GAME 6 OCT. 17, 2015 SYRACUSE VS. VIRGINIA SCOTT STADIUM (61,500) CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

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1 GAME 6 OCT. 17, 2015 SYRACUSE VS. VIRGINIA SCOTT STADIUM (61,500) CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. VIRGINIA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews): Jim Daves O: (434) C: (434) jimdaves@virginia.edu Football Contact (player interviews): Vincent Briedis O: (434) C: (434) briedis@virginia.edu LIVE STATS: VirginiaSports.com 7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS 3 NFL HALL OF FAMERS 28 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 116 FIRST-TEAM ALL-ACC 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time /Result TV Sept. 5 at No. 13/14 UCLA L/16-34 FOX Sept. 12 9/11 NOTRE DAME L/27-34 ABC Sept. 19 WILLIAM & MARY W/35-29 ESPN3 Sept. 25 BOISE STATE L/14-56 ESPN Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh* L/19-26 ACC Network Oct. 17 SYRACUSE 1 * 3:30 p.m. RSN Oct. 24 at North Carolina* 3:30 p.m. RSN Oct. 31 GEORGIA TECH* TBA Nov. 7 at Miami (Fla.)* TBA Nov. 14 at Louisville* TBA Nov. 21 DUKE* TBA Nov. 28 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1 Homecomings VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF On the Field Mike London... Head Coach Mike Archer...Assoc. Head Coach/Linebackers Jon Tenuta...Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./Safeties Larry Lewis... Special Teams Coordinator/TEs Marques Hagans... Wide Receivers Jappy Oliver... Defensive Line Dave Borbely...Offensive Line Chris Beatty...Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Zach Tenuta (GA)...Defensive Line In the Press Box Steve Fairchild... Offensive Coordinator/QBs Chip West...Cornerbacks Sean Cascarano (GA)...Offensive Line/Tight Ends Daquan Romero (GA)...Defense Brian Wetzel (GA)...Offense/Wide Receivers TELEVISION: Regional Sports Networks Play-by-Play:...Tom Werme Analyst:...Ovie Mughelli Sidelines:... Niki Noto RADIO: Virginia Sports Network Play-by-Play:... Dave Koehn Analyst:...Tony Covington Sidelines... Jay James SATELLITE RADIO:...Sirius 132, XM 193 FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Virginia and Syracuse are meeting for the fifth time in series history and for the first time in ACC play. UVA wide receivers coach Marques Hagans was the starting quarterback for the Cavaliers two wins over the Orange. He amassed 538 combined yards of total offense in the 2004 and 2005 wins. RB Taquan Mizzell leads the nation s running backs with 340 receiving yards. He is the only running back in the nation with two 100-yard receiving games (UCLA and W&M) in QB Matt Johns is No. 2 in the ACC (37th nationally) in passing yards per game (239.6) and No. 3 in the ACC (49th nationally) in passing yards (1,198), while coming in at No. 3 in the ACC (43rd nationally) with 18.6 completions per game. WR Canaan Severin is No. 4 in the ACC (62nd nationally) in receiving yards per game with VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Record: 1-4 ACC: 0-1 HEAD COACH: Mike London, sixth season UVA Record: Career Record: Record vs. Cuse: 0-0 SYRACUSE ORANGE Record: 3-2 ACC: 1-0 HEAD COACH: Scott Shafer, third season Cuse Record: Career Record: Record vs. UVA: 0-0 GAME DETAILS Venue... Scott Stadium Capacity...61,500 Playing Surface...Natural Grass Series vs. Syracuse:... tied, 2-2 In Charlottesville:... tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: (UVA, 27-24) VIRGINIA RETURNS TO SCOTT STADIUM TO HOST SYRACUSE FOR HOMECOMINGS Virginia returns to Scott Stadium when the Cavaliers continue ACC play against the Syracuse Orange. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on regional sports networks. The game will air on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Saturday is Homecomings at UVA and the Cavaliers own a (.511) all-time Homecomings record. UVA s last win on Homecomings was against then-no. 12 Georgia Tech in 2011, a triumph. VIRGINIA AND FIRST MEETINGS WITH NEW ACC MEMBERS Saturday s game marks the first time in the series that a meeting between UVA and Syracuse will count toward the ACC standings. The Orange officially joined the league on July 1, UVA is 1-6 when facing a new ACC member for the first time in conference play, dating back to when Georgia Tech joined the ACC in UVA has lost to Georgia Tech (1982), Florida State (1992), Miami (2004), Virginia Tech (2004), Boston College (2005) and Pitt (2013). Virginia s lone win came in 2014 against Louisville. COUNTDOWN TO 450 AT SCOTT STADIUM Virginia has played 447 all-time games at Scott Stadium. The Nov. 21, 2015 game against Duke will mark the 450th all-time game at Scott Stadium. Scott Stadium opened on Oct. 15, 1931, an 18-3 VMI win over the Cavaliers UVA is all-time at Scott Stadium is the 85th season the Cavaliers have played at Scott Stadium. The oldest living UVA football alum, Dr. John Risher, is 105 and was on the 1931 Virginia football team. He stood on the sidelines at both Lambeth Field and Scott Stadium. You can now find him on game days keeping stats in the Scott Stadium press box. Game Information... 1 Media Information/Schedule/Pronunciation Guide... 2 University of Virginia Facts... 3 Virginia vs. Syracuse ACC Standings/Preseason Poll... 6 Team Notes Future Schedules... 8 Career Starts/2015 UVA Opponents/UVA Overtime Games... 9 National Polls Offensive Notes Game-Opening/Second Half-Opening Drives Last Minute Game-Winning Scores/Goal-to-Goal Defensive Notes Special Teams Notes/ Game-Winning Field Goals NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL/NFL Draft Picks Did You Know?/National Award Watch Lists/Honors & Awards Quarterback Matt Johns Fun Facts Head Coach Mike London Team Statistics Individual Statistics Defensive Statistics/Game-by-Game Starters What Happens on First Down/Third Down Conversions Starting Field Position/Penalties Season Drive & Turnover/Takeaway Analysis #CUSEvsUVA AT A GLANCE WHAT S INSIDE Television * - In Va., Md., & Wash., D.C. Rest of nation will air on regional sports networks Radio School Websites:...VirginiaSports.com...Cuse.com Scoring Drives Drive Charts Game-By-Game Statistics Miscellaneous Tackles Leaders/Special Teams Tackles Leaders Money Plays Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer The Last Time Participation Career Highs Player Capsules Individual and Career Statistics Game-by-Game Summeries Virginia and Opponent Long Plays Virginia Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters Depth Chart SOCIAL VirginiaSports

2 MEDIA INFORMATION PAGE 2 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE On each Monday during the football season, the UVA Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a weekly football press conference, attended by head coach Mike London and selected student-athletes. London will field questions beginning at 11 a.m. and student-athletes will begin interviews at 11:30 a.m. Snacks will be served. Quotes from the Monday 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 London will hold his postgame press conference in the media room, while requested players and assistant coaches will be brought to the media room to meet with media representatives after London. 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 (briedis@virginia.edu). 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. SUNDAY No availability MONDAY Weekly press conference John Paul Jones Arena Media Room (11 a.m.) WINA Coaches Radio Show, Buffalo Wild Wings (7-8 p.m.) 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 Sept. 2, and concluding November 18. The teleconference of Thanksgiving week will be held at the same time, but on Tuesday, Nov. 24. 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. Dabo Swinney, Clemson...10:30 a.m. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State...10:40 a.m. Bobby Petrino, Louisville...10:50 a.m. Scott Shafer, Syracuse...11:00 a.m. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest...11:10 a.m. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech...11:20 a.m. Larry Fedora, North Carolina...11:30 a.m. Pat Narduzzi, Pitt...11:40 a.m. Al Golden, Miami...11:50 a.m. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech... Noon Mike London, Virginia... 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. 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 VIDEO CLIP SERVICE Broadcast media outlets will be able access ACC football highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the football season. This video content willonly be available for download in a digital file format that can be accessed on the AVCS. To register for this service contact Scott McBurney, Assistant Commissioner/ACC Advanced Media, at smcburney@theacc.org or call ACC 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: theacc.com/media TUESDAY Defensive players available for interviews Defensive coaches available for interviews 11:45 a.m. Andre Miles- Redmond teleconference WEDNESDAY Offensive players available for interviews Offensive coaches available for interviews 11:30 a.m. Keeon Johnson teleconference Mike London on ACC Conference Call (12:10 p.m.) THURSDAY No availability ACC INJURY GUIDELINES On each Monday during the season, ACC schools will announce any players who are out for the season or scheduled to have surgery. No other announcements regarding player injuries will be made until the end of practice on Thursday or two days prior to the next football game (Tuesday for Thursday game, Thursday for Saturday). On that day, within 90 minutes of the end of practice, injured players playing status for the next game will be announced in one of five categories: - Definitely will play - Probable - Questionable - Doubtful - Out WAHOO CENTRAL The Virginia athletics department s social media hub, Wahoo Central, provides Cavalier fans with an online platform to share their thoughts, experiences and conversations. Wahoo Central aggregates, shares and pusesh fan-generated content from multiple sources and tools to a single visual platform. You can access it by going to: virginiasports.com/wahoocentral. Fans can follow and interact with Wahoo Central on Twitter PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS Naji Abdullah... Nah-Gee Ab-Duel-Ah Ryan Bischoff...Bish-Off Vincent Croce... CROW-chee Ryan Doull...Dowel (rhymes with Towel) Keeon Johnson... Key-on Andre Levrone... Lev rown-ee Taquan Mizzell... Tay-Qwan My-Zell Sadiq Olanrewaju...Suh-Deek O-lan-ree-Wah-ju Canaan Severin... Cain-in LaChaston Smith... La-CHASS-ston Wilfred Wahee...WA-Hee Olamide Zaccheaus... Oh-llama-day Za-key-us COACHES Sean Cascarano...Cass-KA-ron-oh Marques Hagans... Marcus

3 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FACTS PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Location...Charlottesville, Va. Founded 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 All-Time Record (126th season) All-Time ACC Record (62nd season) ACC Championships , 1995 All-Time Bowl Record Offensive Alignment... Pro-style Defensive Alignment COACHING STAFF Mike London... Head Coach Mike Archer...Assoc. Head Coach/LBs Jon Tenuta... Assoc. HC for Defense/DC/Safeties Steve Fairchild... Offensive Coordinator/QBs Larry Lewis... Special Teams Coord./TEs Chip West...Recruiting Coord./CBs Chris Beatty... Assistant HC/RBs Dave Borbely... Offensive Line Marques Hagans... Wide Receivers Jappy Oliver... Defensive Line Ryan Tedford...Director of FB Training & Player Dev. Sean Cascarano... Graduate Assistant Daquan Romero... Graduate Assistant Zach Tenuta... Graduate Assistant Brian Wetzel... Graduate Assistant Kyle King...Graduate Assistant for Quality Control SUPPORT STAFF Assoc. AD for Football Admin... Gerry Capone Admin. Assistant to Mike London... Dot Kirby Admin. Assistant for Football Admin...Suzanne Hoeft Football Administrator...Bob Price Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach... Steven Cuccia Assistant AD for Video Services... Luke Goldstein Assistant Recruiting Coord...Blanda Wolfe Admin. Assistant for Recruiting...Dawn Best Admin Assistant for Off/Def Coaches...Kerri Cain Receptionist... Carol Seabaugh ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS (FOOTBALL) Assistant AD for Media Relations... Jim Daves Cell jimdaves@virginia.edu Twitter...@JimDaves Primary Contact for Football... Vincent Briedis Cell briedis@virginia.edu Website...VirginiaSports.com Football Twitter...@UVA_Football Mailing Address...John Paul Jones Arena Massie Road, Room P.O. Box Charlottesville, VA 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 t o 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 Wah-hoo-wah. The Levy Opera House stands at the corner of High Street and Park Street and has since been renovated into an office building.

4 SYRACUSE SERIES NOTES PAGE 4 UVA VS. SYRACUSE: SERIES HISTORY UVA and Cuse tied in Series, 2-2 In Charlottesville: UVA and Cuse tied: 1-1 In Syracuse: UVA and Cuse tied: 1-1 Longest UVA win streak: 2 (2004-pres.) Longest Cuse win Streak: 2 (1975, 1977) Largest Victory: 21 (31-10), 2004 Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Syracuse Coach Opp. Rank 1975 Charlottesville Sunny Randle L 0-37 NR Frank Maloney NR 1977 Syracuse Dick Bestwick L 3-6 NR Frank Maloney NR 2004 Charlottesville Al Groh W Paul Pasqualoni NR 2005 Syracuse Al Groh W Greg Robinson NR ON THIS DATE: OCT. 17 Virginia has played 15 previous games in its history on Oct. 17. The Cavaliers are all-time on this date. Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank 1896 Home Martin Bergen W 48-0 NR St.Johns Unknown NR 1903 Home Gresham Poe W 6-0 NR Kentucky C.A. Wright NR 1914 Home Jospeh Wood W 49-7 NR South Carolina N.B. Edgerton NR 1925 Home Earle Neale W NR VMI Blandy Clarkson NR 1936 Home Gus Tebell L 0-21 NR Maryland Frank Dobson NR 1942 Away Frank Murray T 7-7 NR Richmond John Fenlon NR 1953 Home Ned McDonald L 6-21 NR VMI John McKenna NR 1959 Richmond Richard Voris L NR Virginia Tech Frank O. Moseley NR 1964 Home Bill Elias W NR Army Paul Dietzel NR 1970 Home George Blackburn W NR Army Tom Cahill NR 1981 Away Dick Bestwick L 3-21 NR South Carolina Jim Carlen NR 1987 Away George Welsh L NR South Carolina Joe Morrison NR 1992 Away George Welsh L North Carolina Mack Brown NR 1998 Away George Welsh L Georgia Tech George O Leary Away Al Groh W 20-9 NR Maryland Ralph Friedgen NR Individual Player Highs vs. Syracuse Passing Yards Player Year Marques Hagans Joseph Mark Marques Hagans 2005 Rushing Yards Player Year Marques Hagans Marques Hagans Michael Johnson Wali Lundy 2004 Receiving Yards Player Year Michael McGrew Tom Champlin Deyon Williams 2005 Long Rec. Player Year Tom Champlin Heath Miller Michael McGrew 2004 Tackles Player Year Sam Pfabe Mike Ozdowski Ahmad Brooks 2004 Individual Team Highs vs. Syracuse Passing Yards Year Rushing Yards Year Total Offense Year THE SERIES VS. THE ORANGE After the rivalry sat dormant for 27 years, the teams began a home-and-home series in 2004 and The Cavaliers swept the series, starting with a win in Charlottesville for their first victory over Syracuse in The 27-year gap between meetings is tied for the 14th-longest between games in UVA history. The Hoos made a return trip to Syracuse in 2005, the first meeting in central New York in 28 years when the Orange eked out a 6-3 win in a battle of field goals as Dave Jacobs hit two of five attempts. This game remains one of only five UVA games since 1937 where all the points came via field goals. After a scoreless first half, Syracuse kicker Dave Jacobs sandwiched field goals of 24 and 25 yards around a Russ Henderson 29-yard field goal to gain the win. (Jacobs also missed field goals of 45, 57 and 60 yards. The 60-yard miss is the longest attempt ever vs. UVA) Former NFL great Art Monk was a sophomore who had a big all-around day in 77. He rushed for 89 yards, caught five passes for 62 yards and returned four punts for a 10.8-yard average for 194 all-purpose yards. In the 2004 meeting the Orange rushed for just 113 yards, by far their fewest in the series. Syracuse had two 100-yard rushers in the first meeting in 1975 a 37-0 Syracuse win. QB Jim Donoghue ran for 136 yards and Jim Grubbs added 117 as the Orange ground out 497 yards rushing. That game represents the second-most rushing yards in SU history and the fourth-most yards allowed in the history of the UVA program. In 1977, Syracuse featured a powerful rushing attack that picked up 322 yards. This 2005 match-up was Virginia s first game in the Carrier Dome; the 1977 game was played at Archbold Field. VIRGINIA-SYRACUSE CONNECTIONS Current UVA wide receivers coach Marques Hagans won two games over Syracuse as the starting quarterback for the Cavaliers. They stand as the only Cavalier wins in the series with the Orange. Hagans collected 538 combined yards of total offense in UVA s 2004 and 2005 wins over the Orange. Hagans was 11-of-12 passing for 202 yards and one touchdown in UVA s win in His 91.7 completion percentage is the third-highest for a game in program history. Hagans collected his only career 100-yard rushing game in the Carrier Dome, a win over the Orange. Below is a list of hometown and high school connections between players on UVA s roster and those on Syracuse roster: Virginia Hometown/High School Syracuse Dominic Sheppard Miami, Fla. Oliver Vigille Steve Ishmael Marqez Hodge PJ Batten Darious Latimore Central Gwinnett HS George Morris Darious Latimore Lawrenceville, Ga. Jonathan Thomas Kielan Whitner George Morris Gladimir Paul Philadelphia, Pa. Zaire Franklin Olamide Zaccheaus Jamal Custis

5 SYRACUSE SERIES NOTES PAGE 5 LAST MEETING: 2005 Virginia 27, Syracuse 24 Sept. 17, 2005 Syracuse, N.Y. Last Meeting Every time the Syracuse defense seemed to have Marques Hagans cornered, he slithered away. Eventually, he carried Virginia to the win over the Orange. Hagans ran for a career-high 110 yards, including a 26-yarder on third-and-6 to help set up Connor Hughes game-winning field goal, and the Cavaliers beat the Orange Syracuse s offense and defense got off to a good start, with quarterback Perry Patterson scoring on a nine-yard run following a three-and-out by the Cavaliers on their first possession. Virginia tied the game on its next possession with a one-yard run by Cedric Peerman. Hughes connected on a 26-yarder as time expired after fullback Jason Snelling s crucial 4-yard run on fourth down. Hagans didn t let three first-half interceptions ruin his day. He converted three critical third downs on a third-quarter drive that ended with a 26-yard field goal by Hughes. For the game, Virginia was 10-for-17 on third-down conversions. Hagans was at his best on the winning drive, deflating the raucous Carrier Dome crowd by ducking under the rush, faking left and sprinting down the right side for the pivotal 26-yard gain. He was 16-for-26 for 145 yards passing to lead the Cavaliers to their second victory in two years over the Orange. Score by Quarters: Virginia Syracuse Scoring Summary: 1st 11:39 SU Perry Patterson 9 yd run (Krautman kick), :22, VA 0 - SU 7 06:38 VA Cedric Peerman 1 yd run (Connor Hughes kick), :01, VA 7 - SU 7 2nd 07:36 VA Cedric Peerman 1 yd pass from Marques Hagans (Hughes kick), :48, VA 14 - SU 7 3rd 09:30 VA Connor Hughes 26 yd field goal, :23, VA 17 - SU 7 07:51 SU Joe Kowalewski 31 yd pass from Patterson (Krautman kick), :39, VA 17 - SU 14 06:57 VA Michael Johnson 70 yd run (Connor Hughes kick), :54, VA 24 - SU 14 4th 13:17 SU Perry Patterson3 yd run (Krautman kick), :30, VA 24 - SU 21 06:25 SU John Barker 27 yd field goal, :13, VA 24 - SU 24 00:01 VA Connor Hughes 19 yd field goal, :25, VA 27 - SU 24 Attendance 40,027 UVA CUSE First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards UVA CUSE Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:43 29:17 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 5 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Virginia-Marques Hagans ; Michael Johnson 6-81; Cedric Peerman 20-63; Jason Snelling Syracuse-Damien Rhodes 27-79; Kareem Jones 2-3; Perry Patterson 7-minus 2. PASSING: Virginia-Marques Hagans Syracuse-Perry Patterson RECEIVING: Virginia-Deyon Williams 7-61; Jason Snelling 3-23; Tom Santi 2-28; Fontel Mines 1-14; Michael Johnson 1-14; Emmanuel Byers 1-4; Cedric Peerman 1-1. Syracuse- Joe Kowalewski 7-96; Tim Lane 4-15; Damien Rhodes 2-30; Alex Shor 2-16; Kareem Jones 1-8; Rice Moss 1-7. TEAM COMPARISON Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 29:53 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns SYRACUSE SCHEDULE Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 30:51 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Date Opponent Location Time/Result Sept. 4 Rhode Island Syracuse, N.Y. W, 47-0 Sept. 12 Wake Forest Syracuse, N.Y. W, Sept. 19 Central Michigan Syracuse, N.Y. W, Sept. 26 LSU Syracuse, N.Y. L, Oct. 10 USF at Tampa, Fla. L, Oct. 17 Virginia at Charlottesville, Va. 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24 Pittsburgh Syracuse, N.Y. TBA Oct. 31 Florida State at Tallahassee, Fla. TBA Nov. 7 Louisville at Louisville, Ky. TBA Nov. 14 Clemson Syracuse, N.Y. TBA Nov. 21 NC State at Raleigh, N.C. TBA Nov. 28 Boston College Syracuse, N.Y. TBA PK Connor Hughes kicks the 19-yard game-winning field goal with one second left in UVA s win over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome the last time these teams met. The kick at the time was the 16th game-winning field goal in UVA football history.

6 VIRGINIA TEAM NOTES FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CHICK-FIL-A BOWL VS. AUBURN PAGE ACC STANDINGS Conference Overall Atlantic W L W L Florida State Clemson Syracuse Louisville NC State Wake Forest Boston College Coastal W L W L Duke Pitt North Carolina Virginia Tech Miami VIRGINIA Georgia Tech PRESEASON ACC POLL Atlantic Division 1. Clemson (101)...1, Florida State (56) Louisville (1) NC State Boston College Syracuse Wake Forest Coastal Division 1. Georgia Tech (96) Virginia Tech (44) Miami (7) Duke (4) North Carolina (4) Pitt (3) Virginia ACC Championship Votes 1. Clemson Florida State Georgia Tech Virginia Tech North Carolina Miami NC State...1 FIRST CAREER STARTS IN 2015 Fifteen Cavaliers have made their first career starts in Three Cavaliers made their first career starts against William & Mary: DT Andrew Brown, TE Evan Butts and OG Sean Karl. Four Cavaliers made their first career starts against Notre Dame: DE Chris Peace, DT Andre-Miles Redmond, WR Ryan Santoro and WR/TB Olamide Zaccheaus. Eight Cavaliers made their first career starts at UCLA: DE Trent Corney, FB Vincent Croce, TE Charlie Hopkins, ILB Micah Kiser, OG Jack McDonald, TB Taquan Mizzell, FS Kelvin Rainey and CB Wilfred Wahee. UVA is No. 9 in the nation among schools with the most first-time starters. Here is how UVA ranks: School First Time Starters 1. UCF Kansas TCU Arkansas State 17 UTSA Colorado 16 Florida State 16 Nebraska Virginia 15 Fresno State 15 South Carolina Troy Wyoming 15 FOURTEEN CAVALIERS MAKE COLLEGIATE DEBUTS IN 2015 Fourteen Cavaliers have made their collegiate debut in One Cavalier made his collegiate debut at Pitt: TE Richard Burney. Two Cavaliers made their collegiate debut against Boise State: CB Myles Robinson and FS Juan Thornhill. Two Cavaliers made their collegiate debut against William & Mary: OLB Eric Gallon and CB Darious Latimore. Two Cavaliers made their collegiate debut against Notre Dame: TB Jordan Ellis and WR David Eldridge. Seven Cavaliers made their collegiate debuts against the Bruins: TE Evan Butts, DE Darrious Carter, P Nicholas Conte, Holder Andrew Mackay, DE Chris Peace, OLB C.J. Stalker and TB Olamide Zaccheaus. SEVEN TRUE FRESHMEN HAVE APPEARED FOR THE CAVALIERS IN 2015 Virginia has played seven true freshmen in UVA played two true freshmen against UCLA: OLB C.J. Stalker and TB Olamide Zaccheaus. Stalker saw time on special teams and made a tackle, while Zaccheaus caught one ball for three yards. WR David Eldridge joined the group in game two, seeing time on offense against Notre Dame. OLB Eric Gallon made his debut against William & Mary on special teams. CB Myles Robinson and FS Juan Thornhill made debuts against Boise State, playing both defense and special teams against the Broncos. TE Richard Burney made his debut at Pitt on special teams. T.J. THORPE S RETURN BRINGS EXCITEMENT WR T.J. Thorpe broke his clavicle on Wed., Aug. 12 in preseason camp and returned to action against the Tribe on Sept. 19, making his Virginia debut. The North Carolina transfer was cleared on Wed., Sept. 16, five weeks after being injured. Thorpe made his first catch for the Cavaliers against Boise State, a 75-yard touchdown reception. Thorpe s previous catch at Scott Stadium was the game-winning score for North Carolina on a 16-yard reception on Oct. 25, Thorpe led UVA with five catches for 70 yards at Pitt in his third game back. FIELD POSITION SLANTED AGAINST UVA Through five games UVA s average starting field position is at its own 22 yard line, while opponents average starting field position is the 33. The average difference is -11 against UVA. UVA has started inside its 20-yard line 21 times, while its opponents have only started inside its 20 four times. More on field position can be found on page 27.

7 TEAM NOTES PAGE 7 UVA S PLAYERS OF THE GAME Game Offense Defense Special Teams Scout Team UCLA Mizzell Dean Frye Mackay (Off.) Wright (Def.) Spaziani (Spec.) Notre Dame Severin Harris Sims Sharp (Off.) Fitzgerald (Def.) Guerci (Spec.) William & Mary Mizzell Canady Canady Hogg (Off.) Abdullah (Def.) Sharp (Sec.) Boise State None None Zaccheaus None (Off.) None (Def.) Calloway (Spec.) Pitt Reid Moore, K. Hall Muhammad-Wyatt (Off.) Trucilla (Def.) Gamble (Spec.) PATRICK KERNEY NAMED ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LEGEND Former Virginia All-American defensive end Patrick Kerney was announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference on as one of its Class of 2015 Legends for the 11th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, which will be played in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 5. Kerney ( ) was a standout defensive end for head coach George Welsh s Virginia teams of the late 1990s. Kerney capped his collegiate career by earning first-team All-ACC and All-America honors as a senior. His 15 quarterback sacks in 1998 led the ACC, ranked second in the nation and tied the Virginia record set by Chris Slade in The Yardley, Pa., native, who was originally recruited as a lacrosse player and played the sport for two seasons at the collegiate level, had his UVA football jersey (58) retired after closing out his Virginia career with 127 tackles and 24 sacks. Kerney spent 11 years in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Year honors with Seattle in 2007 after leading the NFC in sacks with 14.5 and forcing five fumbles. Kerney and his wife, Lisa, currently reside in Riverside, Conn., with their four children. The Legends will be honored during this year s Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game weekend at the ACC Night of Legends, sponsored by the Belk Bowl on Friday, Dec. 4, and on Dec. 5, during ceremonies at Bank of America Stadium for the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship. CAVALIERS COMPETING AS GRADUATE STUDENTS There are 13 Cavaliers that are graduate students at UVA this fall. UVA is No. 1 in the nation with 13 college graduates on its roster. (QB) Connor Brewer, (OG) Ross Burbank, (TE) Rob Burns, (FB) Vincent Croce, (DT) David Dean, (PK) Ian Frye, (TE) Charlie Hopkins, (CB) Demetrious Nicholson, (C) John Pond, (TB) Albert Reid, (SS) Mason Thomas, (WR) T.J. Thorpe and (OT) Jay Whitmire hold their undergraduate degrees. Nine of the 13 walked The Lawn in May 2015 as graduates of UVA. Connor Brewer (Arizona), Charlie Hopkins (Stanford), Albert Reid (Maryland) and T.J. Thorpe (North Carolina) join Virginia as transfers in Below is a list of the schools with the most graduate students on its rosters. School No. of Grad Students on Roster 1. Virginia South Carolina Illinois 10 Missouri 10 ULM 10 USC Minnesota 9 VIRGINIA S STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE UNDER LONDON Since Mike London became UVA s head coach prior to the 2010 season, 40-of-55 FBS opponents went on to play in a bowl game. Six additional FBS opponents did not play in bowl games during that span due to NCAA sanctions (Penn State, Miami, North Carolina, USC), or turned down their lone invite (Louisiana Tech). In total, 46-of-55 FBS opponents of UVA from have been bowl-eligible. UVA was one of four FBS programs from 2014 to play 10 teams that went on to play in bowl games. Alabama, Arkansas and Vanderbilt were the others. In 2013 UVA became only the second school in college football history to face 11 opponents that went on to play in bowl games. Florida State in 2002 is the other. VIRGINIA S RECORD WHEN... London London Career at UVA 2015 At Home On The Road Netural Site Games In Overtime Coming off a loss Coming off a win Coming off an open date vs. AP top vs. FCS Top Both teams are AP-ranked Neither team is ranked Ranked higher Opponent is ranked higher vs. In-state Opponents In August In September In October In November In December In January On Television* On ABC* On Fox* On ESPN* On ESPN2* On ESPNU* On ESPN3* On RSN* On ACC Network* Afternoon Games Night Games Decided by 3 or Less Decided by 7 or Less Scoring First Opponent Scores First Leading At Halftime Tied at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Leading After 3 Qtrs Trailing After 3 Qtrs Scoring 40+ points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring 0-19 points Allowing 40+ points Allowing points Allowing points Allowing 0-19 points Outrushing Opponent Getting Outrushed Passing For More Yds Passing For Fewer Yds Outgaining Opponent Getting Outgained Winning Time of Poss Losing Time of Poss Scoring a Def./ST TD Allowing a Def./ST TD Fewer Penalty Yards More Penalty Yards Winning Turnover Battle Losing Turnover Battle Individual 100-yard rusher Individual 100-yard receiver Individual 200-yard passer Opponent 100-yard rusher Opponent 100-yard receiver Opponent 200-yard passer * TV records not available for London s time at Richmond

8 TEAM NOTES PAGE 8 VIRGINIA FUTURE SCHEDULES 2016 Sept. 3 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 10 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. Sept. 17 at Connecticut East Hartford, Conn. TBA Central Michigan Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, 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. 2 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 9 Indiana Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 16 Connecticut Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 23 at Boise State Boise, Idaho TBA Boston College 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. 1 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 8 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 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 BYU Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. 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. 19 at BYU Provo, Utah 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. 11 Illinois Charlottesville, Va. TBA 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. NEW ON THE SIDELINES Coach Mike London s staff will feature two new assistant coaches: Chris Beatty is the team s assistant head coach and running backs coach, while Dave Borbely is the offensive line coach. Beatty, a native of the Commonwealth (Centreville), comes to UVA after two seasons at Wisconsin. Borbely returns to UVA where he spent the seasons. Since his last tenure in Charlottesville Borbely spent four years under Charlie Strong at Louisville and won a NCAA DII title at Colorado State-Pueblo in THE EARLY ARRIVALS AND EARLY TREND UNDER MIKE LONDON Two prospects from the 2015 recruiting class (of 22) enrolled in January. Those two were: OG Grant Polk, from Punta Gorda, Fla., and Charlotte High School; LB C.J. Stalker, from West Chester, Ohio and Lakota West High School. The two early arriving Cavaliers continue a trend of high school seniors electing to graduate early/complete requirements to graduate and enroll at Virginia for the spring semester. Three members of the Class of 2016 signed grant-in-aid paperwork and will enroll early at UVA in January and will take part in spring practice. London announced on Oct. 5 that TE Christian Baumgardner (Ocean City, N.J.), Tre Harbison (Shelby, N.C.) and LB Matt Terrell (Lynchburg, Va.) signed grant-in-aid paperwork with the Cavaliers. Since Mike London has become the head coach in 2010, Virginia will have a total of 12 players who have left high school early, including the Class of Those players are: 2016: TE Christian Baumgardner, Tre Harbison, LB Matt Terrell 2015: OG Grant Polk, OLB C.J. Stalker 2014: DT Andrew Brown, OG Jake Fieler 2013: TB LaChaston Smith 2012: QB Greyson Lambert* 2011: OLB Daquan Romero*, QB David Watford* 2010: QB Michael Strauss * - earned degree at the University of Virginia SO CLOSE IN 2014 Despite finishing with a 5-7 record in 2014, UVA was close in all its games. UVA lost five games by eight or fewer points and by an average of just 5.6 points per game. UVA HAS SOME UNTESTED YOUTH IN CHARLOTTESVILLE UVA has a roster of 110 players. Of those 110 players, 68 are either freshmen, redshirt freshmen or sophomores. That comes out to 61.8 percent of Virginia s 2015 roster. SEASON CAPTAINS FOR 2015 Seniors: OG Ross Burbank, FB Vince Croce, DT David Dean and WR Canaan Severin have been selected by their peers as captains of the 2015 football season. JACOB RAINEY IS A STUDENT ASSISTANT Jacob Rainey, a junior, assists offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild with the quarterbacks as a student assistant. Jacob Rainey, a quarterback from Woodberry Forest in Virginia, had his right leg amputated after a freak injury in a scrimmage in Rainey suffered a dislocated right knee, but while he was hospitalized the news got far worse. An artery in his lower right leg had been severed, cutting off circulation. Over the next week, Rainey underwent four surgeries as doctors tried to save his leg. They were unsuccessful. A week after Rainey was tackled on a routine play, doctors amputated his right leg above the knee. As word of Rainey s ordeal spread, he was inundated with letters and gifts from well-wishers, including Alabama football coach Nick Saban, Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, who was quarterback for the Denver Broncos at the time. Tebow reached out to Rainey and wanted to meet in person. On Dec. 24, 2011, Rainey, along with his father and older brother, attended the Broncos game in Buffalo as Tebow s guests. Rainey s experience and inspiring story was documented an episode of ESPN s series E:60. The Woodberry Forest quarterback returned to the field in 2012 and played with a prosthetic leg, throwing two touchdowns on nine passes. UVA WR Canaan Severin changed his number prior to the 2014 season from 84 to 9 in honor of his friend. Rainey wore number 9 at Woodberry Forest.

9 VIRGINIA TEAM NOTES FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CHICK-FIL-A BOWL VS. AUBURN PAGE 9 CAREER STARTS Defensive Players Name, Pos Career Streak Demetrious Nicholson, CB David Dean, DT * Maurice Canady, CB * Quin Blanding, FS * * * Mike Moore, DE * * Tim Harris, CB * * Donte Wilkins, DT * * Zach Bradshaw, OLB * * Trent Corney, DE * Micah Kiser, ILB * * * Kelvin Rainey, SS * * Kwontie Moore, DE * Andre Miles-Redmond, DT * * Wilfred Wahee, CB * * * Andrew Brown, DT * * * Chris Peace, DE * * * * * did not play Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. Offensive Players Name, Pos Career Streak Eric Smith, OT * * Ross Burbank, C * Jay Whitmire, OT * 1 12 * Michael Mooney, OT * * T.J. Thorpe, WR 0 * ^ 2 Canaan Severin, WR * Keeon Johnson, WR * * Matt Johns, QB * * Jackson Matteo, C * * Ryan Doull, OG * * Kyle Dockins, WR * * Albert Reid, RB * & 0 Charlie Hopkins, TE * Taquan Mizzell, TB * * Andre Levrone, WR * * * Vincent Croce, FB * Jack McDonald, OG * * * Sadiq Olanrewaju, OT * * Ryan Santoro, WR * * * Sean Karl, OG * * Rob Burns, TE * * Evan Butts, TE * * * * Doni Dowling, WR * * * Conor Wingo-Reeves, FB * * Olamide Zaccheaus, WR * * * * * did not play Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. ^ - Starts from were at North Carolina & - Starts from were at Maryland 2015 VIRGINIA OPPONENTS Opponent 15 Record AP Rank This Week Next Game at UCLA /15 at Stanford 10/22 Cal Notre Dame /17 USC 10/31 at Temple William & Mary /17 New Hampshire 10/24 Hampton Boise State /16 at Utah State 10/24 Wyoming at Pittsburgh /17 at Georgia Tech 10/24 at Syracuse Syracuse /17 at Virginia 10/24 Pittsburgh at North Carolina 4-1 RV 10/17 Wake Forest 10/24 Virginia Georgia Tech /17 Pittsburgh 10/24 Florida State at Miami (Fla.) /17 Virginia Tech 10/24 Clemson at Louisville /17 at Florida State 10/24 Boston College Duke BYE 10/24 at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech /17 at Miami 10/24 Duke VIRGINIA S ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMES UVA has played eight all-time OT games and has a 3-5 record all-time: Year Opponent Site Result vs. Idaho vs. Miami Scott Stadium Scott Stadium W, 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 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 447 games in the historic venue. UVA s all-time record at Scott Stadium stands at Top 10 Scott Stadium Crowds All-Time Date Attend. Opponent Result 8/30/08 64,947 USC USC, /13/04 63,701 Miami UM, /19/05 63,344 Virginia Tech VT, /15/05 63,106 Florida State UVA, /6/04 63,072 Maryland UVA, 16-0 Date Attend. Opponent Result 10/18/03 62,875 Florida State FSU, /11/04 62,790 North Carolina UVA, /7/04 61,833 Clemson UVA, /30/03 61,737 Duke UVA, /24/07 61,711 Virginia Tech VT, CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB WR WR FB Johnson (11) Mooney (13) Doull (6) Burbank (15) Whitmire (9) Smith (25) Hopkins (5) Johns (8) Mizzell (5) Dowling (1) Severin (12) Croce (3) Santoro (2) Olanrewaju (2) McDonald (2) Matteo (7) Burbank (4) Whitmire (5) Burns (1) Reid (1) Zaccheaus (1) Dockins (5) Wingo-Reeves (1) Thorpe (2) Matteo (1) Karl (2) Butts (1) Levrone (3) Burbank (1) DEFENSE DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CB Moore, M. (15) Wilkins (9) Dean (28) Corney (5) Moore, M. (2) Kiser (5) Bradshaw (5) Nicholson (33) Blanding (17) Rainey (5) Canady (26) Peace (1) Moore, K. (3) Miles-Redmond (2) Moore, K. (1) Bradshaw (1) Harris. T (16) Canady (1) Wahee (1) Brown (1)

10 VIRGINIA TEAM NOTES FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CHICK-FIL-A BOWL VS. AUBURN PAGE 10 GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES Coin Kickoff/ UVA Game Game Jersey/ Opponent Toss Receive 1st Poss. Time (ET) Length Pants Helmet Attendance Result at UCLA Loss Receive Field Goal 3:30 p.m. 3:48 White/White White/Orange Chrome 68,615 L/16-34 Notre Dame Won Kickoff Punt 3:30 p.m. 3:36 Blue/White Blue 58,200 L/27-34 William & Mary Won Kickoff Touchdown 3:30 p.m. 3:28 Blue/White (TB) Orange (TB) 41,881 W/35-29 Boise State Loss Receive Interception 8 p.m. 3:20 Orange/Blue Blue/Orange Chrome 42,427 L/14-56 at Pittsburgh Won Kickoff Field Goal 12:30 p.m. 3:18 White/White Blue 45,237 L/19-26 Syracuse at North Carolina Georgia Tech at Miami at Louisville Duke Virginia Tech NATIONAL POLLS (OCT. 11) ASSOCIATED PRESS Record Points 1. Ohio State (27) Baylor (13) TCU (3) Utah (16) Clemson (1) LSU Michigan State Florida Texas A&M (1) Alabama Florida State Michigan Ole Miss Notre Dame Stanford Oklahoma State Iowa UCLA Oklahoma Northwestern Boise State Toledo Cal Houston Duke Others receiving votes: Temple 96, Memphis 59, Arizona State 27, Mississippi State 19, Georgia 16, Texas Tech 10, BYU 8, Western Kentucky 5, USC 5, Kentucky 4, Penn State 4, Navy 3, North Carolina 1 USA TODAY Record Points 1. Ohio State (47) Baylor (8) TCU (5) Michigan State (1) LSU (1) Clemson Utah (1) Florida State Alabama Texas A&M Florida Ole Miss Notre Dame Michigan Oklahoma State Stanford Iowa UCLA Oklahoma Boise State Northwestern Memphis Cal Duke Toledo Others receiving votes: Houston 75, Temple 71, Georgia 61, Arizona State 33, Mississippi State 21, Wisconsin 20, Kentucky 13, Kansas State 11, Penn State 6, USC 4, Texas 4, Texas Tech 4, West Virginia 3, North Carolina 3, Washington 2, Navy 2, Tennessee 1, Illinois 1, Arizona 1

11 OFFENSIVE NOTES PAGE 11 SMOKE MIZZELL TAKING THE NEXT STEP 2015 Virginia junior running back Taquan Smoke Mizzell is in the midst of a breakout season after backing up UVA s No. 5 all-time rusher Kevin Parks the past two seasons. Mizzell is off to a solid pass-catching start, grabbing eight catches for 100 yards and a touchdown at No. 13 UCLA in the opener. He had four more against No. 9 Notre Dame. Mizzell tallied his second 100-yard receiving game of the season with 123 yards on five catches against William & Mary. Mizzell had an 80-yard touchdown reception against the Tribe, which is tied for the 16th-longest in UVA history. The play was the longest pass play since Michael Rocco found Perry Jones for a 78-yard score at Miami in The 80-yard reception by Mizzell is the tied for the 19th-longest in the nation this year. Taquan Mizzell leads the nation s running backs with 340 receiving yards. He is the only running back in the nation with two 100-yard receiving games in Mizzell has a catch in 26 straight games, which is the third-longest streak in the ACC: 1. Tyler Boyd, Pitt Bug Howard, North Carolina Taquan Mizzell, Virginia 26 Mizzell s active streak of 26 games with a reception is the second-longest in the nation among running backs: 1. D.J. Foster, Arizona State Taquan Mizzell, Virginia 26 Mizzell s active streak of 26 games with a reception is the 11th longest among all Power-5 conferences: 7. Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss 28 Kenny Lawler, Cal Bug Howard, North Carolina 27 Nate Phillips, Arizona Taquan Mizzell, Virginia 26 Kenneth Scott, Utah 26 Mizzell led all ACC running backs in 2014 with 39 pass receptions. A big pass-catching threat for UVA, Mizzell leads all Cavaliers with 85 career receptions. Mizzell was UVA s first five-star recruit since 2005 when offensive guard and current Baltimore Raven Eugene Monroe came to Virginia. Mizzell s elusiveness at Virginia Beach s Bayside High School earned him the nickname Smoke en route to being named a Parade All-American. MIZZELL ON THE DOORSTEP OF 100 CAREER CATCHES Smoke Mizzell enters Saturday s game with 93 career catches through 26 career games. Mizzell is on track to become the 19th Cavalier all-time to collect 100 career receptions. With seven catches to reach 100, Mizzell will be one of the faster Cavaliers to hit the milestone. Mizzell is averaging 5.5 catches per game in CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION Name, Pos. Streak 15 Rec. Career Rec. Streak Started Taquan Mizzell, TB Sept. 7, 2013 (Oregon) Canaan Severin, WR Aug. 30, 2014 (UCLA) Andre Levrone, WR Nov. 8, 2014 (at Florida State) Keeon Johnson, WR Sept. 12, 2015 (Notre Dame) T.J. Thorpe, WR * Sept. 25, 2015 (Boise State) Connor Wingo-Reeves, FB Oct. 10, 2015 (Pitt) Albert Reid, TB * Oct. 10, 2015 (Pitt) Olamide Zaccheaus, TB Oct. 10, 2015 (Pitt) * - career number includes receptions from previous FBS school 100-YARD GAMES 100+Yard Receiving Games Name, Pos Career Taquan Mizzell, TB * Canaan Severin, WR Yard Rushing Games Name, Pos Career Daniel Hamm, TB * /300-YARD GAMES 200+Yard Passing Games Name Career Matt Johns * Yard Passing Games Name Career Matt Johns * UNDER LONDON/UVA & OPPONENT RUSHING 100 +/- UVA 100+/ Year UVA 100+ UVA 100- Opp 100+ Opp 100- Opp Totals Games to 100 Career Catches Name Career Catches (UVA Rank) 1. Dave Sullivan, WR ( ) (9) 2. Heath Miller, TE ( ) (3) 3. Billy McMullen, WR ( ) (1) Kevin Ogletree, WR ( , 08) (10) 5. Herman Moore, WR ( ) (T-11) 6. John Ford, WR (1984, 86-88) (7) Alvin Pearman, RB ( ) (4) 8. Darius Jennings, WR ( ) (5) 9. Terry Kirby, RB ( ) (14) Kris Burd, WR ( ) (2) 11. Germane Crowell, WR ( ) (8) Patrick Jeffers, WR ( ) (13) 13. Bruce McGonnigal, TE ( ) (T-15) 14. Wali Lundy, RB ( ) (T-11) 15. Tyrone Davis, WR ( ) (T-15) Perry Jones, RB ( ) (6) 17. Tom Fadden, WR ( ) (16) 18. Kevin Parks, RB ( ) (T-15) Taquan Mizzell, RB (2013-pres.) 27 career games 93 (23)

12 OFFENSIVE NOTES PAGE 12 VIRGINIA S DYNAMIC PASSING GAME RISES IN 2015 UVA quarterback Matt Johns has thrown two passes this season that have gone for at least 75 yards. He threw an 80-yard scoring strike to Taquan Mizzell against William & Mary and then connected with T.J. Thorpe for a 75-yard score against Boise State. This marks only the third time UVA has completed two passes of 75 yards or longer in the same season. The last time was 1995 when Mike Groh connected on passes of 82 and 76 yards. The first time was the 1983 season when Wayne Schuchts recorded passes of 85 and 80 yards. Groh, Johns, Schuchts and Matt Blundin are the only Cavaliers to throw at least two career passes of 75 yards or more. Schuchts is the only UVA quarterback with three completions of 75 yards or more. He also connected on a 93-yard scoring strike in 1982, the second longest reception in program history. Between 2001 and 2014 Virginia averaged 1.28 touchdown passes a season that went for 40 yards or more. Through five games in 2015 the Cavaliers already have five, all coming in the first four games. Below is the year-by-year list since 2001 of 40-yard touchdown passes: No. of Passing Year TDs of 40+ Games * * - one passing touchdown came on a fake punt VIRGINIA S OVERALL DYNAMIC SCORING PLAYS UP IN 2015 Virginia s overall offensive dynamic plays are up in 2015 despite playing one of the nation s tougher schedules. Below is a short overview of total offensive plays that went for 20+ yards through the season s first five games compared to the first five games of seasons Overall TDs include all additional touchdowns, as well as passing and rushing scores. Total Overall Year Games Plays 20+ Passing Rushing TDs REMEMBER THE TITANS UVA s Jay Whitmire graduated from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., the same school made famous in Disney film, Remember the Titans. There is a tragic connection between UVA and Charlottesville with one of the real life individuals from the famous Titans story. Gerry Bertier, the defensive lineman who was paralyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident, passed away at the University of Virginia hospital due to injuries suffered from a second accident, when his car was struck by a drunk driver on March 20, 1981 on Route 20 in Charlottesville. Bertier was YARD RECEIVERS IN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES Virginia had a 100-yard receiver in three straight games for the first time since Jr. TB Taquan Mizzell had 100 receiving yards at UCLA, Sr. WR Canaan Severin had 153 vs. Notre Dame and Mizzell tallied 123 against William & Mary. In 2001 Tavon Mason tallied 100 vs. Duke, Billy McMullen had 175 vs. Maryland and McMullen had 122 at North Carolina. UVA OFFENSE AIMS TO REVERSE SCORING TREND UVA looks to reverse recent scoring trends in UVA hasn t been in the Top 80 in national scoring average since UVA did score its most points per game during the Mike London era in It has been 11 years since UVA owned a Top 50 scoring offense. Below is how UVA has ranked in game scoring average nationally and in the ACC: Year NCAA Rank ACC Rank Points Per Game

13 VIRGINIA OFFENSIVE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME NOTES CHICK-FIL-A BOWL VS. AUBURN PAGE 13 GAME-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time UCLA 3 FG :46 0 Punt :11 Notre Dame 0 Punt :59 7 TD :31 William & Mary 7 TD-Pass :13 7 TD-Pass :03 Boise State 0 INT :14 7 TD-Run :32 Pitt 3 FG :18 7 TD-Pass :04 Totals 13 3:54* 28 2:40* *-average SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time UCLA 0 Punt :54 0 Punt :18 Notre Dame 0 Missed FG :06 0 Punt :12 William & Mary 7 TD-Pass :51 0 Punt :29 Boise State 0 Fumble :12 3 FG :41 Pitt 0 Interception :11 7 TD-Pass :24 Totals 7 2:38* 10 1:36* *-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. GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS 2015 SUMMARY Totals Offense Defense Goal-to-Go Situations 7 12 Scores 7 10 Total Points Touchdowns 4 8 Field Goals 3 2 Fumbles 0 1 Interceptions 0 0 Missed Field Goals 0 0 Lost on Downs 0 1 End of Half/Game 0 0 Ran Out Clock 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Offense Defense Sept. 5 UCLA Field Goal TD - Pass TD - Run TD - Pass Field Goal Sept. 12 Notre Dame TD - Pass TD - Pass TD - Run TD - Run Sept. 19 William & Mary TD - Pass Field Goal Downs TD - Pass Sept. 25 Boise State TD - Run TD-Pass Oct. 10 Pitt Field Goal TD-Pass Field Goal Fumble 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 20-17

14 VIRGINIA DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME NOTES CHICK-FIL-A BOWL VS. AUBURN PAGE 14 DEFENSE GETS ITS FIRST TAKEAWAYS UVA had two takeaways at Pitt, its first two of the season. Virginia had zero takeaways through the first four games of the season. According to records dating back to 1937, UVA has never started a season without a takeaway through the first four games. UVA has been close on a couple of fumbles, forcing two against William & Mary and one against Boise State. DEFENSE ADJUSTS AGAINST PITT After yielding 217 yards of total offense in the first quarter at Pitt, UVA held the Panthers to 146 total yards the remaining three quarters. NICHOLSON BACK AT IT FOR UVA Senior CB Demetrious Nicholson has returned to the field in 2015 after missing 18-of-19 games during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Nicholson started in the opener at UCLA and made seven tackles. It was his 32nd career start. Nicholson is now the veteran of the Virginia defense, starting the first 30 games of his career since he stepped foot on Grounds prior to the 2011 season. An injury in the third quarter against Ball State led him to miss the final seven games of the 2013 season. Of the 2,055 defensive plays Virginia lined up for since the opening game of the 2011 season until the injury against Ball State, Nicholson played 1,981 of those plays, meaning from Sept. 3, 2011 through Oct. 5, 2013 he played percent of UVA s defensive plays. Nicholson came back to play against Kent State in 2014, starting his 31st career game. He made five tackles and recorded one interception in the end zone. After the Kent State game, Nicholson had to shut it down for the remainder of the season and was granted a medical hardship for the 2014 season. Since Nicholson s injury against Ball State, he has lined up for only 59 of UVA s 1,298 defensive plays (4.54 percent) through the 2014 season. In 2011 Nicholson became the first freshman to start the season-opener at the cornerback position since Kevin Cook in 1986, when the Cavaliers faced South Carolina in Scott Stadium. VIRGINIA ENTERED 2015 WITH ONLY ONE CAREER START AMONG ITS LINEBACKER CORPS Virginia lost all three starting linebackers from Henry Coley and Daquan Romero were lost to graduation, while Max Valles left two years early to enter the NFL Draft. Only junior Zach Bradshaw has started a game at linebacker for the Cavaliers, getting the nod against Georgia Tech in 2013 as a true freshman. The only team in the nation with fewer career starts at linebacker entering 2015 is TCU with zero. Below is a list of the only schools in the nation that enter 2015 with 10 or fewer career starts amongst its linebacker corps. Career Team Starts 1. TCU 0 2. VIRGINIA 1 3. Duke 5 Troy 5 5. Louisiana Tech 7 6. Oregon State 10 VIRGINIA DEFENSIVE LINE AND SECONDARY IS EXPERIENCED While the the linebackers may only boast one career start entering 2015, the defensive line and secondary own 121 career starts. CB Demetrious Nicholson entered the year with the most career starts with 31. DT David Dean had 23 career starts, while CB Maurice Canady had 22 career starts to round out the top returning starters. DEFENSIVE TRUE FRESHMEN THAT HAVE APPEARED FOR UVA Four true freshmen have appeared for UVA so far in Seeing time thus far is LBs Eric Gallon (Lakeland, Fla.) and C.J. Stalker (West Chester, Ohio), cornerback Myles Robinson (Olney, Md.) and safety Juan Thornhill (Alta Vista, Va.). In the opener at UCLA only Stalker played of the group. Gallon made his debut against William & Mary. Robinson and Thornhill made their collegiate debuts against Boise State. TENUTA GAVE UVA S DEFENSE AN AGGRESSIVE MAKEOVER IN 2013 AND IT CONTINUES TODAY Virginia s associate head coach for defense and defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta is a UVA alum and has brought an aggressive makeover to the Cavaliers since he came home to Charlottesville in UVA over the six seasons prior to Tenuta UVA had the sixth-worst turnover margin in the nation (-35). In 2012 UVA recorded only four interceptions, the fewest by a Virginia Cavalier team since the birth of the forward pass. Tenuta said prior to the 2013 season that we want to create problems for the front five and never let the quarterback set his feet in the passing game. UVA over the past few seasons has been near the bottom nationally in turnover margin and sacks per game Tenuta wants to change that. During Tenuta s first season at UVA the Cavaliers boasted Anthony Harris, who led the nation in interceptions. Eli Harold was No. 4 in the nation among underclassmen with 8.5 sacks. Tenuta enters his 35th season of collegiate coaching and his 19th as a defensive coordinator. He has had stops in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and at Notre Dame and looks to continue to create turnovers and sack numbers that have declined in recent years at UVA prior his return. Below a glance at UVA nationally and in the ACC in turnover margin and sacks: NICHOLSON IS ONE OF THE ACC S BEST Senior CB Demetrious Nicholson is tied for No. 5 in the nation (tied for No. 1 in the ACC) among active players with 35 passes defended. Nicholson entered the 2015 season with 28 career pass breakups, the most of any active ACC player. BLANDING DOUBLES UP THE TACKLES UVA s Quin Blanding tallied 10 tackles in the opener at UCLA. Blanding has six double-digit tackles games over 17 collegiate games. Blanding has 152 career tackles, 9.4 per game. UVA TURNOVER MARGIN NINE-YEAR GLANCE NCAA ACC Year Gained Lost Margin Rank Rank UVA SACKS NINE-YEAR GLANCE NCAA ACC Year Sacks Sacks Per Game Rank Rank

15 SPECIAL TEAMS PAGE 15 ZACCHEAUS SETS KICK RETURN RECORD With 231 kick return yards against Boise State, Olamide Zaccheaus broke the UVA record for return yards in a game. He broke Marquis Weeks mark of 172 yards against North Carolina in The 231 yards is tied for the third-most return yards in a game in ACC history, tying him with Leroy Gallman of Duke who had 231 against NC State in Olamide is Nigerian for the blessing has come. CANADY TO THE HOUSE Senior Maurice Canady fielded two punts for 94 yards against William & Mary and took one to the house for a 74-yard touchdown return. The punt return is tied for the 16th-longest in the nation this season. The return marked the fifth-longest punt return for a touchdown in program history and the eighthlongest overall punt return. It was UVA s first punt return for a touchdown since Alvin Pearman against Temple in Canady also returned a blocked field goal 65 yards against Miami in 2014, which stands as a program record. IAN FRYE RETURNS AS ONE OF ACC S BEST Senior Ian Frye enters his final year on Grounds after one of the nation s better seasons. Frye, a Lou Groza Award semifinalist in 2014, nailed 22 field goals. The 22 field goals ranked No. 2 in the ACC and No. 2 all-time at UVA for a season. In 2014 Frye booted the third-longest gamewinning field goal in program history with his 42-yarder against No. 21 Louisville. Frye s range can reach 50+ and owns the third-longest made field goal in program history, connecting on a 53-yard field goal as time expired in the first half against BYU in That 2013 kick is tied with Connor Hughes, who hit his 53-yarder in 2003 against Wake Forest. The program record is 56 yards by Kenny Stadlin in 1984 against Virginia Tech and matched by Rafael Garcia vs. Texas in Coach London put Frye on scholarship during the spring semester of LAST TIME: SPECIAL TEAMS LAST UVA KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Terence Fells-Danzer vs. Eastern Michigan, 2010 (70 yards) LAST UVA PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Maurice Canady vs. William & Mary, 2015 (74 yards) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT DreQuan Hoskey vs. VMI, 2013 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 : FRYE CLIMBING UVA S CAREER FIELD GOAL LIST Ian Frye s 31 career field goals places him in a tie at No. 6 all-time in the Virginia record book. Here is a list to track Frye in the UVA record books: Name Years FGM 1. Connor Hughes Rafael Garcia Robert Randolph Wayne Morrison Kenny Stadlin Ian Frye 2012-pres Jake McInerney UVA DEBUTS A NEW PUNTER UVA debuted a new punter in the 2015 opener after using only two the past seven seasons. Nicholas Conte made his collegiate debut at No. 13 UCLA and booted three punts over 50 yards, while dropping two inside the 20-yard line. From Jimmy Howell was Virginia s punter. Alec Vozenilek succeeded Howell for the 2012 season and held the job through Entering the season only James Coleman had punted in a game for the Cavaliers. ANDREW MACKAY IS THE NEW HOLDER Sophomore walk-on quarterback Andrew Mackay takes over holder duties from Matt Johns. Johns held on every UVA field goal and PAT attempt from Mackay made his collegiate debut at No. 13 UCLA and was thrust into action on the first drive of the game as he held on a 42-yard field goal from Ian Frye. Mackay is a Fairfax, Va., native and 11 of his family members have attended UVA. Both of his parents, Jim and Amy, are graduates of Virginia. Attended his first UVA football game at 10 months. Also, while 10 months Mackay was in attendance when UVA stopped Florida State s Warrick Dunn at the goal line to solidify the Cavaliers victory over the Seminoles, FSU s first-ever setback in ACC play after 29-straight wins. Mackay redshirted the 2013 and did not appear in any games in LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD Trey Womack at Miami (Fla.), 2009 (B. Schautz TD for 20 yd.) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL Daquan Romero vs. Miami, 2014 LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PAT Brent Urban vs. Oregon, 2013

16 CAVALIERS AND NATIONAL LEADERS/HOOS IN THE NFL PAGE 16 ROSTER NOTES BY THE STATES State No. of Players % of 110 man roster Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Florida Georgia North Carolina Massachusetts New Jersey District of Columbia Ontario, Canada Texas New York Washington West Virginia Arizona Ohio Tennessee CAVALIERS AMONG NATIONAL/ACC LEADERS 67.3 percent of UVA s roster of 110 hail from Virginia and the two states that border the Commonwealth, Maryland and North Carolina. Category ACC NCAA National Leader Stat Rushing Offense Georgia Southern Passing Offense Texas Tech Total Offense Baylor Scoring Offense Baylor 64.2 Rushing Defense Boston College 41.7 Total Defense Boston College Scoring Defense Michigan 6.3 Net Punting Baylor Punt Returns Ariz., UVA, Texas State Kickoff Returns Michigan Pass Defense Boston College 98.7 Sacks Pitt 4.2 Tackles For Loss Oklahoma State 9.8 Sacks Allowed Air Force, Toledo 0.0 Turnover Margin W. Kentucky, Utah 2.00 Passing Efficiency Baylor Pass Efficiency Defense Boston College Third-Down Conv Texas Tech 55.3 Opp. Third-Down Conv Michigan 18.8 Red-Zone% Five teams tied Opp. Red-Zone% Appalachian State 25.0 Completions Per Game NCAA/ACC Stat Receiving Yards NCAA/ACC Stat Matt Johns 43/ Canaan Severin 77/3 348 Taquan Mizzell 88/5 340 Passing TDs Tackles Matt Johns 38/3 9 Micah Kiser 12/ Quin Blanding 141/ Total Offense Sacks Matt Johns 44/ Micah Kiser 18/ David Dean 66/ Receiving Yards Per Game Receptions Per Game Canaan Severin 62/ Canaan Severin 53/4 5.2 Taquan Mizzell 64/ Taquan Mizzell 58/5 5.0 CAVALIERS CURRENTLY IN THE NFL Player (Pos.) Last UVA Season... Current Team Oday Aboushi (OT) ) Houston Texans Branden Albert (G) Miami Dolphins Ahmad Brooks (LB) San Francisco 49ers Luke Bowanko (C/OG) Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Canty (DE) Baltimore Ravens D Brickashaw Ferguson (OT) New York Jets Eli Harold (DE) San Francisco 49ers Dontrelle Inman (WR) San Diego Chargers Darius Jennings (WR) Cleveland Browns Cam Johnson (LB) Cleveland Browns Chris Long (DE) St. Louis Rams Rodney McLeod (S) St. Louis Rams Heath Miller (TE) Pittsburgh Steelers Eugene Monroe (OT) Baltimore Ravens Morgan Moses (OT) Washington Redskins Austin Pasztor (OG) Cleveland Browns Johns Phillips (TE) San Diego Chargers Cedric Peerman (RB) Cincinnati Bengals La Roy Reynolds (LB) Chicago Bears Matt Schaub (QB) Baltimore Ravens Brent Urban (DT) Baltimore Ravens Max Valles (OLB) Oakland Raiders ACC FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2002 Miami* Florida State North Carolina... 8 Boston College*... 7 VIRGINIA... 5 Clemson... 4 NC State... 4 Pitt^... 4 Virginia Tech*... 4 Maryland... 3 Georgia Tech... 3 Syracuse^... 3 Wake Forest... 2 Duke... 0 *joined ACC in 2004 or 2005 ^joined ACC in 2013 as of Oct. 12 ACC S LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK OF DRAFT PICKS 1. Miami...41 Years 2. VIRGINIA Years Florida State...32 Years Completion Percentage Yards Per Pass Attempt Matt Johns 69/ Matt Johns 43/ Tackles for Loss Solo Tackles Micah Kiser 17/3 1.6 Micah Kiser 5/1 5.0 Mike Moore 26/5 1.5 All Purpose Yards Punt Returns Taquan Mizzell 40/ Maurice Canady 3/ Punting Kickoff Returns Nicholas Conte 6/ Olamide Zaccheaus 72/8 21.1

17 DID YOU KNOW?/ HONORS/AWARDS/NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS PAGE 17 DID YOU KNOW? UVA sophomore Quin Blanding was named by his mother Cory Lee after the movie titled The Mighty Quinn, staring Denzel Washington and Mimi Rogers. It was the first movie she saw following a checkup during her seventh month of pregnancy and the moment held significant meaning to her. At that checkup the doctor s told her they thought they saw a hole in Quin s head and that it appeared to them his cerebrum wasn t connected. Quin was born completely healthy. Cory named him Quin with one n instead of two in recognition of that moment during pregnancy. She knew he will be all right and that he will be the mighty one. Blanding s father, Kevin, played football at NCAA Division II Glenville State (W.V.) for current Arizona football head coach Rich Rodriguez. David Dean s father, Shawn, also played at Glenville State under Rodriguez and was teammates with Blanding. UVA WR Canaan Severin changed from number 84 to number 9 prior to the 2014 season in honor of UVA student assistant Jacoby Rainey. Rainey wore number 9 as the Woodberry Forest quarterback where a freak game accident forced the amputation of his leg. After the accident Rainey was featured on an episode of E60 and was a guest of then-denver QB Tim Tebow at a game in Buffalo. UVA head coach Mike London s younger brother, Paul, was a defensive back for Virginia from Paul played a major part during UVA s NCAA record streak of 39 straight games with at least one interception. The streak ran from Nov. 6, 1993 through Nov. 29, UVA s oldest living football alum, Dr. John Risher, turned 105 years old this year; he also works in the press box on the UVA stats crew on game day. CB Demetrious Nicholson has been growing his signature dread locks since the summer of 2005, just before he entered the sixth grade. WR Kyle Dockins also has been growing his dread locks since the sixth grade, dating back to Junior CB Kelvin Rainey has two brothers that have played FBS football. His older brother Johnathan played at New Mexico ( ), while his other older brother Derrick played at Arizona ( ). DE Trent Corney s older brother, Taylor, won the Bronze at the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships in the Decathlon. Taylor has also been ranked in the Top 10 in the world in the Decathlon. Matt Johns made his collegiate debut as the UVA holder in The first time Johns made it into a college game he had to hold in the rain on Ian Frye s 53-yard field goal in the 2013 season-opening win over BYU. Frye s kick sailed through as time expired in the first half, tying the third-longest field goal in UVA history. Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez has a connection to four Virginia Cavaliers. DT David Dean s father, Shawn Dean, and FS Quin Blanding s father, Kevin Blanding, were teammates together at Glenville State where Rich Rodriguez was the head coach. Rodriguez held David after he was born and said to Shawn Dean, Make sure this boy comes and plays for me one day. QB Connor Brewer spent the last two seasons playing for Rich Rodriguez at Arizona. SS Kelvin Rainey s older brother, Derrick, spent four seasons ( ) playing at Arizona with his last two under Rodriguez. In 2013 Kelvin Rainey s brother, Derrick, was teammates with Brewer VIRGINIA HONORS/AWARDS Quin Blanding, So., FS Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List Phil Steele Preseason All-American (4th) Athlon Sports Preseason All-American (3rd) Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (1st) Andrew Brown, So., DT Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (3rd) Ross Burbank,Sr., OG Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (3rd) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (4th) Maurice Canady, Sr., CB Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (1st) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (2nd) David Dean, Sr., DT Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (4th) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (3rd) Ian Frye, Sr., PK Lou Groza Award Watch List Campbell Trophy Semifinalist Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (2nd) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (4th) Taquan Mizzell, Jr., TB Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (3rd) Demetrious Nicholson, Sr., CB Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (4th) Canaan Severin, Sr., WR ACC Receiver of the Week (Sept. 14) Eric Smith, Jr., OT Phil Steele Preseason All-ACC (3rd) Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC (3rd) NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS BEDNARIK AWARD Quin Blanding, FS BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY Quin Blanding, FS Maurice Canady, CB JIM THORPE AWARD Quin Blanding, FS LOU GROZA AWARD Ian Frye, PK

18 VIRGINIA QUARTERBACKS - YEAR-BY-YEAR: MATT JOHNS PAGE Game-by-Game MATT JOHNS 15 QB Jr. Central Bucks South HS Chalfont, Pa. #15 Matt Johns Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns all 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 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 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns all 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 05 at UCLA Sep 12 NOTRE DAME Sep 19 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 25 BOISE STATE Oct 10 at Pitt Totals JOHNS BY THE NUMBERS (CAREER) Career Starting Record: 3-5 PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic TOTAL RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g TOTAL TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g TOTAL QB Matt Johns threw for 209 yards and one touchdown at Pitt. Johns has thrown for at least 200 yards in six of his eight career starts. Johns and Matt Blundin are the only Cavalier quarterbacks to throw for at least 200 yards in five of their first career six starts. JOHNS TOPS 200 YARDS PASSING AT PITT Matt Johns threw for 209 yards and one touchdown at Pitt. Johns has thrown for over 200 yards in six of his eight career starts. Johns had his string of games with 200 or more yards passing snapped at three after throwing for 199 yards against Boise State on Sept. 25. Johns threw for 263 yards against in-state foe William & Mary on Sept. 19 and set a career mark with three passing touchdowns. Johns in the home opener vs. then-no. 9 Notre Dame threw for 289 yards at Scott Stadium. Johns already threw for 238 yards at the Rose Bowl against then-no. 13 UCLA in the season opener. Dating back to 2014, Johns started his career eclipsing the 200-yard passing plateau in five of his first six career starts. He is only the second Cavalier to do that, joining Matt Blundin who accomlished the feat between the seasons. Blundin recorded at least 200-yards passing in seven of his first eight career starts. JOHNS IS VIRGINIA S STARTING QUARTERBACK Matt Johns finished spring football as the No. 1 signal caller for UVA. While Johns played well over half of the 2014 season-opening game against then-no. 7 UCLA, he became the fourth-different starting quarterback the Cavaliers have had in four seasons ( ). Johns was the fifth-string quarterback in 2012, moved up to third string in 2013 and was the back-up in Johns made three starts in 2014 when Greyson Lambert was injured, going 2-1 with victories over Kent State and Pitt. JOHNS SHINED OFF THE BENCH VS. UCLA IN 2014 OPENER Matt Johns threw his first collegiate passes against then-no. 7 UCLA in the 2014 season opener. His first collegiate pass came on UVA s final drive of the second quarter, he connected with Canaan Severin for 32 yards. The next play he rushed for nine yards before stepping out of bounds. Johns capped the drive on the very next play with a 29-yard scoring strike to Andre Levrone, the first collegiate touchdown for both Cavaliers. Johns finished the game 13-of-22 for 154 yards and two touchdowns. The UCLA game marked the second time Johns played quarterback for the Cavaliers. Johns played quarterback against VMI in 2013, but only handed the ball off. NOTING VIRGINIA QUARTERBACKS IN THEIR FIRST-CAREER START Since 1955, 18 quarterbacks have passed for at least 150 yards in their first-career start. Here is a breakdown of the most passing yards by a Virginia QB in their first-ever start: Year (Opp.) Name A-C-I Yards TD 1997 (Auburn) Aaron Brooks (Duke) Phillip Sims (Navy) Mike Groh (WFU) Bob Davis (Clemson) Matt Blundin (Ga. Tech) David Rivers (Kent State) Matt Johns (Maryland) Symmion Willis (W&M) Michael Rocco (W&M) Shawn Moore (UNC) Dan Ellis (Army) Gene Arnette (Ga. Tech) Don Majkowski (UConn) Marc Verica (Clemson) Lindsay Delaney (NC State) Wayne Schuchts (USC) Peter Lalich (VMI) Bill Troup JOHNS GOT HIS START AS UVA S PRIMARY HOLDER Johns held on every field goal attempt and PAT during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The very first collegiate play for Johns came when he held on Ian Frye s 53- yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter against BYU in The field goal by Frye is tied for the third longest in UVA history.

19 FUN FACTS PAGE 19 A LOOK BACK AT COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY ON THE GROUNDS OF UVA AS THE COLONNADES AT LAMBETH FIELD CELEBRATE 102 YEARS The colonnades at Lambeth Field turn 102 in The playing surface at Lambeth Field hosted Virginia football from 1902 until Scott Stadium opened up in the midst of the 1931 season on Oct. 15, Lambeth Field is the location where the American game of football that we know today, played from youth league all the way up to the NFL, was first played. It all started in 1909 with the death of UVA s Archer Christian. Christian died in 1909 as a result of injuries sustained in a football game at Georgetown on Nov. 13, Christian s death highlighted 29 football related deaths during the 1909 season. Papers from all over the country carried the front-page headline of Christian s death. Former UVA President Edwin A. Alderman and the father of UV athletics, William Lambeth, went to New York City to meet with other presidents and administrators from other big time universities to discuss how they could make the game of football safer. At the time there was legislation happening in Washington to make it illegal to play the game of football in America. A new rules committee that was appointed from that meeting in New York City included Lambeth and the father of American football, Walter Camp. Lambeth noted to the committee, which met almost on a monthly basis, that the two deaths he had seen personally were due to exhaustion. At the time there were no substitutions, if you came out you could no longer return. The original game had a lot of pulling and pushing. Players were not considered down until they really couldn t move under the pile. Lambeth suggested that the game be split into four quarters, totaling 15 minutes a piece and that players could substitute back in. Walter Camp s notes from the committee meetings credit Lambeth, in the margins, with these changes. The committee asked Lambeth to take the new rules back to the University of Virginia and experiment with them during the spring of On the Grounds of the University of Virginia, under the watchful eye of William Lambeth, a new version of American football, divided into four quarters was played for the first time in history. Other notable rules that were played for the first time that spring at Lambeth Field were: seven men required on the line at the time of the snap, players could no longer push or pull the ball carrier and the forward pass could now be made across the line of scrimmage. Virginia football returned to its roots at Lambeth Field during camp in 2013, 2014 and 2015, taking part in various scrimmages and practices on the hallowed ground. UVA ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR FOOTBALL IS ONE OF A FEW Virginia s Kelli Pugh is one of eight women at the FBS level that is their school s sports medicine department s primary care provider for football. Pugh is only one of three women at the FBS level that works with a Power-Five level program. Ariko Iso, who was with the Pittsburgh Steelers for years, is with Oregon State. Sally Nogle works with Michigan State. Name Ariko Iso Jennifer Brodeur Jennifer Brown* Brandy Clouse* Sally Nogle Mary Vander Heiden* Dawn Hearn* KELLI PUGH * - sports medicine department head School Oregon State Massachusetts Eastern Michigan Georgia Southern Michigan State UCF UTEP VIRGINIA RETIRED NUMBERS 12 - Shawn Moore 24 - Frank Quayle 35 - Bill Dudley 48 - Joe Palumbo 73 - Jim Dombrowski 97 - Gene Edmonds RETIRED JERSEYS Year Jersey No. Name Retired 3 Anthony Poindexter Thomas Jones Matt Schaub Will Brice Bob Davis Ronde Barber Tiki Barber Jim Bakhtiar Terry Kirby John St. Clair Ray Savage Patrick Kerney Elton Brown Tom Scott D Brickashaw Ferguson Ray Roberts Noel LaMontagne Chris Slade Herman Moore John Papit Heath Miller Chris Long 2007

20 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HEAD COACH GAME MIKE NOTES LONDON BOWL VS. AUBURN PAGE 20 Mike London enters his sixth season at Virginia with a team that returns 10 starters and more than 40 lettermen and a commitment to returning the Cavaliers to postseason play. The focus is on finishing after last year s team produced a 5-7 record that included several close losses that could have easily resulted in wins for UVA. Having relied on a number of underclassmen on the roster the past two years, London hopes that those talented, and now seasoned players, are ready to help the program turn the corner. The Cavaliers face one of the nation s top schedules in 2015 with the season opener at UCLA and early home games against Notre Dame and Boise State in Scott Stadium. London preaches to his team that To be the best, you have to beat the best! and he has his charges eager to take on the challenging slate. Knowing London s backstory, it is easy to understand why he is so optimistic as well as why his players enjoy and embrace his coaching approach. A former Richmond police detective, London s time in law enforcement dealing with the entire spectrum of human emotions and actions has provided a wealth of experience that he draws on to assist players both on and off the field. There are few stressful situations he has not faced - including having a loaded pistol pointed at him and the trigger pulled, only to have the weapon malfunction and not discharge its potentially lethal round. London also had the remarkable opportunity to save one of his daughter s lives when he was identified as a perfect match for her rare bone marrow disorder. That opportunity is one reason why London is an advocate of servitude and makes sure his players understand and embrace the concept of giving back through a variety of community services activities. One of the most visible is the team s annual bone marrow donor registration drive as part of the national Get in the Game, Save a Life initiative. During his time at UVA more than 600 names have been added to the national bone marrow registry. London s biography includes plenty of chapters of football success on the field as well. In the spring of 2014, defensive end Eli Harold was selected by the San Francisco 49ers and outside linebacker Max Valles later went to the Oakland Raiders to mark the 32nd consecutive season a UVA player has been picked in the NFL Draft, the second longest streak among ACC schools. During the 2014 season true freshman safety Quin Blanding earned freshman All-America honors and was named the ACC s Defensive Rookie of the Year. In 2011, London led Virginia to one of its most outstanding seasons as the Cavaliers went 8-4 during the regular season, finished second in the ACC s Coastal Division with a 5-3 mark and played Auburn in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Cavaliers were one win from advancing to the ACC s Championship game. The Virginia turnaround featured four games that the team won in the final seconds. Along the way the Cavaliers became the first college football program to ever win road games at Miami and Florida State in the same season on the way to UVA being ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 poll for the first time since the 2007 season. For his efforts, London was recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference s Coach of the Year. He was also selected by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes to receive its 2011 Grant Teaff Coach of the Year Award. Five of his players earned either first or second-team All-ACC honors. The 2011 team saw two players - CB Chase Minnifield and OG Austin Pasztor - receive All-America honors and CB Demetrious Nicholson was named a Freshman All-American. Since taking over the Virginia program London has worked tirelessly to build relationships with the University s faculty and staff, alumni and former players, fans and supporters and the region s high school coaches. He has made dozens of appearances, spoke at clinics and been readily available to the media. He has had the team hold spring practices and coaches clinics across the state, including in Virginia Beach to build support and interest in one of the state s most fertile recruiting areas. He defines the culture for the football team by prescribing three basic tenets for his players: Go to Class Show Class Treat People with Dignity and Respect The results of his actions were tangible. In his first spring semester at UVA the team posted its best cumulative grade point average in 10 years. Those results have continued to improve and during the spring of 2014, his players once again set a high mark for its GPA. While all of those things are impressive, London is the first to remind everyone his primary goal is to reverse the fortunes of the Cavalier program on the field. Success has been a big part of the Mike London story even prior to being named the 39th coach in the Virginia program s history. In two seasons at Richmond, London led the Spiders to a 24-5 record. In his first year at the helm, his team went 13-3 and won the Football Championship Series national title. The 2009 Spider team, ranked nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the FCS polls, went 11-2 and reached the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. His teams were 13-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association during the 2008 and 2009 campaigns. London s efforts in 2008 earned him FCS National Coach of the Year honors from both the American Football Coaches Association and Schutt Sports/ American Football Monthly magazine. London was also honored as the Black Coaches Association Male Coach of the Year in 2008, beating out Mike Tomlin of the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers for the award. In addition to the national honors, London was tabbed the State Coach of the Year from both VaSID and the Peninsula Sports Club. Under London s watch, 16 Spiders were named to the All-CAA Football Team in 2009 after placing 12 in His first year at UR, nine Spiders garnered 15 All-America awards and six were recognized on the Academic All-Conference Team. DE Lawrence Sidbury was a fourth-round NFL draft pick by the Atlanta Falcons, while RB Josh Vaughan was a free-agent signee by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Before returning to coach his alma mater, London spent six of seven seasons coaching for Al Groh at Virginia. In 2001 London joined the UVA staff for the first time as the defensive line coach. He took over the responsibilities as recruiting coordinator in In 2005 London left UVA to work as the defensive line coach for the NFL s Houston Texas. He returned to Virginia in 2006 as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. During his tenure with the Cavaliers, he saw five defensive players (Chris Long, Marcus Hamilton, Chris Canty, Andrew Hoffman and Monsanto Pope) drafted by NFL teams. Long was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007, earned unanimous All-America honors, was the Ted Hendricks Award winner as the nation s top defensive end and the second overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. A native of Hampton, Va., London played defensive back at Richmond from Under head coach Dal Shealy, he led the Spiders with six interceptions as a senior captain in In addition to earning all-state honors, he was chosen the team s MVP and received the Spiders Coaches Award. In 1982, the Virginia Peninsula Sports Club selected him as the male in-state Athlete of the Year. London graduated from Richmond in 1983 with a bachelor s degree in sociology and a year later received a degree in law enforcement from the Richmond Police Academy, serving as a detective for the street crimes unit from November of 1984 to July of The Dallas Cowboys signed him as a free agent in London broke into the collegiate coaching ranks in 1989, spending two seasons with Richmond as the outside linebackers coach and admissions liaison, followed by four seasons ( ) as the defensive line coach at William & Mary. He returned to Richmond for two more years ( ) as the outside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, coaching All-America LB Shawn Barber, who was a fourth-round draft pick by the Washington Redskins in 1998 and played 10 years in the NFL. London served as defensive line coach at Boston College for the seasons, where he helped lead the Eagles to two bowl appearances. London and his wife Regina, are the parents of four children - Ticynn, Korben, Jaicyn and Madicyn. He has three older children, Michael, Jr., Brandon and Kristen through a previous marriage. The 53-year-old London was born in West Point, N.Y. in His son, Brandon, led Massachusetts in receiving in 2006 and finished his career as the school s second leading receiver. He was signed to the Miami Dolphins active roster in 2008 after spending the 2007 season on the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants practice squad. Brandon since 2010 has been with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. One of London s daughters, Kristen, played on the UVA women s basketball team during the and seasons. His younger brother, Paul, was a defensive back at UVA from LONDON ONE OF THREE FBS COACHES WITH FCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Mike London is one of three current FBS head coaches that won a national title as the head coach of an FCS program. London won one title at Richmond (2008). Joining London is Georgia Tech s Paul Johnson who won two at Georgia Southern (1999, 2000) and Wyoming s Craig Bohl who won three at North Dakota State ( ). MINORITY HEAD COACHES IN FBS Dino Babers... Bowling Green Norm Chow... Hawaii James Franklin... Penn State Paul Haynes... Kent State Darrell Hazell... Purdue Curtis Johnson... Tulane Mike London... Virginia Derek Mason... Vanderbilt Ruffin McNeill... East Carolina Trent Miles... Georgia State Ken Niumatalolo... Navy Rich Rodriguez... Arizona Tony Sanchez... UNLV David Shaw... Stanford Charlie Strong... Texas Kevin Sumlin... Texas A&M Willie Taggart... South Florida COACHING EXPERIENCE Years School (position) Postseason Richmond (outside linebackers) 1990 I-AA Playoffs (Quarterfinals) William and Mary (defensive line) 1993 I-AA Playoffs (1st Round) Richmond (OLBs/recruiting coordinator) Boston College (defensive line) 1999 Insight.com Bowl 2000 Aloha Bowl 2001 Virginia (defensive line) Virginia (defensive line/recruiting coordinator 2002 Continental Tire Bowl 2003 Continental Tire Bowl 2004 MPC Computers Bowl 2005 Houston Texans (defensive line) Virginia (defensive coordinator/defensive line) 2008 Gator Bowl Richmond (head coach) 2008 FCS National Champions 2009 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals 2010-pres. Virginia (head coach) 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORD Years School Overall Conference Conf. Finish 2008 Richmond rd (South) 2009 Richmond T-1st (South) 2010 Virginia T-5th (Coastal) 2011 Virginia T-2nd (Coastal) 2012 Virginia th (Coastal) 2013 Virginia th (Coastal) 2014 Virginia T-5th (Coastal) 2015 Virginia Totals Ninth Season