yds td a long total ff fr-yds avg/c 0-0 tfl-yds 0.0-0int-yds avg/g 0-0no-yds qbh brup ff fr-yds kick 0-0 kick int-yds rush qbh rcv brup saf kick t/o pts kick 0-0 rush rcv saf t/o pts HMOND ouisville Sep Nov RICHMOND at 0 Louisville regon E Sep Nov at DUKE 0 Oregon GINIA Conn TECH Sep Nov at VIRGINIA 0 UConn0 TECH TOTAL Totals TOTAL RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g TOTAL SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g TOTAL MIZZELL S PLACE IN UVA RECORD BOOK Single-Season Receptions (2015, 75, 2nd) Single-Season Receiving Yards (2015, 721, 16th) Single-Season All-Purpose Yards (2015, 1488, 13th) Career Receptions (2013-pres., 155, 3rd) Career Receiving Yards (2013-pres., 1,231, 22nd) Career Rushing Yards (2013-pres., 1,256, 36th) Fastest to 100 Career Receptions (2013-pres., 28 games, 3rd) MIZZELL S PLACE IN ACC RECORD BOOK Single-Season Receptions by a Running Back (2015, 75, 2nd) Single-Season Receiving Yards by a Running Back (2015, 721, 1st) TAQUAN MIZZELL NOTES DYNAMIC MIZZELL ALL OVER THE FIELD IN 2015 Virginia running back Taquan Mizzell rushed 163 times in 2015 and made 75 receptions for 238 offensive touches. Mizzell s 238 offensive touches registers as 35.2 percent of UVA s combined rushes and receptions (676) in Mizzell needed 29 more rushing yards in 2015 to become the first FBS player since 2006 to record over 700 receiving and 700 rushing yards in the same season. MIZZELL AS A RECEIVER Mizzell averaged 4.9 receptions per game in 2015, which placed him as the only running back that ranked nationally in the Top 50. Mizzell ranks No. 18 nationally among all active receivers in career catches per contest with 4.2. Mizzell is the only running back on the preseason Biletnikoff Watch List. MIZZELL ONE OF ACC S MOST VERSATILE Mizzell averaged 124 all-purpose yards a game in 2015, good to rank No. 4 in the ACC and No. 35 nationally. His 1,488 all-purpose yards were the most by a Cavalier since Alvin Pearman led the ACC in 2004 with 1,938 all-purpose yards. MIZZELL ON FOUR PRESEASON WATCH LISTS Taquan Mizzell is on four preseason national watch lists. Mizzell has been named to the Maxwell Award, Bilentnikoff Award, Doak Walker Award and Senior Bowl Preseason Watch Lists. KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g TOTAL

14 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES GAME-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Richmond 0 Fumble :11 3 FG :51 Oregon 0 Punt :49 0 Punt :12 UConn 0 Punt :09 0 Punt :54 Totals 0 2:03* 3 2:39* *-average GOAL-TO-GOAL SITUATIONS 2016 SUMMARY Totals Offense Defense Goal-to-Go Situations 5 6 Scores 4 6 Total Points Touchdowns 3 4 Field Goals 1 1 Fumbles 0 0 Interceptions 0 0 Missed Field Goals 1 0 Lost on Downs 0 0 End of Half/Game 1 0 Ran Out Clock 0 0 SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Richmond 0 Punt :50 0 Punt :02 Oregon 7 TD :29 0 Punt :09 UConn 0 Punt :04 0 Punt :49 Totals 7 2:28* 0 1:40* *-average GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Offense Defense Sept. 5 Richmond TD - Pass Sept. 12 Oregon TD - Rush TD - Rush TD - Pass TD - Rush TD - Pass TD - Pass Field Goal Sept. 12 UConn Field Goal TD-Rush Missed FG LAST MINUTE GAME-WINNING SCORES IN UVA HISTORY Below is the list of UVA s all-time last minute game-winning scores. All scores happened with 60 seconds or less in the fourth quarter and was the game s last score. DATE SCORE TIME OPP. FINAL Nov. 10, 2012 Jake McGee 10-yd pass from Michael Rocco :06 Miami Sept. 10, 2011 Robert Randolph 23-yard FG :00 at Indiana Oct. 20, 2007 Mikell Simpson 1-yard TD run :16 at Maryland Oct. 6, 2007 Chris Gould 34-yard FG :08 at Middle Tenn Sept. 17, 2005 Connor Hughes 19-yard FG :01 at Syracuse Sept. 27, 2003 Connor Hughes 38-yard FG :10 Wake Forest Nov. 10, 2001 Alvin Pearman 27-yd pass from Bryson Spinner :22 Georgia Tech Sept. 22, 2001 Billy McMullen 1-yd pass from Bryson Spinner :01 at Clemson Nov. 20, 1999 Billy McMullen 20-yd pass from Dan Ellis :26 at Maryland Sept. 4, 1999 Todd Braverman 50-yard FG :27 at North Carolina Sept. 19, 1998 Todd Braverman 30-yard FG :49 Clemson Nov. 16, 1996 Rafael Garcia 32-yard FG :39 North Carolina Dec. 30, 1995 Demetrius Allen 83-yard kick off return :57 vs. Georgia Sept. 9, 1995 Tiki Barber 1-yard TD run :13 at NC State Sept. 17, 1994 Rafael Garcia 19-yard FG :26 Clemson 9-6 Oct. 28, 1989 Jake McInerney 37-yard FG :00 Louisville Sept. 17, 1988 Mark Inderlied 35-yard FG :09 Georgia Tech Nov. 14, 1987 Keith Mattioli 9-yd pass from Scott Secules :30 North Carolina Oct. 4, 1986 Jeff Gaffney 36-yard FG :56 at Wake Forest Oct. 25, 1980 Todd Kirtley 1-yard TD run :18 at Wake Forest Oct. 22, 1977 Russell Henderson 34-yard FG :05 Wake Forest Oct. 23, 1976 Andre Grier 36-yd pass from John Hitt :53 at Wake Forest Nov. 20, 1971 Billy Maxwell 22-yard FG :18 at Maryland Oct. 9, 1965 Bob Davis 3-yard pass from Tom Hodges :01 VMI Oct. 3, 1964 Larry Molinari 2-yard pass from Bob Davis :20 Virginia Tech

15 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL BRONCO MENDENHALL Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach First Season Bronco Mendenhall was named Virginia s head football coach on Dec. 4, He served as the head football coach at Brigham Young University for 11 years before joining the Cavalier program. Mendenhall, Virginia s 40th head football coach, has compiled an overall record of in his 11 seasons as head coach at BYU to rank 12th in total wins among all FBS teams during that time. Mendenhall also ranks 13th in winning percentage (.697) among all active coaches with at least five years of FBS experience, and he ranks 10th among active coaches with at least 10 years of experience. In the three seasons prior to Mendenhall becoming the head coach at BYU, the Cougars compiled an overall record of Over the last 11 years, the Cougars are one of only 11 programs to advance to a bowl game each season (includes the 2015 season). BYU is joined by Alabama, Boise State, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin on that list. Among those 11 teams, only Florida State has achieved more bowl wins (seven) than BYU s six bowl game victories. BYU football student-athletes have earned freshman All-America recognition in eight of the past 10 seasons. More than 60 BYU players have signed with NFL teams since Mendenhall arrived in Provo, including defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft and Kyle Van Noy, the No. 40 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. Under Mendenhall, the Cougars tied for seventh among all FBS programs for the most Academic All-America citations over the last decade and BYU tops all FBS programs with the most selections (39) to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (recognizing starters and significant contributors finishing their eligibility with a 3.2 GPA or better over their college career) since the program began in The success of Mendenhall s leadership approach in running the BYU football program has been highlighted in a management book, Running Into the Wind: Bronco Mendenhall -- 5 Strategies for Building a Successful Team, written by Alyson Von Feldt and Paul Gustavson, a leading management consultant specializing in leadership development and organizational design. Mendenhall was elected in 2013 to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees as the District 8 Representative and also serves on the AFCA Ethics Committee. In his first year in 2005 after taking over a program coming off three losing seasons, Mendenhall led BYU to a 6-5 regular-season record and earned an invitation to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas -- the team s first postseason bowl appearance in three seasons. The Cougars finished tied for second in the MWC with a 5-3 league ledger. Following the 2006 season, Mendenhall was named the American Football Coaches Association Region IV Coach of the Year. In addition, the Football Writers Association of America named Mendenhall one of nine finalists for the prestigious Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. A dominant defense led BYU to its seventh winning season in as many years as the BYU football team finished the 2012 season with eight wins, a program-best fourth consecutive bowl victory and the No. 3 defense in the nation. With an 8-5 record, BYU claimed its sixth season with as least eight wins under Mendenhall s eight-year head coaching tenure. Incredibly consistent all year long, BYU finished the year ranked No. 3 in total defense, allowing just yards per game. The Cougars ended the season ranked in the top four in five major defensive categories. Mendenhall has served as the BYU s defensive coordinator for much of his tenure as the head coach. He returned to a full-time role with the defense again in During his tenure in Provo, the Cougars have consistently fielded one of the nation s strongest defenses. Mendenhall s defense excels at keeping opponents out of the end zone. Entering the 2015 season, they averaged a No. 20 national ranking in scoring defense while he oversees the defense, including three top-10 ratings. THE BRONCO MENDENHALL FILE PERSONAL Born: Feb. 21, 1966 in Alpine, Utah Hometown: Alpine, Utah Wife: Holly Children: Raeder, Breaker and Cutter EDUCATION High School: American Fork High School, American Fork, Utah (1984) College: Oregon State (1988) Graduate School: Oregon State (1990) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Snow College ( ) Oregon State ( ) COACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Assistant, Oregon State Defensive Coord./DBs, Snow College 1993 Defensive Backs, Northern Arizona 1994 Co-Defensive Coord./DBs, Northern Arizona 1995 Defensive Line, Oregon State 1996 Defensive Coordinator/DBs, Oregon State 1997 Defensive Backs, Louisiana Tech Defensive Coord./DBs, New Mexico 2002 Assistant HC/Def. Coord./DBs, New Mexico Defensive Coord./DBs, BYU Head Coach, BYU 2016-pres. Head Coach, Virginia FBS Winning Percentage of Active FBS Head Coaches (Min. 5 Full Seasons) Name, School FBS Years FBS Record Urban Meyer, Ohio State 15th Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 7th Chris Peterson, Washington 11th David Shaw, Stanford 6th Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 17th Nick Saban, Alabama 21st Gary Patterson, TCU 17th Mark Richt, Miami 16th Dabo Swinney, Clemson 9th Bobby Petrino, Louisville 12th Les Miles, LSU 16th Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 13th Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M 9th Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia 12th The Mendenhall Record Year School Overall Conference Place Postseason 2005 BYU MWC 2nd Las Vegas Bowl 2006 BYU MWC 1st Las Vegas Bowl 2007 BYU MWC 1st Las Vegas Bowl 2008 BYU MWC 3rd Las Vegas Bowl 2009 BYU MWC 2nd Las Vegas Bowl 2010 BYU MWC 3rd New Mexico Bowl 2011 BYU 10-3 Independent N/A Armed Forces Bowl 2012 BYU 8-5 Independent N/A Poinsettia Bowl 2013 BYU 8-5 Independent N/A Fight Hunger Bowl 2014 BYU 8-5 Independent N/A Miami Beach Bowl 2015 BYU 9-4 Independent N/A Las Vegas Bowl 2016 Virginia ACC Totals (12th year) MWC 11 Bowl Appearance Virginia Record (first year) BYU Record (11 years)

16 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL FUN FACTS FUN FACTS UVA S EARLY FOOTBALL HISTORY AT LAMBETH FIELD The colonnades at Lambeth Field turn 103 in The playing surface at Lambeth Field hosted Virginia football from 1902 until Scott Stadium opened up in the midst of the 1931 season on Oct. 15, Lambeth Field is the location where the American game of football that we know today, played from youth league all the way up to the NFL, was first played. It all started in 1909 with the death of UVA s Archer Christian. Christian died in 1909 as a result of injuries sustained in a football game at Georgetown on Nov. 13, Christian s death highlighted 29 football related deaths during the 1909 season. Papers from all over the country carried the front-page headline of Christian s death. Former UVA President Edwin A. Alderman and the father of UV athletics, William Lambeth, went to New York City to meet with other presidents and administrators from other big time universities to discuss how they could make the game of football safer. At the time there was legislation happening in Washington to make it illegal to play the game of football in America. A new rules committee that was appointed from that meeting in New York City included Lambeth and the father of American football, Walter Camp. Lambeth noted to the committee, which met almost on a monthly basis, that the two deaths he had seen personally were due to exhaustion. At the time there were no substitutions, if you came out you could no longer return. The original game had a lot of pulling and pushing. Players were not considered down until they really couldn t move under the pile. Lambeth suggested that the game be split into four quarters, totaling 15 minutes a piece and that players could substitute back in. Walter Camp s notes from the committee meetings credit Lambeth, in the margins, with these changes. The committee asked Lambeth to take the new rules back to the University of Virginia and experiment with them during the spring of On the Grounds of the University of Virginia, under the watchful eye of William Lambeth, a new version of American football, divided into four quarters was played for the first time in history. Other notable rules that were played for the first time that spring at Lambeth Field were: seven men required on the line at the time of the snap, players could no longer push or pull the ball carrier and the forward pass could now be made across the line of scrimmage. Virginia football returned to its roots at Lambeth Field during camp in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, taking part in various scrimmages and practices on the hallowed ground. UVA ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR FOOTBALL IS ONE OF A FEW Virginia s Kelli Pugh is one of 10 women at the FBS level that is their school s sports medicine department s primary care provider for football. Pugh is only one of four women at the FBS level that works with a Power-Five level program. Ariko Iso, who was with the Pittsburgh Steelers for years, is with Oregon State. Sally Nogle works with Michigan State and Kammy Powell took over football in 2016 at Minnesota. RETIRED NUMBERS/JERSEYS RETIRED NUMBERS 12 - Shawn Moore 24 - Frank Quayle 35 - Bill Dudley 48 - Joe Palumbo 73 - Jim Dombrowski 97 - Gene Edmonds RETIRED JERSEYS Year Jersey No. Name Retired 3 Anthony Poindexter Thomas Jones Matt Schaub Will Brice Bob Davis Ronde Barber Tiki Barber Jim Bakhtiar Terry Kirby John St. Clair Ray Savage Patrick Kerney Elton Brown Tom Scott D Brickashaw Ferguson Ray Roberts Noel LaMontagne Chris Slade Herman Moore John Papit Heath Miller Chris Long 2007 Name Jennifer Brodeur Jennifer Brown* Brandy Clouse* Alyson Gramley* Ariko Iso Sally Nogle Kammy Powell Mary Vander Heiden* Dawn Hearn* KELLI PUGH School Massachusetts Eastern Michigan Georgia Southern Troy Oregon State Michigan State Minnesota UCF UTEP VIRGINIA * - sports medicine department head 16

17 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HOOS IN THE NFL/LEADERS ROSTER NOTES BY STATES State No. of Players % of 102 man roster Virginia Pennsylvania Georgia Maryland New Jersey Florida Massachusetts District of Columbia Texas California Colorado New York North Carolina West Virginia Arizona Ohio Tennessee Indiana percent of UVA s roster of 102 hail from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maryland and New Jersey. CAVALIERS AMONG NATIONAL/ACC LEADERS Category ACC NCAA National Leader Stat Rushing Offense Air Force Passing Offense Texas Tech Total Offense Louisville Scoring Offense Louisville 65.0 Rushing Defense Houston 38.3 Total Defense Florida Scoring Defense Florida 4.7 Net Punting Utah Punt Returns Southern California Kickoff Returns Air Force Pass Defense Virginia Tech 80.3 Sacks Florida 5.33 Tackles For Loss Miami (FL) 13.3 Sacks Allowed teams tied 0.00 Turnover Margin Ohio State 3.00 Passing Efficiency Washington Pass Efficiency Def Baylor rd-Down Conv Toledo 59.6 Opp. 3rd-Down Conv Michigan 10.5 Red-Zone% teams tied Opp. Red-Zone% Michigan 33.3 Completions Per Game NCAA/ACC Stat Receiving Yards NCAA/ACC Stat Kurt Benkert 14/ Keeon Johnson 145/ Doni Dowling 148/ Olamide Zaccheus 151/ Passing TDs Tackles Kurt Benkert 50/9 5 Micah Kiser 10/ Quin Blanding 41/4 9.0 Zach Bradshaw 115/ Total Offense Sacks Kurt Benkert 64/ Micah Kiser 44/ Albert Reid 191/ Receiving Yards Per Game Receptions Per Game Keeon Johnson 149/ Keeon Johnson 44/5 5.7 Doni Dowling 152/ Olamide Zaccheus 81/9 4.7 Olamide Zaccheus 158/ Taquan Mizzell 123/ Doni Dowling 155/ Player (Pos.) Last UVA Season Oday Aboushi (OT) 2013 Branden Albert (G) 2007 Ahmad Brooks (LB) 2005 Luke Bowanko (C/OG) 2013 David Dean (DT) 2015 Eli Harold (DE) 2014 Dontrelle Inman (WR) 2010 Darius Jennings (WR) 2014 Chris Long (DE) 2007 Rodney McLeod (S) 2011 Morgan Moses (OT) 2013 Austin Pasztor (OG) 2011 Johns Phillips (TE)-2008 Cedric Peerman (RB)-2008 La Roy Reynolds (LB) 2012 Matt Schaub (QB) 2003 Canaan Severin (WR) 2015 Brent Urban (DT) 2013 Max Valles (OLB) 2014 David Watford (WR) 2014 as of Sept. 19 CAVALIERS CURRENTLY IN THE NFL Current Team Houston Texans Miami Dolphins San Francisco 49ers Jacksonville Jaguars Cincinnati Bengals San Francisco 49ers San Diego Chargers Cleveland Browns New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos Cincinnati Bengals Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Philadelphia Eagles ACC FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2002 Miami* 22 Florida State 14 North Carolina 8 Boston College* 7 VIRGINIA 5 Clemson 5 NC State 4 Pitt^ 4 Virginia Tech* 4 Georgia Tech 3 Syracuse^ 3 Wake Forest 2 Louisville^ 2 Duke 0 *joined ACC in 2004 or 2005 ^joined ACC in 2013 or 2014 ACC S LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK OF DRAFT PICKS 1. Miami 42 Years 2. VIRGINIA 33 Years Florida State 33 Years Completion Percentage Yards Per Pass Attempt Kurt Benkert 62/ Kurt Benkert 94/ All Purpose Yards Solo Tackles Albert Reid 142/ Micah Kiser 22/1 6.0 Quin Blanding 51/5 5.3 Punting Passing Efficiency Nicholas Conte 44/ Kurt Benkert 82/

18 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HONORS/WATCH LISTS DID YOU KNOW? UVA junior Quin Blanding was named by his mother Cory Lee after the movie titled The Mighty Quinn, staring Denzel Washington and Mimi Rogers. It was the first movie she saw following a checkup during her seventh month of pregnancy and the moment held significant meaning to her. At that checkup the doctor s told her they thought they saw a hole in Quin s head and that it appeared to them his cerebrum wasn t connected. Quin was born completely healthy. Cory named him Quin with one n instead of two in recognition of that moment during pregnancy. She knew he will be all right and that he will be the mighty one. Blanding s father, Kevin, played football at NCAA Division II Glenville State (W.Va.) for current Arizona football head coach Rich Rodriguez. When offensive coordinator Robert Anae finished playing football, he returned home to Hawaii and served as the body model for the towering statue of the father of surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, a five-time Olympian. The statue, created by artist Jan Fisher, is right next to the famous Waikiki Beach. Anae was a graduate assistant at Hawaii at the time and the artist needed a model, a surfer that was tall, and he went looking for the tallest surfer on the North Shore. UVA s oldest living football alum, Dr. John Risher, turned 106 years old this year; he also works in the press box on the UVA stats crew on game day. Matt Johns made his collegiate debut as the UVA holder in The first time Johns made it into a college game he had to hold in the rain on Ian Frye s 53-yard field goal in the 2013 season-opening win over BYU and now current UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall. Frye s kick sailed through as time expired in the first half, tying the third-longest field goal in UVA history. Senior SS Kelvin Rainey has two brothers that have played FBS football. His older brother Johnathan played at New Mexico ( ), while his other older brother Derrick played at Arizona ( ). QB Connor Brewer spent two seasons playing for Rich Rodriguez at Arizona ( ). SS Kelvin Rainey s older brother, Derrick, spent four seasons ( ) playing at Arizona with his last two under Rodriguez. In 2013 Kelvin Rainey s brother, Derrick, was teammates with Brewer HONORS/AWARDS Quin Blanding, Jr., FS Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Phil Steele Preseason All-American (4th) Athlon Sports Preseason All-American (4th) Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (1st) Nicholas Conte, Sr., P Ray Guy Award candidate Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (2nd) Matt Johns, Sr., QB Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Micah Kiser, Jr., ILB Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Butkus Award Trophy Watch List Lombardi Award Watch List Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Preseason All-ACC (2nd) Jackson Matteo, Sr., C Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List Taquan Mizzell, Sr., TB Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (3rd) Eric Smith, Sr., OT Senior Bowl Watch List Olamide Zaccheaus, So., WR Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS BEDNARIK AWARD Quin Blanding, FS Micah Kiser, ILB BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY Quin Blanding, FS Micah Kiser, ILB JIM THORPE AWARD Quin Blanding, FS MAXWELL AWARD Taquan Mizzell, TB DOAK WALKER AWARD Taquan Mizzell, TB BILENTNIKOFF AWARD Taquan Mizzell, TB PAUL HORNUNG AWARD Olamide Zaccheaus, WR LOMBARDI AWARD Micah Kiser, ILB BUTKUS AWARD Micah Kiser, ILB LOTT IMPACT TROPHY Quin Blanding, FS Micah Kiser, ILB RIMINGTON TROPHY Jackson Matteo, C SENIOR BOWL Tim Harris, CB Taquan Mizzell, TB Michael Mooney, OT Eric Smith, OT 18