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1 VIRGINIA 2017 MIAMI November 18, p.m. ABC Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) GAME 11 #UVAvsMIA BREAKDOWN VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Record: 6-4, ACC: 3-3 Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall UVA Record: 8-14 second season Career Record: th season Mendenhall vs. Miami: 0-1 VS MIAMI HURRICANES Record: 9-0, ACC: 6-0 Head Coach: Mark Richt Miami Record: 18-4 second season Career Record: th season Richt vs. UVA: 1-0 OPENING KICK CAVALIERS HEAD TO SOUTH FLORIDA UVA plays its final regular season road game on Saturday when the Cavaliers head to South Florida to face the Miami Hurricanes in an ACC Coastal Division showdown. VIRGINIA VS. MIAMI This is the 15th meeting between the Coastal Division rivals. With UVA winning four of the last seven meetings, Miami leads the series by two games, 8-6. Miami won the first three games in the series (1996, 2004, 2005), but UVA holds a narrow 6-5 advantage since. Since the Hurricanes arrival in the Atlantic Coast Conference (2004), Miami leads the series narrowly, 7-6. FIVE TOP STORYLINES Saturday marks the 11th anniversary of UVA s first alltime win over Miami. The Cavaliers topped Larry Coker s Hurricanes at Scott Stadium, 17-7, courtesy of two Jameel Sewell rushing touchdowns and his 217 yards passing. Saturday is the sixth time UVA will play an Associated Press team ranked No. 2 or higher on the road and first since 2014 at then-no. 2 Florida State. UVA is 0-5 all-time in those games, which includes playing at No. 1 Army (1958), No. 1 Purdue (1968) and No. 1 Florida State (1993). The other game was a neutral meeting with then-no. 2 Notre Dame in FS Quin Blanding needs three tackles to make UVA the Date: Sat., Nov. 18, 2017 Location: Miami Gardens, Fla. Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) Rankings: Miami (2 AP, 2 Coaches, CFP 7) Series vs. Miami: Miami leads, 8-6 In Miami: Miami leads, 4-2 at Hard Rock Stadium: Miami leads, 4-1 Last Meeting: 2016 (@UVA, L, 14-34) First Meeting: 1996 Carquest Bowl (L, 21-31) Largest UVA win: 48 (48-0), 2007 Longest UVA Win Streak: 3 ( ) Mendenhall vs. Richt: Richt leads, 1-0 Websites: VirginiaSports.com HurricaneSports.com only school in the nation with two players with at least 100 tackles this season. ILB Micah Kiser leads the ACC with 106. UVA is the only school with three players in the Top 110 in tackles as ILB Jordan Mack is No. 6 in the ACC and No. 33 in the nation with 88 stops. FS Quin Blanding is UVA s all-time tackle leader with 454 career stops. He currently ranks No. 18 all-time in ACC history in tackles and needs 13 tackles to pass UNC s Dexter Reid ( ) for the most career tackles in ACC history by a defensive back. Reid is currently No. 14 all-time in the ACC in career tackles with 466. HB Olamide Zaccheaus has 70 catches through 10 games. He is tied with Heath Miller (2003) for No. 3 on UVA s single-season reception list. Zaccheaus needs six catches to pass former teammate Taquan Mizzell s 2015 season (75), which ranks No. 2 all-time at UVA. Billy McMullen (2001) is the UVA single-season reception leader with 83. #HoosRising: BY THE NUMBERS HB Olamide Zaccheaus is tied with Heath Miller (2003) for No. 3 on UVA s single-season reception list with 70 catches. He needs six to plass Taquan Mizzell (75, 2015) for No. 2 on the single-season list. FS Quin Blanding s 454 career tackles are the most among all active FBS players and ranks No. 1 all-time in the UVA record book. ILB Micah Kiser is No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in the ACC with 106 tackles. His 357 tackles since the start of the 2015 season are the most in the nation. HB Olamide Zaccheaus has a catch in 26 straight games, which dates back to UVA s last trip to Hard Rock Stadium on Nov. 7, SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time /Result TV S. 2 WILLIAM & MARY W/28-10 ACC Net. Extra S. 9 INDIANA L/17-34 ESPNU S. 16 UCONN W/38-18 ESPN2 S. 22 at Boise State^ W/42-23 ESPN2 O. 7 DUKE* W/28-21 ACC Network O. 14 at North Carolina* W/20-14 RSN O. 21 BOSTON COLLEGE* 1 L/10-41 RSN O. 28 at Pitt* L/14-31 RSN N. 4 GEORGIA TECH* W/40-36 RSN N. 11 at Louisville* L/21-38 ESPNU N. 18 at No. 2/2 Miami* 12 p.m. ABC N. 24 VIRGINIA TECH*^ 8 p.m. ESPN All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1 Homecomings; ^ Friday ABC Joe Tessitore, play-by-play Todd Blackledge, analyst Holly Rowe, sideline ON THE AIR Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn, play-by-play Tony Covington, analyst Jay James, sideline Satellite Radio Sirius 81 XM 81 VIRGINIA COACHES On the Field Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Vic So oto, Defensive Line Garett Tujague, Offensive Line Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant In the Booth Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Kelly Poppinga, Outside Linebackers, Special Teams Famika Anae, Graduate Assistant Albert Reid, Graduate Assistant Jackson Matteo, 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) VirginiaFootball

2 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE 12 SUNDAY 13 MONDAY 14 TUESDAY 15 WEDNESDAY 16 THURSDAY 17 FRIDAY 18 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 ILB Jordan Mack Teleconference (10:30 a.m.) WINA Coaches Radio Show, Birdwood Grill (7-8 p.m.) Offensive players available for interviews Offensive coaches available for interviews Bronco Mendenhall on ACC Conference Call (10:30 a.m.) QB Kurt Benkert Teleconference (10:50 a.m.) No availability No availability Game No. 11 at Miami 12 p.m. ABC Miami Gardens, Fla. 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. 30, and concluding November 15. The teleconference of Thanksgiving week will be held at the same time, but on Tuesday, Nov. 21. 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, Associate 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 (Wednesday for Friday 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 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS Kurt Benkert Ryan Bischoff Riah Burton Osiris Crutchfield Hasise Dubois Matt Gaham Terrell Jana Ben Knutson Andre Levrone A.J. Mejia John Montelus Juwan Moye Brandon Pertile Donovan Rolle Ryan Swoboda Olamide Zaccheaus Zane Zandier COACHES Robert Anae Mark Atuaia Marques Hagans Kelly Poppinga Vic So oto Garett Tujague Famika Anae Ben-Kurt Bish-Off RYE-uh OH-Cyrus Ha-Cease Doob-Wah Gam (rhymes with Ham) Tur-Rell Jan-ah Newt-Son Lev rown-knee meh-hee-uh Mon-Tell-es Moy (rhymes with Boy) Purr-Tile Roll Swo-Bo-Duh Oh-llama-day Zah-key-us Zann-Deer Ah-NIGH Ah-too-why-ah Marcus PUH-ping-guh So-OH-toe TOO-Jay Fam-EE-kah Ah-NIGH

3 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FACTS Game Information 1 Media Information/Schedule 2 University of Virginia Facts 3 Virginia vs. Miami 4-5 Team Notes 6-10 ACC Standings/Preseason Poll 6 Career Starts/ 2017 UVA Opponents 11 UVA Overtime Games 11 Special Teams Notes/Game-Winning Field Goals 12 Quarterback Kurt Benkert 13 Safety Quin Blanding 14 Linebacker Micah Kiser 15 Last Minute Game-Winning Scores 16 Opening Drives/Goal-to-Goal 16 Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall 17 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Location Charlottesville, VA Founded 1819 by Thomas Jefferson Enrollment 21,800 (Undergraduate 14,898) 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 (128th season) All-Time ACC Record (64th 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 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 Vic So oto Defensive Line Garett Tujague Offensive Line Frank Wintrich Director of Football Performance Famika Anae Graduate Assistant Jackson Matteo Graduate Assistant Drew Meyer Graudate Assistant Albert Reid Graduate Assistant SUPPORT STAFF Assoc. AD for Football Admin Gerry Capone Admin. Assistant to Bronco Mendenhall Dot Kirby Admin. Assistant for Football Admin. Suzanne Hoeft Director of Player Development Pat Hickman Director of Player Personnel Justin Anderson Football Analyst Matt Edwards 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 WHAT S INSIDE Game-By-Game Notables/Retired Numbers 18 NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL 19 NFL Draft Picks 19 Did You Know?/ National Award Watch Lists 20 Honors & Awards 20 Individual Statistics Team Statistics 23 Defensive Statistics 24 Game-By-Game Starters/Statistical Leaders 25 What Happens on First Down 26 Third Down Conversions 26 Starting Field Position 26 Penalties 26 Season Drive & Turnover/ Takeaway Analysis 27 Scoring Drives 28 VIRGINIA FACTS Drive Charts Game-By-Game Statistics Miscellaneous/ Special Teams Tackles Leaders 38 Individual/Team Game Highs 39 Money Plays 40 Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer 41 The Last Time Participation 44 Career Highs Individual and Career Statistics Game-By-Game Summeries Virginia and Opponent Long Plays 56 Virginia Rosters Depth Chart 59 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 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MIAMI SERIES NOTES UVA VS. MIAMI SERIES HISTORY Miami leads, 8-6 In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 4-3 In Miami: Miami leads, 4-2 at Neutral Site: Miami leads, 1-0 Longest UVA win streak: 3 ( ) Longest Miami win streak: 3 ( ) Largest Victory: 48 (48-0, UVa), 2007 in Miami Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Miami Coach Opp. Rank 1996 Miami* George Welsh L NR Butch Davis Home Al Groh L Larry Coker Away Al Groh L NR Larry Coker Home Al Groh W 17-7 NR Larry Coker NR 2007 Away Al Groh W Randy Shannon NR 2008 Home Al Groh L (OT) NR Randy Shannon NR 2009 Away Al Groh L NR Randy Shannon Home Mike London W NR Randy Shannon Away Mike London W NR Al Golden NR 2012 Home Mike London W NR Al Golden NR 2013 Away Mike London L NR Al Golden NR 2014 Home Mike London W NR Al Golden NR 2015 Away Mike London L NR Larry Scott NR 2016 Home Bronco Mendenhall L NR Mark Richt NR * - Carquest Bowl played at Hard Rock Stadium (then Joe Robbie Stadium) while Miami was still playing home games at the Orange Bowl ON THIS DATE NOV. 18 Virginia has played 18 previous games in its history on Nov. 18. The Cavaliers are all-time on this date. Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank 1893 Away John Poe W 58-0 NR Georgetown Dick Harley NR 1897 Home Martin Bergen W 10-0 NR George Washington Unknown NR 1899 Away Archie Hoxton T 0-0 NR Georgetown Bill Church NR 1905 Away William Cole L 0-22 NR Navy Paul Dashiell NR 1911 Away Kemper Yancey L 0-9 NR Georgetown Fred Nielsen NR 1916 Home Peyton Evans W 20-7 NR VMI Frank Gorton NR 1922 Away Thomas Campbell L 0-13 NR West Virginia Clarence Spears NR 1933 Home Fred Dawson T 6-6 NR Virginia Tech Henry Redd NR 1939 Home Frank Murray L 0-13 NR Virginia Tech Henry Redd NR 1950 Away Art Guepe L NR Tulane Henry Frnka NR 1961 Home Bill Elias L 3-13 NR Navy Wayne Hardin NR 1967 Away George Blackburn W NR Tulane Andy Pilney NR 1972 Away Don Lawrence W NR Wake Forest Tom Harper NR 1978 Away Dick Bestwick L NR North Carolina Dick Crum NR 1989 Away George Welsh W Maryland Joe Krivak NR 1995 Home George Welsh L Virginia Tech Frank Beamer Home George Welsh W NR NC State Chuck Amato NR 2006 Home Al Groh W 17-7 NR Miami Larry Cooker NR MORE ON THE UVA-MIAMI SERIES The first match-up occurred in the 1996 Carquest Bowl at then-joe Robbie Stadium, a victory by Miami. That game was the final collegiate action for several notable Cavaliers, including Tiki and Ronde Barber, James Farrior, Jon Harris and Jamie Sharper. In addition to this Cavalier quintet, the game featured a large number of future pros. Of the 44 starters in the game, 20 were drafted by NFL teams (11 UVA, 9 Miami). The group of NFL draftees included nine first-round picks. Twenty-one Cavaliers and 22 Hurricanes went on to play in the NFL. UVA FIRST SCHOOL TO ACCOMPLISH THIS FLORIDA FEAT UVA s trip to then-sun Life Stadium in 2011 resulted in the Cavaliers victory. The win set the table for Virginia to become the first program in college football history to win road games at Miami and Florida State in the same season. UVA later won in 2011 at then-no. 23 FSU, UVA was the only team in college football history to accomplish the feat until North Carolina did so in Florida State and Miami have brough eight combined national titles to the Sunshine State. LAST-SECOND HEROICS IN 2012 The 2012 game at Scott Stadium saw last-second heroics by the Cavaliers. Michael Rocco tossed a 10-yard pass to Jake McGee in the back of the end zone with six seconds left to beat Miami, at Scott Stadium. The touchdown capped a 10-point, fourth quarter deficit. Rocco was 29-of-37 for 300 yards and four touchdowns in the win. McGee had four catches for 26 yards including the game-winning score. WR Dominique Terrell had a career day in the 2012 meeting with nine catches for 127 yards. The victory serves as the most recent UVA last-minute win, which means the winning score came with 60 seconds or less remaining in the game. UVA VS. AP TOP 5 Ranked No. 2 this week by the Associated Press, Miami is the 25th Top 5 team the Cavaliers have faced in program history and the first since then-no. 5 Louisville in UVA is all-time against the AP Top 5. Both wins (1995, 2005) came against Florida State at home. UVA is 0-13 all-time on the road against the AP Top 5, including 0-5 in the state of Florida (all five games at Florida State). UVA s last road game at an AP Top 5 team was in 2014 when the Cavaliers traveled to then-no. 2 Florida State. Miami is the highest ranked opponent UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall has faced since his 2009 BYU team beat then-no. 3 Oklahoma. Mendenhall is 1-3 all-time against the AP Top 5. It is the fifth time Mendenhall has faced an AP Top 5 team in his career. After his 2009 win over Oklahoma, he lost at then- No. 5 TCU in 2010, lost the 2012 game at Notre Dame and on a last-second score by then-no. 5 Louisville in VIRGINIA AT NFL STADIUMS Virginia is all-time in stadiums that at the time of the contest were active NFL stadiums. Seven of the 14 NFL stadiums UVA has played in are still active today. Since UVA s win at Miami in 2011, the Cavaliers have lost their last six games in NFL stadiums, including three times at Pitt (Heinz Field) and twice at Miami (Hard Rock Stadium). The streak started in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl (Georgia Dome). UVA-MIAMI CONNECTIONS UVA s defensive back Brenton Nelson was born in Miami and played three seasons at Winter Springs High School near Orlando before his family moved to Maryland and he enrolled at DeMatha. Below is a list of previous schools and hometown connections between players on UVA s roster and those on Miami s roster: Virginia Hometown/Previous School Miami Mandy Alonso Miami, Fla. Trajan Bandy Brenton Nelson Tucker Beirne Trevor Darling Navaughn Donaldson Tyrone Gray Demetrius Jackson Joe Jackson Jaquan Johnson Robert Knowles Ryan Mayes Sheldrick Redwine Mike Smith Dominic Sheppard Gulliver Prep Robert Burns Mandy Alonso Danny Dominguez Joseph Jackson Dionte Mullins Andrew King Raleigh, N.C. Braxton Berrios John Kirven Dewayne Washington II Shawn Smith Brunswick, Ga. DeeJay Dallas Zalon tae Hillery Andrew Yavinsky West Palm Beach, Fla. Travis Homer Charles Perry Ahmmon Richards Darious Latimore Lawrenceville, Ga. Tyler Murphy Jordan Ellis Peachtree Ridge HS Tyler Murphy Shane Ellers Jesuit HS Vincent Testaverde Shane Ellers Tampa, Fla. Cade Weldon Christian Pluchino IMG Academy Ryan Fines 4

5 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MIAMI SERIES NOTES LAST MEETING 2016 Miami 34, Virginia 14 Nov. 12, 2016 Charlottesville, Va. TEAM COMPARISON Last Meeting Kurt Benkert completed 16 of 27 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown, as Virginia fell to Miami Brad Kaaya threw two touchdown passes and Mark Walton ran for 111 yards and another score Saturday. Kaaya connected with David Njoku for a 7-yard score and Ahmmon Richards for a 77-yard touchdown. Virginia trailed at halftime, but mustered just 28 yards in the third quarter as Miami pulled away. Walton s 15-yard run, capped as he arched his back to reach the end zone, essentially put the game away with 11:17 remaining. Score by Quarters: Miami Virginia Scoring Summary: 1st 10:29 VA Taquan Mizzell 2 yd run (Hayward kick), :54, UM 0 - VA 7 06:09 UM Joe Yearby 10 yd run (Badgley kick), :20, UM 7 - VA 7 2nd 13:16 UM Michael Badgley 40 yd field goal, :21, UM 10 - VA 7 09:28 UM David Njoku 7 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick), :32, UM 17 - VA 7 02:42 VA David Eldridge 13 yd pass from Benkert (Hayward kick), :46, UM 17 - VA 14 3rd 10:48 UM Michael Badgley 44 yd field goal, :12, UM 20 - VA 14 03:25 UM Ahmon Richards 77 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick), :22, UM 27 - VA 14 4th 11:17 UM Mark Walton 15 yd run (Badgley kick), :19, UM 34 - VA 14 Attendance 39,867 UM VA UM VA First Downs Punts (Number-Avg) Rushes-Yards (Net) Fumbles-Lost Passing Yards (Net) Penalties-Yards Passes Comp-Att-Int Possession Time 30:10 29:50 Total Offense Plays-Yards Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 9 of 17 Fumble Returns-Yards Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 2 Punt Returns-Yards Red-Zone Scores-Chances Kickoff Returns-Yards Sacks By: Number-Yards Interception Returns-Yards RUSHING: Miami (Fla.)-Mark Walton ; Gus Edwards 11-68; Joe Yearby 9-53; Brad Kaaya 2-minus 4; Team 4-minus 6. Virginia-Taquan Mizzell 22-89; Albert Reid 3-21; TEAM 1-minus 1; Kurt Benkert 6-minus 13; Nicholas Conte 1-minus 14. PASSING: Miami (Fla.)-Brad Kaaya Virginia-Kurt Benkert ; Matt Johns RECEIVING: Miami (Fla.)-Ahmmon Richards 3-100; David Njoku 3-16; Malcolm Lewis 2-50; Stacy Coley 2-39; Mark Walton 2-11; Gus Edwards 1-9; Christopher Herndon 1-3. Virginia-Olamide Zaccheaus 6-50; Doni Dowling 4-77; Taquan Mizzell 3-27; Keeon Johnson 3-12; Brendan Marshall 1-16; David Eldridge 1-13; Ryan Santoro Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 32:17 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 27:30 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns TB Taquan Mizzell rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown the last time UVA and Miami met in Mizzell also caught three passes for 27 yards in the defeat. 5

6 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES ZACCHEAUS CLIMBS SEASON RECEPTIONS LIST Junior Olamide Zaccheaus is currently tied (Heath Miller, 2003) for No. 3 on UVA s single-season reception list with 70 catches. Below is where Zaccheaus ranks all-time on UVA s single-season list for receptions: ACC STANDINGS Conference Overall Atlantic W L W L Clemson NC State Boston College Florida State Wake Forest Louisville Syracuse Coastal W L W L Miami Georgia Tech VIRGINIA Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Duke North Carolina PRESEASON ACC POLL Atlantic Division 1. Florida State (121)...1, Clemson (37)...1, Louisville (9) NC State Wake Forest Syracuse Boston College Coastal Division 1. Miami (103)...1, Virginia Tech (40) Georgia Tech (9) Pittsburgh (7) North Carolina (4) Duke (4) Virginia ACC Championship Votes 1. Florida State Clemson Louisville Miami... 3 Virginia Tech Duke... 1 Player, Season Receptions 1. Billy McMullen, Taquan Mizzell, Olamide Zaccheaus, Heath Miller, Billy McMullen, ZACCHEAUS A BIG OFFENSIVE WEAPON FOR VIRGINIA Junior Olamide Zaccheaus recorded his second career receiving touchdown of 80+ yards when he scored on an 81-yard pass from Kurt Benkert at North Carolina. It is the longest reception in the ACC this season and No. 18 among all FBS schools. Zaccheaus is the only player in UVA history with two career receptions of 80+ yards. He also scored on an 82-yard scoring strike from Benkert in 2016 against Central Michigan. In UVA s five wins in 2017, Zaccheaus has caught 40 passes for 474 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing 16 times for 132 yards and one more score. Over the eight wins of the Mendenhall era, Zaccheaus has caught 52 passes for 657 yards and seven touchdowns, which comes out to 12.6 yards per reception. His active reception streak of 26 games is the third longest active streak in the ACC. Zaccheaus became the 37th Cavalier all-time with 1,000 career receiving yards after his 122-yard day against UConn. Zaccheaus also became the 21st Cavalier to reach 100-career receptions in UVA history after grabbing four at Boise State. Zaccheaus 12 receptions against Indiana on Sept. 9 are the sixth most in a single game in UVA history. Olamide is Nigerian for the blessing has come. LEVRONE S LONG TOUCHDOWNS Senior WR Andre Levrone has six touchdown catches for 262 yards, or 43.7 yards per scoring reception. Overall, Levrone is No. 2 in the ACC and No. 8 in the nation with yards per reception. Levrone has 11 receptions of 20 yards or more, the most by a Cavalier since Canaan Severin had 13 in Severin had 14 receptions of 20 yards or more in 2014, while Darius Jennings had 13 in ELLIS BREAKS THROUGH TO SCORE AT LOUISVILLE TB Jordan Ellis rushed for five touchdowns through UVA s first four games, including two at Boise State. However, until his 3-yard rushing score at Louisville last weekend, he had not seen the end zone since Sept. 22 at Boise State on the blue turf. GOAL-2-GO HAS BEEN UVA S SPECIALTY Outside of two turnovers on downs at Pitt, UVA is 14-of-14 on scoring when they are goal-to-go. UVA has scored 11 touchdowns (7 rush, 4 pass) and three field goals when in a goal-to-go situation. More on UVA s goal-to-go situations on page 16. UVA DEFENSE STARTS STRONG UVA s defense has started strong, forcing five three and outs in 10 opening drives. UVA has forced its opponent to a three and out in the last three games. Only Boise State (TD) and Boston College (FG) have scored on its opening drive against UVA and are the only two teams to manage more than two first downs on an opening drive. UVA is No. 16 in the nation and No. 4 in the ACC in three and outs forced per game with 4.7. Of UVA s 131 defensive opportunities this season, 35.9 percent of them were a three and out. JOE REED EXCELS ON KICK RETURN Wide Receiver Joe Reed has returned 25 kicks in 2017 for 723 yards (28.9 yards per return), which is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 10 nationally. Reed is on a current streak of three games in a row where he has had over 100 kick return yards. Reed has seven returns of 30 yards or more. That is the most by a Cavalier since UVA s all-time kick return leader Darius Jennings had seven in Reed and Jennings mark is the most at UVA since Cedric Peerman returned nine kicks in 2005 for 30 yards or more. With only 52 kick returns to his career resume, Reed already ranks No. 5 all-time at UVA in career kick return yards with 1,401. Reed s 723 kick return yards are the second most in a season by a Cavalier, trailing only Khalek Shepherd s single-season program record of 929 in Reed s best game this season was against Georgia Tech when he had a career-high 170 return yards and the program s eighth-longest return which went 92 yards for a touchdown Reed s 25.1 yards per kick return average was No. 3 in the ACC and No. 21 in the nation in Below is where Reed ranks all-time among UVA s top kick returners. Player, Career Return Yards 1. Darius Jennings, , Joe Sroba, , Malcolm Pittmanm , Khalek Shepherdm , Joe Reed, 2016-pres. 1,401 6

7 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES UVA HAS BEEN PLUS IN THE FIELD POSITION BATTLE Virginia has won the field position battle in seven of UVA s 10 games. The Louisville game was the first time UVA lost the battle since losing in back-to-back games against Indiana and UConn. UVA s best field position win was against William & Mary (+16), while the Boise State (+13), Pitt (+13) and Georgia Tech (+10) games have also been in the plus by double digits. See page 26 for more on field position. BENKERT HAS REACHED 21 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS THROUGH 10 GAMES With 21 passing touchdowns, quarterback Kurt Benkert is the first Cavalier in program history to throw for at least 20 touchdowns in multiple seasons. He had 21 last year also. With Benkert reaching 21 passing touchdowns this season, it marks only the eighth time in program history a UVA quarterback has reached the 20-passing touchdown plateau. Benkert s next passing touchdown will break a four-way tie for No. 2 all-time in UVA s single-season record book. Shawn Moore (1990), Bobby Goodman (1992) and Benkert s own finish in 2016 are all tied for No. 2 with 21 passing touchdowns. The program s single-season record for passing touchdowns in a season is 28 by Matt Schaub in Benkert is tied for No. 1 in the ACC (UL, Lamar Jackson) with 21 passing touchdowns and is No. 17 in the nation through 10 games. BENKERT S TOUCHDOWN PASSES With 42 passing touchdowns QB Kurt Benkert is one of 11 active Power 5 quarterbacks to have at least 35 passing touchdowns since the start of the 2016 season. Benkert and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson (51) are the only ones from the ACC. Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma), Luke Falk (Washington State), Jake Browning (Washington), Sam Darnold (USC), Drew Lock (Missouri), Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State), J.T. Barrett (Ohio State), Trace McSorley (Penn State) and Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) are the others. BENKERT AND PASSES OF 80+ YARDS At North Carolina on Oct. 14, Kurt Benkert found Olamide Zaccheaus on an 81-yard scoring strike. The touchdown served as the fourth-longest one-play scoring drive in program history and it was Benkert s third career pass of 80 yards or more. In program history, only Benkert and Wayne Schuchts have three career passes of 80 yards or more. Benkert s first two came in 2016 at Duke (84 yards to David Eldridge) and against Central Michigan (82- yard touchdown to Zaccheaus). Schuchts passes were 93 yards (to Nick Merrick, vs. Wake Forest, 1982), 85 yards (to Barry Word, vs. Wake Forest, 1983) and 80 yards (to Quentin Walker, vs. Duke, 1983). COLEMAN GIVES UVA ADDED EDGE IN THE PUNT GAME Junior Lester Coleman sat his first three years on Grounds before making his collegiate debut in the season opener against William & Mary. He sat the last two years behind former first-team All-ACC punter Nicholas Conte. Coleman did not punt in high school until his senior season. He had played defensive line and receiver at Woodberry Forest. His high school needed a punter and because Lester s older brother, James, had walked on to UVA as a punter in 2012, Lester was asked to punt without any experience. Lester s brother, James, redshirted at UVA in 2012 and punted two times over three seasons ( ) before using his fifth year to be the starting punter at Western Michigan last year. Lester Coleman averaged 52.3 yards per punt over his seven punts against Boston College (Oct. 21) to break the single-game UVA punting record. The previous record belonged to Ryan Weigand, who averaged 51.6 yards per punt at Wyoming in Coleman had a long punt of 60 yards against the Eagles and five landed inside the 20, three of which were downed inside the 10. Coleman is No. 3 in the ACC and No. 14 in the nation with a 44.5 yards per punt average. Of his 60 punts, 24 have landed inside the 20 and another 20 have been for 50+ yards. 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, Taquan Mizzell ( ) 1, Bruce McGonnigal ( ) 1, Olamide Zaccheaus (2015-pres.) 1, Terrence Wilkins ( ) 1, Alvin Pearman ( ) 1, Canaan Severin ( ) 1, Kevin Coffey ( ) 1, Kevin Ogletree ( ) 1, Demetrius Allen ( ) 1, Doni Dowling (2014-pres.) 1, Tim Finkleston ( ) 1, Tom Fadden ( ) 1,237 Deyon Williams ( ) 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, Keeon Johnson ( ) 1, Nick Merrick ( ) 1, John Pincavage ( ) 1, Terry Kirby ( ) 1, Henry Johnson ( ) 1,016 Next Up: Andre Levrone (2014-pres.) 956 BLOUNT RECORDS THE TACKLES ON SPECIAL TEAMS Freshman Joey Blount leads UVA with 13 tackles on special teams, 11 of which have come on kickoffs. Blount recorded his first career double-digit tackle game against Boston College, notching 10 stops while seeing his most playing time on defense to date. Blount made his first collegiate start at cornerback at Pitt for the injured Juan Thornhill. Blount is the son of former UVA safety, Tony Blount, who played for the Cavaliers from and owns the 11th-longest interception return (63) in program history. ELLIS RUNS HARD FOR THE VIRGINIA OFFENSE TB Jordan Ellis is averaging 5.1 yards per rush on first down through nine games with 10 first downs and one touchdown. Ellis has been a workhorse in short yardage on 3rd and 4th down. On fourth down, Ellis has rushed seven times for four first downs on an average of 1.7 yards per carry. On third down, Ellis has 18 first downs, four touchdowns on 36 rushes. UVA s rushing offensive by Jordan Ellis helped eat clock and secure victory against Duke six weeks ago. Ellis rushed seven times for 33 yards (4.7 per carry) and two first downs in the fourth quarter, helping seal the ACC victory. UVA RECEIVERS HAVE RARE ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017 UVA is one of eight schools in all of FBS in 2017 with at least three different players with at least one 100-yard receiving game. UVA is tied for No. 4 in the nation with three. Oklahoma State, who had four receivers go over 100 yards against Pitt this year, is the only other team this season with at least three players in the same game reach the 100-yard receiving mark. HB Olamide Zaccheaus (above) and WR Doni Dowling each passed the 1,000 career receiving threshold against UConn, becoming the 37th and 38th Cavaliers all-time to do so. 7

8 2017 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, Taquan Mizzell ( ) 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, John Duda ( ) 1, Gerry Furst ( ) 1, Derek Jenkins ( ) 1, Carroll Jarvis ( ) 1, Bobby Pate ( ) 1, Quentin Walker ( , ) 1, Keith Payne (2007, 2010) 1,004 Next Up: Jordan Ellis (2015-pres.) 901 RECEIVING TRIO SETS RECORD AGAINST UCONN For the first time in program history, UVA had three different players record at least 100 yards receiving in the same game. Doni Dowling (136), Andre Levrone (127) and Olamide Zaccheaus (122) became the first UVA trio to accomplish the milestone in UVA s win over UConn. It was only the 10th time UVA had multiple Cavaliers with at least 100 yards receiving in the same game and the first time since the 2013 Georgia Tech game (Tim Smith, 151 yard & Darius Jennings, 119 yards). Dowling, Levrone and Zaccheaus are only the sixth ACC trio to accomplish the feat since Since 2000, Florida State accomplished the feat twice in 2000 and once in Miami did it in 2012 and Virginia Tech in Year ACC School vs. Opponent Players 2017 Virginia vs. UConn Doni Dowling (136), Andre Levrone (127), Olamide Zaccheaus (122) 2016 Virginia Tech at Pitt Bucky Hodges (145), Isaiah Ford (143), Cam Phillips (109) 2012 Miami vs. South Florida Clive Walford (135), Herb Waters (130), Phillip Dorsett (111) 2005 Florida State vs. The Citadel Chris Davis (125), De Cody Fagg (113), Greg Carr (104) 2000 Florida State vs. Clemson Snoop Minnis (163), Atrews Bell (111), Javon Walker (109) 2000 Florida State at Miami Atrews Bell (146), Snoop Minnis (145), Anquan Boldin (108) UVA MAKES A LITTLE HISTORY AT BOISE STATE UVA s win at Boise State on Sept. 22 created a little niche in history for the Cavaliers. It was UVA s first win on a Friday since Nov. 10, 1939 when UVA beat Washington & Lee, 7-0. It was UVA s first non-conference road win since 2011 (at Indiana). UVA is now all-time on Fridays in the regular season. UVA handed Boise State its first double-digit loss at home since Sept. 8, 2001 vs. Washington State, which was a triumph. UVA snapped Boise State s 32-game regular season non-conference home winning streak, which dated back to the 2001 Washington State game. Boise State lost by 19 points at home to Virginia. In its 102 previous home games, Boise State lost 4 games by a combined 17 points. It was UVA s first win west of the Mississippi River since winning at BYU in BENKERT BREAKS UVA SINGLE-GAME PASSING/TOTAL OFFENSE RECORD QB Kurt Benkert was 30-of-40 for a career-high 455 passing yards against UConn on Sept. 16. He broke his own UVA single-game passing record (421) that he set last season against Central Michigan. Benkert s 455 passing yards against UConn are the most in the ACC this season for a game and ranks No. 16 among performances in the FBS this season. UVA has had a quarterback throw for over 400 yards only three times in program history and Benkert has done it twice. Marc Verica was the first Cavalier to throw for at least 400 yards in a game in 2010 when he threw for 417 at Duke. Benkert also broke Verica s record for total offense in a game with 465 yards of total offense. Verica s record was 413 at Duke in BLANDING AND KISER ANCHOR THE DEFENSE ILB Micah Kiser (10.6) and FS Quin Blanding (9.6) currently rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the ACC in tackles. This is nothing new for the duo as they finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the ACC in tackles in 2015 and Kiser ranks No. 7 in the nation in tackles in 2017, while Blanding ranks No. 18 in the nation. In 2016 Kiser (11.2) led the ACC in tackles and finished No. 4 nationally. Blanding (10.0) finished No. 2 in the ACC in tackles for the third year in a row and No. 9 nationally. Kiser (9.75) and Blanding (9.58) also finished No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the ACC in tackles in Since the ACC started tracking tackle leaders in 1990, no previous tandem of tacklers has led the league in tackles for two consecutive seasons until Kiser and Blanding. Blanding, who also finished No. 2 in the ACC in tackles in 2014 (10.25), is the only player in ACC history to finish second in tackles for three straight seasons. The only ACC player since 1990 to lead the league in tackles for three consecutive seasons is Boston College s Luke Kuechly ( ), now of the NFL s Carolina Panthers. BLANDING AND KISER GET HELP ON DEFENSE Despite ranking No. 1 and No. 2 in the ACC in tackles, FS Quin Blanding and ILB Micah Kiser are getting solid help on defense as UVA has three of the ACC s Top 10 tacklers. ILB Jordan Mack is No. 6 in the ACC with 8.8 tackles per game. BLANDING DOUBLES UP THE TACKLES UVA s Quin Blanding has 23 double-digit tackle games over 46 collegiate games. Blanding has had six double-digit tackle games in each of his first three seasons. Blanding has 454 career tackles, 9.8 per game. Last season, TB Taquan Smoke Mizzell became the first player in ACC History with 1,500 career receiving and 1,500 career rushing yards. Mizzell is a current member of the Chicago Bears. CROSS IS A TRIPLE-THREAT Redshirt freshmen De Vante Cross has played offense, defense and special teams in the same game twice this season, doing so against Duke and Boston College. Prior to Cross, the last time UVA had a player accomplish that feat was Vic Hall in 2009, when he did so in numerous games, the last time coming against Virginia Tech. Against Boston College Cross saw his most time on defense, notching one tackle. He also rushed once for 13 yards out of the wildcat formation. Recruited as a quarterback, Cross has seen time in the wildcat and at wide receiver. 8

9 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES DOWLING HONORS TIM HARRIS WR Doni Dowling moved from No. 7 to No. 5 prior to the Indiana game to honor CB Tim Harris. Wearing No. 5 since his arrival on Grounds in 2013, Harris had a season-ending injury in the opener against William & Mary. Dowling and Harris have been lifelong friends, as well as teammates at Richmond s Varina High School. VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TO WEAR #HOOSTOGETHER PATCHES ON UNIFORMS IN 2017 In the aftermath of the events that took place in Charlottesville this summer, the Virginia athletics department initiated the #HoosTogether campaign on social media in an effort to unite our community in support of love, diversity and inclusion. During the academic year, all UVA sports programs will incorporate a #HoosTogether patch on their uniforms or equipment. It is UVA s hope the patches serve as a reminder of what can be accomplished when we are united behind a common goal and we hope this effort continues to help bring our community together. HAMM RUSHES FOR A TOUCHDOWN IN FIVE STRAIGHT SEASONS After his five-yard rushing score against UConn, TB Daniel Hamm has rushed for at least one touchdown in five straight seasons. Hamm becomes the first Cavalier to rush for at least one touchdown in five straight seasons. With available records dating back to 2004, no ACC player has rushed for at least one touchdown in five straight seasons. Hamm played in two games as a true freshman in 2013 before being hurt at Pitt and receiving a medical hardship. In his collegiate debut, he set a UVA record for most rushing yards in a college debut with 136 against VMI. Hamm also rushed for two touchdowns against the Keydets in Hamm has six career rushing touchdowns. REINKENSMEYER STARTS OPENER AT LEFT TACKLE, SHIFTS TO CENTER Dillon Reinkensmeyer was the first freshman, true or redshirt, to start a season-opening game on the offensive line for UVA since R-Fr. Will Barker started at RT in 2006 vs. Pitt. Reinkensmeyer is the first freshman, redshirt or true, to start a season-opening game at LT since D Brickashaw Ferguson (true freshman) in 2002 vs. Colorado State. Reinkensmeyer did not appeared at left tackle again until the Pitt game, despite receiving the highest grade on the offensive line against the Tribe. He played most of the second half at center against Indiana and from the UConn game through the Pitt game, started at center. Reinkensmeyer returned to left tackle for the injured Jack English against at Pitt and against Georgia Tech. SEVENTEEN TRUE FRESHMEN HAVE PLAYED IN 2017 Seventeen UVA true freshmen have played in 2017, which ranks No. 4 in the nation entering week No. 10. UVA is tied at No. 4 with Alabama, Arizona, Baylor and Miami. Ten true freshmen made their collegiate debut against William & Mary on Sept. 2. Mandy Alonso (DL), Lamont Atkins (TB), Joey Blount (FS), Germane Crowell (CB), Brian Delaney (PK), Matt Gahm (LB), Terrell Jana (WR), PK Kier (TB), A.J. Mejia (PK) and Jamari Peacock (FB) all made their collegiate debuts against the Tribe. ILB Zane Zandier became the 11th UVA true freshman to play in 2017 after he appeared on defense against Indiana. OLB Elliott Brown and DL John Kirven became the 12th and 13th UVA true freshmen to play in Brown saw time on defense and Kirven played on special teams against UConn. OLB Charles Snowden and CB Darrius Bratton made their collegiate debuts at Boise State. QB Lindell Stone made his collegiate debut against Boston College. OT Chris Glaser made his collegiate debut against Georgia Tech. The 10 true freshmen playing on the opening weekend ranked No. 8 among the nation s FBS teams. Six redshirt freshmen also made their collegiate debut against William & Mary. Dillon Reinkensmeyer (OT), Brenton Nelson (CB), DeVante Cross (WR), Nick Grant (CB) Nash Griffin (Holder) and Ben Knutson (OG) also made their collegiate debuts against the Tribe. NOTING FIRST CAREER STARTS IN 2017 Sixteen Cavaliers have made their first collegiate starts in Six Cavaliers made their first career starts against William & Mary on Sept. 2. First time starters on offense vs. William & Mary: Jordan Ellis (TB), Ben Hogg (WR), John Montelus (OG) and Dillon Reinkensmeyer (OT). First time starters on defense vs. William & Mary: Malcolm Cook (OLB) and Brenton Nelson (CB). Three Cavaliers made their first collegiate starts against Indiana on Sept. 9. Tanner Cowley (TE) and Richard Burney (TE) started on offense, while Juwan Moye (DE) started on the defensive line. Jamari Peacock (FB) and Terrell Jana (WR) made their first career starts at UNC on Oct. 14. Joey Blount (CB) made his first career start at Pitt on Oct. 28. Ben Knutson (RG), PK Kier (TB) and Mandy Alonso (DE) made first collegiate starts against Georgia Tech on Nov. 4. Lamont Atkins (TB) made his first collegiate start at Louisville on Nov. 11. UVA FUTURE SCHEDULES 2018 Sept. 1 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 8 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Sept. 15 Ohio Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 10 Liberty Charlottesville, Va. TBA at N.C. State Raleigh, N.C. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va Sept. 7 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 21 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. Nov. 23 Liberty Charlottesville, Va. TBA Florida State Charlottesville, Va. TBA Duke Charlottesville, Va. TBA Georgia Tech Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Virginia Tech Charlottesville, Va Sept. 7 vs. Georgia Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 12 VMI Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 7 Liberty Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 21 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. TBA at Clemson Clemson, S.C. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va Sept. 4 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 11 Illinois Charlottesville, Va. Oct. 30 at BYU Provo, Utah Nov. 13 Notre Dame Charlottesville, Va. TBA Wake Forest Charlottesville, Va. TBA Duke Charlottesville, Va. TBA Georgia Tech Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Virginia Tech Charlottesville, Va. 9

10 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES UVA FUTURE SCHEDULES 2022 Sept. 3 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 10 Illinois Champaign, Ill. Sept. 17 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va Sept. 2 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 9 BYU Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 16 at Maryland College Park, Md. TBA NC State Charlottesville, Va. TBA Duke Charlottesville, Va. TBA Georgia Tech Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Virginia Tech Charlottesville, Va Aug. 31 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 14 Maryland Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 16 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. TBA at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va Nov. 1 at BYU Provo, Utah 2026 Oct. 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind TBA at Liberty Lynchburg, Va. Sept. 15 at Liberty Sept. 15 Liberty 2029 Lynchburg, Va Charlottesville, Va TBA Notre Dame Charlottesville, Va TBA at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. COLLEGE GRADUATES ON UVA ROSTER IS NINTH IN THE NATION There are 11 Cavaliers that have graduated with their undergraduate degree and who will be competing for Virginia in (QB) Kurt Benkert, (OLB) Malcolm Cook, (OT) Jack English, (CB) Kirk Garner, (TB) Daniel Hamm, (CB) Tim Harris, (ILB) Micah Kiser, (WR) Andre Levrone, (OG) Jack McDonald, (OG) John Montelus and (OT) Brandon Pertile hold their undergraduate degrees. Eight of the 11 walked The Lawn in May 2017 as graduates of UVA. Kurt Benkert ( 16, East Carolina), John Montelus ( 17 Notre Dame) and Brandon Pertile ( 17 Oklahoma State) joined Virginia as transfers. UVA was No. 1 in the nation with 15 college graduates on its roster last season and No. 1 in the nation with 13 college graduates on its 2015 roster Below is a list of schools with the most student-athletes on its 2017 roster that have earned their undergraduate degrees already. Number of Grad School Students on Roster 1. Northwestern Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina Toledo Alabama, Oregon, TCU Virginia, Georgia State, Kansas State, Maryland, UCF, USF 11 PLAYERS EARN THEIR NUMBERS On the night of Friday, Aug. 18, inside the locker room at Scott Stadium, 50 players earned their numbers in a special ceremony. For the second year in a row, TB Jordan Ellis earned the first pick of the number draft. Throughout the season players that earn their numbers will have the opportunity to make a selection on Wednesday after practice. To date, 83 Cavaliers have earned numbers. Below are the Cavaliers who have number changes from what they selected in 2016: Player Old Number New Number Jordan Ellis, TB 10 1 Chuck Davis, WR Doni Dowling, WR 7 5^ Hasise Dubois, WR 80 8 Kirk Garner, CB Nick Grant, SS Andrew King, PK 92* 87 Andre Levrone, WR Juwan Moye, DE Joe Reed, WR 81 2 Chris Sharp, WR Joe Spaziani, QB Steven Wright, DE Olamide Zaccheaus, HB 33 4 * - Andrew King wore No. 92 in 2015 ^ - Doni Dowling changed after W&M game to honor Tim Harris BREAKING IN A NEW PLACEKICKER/PUNTER Entering 2017, zero of the UVA kickers on the 2017 roster had attempted a field goal or a punt in a collegiate game. In fact, no UVA kicker or punter had appeared in a college game. Virginia, Arizona State and UAB were the only programs in the nation that entered 2017 with a kicker or a punter on its roster with zero collegiate experience. Virginia was one of six schools in the nation that had zero career collegiate field goal attempts and punts among the kickers on its roster entering Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Troy and UAB are the other schools. This was the the second year in a row UVA has entered a season without a kicker that had attempted a field goal in college. Punter Lester Coleman and placekicker A.J. Mejia both made debuts against William & Mary in the season-opening win. Mejia is 8-of-10 on field goals and 32-of-32 PATs. Coleman is averaging 44.5 yards per punt with 24 of his 60 punts landing inside the 20. FORMER WALK-ON BEN HOGG GETS FIRST COLLEGIATE RECEPTION WR Ben Hogg, a former walk-on, made his first collegiate catch in UVA s opener against William & Mary. The reception came on UVA s first offensive snap, in what was Hogg s first career start. Hogg was awarded a scholarship on the eve of the 2016 season. He went on to appear in nine games that season. Hogg walked-on to UVA in 2014 after earning first-team VHSL all-state honors at Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Va., where he caught 63 passes for 1,078 yards and nine scores as a senior. Hogg added one reception against Indiana on Sept. 9. Hogg suffered a season-ending injury prior to the Duke game TBA Notre Dame Charlottesville, Va. 10

11 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES Defensive Players CAREER STARTS Name, Pos Career Streak Quin Blanding, FS * Micah Kiser, ILB * Tim Harris, CB Chris Peace, OLB * * Andrew Brown, DE * Eli Hanback, DT * * * Juan Thornhill, CB * * Jordan Mack, ILB * * * Bryce Hall, CB * * * Brenton Nelson * * * * Chris Moore, CB * * * Juwan Moye, DE * * * Malcolm Cook, OLB * 0 0 * Darious Latimore, CB * * Steven Wright, DE * * * C.J. Stalker, ILB * * Kirk Garner, CB * Joey Blount, CB * * * * Mandy Alonso, DE * * * * * did not play Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. Offensive Players Name, Pos Career Streak Jack English, OT * Kurt Benkert, QB * 0 * Doni Dowling, WR * Jack McDonald, OG * Jake Fieler, C/OG * * * Andre Levrone, WR * O. Zaccheaus, WR * * Jordan Ellis, TB * * Brandon Pertile * * * * D. Reinkensmeyer, OT * * * * John Monetlus, OG * * * * Tanner Cowley, TE * * * Joe Reed, WR * * * Evan Butts, TE * * Daniel Hamm, TB Hasise Dubois, WR * * * RJ Proctor, OG * * * Richard Burney, TE * * Warren Craft, WR * * * Ben Hogg, WR * * * Jamari Peacock, FB * * * * Ben Knutston, OG * * * * Terrell Jana, WR * * * * PK Kier, TB * * * * Lamont Atkins, TB * * * * VIRGINIA OPPONENTS Opponent 17 Record AP Rank This Week Next Game William & Mary 2-8 at Richmond End of Reg. Season Indiana 4-6 Rutgers at Purdue UConn 3-7 Boston College at Cincinnati at Boise State 8-2 RV Air Force at Fresno State Duke 4-6 Georgia Tech at Wake Forest at North Carolina 2-8 Western California at NC State Boston College 5-5 UConn at Syracuse at Pitt 4-6 at Virginia Tech Miami Georgia Tech 5-4 RV at Duke Georgia at Louisville 6-4 Syracuse at Kentucky at Miami Virginia at Pitt Virginia Tech 7-3 RV Pitt at Virginia 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 463 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 Reed (7) English (26) Montelus (7) Reinkensmeyer (6) McDonald (11) Pertile (10) Butts (6) Benkert (20) Ellis (10) Dowling (14) Levrone (11) Peacock (2) Craft (4) Reinkensmeyer (2) McDonald (2) Fieler (4) Fieler (6) Cowley (5) Hamm (5) Zaccheaus (11) Dubois (6) Jana (1) Fieler (2) Proctor (4) Burney (3) Kier (1) Hogg (2) Cowley (2) Proctor (2) Knutson (1) Atkins (1) Knutson (1) DEFENSE DE DT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB Brown (21) Hanback (10) Hanback (11) Mack (9) Mack (10) Kiser (34) Peace (22) Harris. T (22) Blanding (46) Nelson (9) Hall, B. (17) Peace (1) Moye (5) Stalker (2) Cook (5) Thornhill (19) Thornhill (1) Moore (5) Wright (4) Latimore (3) Garner (1) Alonso (1) Nelson (1) Blount (1) 11

12 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES LAST TIME: SPECIAL TEAMS LAST UVA KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Joe Reed vs. Georgia Tech, 2017 (92 yards) LAST UVA PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Maurice Canady vs. William & Mary, 2015 (74 yards) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT Elliott Brown at Pitt, 2017 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION Name, Pos. Streak 17 Rec. Career Rec. Streak Started Olamide Zaccheaus, HB Nov. 7, 2015 (Miami) Doni Dowling, WR Oct. 29, 2016 (Louisville) Jordan Ellis Oct. 7, 2017 (Duke) Andre Levrone Oct. 21, 2017 (BC) Hasise Dubois Oct, 21, 2017 (BC) Evan Butts Nov. 11, 2017 (Louisville) Daniel Hamm Nov. 11, 2017 (Louisville) 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 : YARD GAMES 100+Yard Receiving Games Name, Pos Career Olamide Zaccheaus, WR * Andre Levrone, WR Doni Dowling, WR Yard Rushing Games Name, Pos Career Jordan Ellis, TB * * Daniel Hamm, TB /300/400-YARD GAMES 200+Yard Passing Games Name Career Kurt Benkert 0 * Yard Passing Games Name Career Kurt Benkert 0 * Yard Passing Games Name Career Kurt Benkert 0 * UVA S ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS LIST (100+) Name Career Catches 1. Billy McMullen, WR ( ) Taquan Mizzell, RB ( ) Kris Burd, WR ( ) Heath Miller, TE ( ) Olamide Zaccheaus, WR (2015-pres.) 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 ( ) Doni Dowling, WR (2014-pres.) Terry Kirby, RB ( ) Tyrone Davis, WR ( ) 103 Bruce McGonnigal, TE ( ) 103 Kevin Parks, RB ( ) Canaan Severin ( ) Tom Fadden, WR ( )

13 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL KURT BENKERT 6 KURT BENKERT (BEN-KURT) Quarterback Senior 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 Sep 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Oct 01 at Duke Oct 15 PITT Oct 22 NORTH CAROLINA Oct 29 LOUISVILLE Nov 05 at Wake Forest Nov 12 MIAMI (FLA.) Nov 26 at Virginia Tech Totals GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg Sep 02 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 09 INDIANA Sep 16 UCONN Sep 22 at Boise State Oct 07 DUKE Oct 14 at North Carolina Oct 21 BOSTON COLLEGE Oct 28 at Pitt Nov 04 GEORGIA TECH 6 18 Individual 0 6 Career 0 History Nov 11 at Louisville Totals BENKERT BY THE NUMBERS (UVA CAREER) Kurt Benkert RUSHING PASSING g cmp-att-int yards tdyards long avg/c long pct avg/g td avg/p avg/g effic TOTAL PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic RUSHING yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g TOTAL BENKERT LOOKING TO CRACK TOP-5 SEASON PASSING With 2,492 passing yards this season, Kurt Benkert is on the verge of cracking the Top 5 in the UVA record book. Rank Name Passing Yards 1. Matt Schaub (2002) 2, Matt Schaub (2003) 2, Matt Johns (2015) 2, Marc Verica (2010) 2, Michael Rocco (2011) 2, Kurt Benkert (2016) 2, Mike Groh (1995) 2, Marques Hagans (2005) 2,492 Kurt Benkert (2017) 2,492 BENKERT CLIMBING SEASON PASSING TD LIST With 21 passing touchdowns this season, Kurt Benkert is tied with Shawn Moore (1990), Bobby Goodman (1992) and his own 2016 mark for No. 2 in the UVA record book for passing touchdowns in a season. Benkert is the only quarterback in UVA history to have multiple seasons with at least 20 passing touchdowns. Rank Name Passing Touchdowns 1. Matt Schaub (2002) Shawn Moore (1990) 21 Bobby Goodman (1992) 21 Kurt Benkert (2016) 21 Kurt Benkert (2017) Aaron Brooks (1997) 20 Dan Ellis (1999) 20 Matt Johns (2015) 20 BENKERT IS NO. 3 AT UVA IN CAREER TD PASSES With 42 career passing touchdowns, Kurt Benkert is No. 3 all-time at UVA. In 20 career starts, Benkert has nine games where he has thrown for at least three touchdowns. Rank Name, Years Passing Touchdowns 1. Matt Schaub, Shawn Moore, Kurt Benkert, 2016-pres Scott Gardner, Aaron Brooks, Matt Johns, BENKERT IS TOP-10 IN UVA CAREER PASSING Benkert ranks No. 6 all-time at UVA for career passing. Rank Name Career Passing Yards 1. Matt Schaub ( ) 7, Shawn Moore ( ) 6, Jameel Sewell ( , 2009) 5, Scott Gardner ( ) Aaron Brooks ( ) 5, Kurt Benkert, 2016-pres. 5,044 BENKERT HAS 13 CAREER 200-YD PASSING GAMES With 14 career games with 200 yards of passing or more, Benkert is No. 3 all-time at UVA, tied with Marc Verica. Rank Name, Years 200-Yard Passing Games 1. Matt Schaub, Shawn Moore, Marc Verica, Kurt Benkert, 2016-pres. 14 BENKERT HAS SEVEN CAREER PASSES OF 50+ YARDS Benkert has seven career passes of 50 yards or more, which ranks No. 4 all-time at UVA. Benkert had four in 2016, which ranks No. 5 all-time for a season. Rank Name, Years Passes of 50+ Yards 1. Mike Groh, Shawn Moore, Scott Gardner, Aaron Brooks, Kurt Benkert, 2016-pres. 7 QB Kurt Benkert moved to No. 6 all-time at UVA with 5,044 career passing yards. He also ranks No. 3 all-time with 42 career passing touchdowns. KURT BENKERT IS A MARRIED MAN Benkert married his sweetheart, Samantha, on July 2, 2016 at Lovers Key State Park in Fort Myers, Fla. Benkert 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. 13

14 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL QUIN BLANDING 3 QUIN BLANDING Free Safety Senior Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside HS 2014 GAME-BY-GAME Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick Aug 30 UCLA Sep 06 RICHMOND Sep 13 LOUISVILLE Sep 20 at BYU Sep 27 KENT STATE Oct 04 PITT Oct 18 at Duke Oct 25 NORTH CAROLINA Nov 01 at Georgia Tech Nov 08 at Florida State Nov 22 MIAMI (FLA.) Nov 28 at Virginia Tech Totals GAME-BY-GAME Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick Sep 05 at UCLA Sep 12 NOTRE DAME Sep 19 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 25 BOISE STATE Oct 10 at Pitt Oct 17 SYRACUSE Oct 24 at North Carolina Oct 31 GEORGIA TECH Nov 07 at Miami (FL) Virginia Football Nov 14 at Louisville Nov 21 DUKE Virginia 6 5 Individual Game-by-Game 0 0-0(as of 0-0Nov 0 12, 02017) 0 Nov 28 VIRGINIA TECH All 0.0-0games Totals GAME-BY-GAME #3 Quin Blanding Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd Date Opponent ua arushing total tfl-yds Receiving no-yds ff fr-yds Passing int-yds qbh brupkick kickreturns Punt Returns all Sep Date03 RICHMOND Opponent 3 no. 4 yds 7td lg no. yds0.0-0 td lg0 cmp-att-int yds td0 lg 1no. yds 0 td lg no. yds td lg purp Sep at Oregon WILLIAM & MARY Sep at UConn INDIANA Sep CENTRAL UCONNMICHIGAN Oct Sep at Duke at Boise State Oct PITT DUKE Individual Career History Oct NORTH at North CAROLINA Carolina Oct LOUISVILLE BOSTON COLLEGE Nov Oct at Wake at PittForest Nov MIAMI GEORGIA (FLA.) TECH Quin 19Blanding Nov 11 at Georgia at Louisville Tech Nov Totals 26 at Virginia Tech SCORING g td rush rcv 0 ret 0pat 02pat0 fg0 total 0 0 avg/g Totals Games: 10 All purpose 12avg/game: GAME-BY-GAME Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts career tackles. off Date TOTAL Opponent ua 0 a 1 total 0 0 tfl-yds 0 no-yds 6 0.1ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 WILLIAM & MARY INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g Sep 09 INDIANA Sep UCONN Sep at Boise State Oct DUKE Oct tackles: TOTAL 14 at North Carolina Oct 21 BOSTON COLLEGE g rush pr kr ir Oct ALL 28 PURPOSE at Pitt rcv5 4 9 total avg/g Nov GEORGIA TECH Nov 11 at Louisville Totals TOTAL BLANDING BY THE NUMBERS (CAREER) Individual Career History tfl pd ff fr blk qbh TACKLES g ua a total TOTAL Quin Blanding SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g SACKS ua a total yards TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g QUIN BLANDING NOTES BLANDING CLIMBS UVA S CAREER TACKLE LIST FS Quin Blanding is No. 1 all-time at UVA with 454 career tackles. Blanding is the second-fastest in program history to record 400 tackles, which he did in his 40th career game. Charles McDaniel ( ) did so in 39 games. Blanding was the third-fastest in program history to record 300 tackles, which he did in his 30th career game. Charles McDaniel ( ) did so in 28 games, while Jamie Sharper ( ) reached 300 tackles in 29 games. Blanding reached 300 tackles the fastest of any UVA defensive back, making it to the milestone seven games sooner than Anthony Poindexter ( ). UVA s Quin Blanding owns 23 double-digit tackle games over 46 collegiate games. Blanding has five double-digit tackle games in 2017 (William & Mary, Indiana, Boise State, UNC and Boston College). Blanding owned five double-digit tackle games in 2016 (UConn, Central Michigan, Pitt, UNC, Miami). Blanding had six double-digit tackles games in 2015 and six as a freshman in Blanding has 454 career tackles in 46 career games (9.8 per game). Below is where Blanding ranks all-time on UVA s career list for tackles: Player Career Tackles 1. Quin Blanding, S, 2014-present Jamie Sharper, LB, Charles McDaniel, LB, Angelo Crowell, LB, Byron Thweatt, LB, James Farrior, LB, Steve Greer, LB, Russ Swan, LB, Micah Kiser, LB, 2014-pres Randy Neal, LB, NATION S ACTIVE CAREER TACKLE LEADERS Quin Blanding ranks No. 1 among active FBS players with 454 career tackles. UVA s Micah Kiser ranks No. 3 among active FBS career tacklers. Below are the nation s top active tacklers. Rank Name, School Tackles Games 1. Quin Blanding, Virginia Josey Jewell, Iowa Micah Kiser, Virginia Auggie Sanchez, USF Quentin Poling, Ohio BLANDING ALL-TIME IN THE ACC IN TACKLES Quin Blanding is one of 34 players in ACC history with at least 400 Blanding s 444 career tackles ranks No. 2 all-time in the ACC among defensive backs, trailing only UNC s Dexter Reid ( ). Reid is tied for No. 14 all-time in ACC history with 466 career tackles. Below is where Blanding ranks all-time on the ACC s career list for Player, School, Years Career Tackles 12. Jeff Davis, Clemson, Keith Brooking, Georgia Tech, Dexter Reid, North Carolina, Chuck Faucette, Maryland, Ed Stetz, Wake Forest, Damien Covington, NC State, Quin Blanding, Virginia, 2014-pres Chad Carson, Clemson, D Quell Jackson, Maryland,

15 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MICAH KISER 53 MICAH KISER Inside Linebacker Senior Baltimore, Md. Gilman School 2014 GAME-BY-GAME Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick Aug 30 UCLA Sep 06 RICHMOND Sep 13 LOUISVILLE Sep 20 at BYU Sep 27 KENT STATE Oct 04 PITT Oct 18 at Duke Oct 25 NORTH CAROLINA Nov 01 at Georgia Tech Nov 08 at Florida State Nov 22 MIAMI (FLA.) Nov 28 at Virginia Tech Totals GAME-BY-GAME Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick Sep 05 at UCLA Sep 12 NOTRE DAME Sep 19 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 25 BOISE STATE Oct 10 at Pitt Oct 17 SYRACUSE Oct 24 at North Carolina Oct 31 GEORGIA TECH Nov 07 at Miami (FL) Nov 14 at Louisville Virginia Football Nov 21 DUKE Virginia 9 8 Individual Game-by-Game 0 0-0(as of 0-0Nov 012, 2017) 0 0 Nov 28 VIRGINIA TECH All games Totals GAME-BY-GAME Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd #53 Micah Kiser Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick Sep 03 RICHMOND Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns all Sep 10 at Oregon Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp Sep 17 at UConn Sep 02 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sep 09 INDIANA Oct 01 at Duke Sep 16 UCONN Oct 15 PITT Sep 22 at Boise State Oct 22 NORTH CAROLINA Oct 07 DUKE Oct 29 LOUISVILLE Oct 14 at North Carolina Nov 05 at Wake Forest Oct 21 BOSTON COLLEGE Nov 12 MIAMI (FLA.) Oct 28 at Pitt Nov 19 at Georgia Tech Nov 04 GEORGIA TECH Nov 26 at Virginia Tech Nov 11 at Louisville Totals Totals Games: GAME-BY-GAME 10 Individual Career History Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 09 INDIANA Micah Kiser Sep 16 UCONN INTERCEPTIONS Sep 22 at Boise Stateg 3long 6 9avg/g no. yards td avg/r 2014 Oct 07 DUKE Oct 14 at North Carolina Oct 21 BOSTON COLLEGE TOTAL Oct 28 at Pitt Nov 04 GEORGIA TECH ALL PURPOSE g 2014 Nov 11 at Louisville12 rush 0 rcv 0 pr 04 kr 0 ir 5 0 total 90 avg/g Totals TOTAL KISER BY THE NUMBERS (CAREER) TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk qbh TOTAL SACKS g ua a total yards TOTAL MICAH KISER NOTES KISER GETS 18 STOPS AGAINST GEORGIA TECH Micah Kiser tied his career high with 18 tackles against Georgia Tech last time out. His 18 stops against the Yellow Jackets are the most by any player in a single game this season in the ACC and the 12th most in a single game in all of the FBS. KISER IS A CAMPBELL TROPHY FINALIST Micah Kiser was named a finalist for the 2017 Campbell Trophy. Selected from a nationwide pool of 181 semifinalists from among all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, Kiser is one of 13 finalists for the award. The Campbell Trophy recognizes the nation s top football scholar-athlete. It has been dubbed the Academic Heisman. Kiser will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments. Kiser, along with the other 12 finalists will travel to New York City for the 60th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 5, where his accomplishments will be highlighted. Former Virginia standout Tom Burns was the Campbell Trophy s fourth recipient. He won the award in Former Cavaliers Stephen Phelan, Jr. (1997), Tiki Barber (1996) and Gary Cuozzo (1962) join Kiser and Burns as the program s only Campbell Trophy finalists. KISER DOUBLES UP THE TACKLES Micah Kiser owns 19 double-digit tackle games during his 33 career starts. Kiser has 363 career tackles during 45 career games, which ranks No. 10 all-time at UVA. Kiser has recorded 347 tackles during his 33 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. NATION S ACTIVE CAREER TACKLE LEADERS Kiser ranks No. 3 among active FBS players with 372 career tackles. UVA s Quin Blanding ranks No. 1 among active FBS career tacklers. Below are the nation s top active tacklers. Rank Name, School Tackles Games 1. Quin Blanding, Virginia Josey Jewell, Iowa Micah Kiser, Virginia Auggie Sanchez, USF Quentin Poling, Ohio KISER CLIMBS THE UVA CAREER SACK LADDER Kiser is No. 10 all-time at UVA with 19 career sacks. Below is where Kiser ranks among UVA s all-time best sack artists. Rank Name Career Sacks 6. Stuart Anderson, DL/LB ( ) 23 Duane Ashman, DE ( ) Chris Long, DE ( ) Sean Scott, DE ( ) Micah Kiser, LB (2014-pres.) Ron Mattes, DT ( ) Eli Harold, DE ( ) 17.5 KISER CLIMBS THE UVA CAREER TFL LADDER Kiser is No. 15 all-time at UVA with 31 career tackles for loss. Below is where Kiser ranks among UVA s all-time best TFL artists. Rank Name Career TFL 10. Eli Harold, DE ( ) Kai Parham, LB ( ) 32.5 Cam Johnson, LB/DE ( ) Patrick Kerney, DE ( ) 32 Wali Rainer, LB ( ) Micah Kiser, LB (2014-pres.) 31 15

16 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES GAME-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time W&M 0 Punt :25 0 Punt :28 Indiana 0 Punt :16 0 Punt :44 UConn 7 TD-Run :46 0 Punt :08 Boise State 0 Punt :42 7 TD-Rush :58 Duke 0 Downs :36 0 Interception :53 UNC 0 Punt :32 0 Punt :47 Boston College 0 Punt :29 3 Field Goal :40 Pitt 0 INT :56 0 Punt :34 Georgia Tech 3 Field Goal :43 0 Punt :32 Louisville 7 TD-Run :47 0 Punt :53 Totals 17 2:55* 10 2:21* *-average GOAL-TO-GOAL SITUATIONS 2017 SUMMARY Totals Offense Defense Goal-to-Go Situations 16 8 Scores 14 7 Total Points Touchdowns 11 7 Field Goals 3 0 Fumbles 0 0 Interceptions 0 0 Missed Field Goals 0 0 Lost on Downs 0 1 End of Half/Game 0 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 W&M 7 TD-Pass :15 3 FG :43 Indiana 7 TD- Rush :38 0 Punt :52 UConn 0 Interception :53 0 Downs :57 Boise State 7 TD-Pass :29 0 Punt :04 Duke 7 TD-Pass :29 0 Punt :01 UNC 0 Punt :33 7 TD-Rush :19 Boston College 0 Punt :58 3 Field Goal :18 Pitt 0 Punt :02 7 TD-Rush :43 Georgia Tech 0 Interception :15 7 TD-Rush :20 Louisville 0 Punt :14 7 TD-Pass :55 Totals 28 2:16* 34 3:13* *-average 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. GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Offense Defense Sept. 2 W&M TD- Rush TD- Rush TD- Pass Sept. 9 IU Field Goal Downs TD- Pass Sept. 16 UConn TD- Rush Sept. 23 Boise State TD-Rush TD-Rush TD-Rush TD-Rush Oct. 7 Duke TD- Pass TD-Rush Oct. 14 UNC Field Goal TD-Rush TD- Pass Oct. 21 BC TD- Rush TD-Pass Oct. 28 Pitt Downs Downs Nov. 4 GT Field Goal TD- Rush TD- Rush Nov. 11 UL TD-Rush 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

17 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL BRONCO MENDENHALL Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach Second Season Bronco Mendenhall is in his second season as Virginia s head football coach after being named the program s 40th head coach on Dec. 4, In Mendenhall s first season on Grounds he oversaw a secondary that boasted first-team All-ACC honoree and All- American, Quin Blanding. Blanding finished the season No. 2 in the ACC in tackles for the third year in a row with 120 stops. Inside linebacker Micah Kiser, an All-American and first-team All- ACC honoree, thrived to lead the ACC in tackles for the second year in a row with 134, which is tied with former Cavalier great Wali Rainer for fourth-most in a single season in program history. Kiser was also a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, becoming the first Cavalier since Tiki Barber in 1996 to earn both academic and athletic All-America honors in the same season. Offensively, in Mendenhall s first season, Taquan Mizzell became the first player in ACC history to record at least 1,500 career rushing and 1,500 career receiving yards. UVA quarterback Kurt Benkert set a couple of passing marks in UVA s new offense, including a program record for passing yards in a game with 421 against Central Michigan, which was only the second time in program history a UVA quarterback surpassed 400 passing yards in a game. Benkert reached 1,000 passing yards in four games and 2,000 passing yards in eight games, setting a program record for fastest to that standard in a season. Mendenhall came to Charlottesville after 11 years as the head coach at Brigham Young University. In his 11 seasons, from , Mendenhall compiled an overall record of at BYU to rank 12th in total wins among all FBS teams during that time. 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. 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 Mendenhall Record 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. 100 wins) Name, School FBS Years FBS Record Urban Meyer, Ohio State Chris Petersen, Washington Nick Saben, Alabama Mark Richt, Miami Gary Patterson, TCU Bobby Petrino, Louisville Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Kyle Whittingham, Utah Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia Bill Snyder, Kansas State 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 2017 Virginia ACC Totals (13th year) ACC/MWC 11 Bowl Appearance Virginia Record (2nd year) BYU Record (11 years)

18 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES Coin Kickoff/ UVA Game Game Jersey/ Opponent Toss Receive 1st Poss. Time (ET) Length Pants Helmet Attendance Result W&M Loss Receive Punt 3:30 p.m. 2:52 Blue/White White 38,828 W/28-10 Indiana Loss Receive Punt 3:30 p.m. 3:26 Blue/White White 38,993 L/34-17 Connecticut Won Kickoff Touchdown 12:00 p.m. 2:59 Blue/White White 33,056 W/38-18 at Boise State Won Kickoff Punt 8:00 p.m. 3:24 White/White White 33,947 W/42-23 Duke Loss kickoff Downs 12:20 p.m. 3:35 Blue/White White 38,638 W/28-21 at North Carolina Loss Receive Punt 3:30 p.m. 2:58 White/White White 50,000 W/20-14 Boston College Loss Receive Punt 12:30 p.m. 3:02 Blue/White White 39,216 L/41-10 at Pittsburgh Won Kickoff Interception 12:30 p.m. 2:54 White/White White 30,889 L/31-14 vs Georgia Tech Loss Receive Field Goal 3:00 p.m. 3:30 Blue/White White 38,448 W/40-36 at Louisville Won Kickoff Touchdown 3:30 p.m. 3:13 White/White White L/21-38 at Miami 12:00 p.m. Virginia Tech UVA ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR FOOTBALL IS ONE OF A FEW Virginia s Kelli Pugh is one of nine women at the FBS level that is their school s sports medicine department s primary care provider for football. Pugh is only one of two women at the FBS level that works with a Power-Five level program. Sally Nogle works with Michigan State. Name Jennifer Brodeur Jennifer Brown* Brandy Clouse* Dani Coppes Alyson Gramley* Sally Nogle Mary Vander Heiden* Dawn Hearn* KELLI PUGH * - sports medicine department head TEAM NOTES School Massachusetts Eastern Michigan Georgia Southern Bowling Green Troy Michigan State UCF UTEP VIRGINIA 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 Matt Blundin 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

19 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HOOS IN THE NFL/LEADERS ROSTER NOTES BY STATES State No. of Players % of 103 man roster Virginia Florida Georgia Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey North Carolina Texas Massachusetts California Indiana Ohio Colorado Delaware District of Columbia Tennessee West Virginia British of Columbia Germany percent of UVA s roster of 103 hail from Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. CAVALIERS AMONG NATIONAL/ACC LEADERS Category ACC NCAA National Leader Stat Rushing Offense Navy Passing Offense Oklahoma Total Offense Oklahoma Scoring Offense UCF 48.6 Rushing Defense Wisconsin 81.5 Total Defense Wisconsin Scoring Defense Alabama 11.2 Net Punting Texas Punt Returns Washington Kickoff Returns Wyoming Pass Defense Air Force Sacks Clemson 3.80 Tackles For Loss Northern Ill. 9.1 Sacks Allowed Army 0.10 Turnover Margin Wyoming 1.70 Passing Efficiency Oklahoma Pass Efficiency Def Wisconsin rd-Down Conv Wisconsin 52.0 Opp. 3rd-Down Conv Michigan 23.7 Red-Zone% Georgia 97.4 Opp. Red-Zone% Troy 58.6 Completions Per Game NCAA/ACC Stat Receiving Yards NCAA/ACC Stat Kurt Benkert 10/ Olamide Zaccheus 48/5 727 Doni Dowling 94/ Andre Levrone 99/ Passing TDs Tackles Kurt Benkert 17/1 21 Micah Kiser 7/ Quin Blanding 18/2 9.6 Jordan Mack 36/6 8.8 Player (Pos.) Last UVA Season Oday Aboushi (OT) 2013 Luke Bowanko (C/OG) 2013 Ahmad Brooks (LB) 2015 Maurice Canady (CB) 2015 Eli Harold (DE) 2014 Anthony Harris (SS) 2014 Dontrelle Inman (WR) 2010 Darius Jennings (WR) 2014 Chris Long (DE) 2007 Jake McGee (TE) 2013 Rodney McLeod (S) 2011 Taquan Mizzell (TB) 2016 Morgan Moses (OT) 2013 Austin Pasztor (OG) 2011 John Phillips (TE)-2008 Cedric Peerman (RB)-2008 La Roy Reynolds (LB) 2012 Matt Schaub (QB) 2003 Eric Smith (OT) 2016 Brent Urban (DT) 2013 as of Nov. 13 CAVALIERS CURRENTLY IN THE NFL Current Team Seattle Seahawks Baltimore Ravens Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints Cincinnati Bengals Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens ACC FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2002 Miami* 23 Florida State 14 North Carolina 9 Boston College* 7 Clemson 7 VIRGINIA 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 Total Offense Sacks Kurt Benkert 47/ Chris Peace 30/ Jordan Ellis 176/ Receiving Yards Per Game Receptions Per Game Olamide Zaccheus 57/ Olamide Zaccheus 10/3 7.0 Doni Dowling 104/ Doni Dowling 129/ Andre Levrone 111/ Completion Percentage Yards Per Pass Attempt Kurt Benkert 62/ Kurt Benkert 93/ All-Purpose Yards Kickoff Returns Joe Reed 84/ Joe Reed 10/ Olamide Zaccheus 115/ Punting Passing Efficiency Lester Coleman 14/ Kurt Benkert 73/

20 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HONORS/WATCH LISTS DID YOU KNOW? UVA senior Quin Blanding was named by his mother Cory Lee after the movie entitled 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 doctors 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 stature 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. Walk-on first year Tristan Hillerich is one of four boys. His parents, Brent and Colleen, are proud parents of two sets of twins. Tristan has a twin brother, Bart, while the pair has a younger set of twin brothers, Quinn and Grady. Virginia has five players on its roster who are the sons of former Cavalier football players. Joey Blount (Tony Blount), Germane Crowell (Germane Crowell, Sr.), Mikey McDonald (Geoff McDonald), Matthew Merrick (Nick Merrick) and Andrew Yavinsky (Marc Yavinsky). WR Chuck Davis won $100,000 playing the Virginia Lottery in June. He spent $1 for a Cash 5 game ticket at a 7-Eleven in Ashburn, Va. He used the numbers on his grandmother s license plate on the car he drove to the market. DB Donovan Rolle participated in the 2011 and 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee HONORS/AWARDS Kurt Benkert, Sr., QB Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Sept. 25) Maxwell Award Watch List (Oct. 6) Quin Blanding, Sr., FS Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Associated Press All-American (2nd) Phil Steele Preseason All-American (2nd) Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Sports Preseason All-American (2nd) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (1st) ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Oct. 9) ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Oct. 16) Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist (Oct. 18) Thorpe Award Semifinalist (Oct. 23) Andrew Brown, Sr., DE Senior Bowl Watch List Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (4th) 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 Senior Bowl Watch List Associated Press All-American (2nd) Phil Steele Preseason All-American (3rd) Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Sports Preseason All-American (2nd) Athlon Preseason All-ACC (1st) Walter Camp National Defensive POW (Sept. 17) ACC Linebacker of the Week (Sept. 18) Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (Sept. 19) Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (Sept. 27) Associated Press Midseason All-American (2nd) Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist (Oct. 18) Butkus Award Semifinalist (Oct. 30) Campbell Trophy Finalist (Nov. 1) ACC Linebacker of the Week (Nov. 6) Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (Nov. 6) Senior CLASS Award Finalist (Nov. 8) Lott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist (Nov. 9) Andre Levrone, Sr., WR ACC Receiver of the Week (Sept. 25) Joe Reed, So., WR Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (3rd) at KR Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (2nd) at KR ACC Specialist of the Week (Nov. 6) 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 LOMBARDI AWARD Micah Kiser, ILB BUTKUS AWARD Micah Kiser, ILB LOTT IMPACT TROPHY Quin Blanding, FS Micah Kiser, ILB WUERFFEL TROPHY Quin Blanding, QB JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM Kurt Benkert, QB MAXWELL AWARD Kurt Benkert, QB SENIOR BOWL Kurt Benkert, QB Quin Blanding, FS Andrew Brown, DE Micah Kiser, ILB 20