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1 VIRGINIA 218 OHIO September 15, 218 4:3 p.m. ESPN2 Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Stadium (4,35) GAME #OHIOvsUVA BREAKDOWN VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Record: 1-1, ACC: - Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall UVA Record: 9-18 third season Career Record: th season Mendenhall vs. Ohio: - VS OHIO BOBCATS Record: 1-, MAC: - Head Coach: Frank Solich Ohio Record: th season Career Record: th season Solich vs. UVA: - OPENING KICK VIRGINIA AND OHIO MEET IN THE MUSIC CITY The University of Virginia and Ohio University have moved its contest to Nashville, Tenn., due to Hurricane Florence. The game will be played at Vanderbilt Stadium, where UVA has played six times against Vanderbilt, most recently in Saturday is UVA s first regular season neutral-site game since UVA played Notre Dame in the 1989 Kickoff Classic at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Ohio and Virginia are meeting for the second time in series history. VIRGINIA VS. OHIO Virginia leads the all-time series with Ohio, 1-. The Cavaliers won the only previous meeting with the Bobcats, 41-7, in 1993 at Scott Stadium. Former UVA quarterback Symmion Willis set a thenschool record with five touchdown passes against the Bobcats, playing into the third quarter before giving way to Mike Groh. The Cavalier defense held the Bobcats to an average of 2.8 yards per play as Ohio managed just 198 yards of total offense on 7 plays. Former UVA Cavalier and former two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, James Farrior, earned Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week honors after posting a team-high 18 tackles in the win. Date: Sat., Sept. 15, 218 Location: Nashville, Tenn. Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (4,35) Series vs. Ohio: UVA leads, 1- In Nashville: First Meeting at neutral site: First Meeting Last Meeting: 1993 (at UVA, W41-7) First Meeting: 1993 (at UVA, W41-7) Largest UVA win: 41-7 (1993 at UVA) Longest Win Streak: 1 (1993-pres.) Mendenhall vs. Solich: First Meeting Websites: VirginiaSports.com OhioBobcats.com FIVE TOP STORYLINES Virginia is playing a Mid-American Conference team for the fourth time in six seasons. Saturday is the first UVA owns a all-time record against teams from the MAC. When UVA first met Ohio in 1993, it broke a streak of 44 years between meetings with a team from the Mid-American Conference (Miami of Ohio, 1949). QB Bryce Perkins rushed for 123 yards at Indiana last Saturday to become the first UVA quarterback since Bill Dudley in 1941 to rush for 1+ multiple times in the same season. Perkins 123 rushing yards ranks No. 7 on UVA s single-game list for quarterback rushing. Perkins joins Dudley (4) and Bob Davis (2) as the only UVA quarterbacks to have at least two career games with 1+ yards rushing. Virginia blocked a PAT (Juan Thornhill) and a field goal attempt (Charles Snowden) at Indiana last time out. It was the first time UVA blocked two kicks in the same game since the 28 Richmond game when Matt Conrath and Nick Jenkins each blocked field goals. HB Olamide Zaccheaus has168 career receptions. He needs 43 catches to break Billy McMullen s UVA record of 21. With 32 receptions, Zaccheaus will become only the second player in program history to reach 2 career receptions. #NewStandard: BY THE NUMBERS QB Bryce Perkins has rushed for 1+ yards in each of his first two career games at Virginia, which is a first in program history. QB Bryce Perkins has been responsible for six touchdowns through UVA s first two games (four passing, two rushing). Saturday is the Cavaliers 16th all-time meeting with a team from the Mid-American Conference. UVA is all-time against the MAC. HB Olamide Zaccheaus has a reception in 31-straight games. The streak started in Miami against the Hurricanes on Nov. 7, 215. SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time /Result TV S. 1 RICHMOND W/42-13 ACC Net. Extra S. 8 at Indiana L/16-2 Big Ten Network S. 15 vs. OHIO (Nashville, Tenn.) 4:3 p.m. ESPN2 S. 22 LOUISVILLE* 12:3 p.m. RSN S. 29 at NC State* TBA O. 13 MIAMI* 1 TBA O. 2 at Duke* TBA O. 27 NORTH CAROLINA* TBA N. 2 PITT*^ 7:3 p.m. ESPN2 N. 1 LIBERTY TBA N. 17 at Georgia Tech* TBA N. 23 at Virginia Tech*^ TBA All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1 Homecomings; ^ Friday ESPN2 Joel Meyers, play-by-play Forrest Conoly, analyst Dave Tasca, sideline ON THE AIR Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn, play-by-play Tony Covington, analyst Jay James, sideline Satellite Radio Sirius 126 XM 383 VIRGINIA COACHES On the Field Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Vic So oto, Defensive Line Garett Tujague, Offensive Line Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant In the Booth Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers Matt Johns, Graduate Assistant Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) Jim O: (434) C: (434) jimdaves@virginia.edu Football Contact (player interviews) Vincent O: (434) C: (434) briedis@virginia.edu Secondary Contact Kristin Watkins O: (434) C: (864) VirginiaFootball

2 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE 9 SUNDAY 1 MONDAY 11 TUESDAY 12 WEDNESDAY 13 THURSDAY 14 FRIDAY 15 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF No availability Weekly press conference John Paul Jones Arena Media Room (12 p.m.) Defensive Players available for interviews Defensive Coaches available for interviews WINA Coaches Radio Show, Birdwood Grill (7-8 p.m.) Offensive Players available for interviews Offensive Coaches available for interviews Bronco Mendenhall on ACC Conference Call (1:4 a.m.) No availability No availability Game No. 3 vs. Ohio 4:3 p.m. ESPN2 Nashville, Tenn. ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS JIM DAVES Asst. AD for Media Relations Coach Interviews Office: Mobile: VINCENT BRIEDIS Asst. Director for Media Relations (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews Office: Mobile: KRISTIN WATKINS Asst. Director for Media Relations (Secondary Football Contact) Office: Mobile: kwatkins@virginia.edu MAILING ADDRESS John Paul Jones Arena 295 Massie Road, Room 154 P.O. Box 4853 Charlottesville, VA 2294 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Each Monday during the football season, the UVA Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a weekly football press conference, attended by head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected student-athletes. Mendenhall will field questions beginning at 12 p.m. and student-athletes will follow. Quotes from the press conference will be posted on VirginiaSports.com Monday afternoon. PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available for interviews each Monday, depending on class schedules. If you have specific player interview requests, they should be directed to Vincent Briedis in the UVA Athletics Media Relations office by noon Sunday. Requested defensive players and defensive coaches will be available for telephone interviews Tuesday, while offensive players and offensive coaches will be available Wednesday. No player or coach interviews will be arranged after Wednesday during game week. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Coach Mendenhall will hold his postgame press conference in the media room, while requested players will be brought to the media room to meet with media representatives after Mendenhall. UVA athletics media relations personnel will take player requests during the fourth quarter of each game. Virginia s locker room is closed to media following games, both at home and on the road. FACT BOOK/ROSTER FILES Virginia s fact book is available online throughout the season at VirginiaSports.com. You will find the Fact Book linked on the football page, or by visiting: The most up-to-date Virginia roster files also are available at VirginiaSports.com. WEEKLY GAME NOTES Virginia s game notes will be available beginning Monday at the weekly press conference. They also can be accessed online in PDF format at VirginiaSports.com. If you are interested in receiving the weekly game notes via , please contact Vincent Briedis. UVA GAMEDAY APP The Virginia Sports Gameday Mobile App is available. Fans may download the App for their iphone or Android by searching for Virginia Sports in their Apps section of the mobile device. The App gives access to live game audio, stats, post-game recaps, press releases, content from Jeff White, video and much more. COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM The website collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password at collegepressbox. com/password. ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE The 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 1:4 a.m. to 12:5 p.m., beginning Aug. 29, and concluding November 21. Each coach will have 1 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will be an audio file of each teleconference on theacc.com Wednesday afternoon. Transcripts of the teleconference will also be available on the theacc.com each afternoon. Contact an ACC staff member or member institution s sports information office for access instructions to the teleconference. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia... 1:4 a.m. Dabo Swinney, Clemson...1:5 a.m. Bobby Petrino, Louisville...11: a.m. Dino Babers, Syracuse...11:1 a.m. Larry Fedora, North Carolina...11:2 a.m. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech...11:3 a.m. Willie Taggart, Florida State...11:4 a.m. Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech...11:5 a.m. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest... 12: p.m. Pat Narduzzi, Pitt... 12:1 p.m. Steve Addazio, Boston College... 12:2 p.m. David Cutcliffe, Duke... 12:3 p.m. Dave Doeren, NC State... 12:4 p.m. Mark Richt, Miami... 12:5 p.m. ACC FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCES ALSO AVAILABLE IN PODCAST FORM Podcasts of the ACC s Coaches Teleconferences will be available at TheACC.com. They will be posted by late Wednesday afternoon each week during the season for football, and will also be available for basketball. You can listen in itunes and subscribe to the free feed to receive each week s new content as it becomes available. ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS The media section of theacc.com is dedicated to specific needs of the media, including downloads of ACC and school logos and headshots of players and coaches from select sports. You will need an individual account to access the site. To register, go to: the- ACC.com/media ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE Broadcast media outlets will be able access ACC football highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the football season. This video content willonly be available for download in a digital file format that can be accessed on the AVCS. To register for this service contact Slim Vollinger, Director/ACC Advanced Media, at svollinger@theacc.org or call PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS Ryan Bischoff Isaac Buell Riah Burton Osiris Crutchfield Hasise Dubois Aaron Faumui Matt Gaham Chris Glaser Terrell Jana Ben Knutson Micah Mariteragi A.J. Mejia Grant Misch Ugo Obasi Victor Oluwatimi Donovan Rolle Ryan Swoboda Wayne Taulapapa Wooby Theork-Youmans Martin Weisz Olamide Zaccheaus Zane Zandier COACHES Robert Anae Mark Atuaia Marques Hagans Kelly Poppinga Vic So oto Garett Tujague Bish-Off Byool (rhymes with Yule) Rye-uh OH-Cyrus Ha-Cease Doob-Wah Fowl-Moo-EE Gam (rhymes with Ham) Guh-lay-zer Tur-Rell Jan-ah Newt-Son Ma-dee-turh-da-gee meh-hee-uh Mish, rhymes with Fish You-Go, Oh-Bah-See O-Lieu-Wah-Timmy Roll Swo-bo-duh Towel-La-Papa Woo-bee, Thee-Ork - Yo-mens Weiss Oh-llama-day Zah-key-us Zann-Deer Ah-NIGH Ah-too-why-ah Marcus PUH-ping-guh So-OH-toe TOO-Jay 2

3 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FACTS Game Information 1 Media Information/Schedule 2 University of Virginia Facts 3 Virginia vs. Ohio 4-5 Team Notes 6-1 ACC Standings/Preseason Poll 6 Career Starts/ 218 UVA Opponents 13 UVA Overtime Games 13 Olamide Zaccheaus 11 Bryce Perkins 12 Special Teams Notes/Game-Winning Field Goals 14 Last Minute Game-Winning Scores 14 Opening Drives/Goal-to-Goal 15 Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall 16 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Location Charlottesville, VA Founded 1819 by Thomas Jefferson Enrollment 22,85 (Undergraduate 14,898) President James E. Ryan Athletics Director Carla Williams Facutly Athletics Rep Carrie M. Heilman 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 61,5 Playing Surface Prescription Athletic Turf Scott Stadium Opened Oct. 15, 1931 All-Time Record at Scott Stadium Affiliations NCAA, Division I-FBS, Atlantic Coast Conference (Coastal Division) FOOTBALL INFORMATION First Year of Football 1888 All-Time Record (129th season) All-Time ACC Record (65th season) ACC Championships 1989, 1995 All-Time Bowl Record 7-12 Offensive Alignment Multiple Formation Defensive Alignment 3-4 COACHING STAFF Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach Robert Anae Offensive Coord./Inside Receivers Nick Howell Defensive Coord./Secondary Rickey Brumfield Special Teams Coordinator Kelly Poppinga Co- Defensive Coord./Outside LBs Mark Atuaia Running Backs Jason Beck Quarterbacks Marques Hagans Wide Receivers Shane Hunter Inside Linebackers Vic So oto Defensive Line Garett Tujague Offensive Line Shawn Griswold Director of Football Dev & Performance Kirk Garner Graduate Assistant Matt Johns Graduate Assistant Jackson Matteo Graduate Assistant Drew Meyer Graudate Assistant SUPPORT STAFF Assoc. AD for Football Admin Gerry Capone Admin. Assistant to Bronco Mendenhall Dot Kirby Admin. Assistant for Football Admin. Suzanne Hoeft Director of Player Development Pat Hickman Director of Player Personnel Justin Anderson Football Analyst Matt Edwards Recruiting Assistant Bob Price Assistant AD for Video Services Luke Goldstein Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Blanda Wolfe Blaire Hodges On-Campus Recruiting Coord. Admin. Assistant for Recruiting Kerri Cain Recruiting Assistant Drew Hixson Recruiting Assistant Zach Bradshaw Associate Football Dev & Performance Coach Dwayne Chandler Assistant Football Dev & Performance Coach Tyler Shumate Assistant Football Dev & Performance Coach Nathan Pototschnik Assistant Football Dev & Performance Coach Ryan Phillis Assistant Video Coord. James MacRae Multimedia Designer Heather Dodge Assistant - Operations Jordan Bullock Assistant - Operations Ellen Cook Assistant - Operations Joe Michalek Assistant - Recruiting Jordan Arcement Assistant - Recruiting Nate Crutchfield Assistant - Recruiting Devon Doyle WHAT S INSIDE Game-By-Game Notables/Retired Numbers 17 NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL 18 Did You Know?/ National Award Watch Lists 19 Honors & Awards 19 Individual Statistics 2-21 Team Statistics 22 Defensive Statistics 23 Game-By-Game Starters/Statistical Leaders 25 What Happens on First Down 25 Third Down Conversions 25 Starting Field Position 25 Penalties 25 Season Drive & Turnover/Takeaway Analysis 26 Scoring Drives 27 VIRGINIA FACTS Drive Sharts 28 Game-By-Game Statistics Miscellaneous/ Special Teams Tackles Leaders 36 Individual/Team Game Highs 37 Money Plays 38 Long Plays of 2 Yards or Longer 39 The Last Time 4-41 Participation 42 Career Highs Individual and Career Statistics Game-By-Game Summeries 48 Virginia and Opponent Long Plays 49 Virginia Rosters 5-51 Depth Chart 52 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 189s. By 194, Wahoos was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated Hoos sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity in recent years. THE CAVALIER MASCOT The costumed Cavalier with a large character head debuted during Virginia s 1984 football season and has remained the official mascot of the University. The first documented Cavalier on horseback was Francis Bell, a Virginia student from Dublin, Va., in Bell rode onto the field dressed as Cavaliers for Virginia s home football game with Harvard on the afternoon of October 11. The Cavalier on horseback returned as the University s mascot in The UVA Polo Club provided both the horse and rider. However, the mounted Cavalier and his horse parted company in 1974 with the inception of AstroTurf at Scott Stadium. The mounted Cavalier made its return in the Florida Citrus Bowl at the end of the 1989 football season. Due to its instant popularity, the Cavalier on horseback returned the following season on a regular basis and continues to lead the Virginia football team onto the field at the beginning of all home games. UNIVERSITY COLORS Orange and blue were adopted as the University of Virginia s official athletic colors at a mass student meeting in UVA athletic teams had previously worn silver gray and cardinal red, but those colors did not stand out on muddy football fields, prompting a student movement to change them. One of the students attending the mass meeting was Allen Potts, a star athlete who played on Virginia s first football team in Potts showed up at the meeting wearing a navy blue-and-orange scarf that he had acquired during a summer boating expedition at Oxford University. Orange and blue were chosen as the official athletic colors after one of Potts fellow students pulled the scarf off Potts neck and, waving it to the crowd, yelled, How will this do? UVA later served as the inspiration for schools like Auburn and Florida when they selected school colors. WAH-HOO-WAH The origin of Wah-hoo-wah is uncertain. The cheer was used to root on Virginia teams as early as 189 and may have been borrowed from Dartmouth College, whose athletics teams were once known as the Indians. Legend attributes the yell to Natalie Floyd Otey, who sang the ballad Where er You Are, There Shall My Love Be at Charlottesville s Levy Opera House in The predominantly student audience noticed that Otey warbled the first three words of the song between each of the stanzas and decided to join in the refrain. By evening s end, goes the legend, the crowd had corrupted Where er You Are into Wahhoo-wah. The Levy Opera House stands at the corner of High Street and Park Street and has since been renovated into an office building. 3

4 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL OHIO SERIES NOTES UVA VS. OHIO SERIES HISTORY Series UVA leads, 1- In Charlottesville: UVA Leads, 1- In Athens: N/A Longest UVA win streak: 1 (1993) Largest Victory: 34 (41-7), 1993 in Charlottesville Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Ohio Coach Opp. Rank 1993 Home George Welsh W Tom Lichtenberg NR UVA VS. MAC SERIES HISTORY Virginia vs. MAC, In Charlottesville: Largest Victory: 51 (51-) vs. Akron in Charlottesville (24) Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank MAC Opponent Opp. Rank 1948 UVA Art Guepe T NR Miami (Ohio) NR 1949 UVA Art Guepe W NR Miami (Ohio) NR 1967 UVA George Blackburn W NR Buffalo NR 1993 UVA George Welsh W Ohio NR 1996 UVA George Welsh W Central Michigan NR 1999 UVA George Welsh W 5-21 NR Buffalo NR 22 UVA Al Groh W NR Akron NR 23 WMU Al Groh W NR Western Michigan NR 24 UVA Al Groh W Akron NR 25 UVA Al Groh W Western Michigan NR 26 UVA Al Groh L 1-17 NR Western Michigan NR 21 UVA Mike London W NR Eastern Michigan NR 213 UVA Mike London L NR Ball State NR 214 UVA Mike London W NR Kent State NR 216 UVA Bronco Mendenhall W NR Central Michigan NR ON THIS DATE SEPT. 15 Virginia has played 6 previous games in its history on Sept. 15. The Cavaliers are 3-3 all-time on this date. Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank 1973 Away Don Lawrence L NR N.C. State Lou Holtz Away Dick Bestwick L NR N.C. State Bo Rein Home George Welsh W 35-7 NR VMI Bob Thalman NR 199 Home George Welsh W Navy George Chaump NR 27 Away Al Groh W 22-2 NR North Carolina Butch Davis NR 212 Away Mike London L 2-56 NR Georgia Tech Paul Johnson NR VIRGINIA - OHIO CONNECTIONS Virginia has three players that hail from the state of Ohio. QB Brennan Armstrong (Shelby), Chris Glaser (Solon) and C.J. Stalker (West Chester) all call Ohio home. Former Ohio head football coach Brian Burke was the head coach of the Bobcats from Prior to becoming the head coach at Ohio, Burke spent the seasons at Virginia as the offensive coordinator on two Dick Bestwick-coached teams. Under Burke at Ohio, a young graduate assistant got his first college coaching gig - current Michigan State head coach, Mark Dantonio. Ohio associate head coach and defensive coordinator, Jimmy Burrow, was the defensive backs coach at Washington State and coached against student-athlete Bronco Mendenhall in 1986, Mendenhall s junior season at Oregon State. Ohio co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Ron Collins, was a senior strong safety on that 1986 Washington State team that played against Bronco s Oregon State team. Ohio defensive line coach, Pete Germano, coached for five years at Fresno State and faced Bronco Mendenhall s 215 BYU team in Provo. Eight current members of UVA s coaching staff were on that 215 BYU staff. BYU won the game, Ohio s senior associate AD for development, Ryan White, spent 11 years in Charlottesville as an assistant director with the Virginia Athletics Foundation. Below is a list of hometown and high school connections between players on UVA s roster and those on Ohio roster: Virginia Hometown/High School Ohio Mandy Alonso Miami, Fla. Jamal Hudson Dominic Sheppard Marlin Brooks Brenton Nelson Alvin Floyd Shane Eilers Tampa, Fla. Felipe Fernandez Tyler Fannin Mill Creek HS (Ga.) Amos Ogun-Semore CAVALIERS IN NASHVILLE Saturday is UVA s 14th all-time game played in the Music City and only second at a neutral site. UVA is playing its first game in Nashville since winning the 25 Music City Bowl against Minnesota, That game was played at Nissan Stadium. UVA is playing at Vanderbilt Stadium for the first time since UVA has played at Vanderbilt Stadium six times, starting in UVA played at Vanderbilt five other times before the opening of Vanderbilt Stadium in 1922, which were played at Old Dudley Field. UVA also playd in 192 at the University of Nashville, a 27- win. UVA VS. THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Virginia is all-time against teams that currently represent the Mid-American Conference. UVA is 2- vs. Akron, -1 against Ball State, 2- vs. Buffalo, 2- vs. Central Michigan, 1- vs. Eastern Michigan, 1- vs. Kent State, 1--1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 1- vs. Ohio and 2-1 vs. Western Michigan. The Cavaliers have never faced the MAC s Bowling Green, Northern Illinois or Toledo. When UVA first played Ohio in 1993 the Cavaliers had only previously played Miami (Ohio) from the MAC. Those two contests with Miami (Ohio) were played at Scott Stadium in 1948 and VIRGINIA VS. THE STATE OF OHIO Saturday s game against Ohio will be UVA s eighth alltime game against a school from the state of Ohio. UVA is all-time against schools from the state of Ohio. UVA lost at Ohio State in 1933 (75-), tied Miami of Ohio in 1948 (14-14) and beat the RedHawks in 1949 (21-18). After the 1949 meeting with Miami (Ohio), UVA went 44 years before facing another team from the state of Ohio, when Ohio University came to Scott Stadium in UVA beat the Bobcats, Akron came to Scott Stadium in 22 and 24, both were UVA wins. UVA beat Akron in 22 and shutout Akron, 51-, in 24. Kent State came to Scott Stadium in 214 and lost, OHIO VS. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA The Commonwealth is no stranger to the Ohio Bobcats. Ohio University has faced five of Virginia s 1 DI football programs and holds an all-time record of 5-6. Ohio has faced Hampton (1-), Richmond (2-1), Virginia (-1), Virginia Tech (-4) and VMI (2-). Saturday is Ohio s sixth all-time game in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Bobcats have played three times at Virginia Tech, once at Virginia and once at Richmond. They also faced Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl in Florida. MENDENHALL VS. THE MAC UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall is facing a MAC team for only the second time in his career. He is currently 1- against the MAC after picking up his first career win at UVA in 216 vs. Central Michigan, OHIO BAND PERFORMED AT 22 UVA GAME While the Ohio football team played at Scott Stadium one previous time in 1993, the Ohio University Marching Band, known as the Marching 11, performed at the 22 installment of the South s Oldest Rivalry when North Carolina visited Charlottesville. UVA won, UVA had various college bands play at football games in 22 during a transition period when UVA went from the pep band to today s current Marching Band. 4

5 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL OHIO SERIES NOTES LAST MEETING 1993 Virginia 41, Ohio 7 Oct. 2, 1993 Charlottesville, Va. TEAM COMPARISON Last Meeting UVA quarterback Symmion Willis tied a then-virginia school record by passing for five touchdowns as the Cavaliers coasted to a 41-7 Homecomings victory over Ohio the last time these teams played. Willis completed 11-of-41 passes for 279 yards before being relieved by Mike Groh late in the third quarter. Groh s third-quarter scoring pass set a then-new UVA team mark for most touchdown passes in a game. Willis threw for four touchdowns in the first half as Virginia took a commanding 28- halftime lead. He threw TD passes of 21 and 3 yards to wide receiver Tyrone Davis, seven yards to tailback Jerrod Washington and 87 yards to wide receiver Larry Holmes. Willis added a 49-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Patrick Jeffers in the third quarter. Trailing 34-, Ohio managed a scoring drive late in the third quarter before UVA answered with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Groh to Jeffers. Tailback Kevin Brooks finished as Virginia s leading rusher with 6 yards. The Cavaliers averaged 9.51 yards per play, while Virginia held the Bobcats to only 198 yards of total offense. Linebacker James Farrior earned Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week honors after posting a team-high 18 tackles, including 1 unassisted. Linebacker Randy Neal was in on 17 tackles, 13 of them unassisted. Score by Quarters: Ohio 7 7 Virginia Scoring Summary: 1st 11:23 VA Tyrone Davis 21 yd pass from Willis (Kyle Kirkeide kick), :29, OH - VA 7 4:43 VA Jerrod Washington 7 yd pass fro Willis (Kyle Kirkeide kick), :12, OH - VA 14 2nd 11:43 VA Tyrone Davis 3 yd pass from Willis (Kyle Kirkeide kick), 8-8 2:26, OH - VA 21 1:57 VA Larry Holmes 87 yd pass from Willis (Kyle Kirkeide kick), 1-87 :13, OH - VA 28 3rd 9:44 VA Patrick Jeffers 49 yd pass from Willis (kick failed), 4-8 1:19, OH - VA 34 3:47 OH Bubba Lichtenbert 1 yd run (Jeff Merchant kick), :57, OH 7 - VA 34 : VA Patrick Jeffers 7 yd pass from Groh (Kyle Kirkeide kick), :47, OH 7 - VA 41 Attendance 36,3 OH UVA First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards - - Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards OH UVA Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 22:43 37:17 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 7 of 11 Sacks By: Number-Yards Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 34:13 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks...2. Tackles for Loss...8. Turnover Margin....5 Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Record Scoring Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offensive Pass Efficiency Total Offense Time/Possession... 31:28 Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Sacks...2. Tackles for Loss...7. Turnover Margin Net Punting Punt Returns...4. Kickoff Returns RUSHING: OHIO -Tim Curtis 18-67; Lakarlos Townsend 14-64; Mark Spencer 3-9; Dewight Pickens 4-5; Bubba Lichtenberg VIRGINIA-Kevin Brooks 8-6; Jerrod Washington 7-4; Charles Way 7-36; Tiki Barber 5-9; Tim Sherman 2-6; Stanley Leigh 1-2. PASSING: OHIO- Bubba Lichtenberg VIRGINIA-Symmion Willis ; Mike Groh RECEIVING: OHIO- Brian Jepson 4-3; Dewight Pickens 2-8; Hank Ray 1-12; Tim Curtis 1-5; Casey Gayle 1-5. VIRGINIA-Patrick Jeffers 6-87; Tyrone Davis 3-69; Jerrod Washington 2-17; Kevin Brooks 1-4; Larry Holmes 1-87; Andre Gilbert 1-12; Bobby Neely 1-6; Stanley Leigh QB Symmion Willis threw for a then-program record five touchdown passes in roughly three quarters of action the last time these two teams met in

6 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES ACC STANDINGS Conference Overall Atlantic W L W L Boston College 2 Clemson 2 NC State 2 Syracuse 2 Wake Forest 2 Louisville 1 1 Florida State Coastal W L W L Virginia Tech 1 2 Duke 2 VIRGINIA 1 1 Georgia Tech 1 1 Pittsburgh 1 1 Miami 1 1 North Carolina PRESEASON ACC POLL Atlantic Division 1. Clemson (145)...1,31 2. Florida State (1) NC State (2) Boston College Louisville Wake Forest Syracuse Coastal Division 1. Miami (122) Virginia Tech (16) Georgia Tech (8) Duke (1) Pitt North Carolina (1) Virginia ACC Championship Votes 1. Clemson Miami NC State Florida State... 1 Virginia Tech... 1 PERKINS CREATED MORE UVA FIRSTS AT INDIANA QB Bryce Perkins rushed for 123 yards at Indiana to become the first UVA quarterback to rush for 1+ yards in multiple game in a season since Bill Dudley did it four times in Perkins is also the first Cavalier in program history to rush for 1+ yards in each of his first two career games. Perkins also rushed for 18 yards in his UVA debut against Richmond on Sept. 1. The only Cavalier to become relatively close to the feat was Gary Helman who rushed for 1+ yards in two of his first three career games in He rushed for only 4 yards in his collegiate debut against Clemson, but followed up in career game No. 2 with 158 rushing yards against Duke. Then Helman rushed for 148 yards in career game No. 3 against William & Mary. CAVALIERS STRONG ON THIRD DOWN THROUGH THREE GAMES Through two games, Virginia has done well when its faces a third down situation of 1 yards or less. UVA is 9-of-12 (.75) on third downs where it needs 1 yards or fewer for a first down. Overall, UVA is 16-of-31 (51.6 percent) on third downs, which is No. 3 in the ACC and No. 24 nationally. PERKINS ONE OF THE NATION S TOP RUSHING QBS QB Bryce Perkins is No. 2 in the nation in quarterback rushing (231) among QBs that don t play in a triple-option offense. He is No. 4 in the national among all quarterbacks in rushing. Syracuse s Eric Dungey (244) is slightly ahead of Perkins among QBs that don t play in a triple-option. Navy s Malcolm Perry (274) and Georgia Southern s Shai Werts (246), both triple-option quarterbacks, rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation among quarterback rushing. ZACCHEAUS APPROACHES 3, CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS HB Olamide Zaccheaus needs 18 all-purpose yards to become the 19th Cavalier all-time to reach 3, career all-purpose yards. When Zaccheaus reaches 3, career all-purpose yards he will become the fifth Cavalier to pass the 3, all-purpose yard mark since 212. Since the 212 season Perry Jones, Kevin Parks, Darius Jennings and Taquan Mizzell all crossed 3, career all-purpose yards. THORNHILL ALL OVER THE PLACE AT INDIANA SS Juan Thornhill helped UVA hold Indiana scoreless in the second half. Thornhill blocked a IU PAT and returned it for a defensive two-point score. It was the first time UVA scored defensive extra points since Joe Crocker did so against NC State in Crocker s points came off an interception of a two-point conversion. Thornhill also intercepted the eighth pass of his career in the game and added seven tackles. TOUCHDOWNS COMING AT A DISTANCE Of UVA s eight touchdowns in 218, six of them have been scored from 2+ yards out. Byrce Perkins 38-yard touchdown pass to Olamide Zaccheaus vs. Richmond is the longest scoring strike of the season for the Cavaliers. Perkins 36-yard rushing touchdown against the Spiders is the second-longest scoring play of the season. A PROGRAM FIRST AGAINST RICHMOND For the first time in program history, UVA had a quarterback run for at least 1 yards, a second player rush for at least 1 yards and a receiver collect at least 1 receiving yards in a game. Against Richmond QB Bryce Perkins rushed for 18 yards, TB Jordan Ellis rushed for 146 yards and HB Olamide Zaccheaus recorded 11 receiving yards. Twice before UVA had a quarterback rush for a 1+ yards, while another Cavalier also rushed for 1+ yards: 1967 vs. Buffalo (Frank Quayle, 151 and QB Gene Arnette, 119); 1975 vs. Maryland (QB Scott Gardner, 12 and Billy Copeland, 1). TRUE FRESHMAN STARTING ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE Against Richmond, NT Jordan Redmond became the first UVA true freshman to start a season opener on the defensive line since 22 when DE Kwakou Robinson started against Colorado State. He is only the fourth UVA freshman (true or redshirt) since 1986 to start a season opener on the defensive line. The others are DE Matt Conrath (RS-Fr., 28 vs. USC) and NT Tim O Conner (RS-Fr., 1986 vs. South Carolina). ELEVEN CAVALIERS MAKE COLLEGIATE DEBUT IN SEASON-OPENING WIN UVA had 12 collegiate debuts against Richmond. QB Brennan Armstrong**, DT Tommy Christ, DT Aaron Faumui**, OT Bobby Haskins**, WR Tavares Kelly**, HB Billy Kemp**, OT Ryan Nelson, WR Ugo Obasi**, NT Jordan Redmond**, ILB Robert Snyder, OT Ryan Swoboda, OLB Noah Taylor**. **-denotes true freshman PERKINS SHINES IN VIRGINIA DEBUT QB Bryce Perkins made his UVA and FBS debut against Richmond in the season opener. He finished with 18 rushing yards, 185 passing yards and accounted for four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing). With two rushing touchdowns, Perkins became the first UVA quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in a game since Jameel Sewell at Southern Mississippi in 29. Perkins finished with 18 rushing yards, becoming the first UVA quarterback to rush for at least 1 yards in a game since Sewell (14) did so against Virginia Tech in 29. Perkins finished with 185 passing yards, giving him the 1th most by a UVA quarterback starting his first game. Perkins 36-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter against Richmond was the longest rush by a UVA quarterback since Matt Johns 42-yard rush against Kent State in 214. Perkins followed that up with his career long rush of 47 yards at Indiana. 6

7 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES FIRST CAREER STARTS AGAINST RICHMOND LT Ryan Nelson, QB Bryce Perkins, NT Jordan Redmond, OLB Charles Snowden and CB Darrius Bratton all made their first collegiate starts against Richmond in the season opener. VIRGINIA RUSHING GAME SPRINTS IN OPENER Virginia rushed for 31 yards against Richmond in the season opener, the most rushing yards so far in the Bronco Mendenhall era. It was the first time the Cavaliers rushed over 2 yards since tallying 262 against Virginia Tech in 215 and the first time reaching 3 rushing yards in a game since putting up 357 rushing yards against VMI in 213. ARMSTRONG SEES TIME IN SEASON OPENER QB Brennan Armstrong made his collegiate debut against Richmond in the fourth quarter. Armstrong is the first UVA true freshman to play quarterback in a season opener since David Watford came off the bench against William & Mary in the 211 opener. Armstrong enrolled early and took part of spring practice this year (like Watford in 211). BRONCO MENDENHALL IS IN SPECIAL COMPANY Bronco Mendenhall is one of three active coaches that has inherited at least two programs in his career that were coming off a losing season and in year one, or year two, played in a bowl game. The others to do it are Nick Saban (Alabama, LSU, Michigan State) and Mark Dantonio (Michigan State/Cincinnati). Mendenhall inherited a BYU team that went 5-6 in 24 and in his first season the Cougars went 6-6 and played in the 25 Las Vegas Bowl. Mendenhall took over a Virginia team that went 4-8 in 215 and took the Cavaliers to the 217 Military Bowl in year No. 2, finishing 6-7. UVA HAS THIRD-MOST UNDERCLASSMEN IN THE NATION UVA has the third-most underclassmen on its roster in the nation with 88. UVA ranks No. 4 in the nation with 71 percent of its roster being underclassmen. UVA has 26 sophomores, 18 redshirt freshmen and 44 freshmen on its roster of 123. Below is where UVA ranks nationally: School Underclassmen 1. Army Nebraska 9 3. Virginia 88 Appalachian State Wake Forest 8 Cincinnati 8 School Percent of Underclassmen 1. Illinois 76.7 percent (79/13) 2. Appalachian State 75.2 percent (88/117) 3. Cincinnati 72.1 percent (8/111) 4. Virginia 71.5 percent (88/123) 5. Wake Forest 71.3 percent (77/18) UCLA 71.3 percent (77/18) OH FRESHMEN, MY FRESHMEN Virginia has a total of 62 freshmen on its roster, including 44 true freshmen. The 62 total freshmen ranks No. 2 in the nation behind Army s 76. Half of UVA s roster of 124 is made of true and redshirt freshmen, which is the second highest percentage in the nation. Minnesota s roster is made up of 53.1 percent freshmen. Below is where UVA ranks nationally: VIRGINIA S 1, CAREER RECEIVING LIST Name (Years) Total Yards 1. Billy McMullen (1999-2) 2, Herman Moore (1988-9) 2,54 3. John Ford (1984, ) 2, Kris Burd (28-11) 2,19 5. Tyrone Davis ( ) 2, Germane Crowell ( ) 2, Olamide Zaccheaus (215-pres.) 1, Patrick Jeffers ( ) 1, Heath Miller (22-4) 1,73 1. Darius Jennings (211-14) 1, Tim Smith (29-13) 1, Dave Sullivan (197-72) 1, Taquan Mizzell (213-16) 1, Bruce McGonnigal (1987-9) 1, Terrence Wilkins ( ) 1, Doni Dowling (214-17) 1, Alvin Pearman (21-4) 1, Canaan Severin (212-15) 1, Kevin Coffey (1997-) 1, Kevin Ogletree (26-8) 1, Demetrius Allen ( ) 1, Tim Finkleston ( ) 1, Tom Fadden ( ) 1,237 Deyon Williams (23-6) 1, Aaron Mundy (199-93) 1, Tom Santi (24-7) 1, Perry Jones (29-12) 1, Frank Quayle ( ) 1,145 Keith Mattoli ( ) 1, Bob Bischoff (1968-7) 1, Michael McGrew (21-2, 24) 1, Dontrelle Inman (27-1) 1, Billy Smith ( ) 1,79 Andre Levrone (214-17) 1, Keeon Johnson (213-16) 1, Nick Merrick ( ) 1, John Pincavage ( ) 1, Terry Kirby ( ) 1, Henry Johnson (198-82) 1,16 School Total Freshmen 1. Army Virginia UCF Minnesota 6 5. Penn State Iowa 57 School Percent of Freshmen 1. Minnesota 53.1 (6/113) 2. Virginia 5.4 (62/123) 3. Wake Forest 49.1 (55/112) 4. UCF 48. (61/127) 5. Penn State 47.5 (58/122) 6. Iowa 45.9 (57/124) MENDENHALL NAMES THREE CAPTAINS On Monday, Aug. 27, UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall announced that TB Jordan Ellis, OLB Chris Peace and HB Olamide Zaccheaus were named captains, as voted on by their peers. HB Olamide Zaccheaus is No. 7 all-time at UVA with 1,796 career receiving yards. 7

8 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES VIRGINIA S 1, CAREER RUSHING LIST Name (Years) Total Yards 1. Thomas Jones ( ) 3, Tiki Barber ( ) 3, Terry Kirby ( ) 3, Johnny Papit (1947-5) 3, Kevin Parks (211-14) 3, Wali Lundy (22-5) 3, Tommy Vigorito (1977-8) 2, Frank Quayle ( ) 2, Jim Bakhtiar ( ) 2, Alvin Pearman (21-4) 2, Barry Word ( ) 2, Marcus Wilson ( ) 2, Antwoine Womack ( , 2-1) 2, Howard Petty ( ) 2, Kevin Brooks ( ) 2, Taquan Mizzell (213-16) 2, Nikki Fisher ( ) 2, Billy Copeland ( ) 2, Perry Jones (29-12) 2,33 2. Kent Merritt ( ) 1, Gary Helman ( ) 1, Cedric Peerman (25-8) 1, Antonio Rice ( , 1986) 1, Greg Taylor ( , 1981) 1, Jerrod Washington (199-93) 1, Bill Dudley ( ) 1, David Sloan ( ) 1, Jeff Anderson ( ) 1, Kevin Morgan ( ) 1,54 3. Charles Way ( ) 1, Durwin Greggs ( ) 1,324 Jason Snelling (22, 24-6) 1, Mikell Simpson (26-9) 1, Shawn Moore (1987-9) 1, Jim Lacey ( ) 1, John Duda ( ) 1, Gerry Furst (195-52) 1, Derek Jenkins ( ) 1,2 39. Jordan Ellis (215-pres.) 1,18 4. Carroll Jarvis ( ) 1, Bobby Pate (195-52) 1, Quentin Walker (1979-8, ) 1, Keith Payne (27, 21) 1,4 EVAN BUTTS INITIATES A TIGHT END RENAISSANCE AT UVA In 217, tight end Evan Butts finished the season with 32 catches, which ranked No. 4 among ACC tight ends and tied for No. 23 nationally. Entering 218, Butts is the ACC s second-leading reception leader and tied for No. 7 nationally among returning tight ends. Below is a list of the nation s top returning tight end leaders in receptions: Player, School Receptions 1. Matt Bushman, BYU Dax Raymond, Utah State Caleb Wilson, UCLA Tommy Sweeney, Boston College Josh Oliver, San Jose State Noah Togiai, Oregon State Evan Butts, Virginia 32 Harrison Bryant, FAU 32 COLLEGE GRADUATES ON UVA ROSTER IS 13TH IN THE NATION There are 11 Cavaliers that have graduated with their undergraduate degree and who will be competing for Virginia in 218. (OT) Marcus Applefield, (TE) Evan Butts, (P) Lester Coleman, (ILB) Malcolm Cook, (TB) Jordan Ellis, (OG/C) Jake Fieler, (CB) Tim Harris, (WR) Ben Hogg, (LS) Joe Spaziani, (ILB) C.J. Stalker and (DL) Dylan Thompson all hold their undergraduate degrees. Seven of the 11 walked The Lawn in May 218 as graduates of UVA. Marcus Applefield ( 18, Rutgers) and Dylan Thompson ( 18 Ohio State) joined Virginia as transfers. UVA was No. 1 in the nation with 15 college graduates on its roster in 216 and No. 1 in the nation with 13 college graduates on its 215 roster Below is a list of schools with the most student-athletes on its 218 roster that have earned their undergraduate degrees already. Number of Grad School Students on Roster 1. UAB Clemson Arizona State 15 Pittsburgh Northwestern 14 SMU 14 Baylor Alabama 12 Akron 12 Houston 12 Maryland 12 Temple Virginia 11 Kansas 11 Old Dominion 11 Penn State 11 JOE REED IS A THREAT ON KICK RETURN In 217, wide receiver Joe Reed returned 29 kicks in 217 for 861 yards (29.7 yards per return), which was No. 1 in the ACC and No. 8 nationally. Reed had eight returns of 3 yards or more. That is the most by a Cavalier since Cedric Peerman returned nine kicks in 25 for 3 yards or more. With only 56 kick returns to his career resume, Reed already ranks No. 4 all-time at UVA in career kick return yards with 1,539. Reed s 861 kick return yards in 217 are the second most in a season by a Cavalier, trailing only Khalek Shepherd s single-season program record of 929 in 212. Reed s best game this season was against Georgia Tech when he had a career-high 17 return yards and the program s eighth-longest return which went 92 yards for a touchdown Reed s 25.1 yards per kick return average was No. 3 in the ACC and No. 21 in the nation in 216. Below is where Reed ranks all-time among UVA s top kick returners. Player, Career Return Yards 1. Darius Jennings, , Joe Sroba, , Joe Reed, 216-pres. 1,68 4. Malcolm Pittman, , Khalek Shepherd, ,468 TB Jordan Ellis became the 43rd Cavalier to rush for at least 1, yards in a career after posting 146 on the ground against Richmond in the season opener. 8

9 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES RETURN OF THE MACK Junior inside linebacker Jordan Mack is UVA s leading returning tackler after finishing 217 with 114 tackles. While former Cavaliers Micah Kiser (145) and Quin Blanding (137) finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the ACC in tackles three years in a row, Mack finishing No. 5 in the ACC and No. 28 nationally in tackles was mostly an afterthought. In 217 UVA was the only Power 5 to have three players with at least 1 tackles. New Mexico State was the only other school in the nation to also accomplish that feat in 217. Mack returns the second-most tackles in ACC entering 218, chasing only Duke s Joe Giles-Harris (125), who finished No. 3 in the ACC in tackles in 217. Mack is tied for No. 14 in the nation among all tacklers returning in 218. A THORN IN THE SIDE OF AN OFFENSE SS Juan Thornhill is one of the nation s best at what he does on defense. Thornhill has played corner and safety at UVA and entered 218 with 23 career starts between the two positions. Thornhill earned third-team All-ACC honors in 217 after finishing No. 3 in the ACC in both interceptions (4) and passes defended (16). Thornhill also is a stellar tackler, finishing 217 with 63 tackles, including a career-high three for a loss against Navy in the Military Bowl. He also finished No. 2 on the team with seven special teams tackles. STRONG SECONDARY RETURNS IN 218 While UVA lost a lot on defense with the graduation of FS Quin Blanding, DE Andrew Brown and ILB Micah Kiser, it returns a pretty good secondary that finished No. 7 in the nation and No. 2 in the ACC with passing yards allowed per game. UVA s defense also ranked No. 9 nationally and No. 2 in the ACC in Red Zone defense in 217. UVA entered 218 with defensive secondary starts from Bryce Hall (13), Brenton Nelson (13), Juan Thornhill (12), Chris Moore (7), Joey Blount (1) and Tim Harris (1). CB Myles Robinson started three games in 216 before suffering a season-ending injury. CB Tim Harris has 22 career starts entering 218, but has missed most of 216 and 217 with injury. BLOUNT LOOKS TO MAKE DEFENSIVE IMPACT IN YEAR TWO With the graduation of UVA s all-time career tackle leader Quin Blanding, sophomore Joey Blount looks to have a big impact on defense. As a first year in 217, Blount led UVA with 13 tackles on special teams, 11 of which came on kickoffs. Blount recorded his first career double-digit tackle game against Boston College, notching 1 stops while seeing his most playing time on defense in 217. Blount made his first collegiate start at cornerback at Pitt in 217 for the injured Juan Thornhill. Blount is the son of former UVA safety, Tony Blount, who played for the Cavaliers from and owns the 11th-longest interception return (63) in program history. DEFENSE GETS COOK AND HARRIS BACK FOR SIXTH SEASON UVA s defense welcomes the return of ILB Malcolm Cook and CB Tim Harris, each returning for a sixth season. Cook missed the entire 216 season with a medical condition, while Harris received a medical hardship after appearing in two games. Harris suffered a season-ending injury in the 217 season opener against William & Mary, receiving a second medical hardship in as many years. Harris owns 22 career starts, while Cook was slated as a starter at OLB in Bronco Mendenhall s 3-4 in 216 before a medical condition almost halted his athletic career. Of Harris 22 starts, 21 of them took place between Harris missed the 213 season opener against Mendenhall s BYU team with an injury, but played in the last 11 games of the year. He later played in the 214, 215, 216 and 217 season openers. Injuries slowed Cook in 214 and 215 before missing 216 with a medical condition. He made six starts in 217, including a career-high 13 tackles in the season-opening win against William & Mary. Harris and Cook, both hail from Richmond, enrolled together in 213. COLEMAN A PROVEN COMMODITY IN THE PUNT GAME Senior Lester Coleman returns to the fold in 218 after earning second-team All-ACC honors as a punter. Coleman finished 217 No. 4 in the ACC with a 43.7 punting average. He led the ACC with 23 punts of 5 yards or more and was No. 2 in the ACC, No. 7 nationally, with 29 punts inside the 2. Also, 16 of his 29 punts inside the 2 were downed inside the 1-yard line. Coleman also set a UVA single-season record with six punts of 6 yards or more. Coleman sat his first three years on Grounds before making his collegiate debut in the 217 season opener against William & Mary. He sat the 215 and 216 seasons behind former first-team All-ACC punter Nicholas Conte. Coleman did not punt in high school until his senior season. He had played defensive line and receiver at Woodberry Forest. His high school needed a punter and because Lester s older brother, James, had walked on to UVA as a punter in 212, Lester was asked to punt without any experience. Lester s brother, James, redshirted at UVA in 212 and punted two times over three seasons (213-15) before using his fifth year to be the starting punter at Western Michigan in 216. Lester Coleman averaged 52.3 yards per punt over his seven punts against Boston College (Oct. 21) to break the single-game UVA punting record. The previous record belonged to Ryan Weigand, who averaged 51.6 yards per punt at Wyoming in 27. UVA FUTURE SCHEDULES 219 Sept. 7 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 21 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. Nov. 23 Liberty Charlottesville, Va. TBA Florida State Charlottesville, Va. TBA Duke Charlottesville, Va. TBA Georgia Tech Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Virginia Tech Charlottesville, Va. 22 Sept. 7 vs. Georgia Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 12 VMI Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 7 Liberty Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 21 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. TBA at Clemson Clemson, S.C. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 221 Sept. 4 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 11 Illinois Charlottesville, Va. Oct. 3 at BYU Provo, Utah Nov. 13 Notre Dame Charlottesville, Va. TBA Wake Forest Charlottesville, Va. TBA Duke Charlottesville, Va. TBA Georgia Tech Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Virginia Tech Charlottesville, Va. 222 Sept. 3 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 1 Illinois Champaign, Ill. Sept. 17 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 9

10 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES UVA FUTURE SCHEDULES 222 Sept. 3 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 1 Illinois Champaign, Ill. Sept. 17 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 223 Sept. 2 William & Mary Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 9 BYU Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 16 at Maryland College Park, Md. TBA NC State Charlottesville, Va. TBA Duke Charlottesville, Va. TBA Georgia Tech Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Virginia Tech Charlottesville, Va. 224 Aug. 31 Richmond Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 14 Maryland Charlottesville, Va. Nov. 16 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. TBA at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. TBA at Duke Durham, N.C. TBA at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Louisville Charlottesville, Va. TBA Miami Charlottesville, Va. TBA North Carolina Charlottesville, Va. TBA Pittsburgh Charlottesville, Va. TBA at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 225 Nov. 1 at BYU Provo, Utah 226 Oct. 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. PLAYERS EARN THEIR NUMBERS On the night of Saturday, Aug. 11, inside the locker room at Scott Stadium, 41 players earned their numbers in a special ceremony. On the night of Sat., Aug. 18, another 2 Cavaliers selected their numbers, including five first years. Throughout the season players that earn their numbers will have the opportunity to make a selection on Thursdays after practice. To date, 87 Cavaliers have earned numbers. Below are the Cavaliers who have number changes from what they selected in 217: Player Old Number New Number Dre Bryant 5 59 Brian Delaney Tyler Fannin PK Kier 26 6 Chris Moore 39 7 Gladimir Paul 36* 38 Jamari Peacock 27 1 Myles Robinson 14** 3 Dominic Sheppard 3 9 Hestin Smith 8 23 Charles Snowden Rob Snyder 52* 22 Joe Spaziani Andrew Yavinsky 85 9 Justin Zollar * - denotes 216 number (missed 217 with injury) ** - denotes 216 number (not on 217 roster) FOURTEEN RETURNING STARTERS IN 218 The 218 roster features 14 returning starters (six on offense, eight on defense, plus a punter, placekicker, holder and long snapper). Virginia has had at least 1 returning starters every season since Overall, UVA welcomes 42 lettermen back. Overall, 31 returning Cavaliers have started at least one game at UVA. Virginia opened fall practice with 42 returning letterwinners from on offense, 19 on defense and five on special teams. Here is a 1-year breakdown of returning UVA letterwinners. Number (Breakdown) Year 42 (18 on offense, 19 on defense, 5 specialists) (18 on offense, 17 on defense, 1 specialist) (17 on offense, 14 on defense, 3 specialists) (23 on offense, 17 on defense, 3 specialists) (24 on offense, 26 on defense, 3 specialists) (19 on offense, 17 on defense, 3 specialists) (23 on offense, 16 on defense, 2 specialists) (18 on offense, 18 on defense, 3 specialists) (21 on offense, 17 on defense, 5 specialists) (16 on offense, 18 on defense, 2 specialists) 29 UVA WINS BACK-TO-BACK SEASON OPENERS With its season-opening win against Richmond, UVA has won back-to-back season openers for the first time since winning four straight from UVA is all-time in season openers. UVA defeated William & Mary to open the 217 season. 227 TBA at Liberty Lynchburg, Va. Sept. 15 at Liberty 229 Lynchburg, Va. Sept. 15 Liberty 23 Charlottesville, Va. 231 TBA Notre Dame Charlottesville, Va. 234 TBA at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. 235 TBA Notre Dame Charlottesville, Va. 1

11 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g VIRGINIA FOOTBALL OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS 4 OLAMIDE (OH-LLAMA-DAY) ZACCHEAUS (ZAH-KEY-US) Wide Receiver Senior Plainfield, N.J. St. Joseph s Prep (Pa.) 215 GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Kick Returns Punt Returns all Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp Sep 5 at UCLA Sep 12 NOTRE DAME Sep 19 WILLIAM & MARY Sep 25 BOISE STATE Oct 1 at Pitt Oct 17 SYRACUSE Oct 24 at North Carolina Virginia 2 Football Oct 31 GEORGIA TECH Virginia Individual Game-by-Game (as of Sep 9, 218) Nov 7 at Miami (FL) Nov 14 at Louisville All 4 games Nov 21 DUKE Nov 28 VIRGINIA TECH Totals #33 Olamide Zaccheaus 216 GAME-BY-GAME Rushing ReceivingRushing Passing Receiving Kick Returns Punt Returns all pponent Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds no. td yds lg td cmp-att-int lg no. yds yds td td lg lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp ICHMOND Sep 3 RICHMOND t Oregon Sep 1 at Oregon t UConn Sep 17 at UConn ENTRAL MICHIGAN Sep 24 CENTRAL 2 19 MICHIGAN t Duke Oct 1 at Duke ITT Oct 15 PITT ORTH CAROLINAOct 22 NORTH 1 CAROLINA OUISVILLE Oct 29 LOUISVILLE Virginia Football Virginia Football t Wake Forest Nov 5 Virginia at Wake Forest Individual 4Game-by-Game Virginia 14 Individual 8 -- (as 4Game-by-Game of Sep 14 9, 8 218) -- (as of Sep 9, 218) IAMI (FLA.) Nov 12 MIAMI (FLA.) 6 5 All games All games t Georgia Tech Nov 19 at Georgia Tech Individual Career 5History Name 18 t Virginia Tech Nov 26 at Virginia Tech Totals GAME-BY-GAME #4 Olamide Zaccheaus #4 Olamide Zaccheaus Avg/rush: 8. Avg/catch: Games: Avg/rush: All purpose 8. avg/game: Avg/catch: Total All purpose offense avg/game: avg/gm: Total offense avg/gm: 2. Olamide Zaccheaus Rushing ReceivingRushing Passing Receiving Kick Returns Passing Punt Returns Kick Returns all Punt Returns all pponent Tackles Sacks Tackles Fumble Pass Sacks Defense Fumble blkd PAT Pass Attempts Defense blkd off PAT Attempts off RUSHING Date Opponent no. yds g td lg att no. yards yds no. td td yds long lg td cmp-att-int avg/c lg no. avg/g yds yds td td lg lg no. cmp-att-int yds td yds lg no. td yds lg no. td yds lg purp td lg no. yds td lg purp onent Date ua Opponent a total tfl-yds ua no-yds a total ff fr-yds tfl-ydsint-ydsno-yds qbh brup ff fr-yds kick kick int-yds rushqbhrcvbrup saf kick t/o pts kick rush rcv saf t/o pts ILLIAM & MARY 215 Sep 2 WILLIAM & MARY NDIANA HMOND 216 Sep Sep 3 9 RICHMOND INDIANA regon CONN 217 Sep Sep 16 1 at Oregon UCONN Conn t Boise State 218 Sep Sep at UConn at Boise 2 State TRAL MICHIGANTOTAL Sep 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN UKE Oct 7 DUKE uke t North Carolina Oct 1 at Duke PASSING Oct 14 at North 4 Carolina 13 g cmp-att-int yards td Individual long 8-- 5pct 1 Career avg/p 1 81 avg/g History -- effic T OSTON COLLEGE Oct 15 PITT TH CAROLINA 215 Oct 21 BOSTON 3 12 COLLEGE Oct 22 NORTH CAROLINA t Pitt Oct 28 at Pitt ISVILLE EORGIA TECH Nov Oct 29 4 LOUISVILLE GEORGIA TECH Virginia Football Virginia.. Football. 1 t ake Louisville Forest 218 Nov Nov 11 5 Virginia at Wake at Louisville 1 Forest Individual Game-by-Game Virginia Individual (as.- 4. Game-by-Game of - Sep , ) (as - of - Sep 9, 218) MI t Miami (FLA.) (Fla.) Olamide TOTAL Nov Nov MIAMI Zaccheaus at Miami 5 (FLA.) (Fla.) All.- 5 1games All games eorgia IRGINIA Tech TECH Nov Nov at 1Georgia VIRGINIA Tech TECH irginia Tech RUSHING TOTAL Dec Nov 26OFFENSE 28 at Virginia at Navy Tech g rush att.- pass yards.- total td long avg/g avg/c -.- avg/g t Navy Totals Totals #4 Olamide Zaccheaus Avg/rush: Avg/catch: Games: GAME-BY-GAME #4 Olamide Zaccheaus Avg/rush: KR avg: Avg/catch: -17 3All purpose avg/game: -17 KR avg: Total All purpose offense -8.5avg/game: avg/gm: Total offense avg/gm: 14. TOTAL Rushing Receiving Rushing Passing Receiving 11.6 Kick Returns Passing Punt Returns Kick Returns all Punt Returns all pponent Date Opponent no. Tackles yds td lg no. yds Sacks no. td Tackles yds lgfumble td cmp-att-int lg no. Pass yds yds Sacks Defense td td lg lgfumble no. cmp-att-int blkd yds PAT td Pass Attempts yds lg Defense no. td yds lg no. td blkd off yds lg purp PAT td Attempts lg no. yds td off lg purp PASSING RECEIVING g rec cmp-att-int yards td yards long tdrec/g long avg/c pct avg/p avg/g avg/g effic onent ICHMOND Date ua Opponent a total tfl-yds ua no-yds a total ff fr-yds tfl-ydsint-ydsno-yds qbh brup ff fr-yds kick kick int-yds rushqbhrcvbrup saf kick t/o pts kick rush rcv saf t/o pts LIAM & MARY Sep 1 RICHMOND WILLIAM & MARY t Indiana Sep 8 at Indiana IANA Sep 9 INDIANA Totals NN 218 Sep 16 UCONN oise Avg/rush: State-5.7 ZACCHEAUS Avg/catch: TOTAL Sep Games: 22 at 21.5 Boise Avg/rush: All State purpose BY avg/game: THE Avg/catch: NUMBERS Total All purpose offense (CAREER) avg/game: avg/gm: Total offense.4 avg/gm: E Oct 7 DUKE orth Carolina TOTAL RUSHING SCORING Oct 14OFFENSE at North Carolina g rush td att.- rush pass yards rcv.- total td ret avg/g long pat 2pat avg/c -.- fg avg/g - total.- avg/g Tackles Sacks Tackles Fumble Pass Sacks Defense Fumble blkd - PAT - Pass Attempts - Defense blkd off - PAT - 6 Attempts off - 6 TON COLLEGE Oct 21 BOSTON COLLEGE onent 215 Date ua Opponent a total 12 2 tfl-yds 1 ua 1 no-yds a total ff fr-yds tfl-yds.- int-yds no-yds.- qbh 1. brup ff fr-yds kick - kick int-yds - - rush qbh rcv brup saf kick t/o - pts kick - rush rcv saf t/o- pts itt 216 Oct 28 at 1Pitt HMOND Sep 1 RICHMOND RGIA TECH Nov 4 GEORGIA TECH diana ouisville 218 Sep 8 at Indiana Nov 11 at Louisville Totals iami (Fla.) TOTAL Nov 18 at Miami (Fla.) GINIA TECH RECEIVING PUNT Nov 24 RETURNS VIRGINIA TECH g rec no..- yards td td.- long avg/r rec/g-.- avg/g avg/c-.- avg/g avy 215 Dec 28 at Navy Totals TOTAL SCORING KICK RETURNS g no. td rush yards rcvtd long ret pat avg/r 2pat avg/g fg total avg/g TOTAL PUNT ALL PURPOSE RETURNS g no. rush yards rcv tdpr longkr avg/r ir total avg/g avg/g TOTAL OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS NOTES ZACCHEAUS IS A BIG OFFENSIVE WEAPON Senior Olamide Zaccheaus returns for his fourth season with Virginia. The HB led UVA with 895 receiving yards and a UVA single-season record 85 receptions. He added five touchdowns. Zaccheaus is the only UVA receiver in program history to record two receptions of 8 yards or more. Zaccheaus notched a career-high 82- yard touchdown against Central Michigan in 216. He then scored on an 81-yard touchdown strike at North Carolian in 217. Olamide is Nigerian for the blessing has come. ZACCHEAUS RECEPTION STREAK CONTINUES HB Olamide Zaccheaus has a reception in 31 straight games, which is tied for the second-longest active streak in the nation. Zaccheaus streak started on Nov. 7, 215, at Miami. Player, Class, School, Pos. Reception Streak 1. KeeSean Johnson, Sr., Fresno State, WR Olamide Zaccheaus, Sr., Virginia, HB 31 Cody Thompson, Sr., Toledo, WR Jonathan Duhart, Sr., Old Dominion, WR 3 Hunter Renfrow, Sr., Clemson, WR 3 7. Penny Hart, Jr., Georgia State, WR 29 ZACCHEAUS CLIMBING CAREER UVA LISTS Senior Olamide Zaccheaus has168 career receptions. He needs 43 catches to break Billy McMullen s UVA record of 21. With 32 receptions, Zaccheaus will become only the second player in program history to reach 2 career receptions. Zaccheaus also needs 189 receiving yards to become the seventh Cavalier all-time with 2, career receiving yards. Career Catches 1. Billy McMullen, WR (1999-1) Taquan Mizzell, RB (213-16) Olamide Zaccheaus, WR (215-pres.) Kris Burd, WR (28-11) Heath Miller, TE (22-4) 144 Name (Years) Receiving Yards 1. Billy McMullen (1999-2) 2, Herman Moore (1988-9) 2,54 3. John Ford (1984, ) 2, Kris Burd (28-11) 2,19 5. Tyrone Davis ( ) 2, Germane Crowell ( ) 2, Olamide Zaccheaus (215-pres.) 1,811 KICK TACKLES RETURNS g no. ua yards tdtotal long avg/r tfl pdavg/gff a fr blk qbh TOTAL

12 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL BRYCE PERKINS 3 BRYCE PERKINS Quarterback Junior Queen Creek, Ariz. Chandler HS/Arizona Western CC 218 GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg Sep 1 RICHMOND Sep 8 at Indiana Totals VIRGINIA QB GAME RUSHING RECORDS PERKINS RUNNING THE BALL Bryce Perkins owns two of the 14 games a UVA quarterback has rushed for at least 1 yards. Perkins and Bill Dudley (1941) are the only two Cavalier quarterbacks to rush fo 1+ yards in multiple games in the same season. Below is the complete list of games where a UVA quarterback has rushed for 1+ yards: Player Rushing Yards Opponent Year 1. Bill Dudley 214 North Carolina Bill Dudley 167 Lehigh Bill Dudley 152 Hampden-Sydney Bob Davis 133 NC State Bill Dudley 132 Virginia Tech Bob Davis 124 Georgia Tech Bryce Perkins 123 Indiana Shawn Moore 121 Maryland Scott Gardner 12 Maryland Gene Arnette 119 Buffalo Marques Hagans 11 Syracuse Vic Hall 19 Virginia Tech Bryce Perkins 18 Richmond Jameel Sewell 14 Virginia Tech 29 BRYCE PERKINS NOTES IT IS A PERK TO HAVE A NEW QB ON THE BLOCK QB Bryce Perkins made his first career FBS start at quarterback against Richmond in the season opener. Perkins transferred to UVA last January from Arizona Western Community College after leading the Matadors to the 217 NJCAA Championship game, before falling to East Mississippi. Perkins originally signed as a top recruit with hometown Arizona State, but never saw action during his two seasons in Tempe. He redshirted the 215 season and missed the 216 season with an injury. Perkins father, Bruce, lettered at Arizona State in 1988 and 1989 as a fullback and later played briefly in the NFL. Perkins older brother, Paul, was a three-year letterwinner at running back with the UCLA Bruins and currently plays with the New York Giants. Perkins uncle, Don Perkins, played eight seasons in the NFL with the Cowboys. Perkins, who passed for 1,311 yards and rushed for 353 yards (5.1 avg.) at Arizona Western in 217, is replacing Kurt Benkert as UVA s quarterback in 218. Benkert set UVA s single-season passing mark (3,27) and total offense (3,144) record in 217. PERKINS IS UVA S STARTING QUARTERBACK Bryce Perkins, a transfer from Arizona Western Community College, became (vs. Richmond) just the second Cavalier quarterback to start his UVA debut since 1977 when Bryan Shumock started the season opener against NC State. Shumock switched to defensive back for the 1978 season and led UVA with four interceptions. Former UVA quarterbak Kurt Benkert also started his UVA debut against Richmond in 216. Perkins was the 12th different UVA starting quarterback to start an opener in the last 14 seasons. The list includes: Kurt Benkert (216-17), Matt Johns (215), Greyson Lambert (214), David Watford (213), Michael Rocco (211-12), Marc Verica (21), Vic Hall (29), Peter Lalich (28), Jameel Sewell (27), Christian Olsen (26) and Marques Hagans (25). UVA QUARTERBACKS IN THEIR FIRST-CAREER START QB Bryce Perkins, a transfer from Arizona Western Community College, made his first collegiate start for the Cavaliers against Richmond (Sept. 1) in the season opener. Since 1955, 2 Virginia quarterbacks have passed for at least 15 yards in their first-career start. Here is a breakdown of the most passing yards by a Virginia QB in their first-ever start: Year (Opp.) Name A-C-I Yards TD 1997 (Auburn) Aaron Brooks (Duke) Phillip Sims (Richmond) Kurt Benkert (Navy) Mike Groh (WFU) Bob Davis (Clemson) Matt Blundin (Ga. Tech) David Rivers (Kent State) Matt Johns (Maryland) Symmion Willis (Richmond) Bryce Perkins (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

13 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES Defensive Players CAREER STARTS Name, Pos Career Streak Chris Peace, OLB * * Eli Hanback, DT * * * Juan Thornhill, CB * * Jordan Mack, ILB * * * Tim Harris, CB Bryce Hall, CB * * * Brenton Nelson, SS * * * * Malcolm Cook, OLB * * Chris Moore, DB * * * Richard Burney, DE * * 3^ Mandy Alonso, DE * * * * Myles Robinson, CB * * 3 * 3 - C.J. Stalker, ILB * * Joey Blount, FS * * * * Charles Snowden, OLB * * * * * Darrius Bratton, CB * * * * * Osiris Crutchfield, DL * * * 1^ Jordan Redmond, NT * * * * * * did not play ^ - starts made on offense Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. Offensive Players Name, Pos Career Streak Jake Fieler, C/OG * * Jordan Ellis, TB * O. Zaccheaus, WR * Dillon Reinkensmeyer, C * * * Joe Reed, WR * * Tanner Cowley, TE * * Evan Butts, TE * Hasise Dubois, WR * * RJ Proctor, OG * * Chris Glaser, OT * * * Jamari Peacock, FB * * * Ben Hogg, WR * * Ben Knutston, OG * * * Lamont Atkins, TB * * * Marcus Applefield, RT * * * * Bryce Perkins, QB * * * * Ryan Nelson, OT * * * * Terrell Jana, WR * * * PK Kier, TB * * * * did not play Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. 218 VIRGINIA OPPONENTS Opponent 18 Record AP Rank This Week Next Game Richmond 1-1 St. Francis (Pa.) at Stony Brook at Indiana 2- Ball State Michigan State Ohio 1- at Virginia at Cincinnati Louisville 1-1 Western Kentucky at Virginia at NC State 2- RV West Virginia at Marshall Miami at Toledo FIU at Duke 2- RV at Baylor NC Central North Carolina -2 UCF Pitt Pitt 1-1 Georgia Tech at North Carolina Liberty 1-1 Norfolk State North Texas at Georgia Tech 1-1 at Pitt Clemson at Virginia Tech 2-13 East Carolina at Old Dominion VIRGINIA S ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMES UVA has played nine all-time OT games and has a 4-5 record all-time: Year Opponent Site Result 215 vs. Syracuse (3 OT) Scott Stadium W, vs. Idaho Scott Stadium W, vs. Miami Scott Stadium L, vs. North Carolina Scott Stadium W, vs. Wyoming Scott Stadium W, vs. Fresno State * Bronco Stadium (Boise, Idaho) L, at Clemson Memorial Stadium (Clemson, S.C.) L, vs. BYU Scott Stadium L, vs. Duke (2 OT) Scott Stadium L, *MPC Computers Bowl SCOTT STADIUM, HOME OF THE CAVALIERS The Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, with its unique architectural design, scenic setting on the University s Grounds and exceptional sight lines, is one of the nation s finest college football settings. Opened in 1931, Scott Stadium might be one of the oldest campus college football stadiums in the nation, but you could never tell from its appearance. Numerous upgrades and expansions make it a modern home for the Cavaliers and their fans. Scott Stadium was the gift of Frederic William Scott and Elisabeth Strother Scott, and was dedicated to the memory of his parents, Frederic Robert Scott and Frances Branch Scott. Virginia played its dedication game at Scott Stadium on Oct. 15, 1931 against the Virginia Military Institute before a then-capacity crowd of 22,. Prior to that season, the Cavaliers staged their home games at the University s Lambeth Field. Virginia has played 465 games in the historic venue. UVA s all-time record at Scott Stadium stands at Top 1 Scott Stadium Crowds All-Time Date Attend. Opponent Result 8/3/8 64,947 USC USC, /13/4 63,71 Miami UM, /19/5 63,344 Virginia Tech VT, /15/5 63,16 Florida State UVA, /6/4 63,72 Maryland UVA, 16- Date Attend. Opponent Result 1/18/3 62,875 Florida State FSU, /11/4 62,79 North Carolina UVA, /7/4 61,833 Clemson UVA, 3-1 8/3/3 61,737 Duke UVA, 27-11/24/7 61,711 Virginia Tech VT, CAREER STARTS BY POSITION OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB WR WR FB Reed (9) Reinkensmeyer (2) Fieler (2) Reinkensmeyer (11) Fieler (11) Glaser (2) Butts (9) Perkins (2) Ellis (15) Zaccheaus (15) Dubois (9) Peacock (3) Jana (1) Nelson, R. (2) Proctor (2) Fieler (4) Proctor (4) Applefield (2) Cowley (7) Atkins (2) Hogg (2) Cowley (2) Knutson (1) Knutson (1) Burney (3) Kier (1) Glaser (2) Crutchfield (1) DEFENSE DE DT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB Peace (1) Hanback (13) Hanback (13) Mack (9) Mack (15) Cook (2) Peace (27) Harris. T (22) Nelson, B. (2) Nelson, B. (12) Hall, B. (22) Burney (2) Redmond (1) Alonso (4) Stalker (2) Cook (6) Thornhill (22) Blount (1) Thornhill (3) Moore (7) Snowden (2) Nelson, B. (1) Blount (1) Bratton (2) 13

14 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES LAST TIME: SPECIAL TEAMS LAST UVA KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Joe Reed at Navy (Military Bowl), 217 (98 yards) LAST UVA PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN Maurice Canady vs. William & Mary, 215 (74 yards) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT Charles Snowden at Miami, 217 LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD Trey Womack at Miami (Fla.), 29 (B. Schautz TD for 2 yards) LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL Charles Snowden at Indiana, 218 LAST TIME UVA BLOCKED A PAT Juan Thornhill at Indiana, 218 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, 214 Louisville 42 3: Robert Randolph Sept. 1, 211 at Indiana 23 : Chris Gould Oct. 13, 27 UConn 19 3: Chris Gould Oct. 6, 27 at Middle Tenn. 34 : Connor Hughes Dec. 3, 25 vs. Minnesota 39 1: Connor Hughes Sept. 17, 25 at Syracuse 19 : Connor Hughes Sept. 27, 23 Wake Forest 38 : Todd Braverman Sept. 4, 1999 at North Carolina 5 : Todd Braverman Sept. 19, 1998 Clemson 3 : 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 2 11: Wayne Morrison Nov. 1, 198 at Tennessee 43 11: Russell Henderson Oct. 22, 1977 Wake Forest 34 : Billy Maxwell Nov. 2, 1971 at Maryland 22 : CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION Name, Pos. Streak 18 Rec. Career Rec. Streak Started Olamide Zaccheaus, HB Nov. 7, 215 (Miami) Hasise Dubois, WR Sept. 1, 218 (Richmond) Chris Sharp, TB Sept. 8, 218 (at Indiana) Tanner Cowley, TE Sept. 8, 218 (at Indiana) Jordan Ellis, TB Sept. 8, 218 (at Indiana) 1-YARD GAMES 1+Yard Receiving Games Name, Pos Career Olamide Zaccheaus, WR Yard Rushing Games Name, Pos Career Jordan Ellis, TB * Bryce Perkins, QB * * * * 2 2 UVA S ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS LIST (1+) Name Career Catches 1. Billy McMullen, WR (1999-1) Taquan Mizzell, RB (213-16) Olamide Zaccheaus, WR (215-pres.) Kris Burd, WR (28-11) Heath Miller, TE (22-4) Alvin Pearman, RB (21-4) Darius Jennings, WR (211-14) Perry Jones, RB (29-12) John Ford, WR (1984, 86-88) Germane Crowell, WR ( ) Dave Sullivan, WR (197-72) Doni Dowling, WR (214-17) Kevin Ogletree, WR (25-6, 8) Herman Moore, WR (1988-9) 114 Wali Lundy, RB (22-5) Patrick Jeffers, WR ( ) Terry Kirby, RB ( ) Tyrone Davis, WR ( ) 13 Bruce McGonnigal, TE (1987-9) 13 Kevin Parks, RB (211-14) Canaan Severin (212-15) Tom Fadden, WR ( ) 1 14

15 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES GAME-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time UR INT :42 Punt 3-9 1:28 Indiana 7 TD-Pass :24 7 TD-Rush :14 Totals 7 5:3* 7 2:21* *-average GOAL-TO-GOAL SITUATIONS SUMMARY Totals Offense Defense Goal-to-Go Situations 2 1 Scores 2 1 Total Points 14 6 Touchdowns 2 1 Field Goals Fumbles Interceptions Missed Field Goals Lost on Downs End of Half/Game Ran Out Clock SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES VIRGINIA OPPONENT Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time Pts Res 1st Down Pl-Yds Time UR 7 TD-Pass :15 Punt :49 Indiana 7 TD-Pass :54 Missed FG :7 Totals 14 4:4* 3:58* *-average GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Offense Defense Sept. 1 UR TD- Rush Sept. 8 IU TD-Pass TD-Pass 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 6 seconds or less in the fourth quarter and was the game s last score. DATE SCORE TIME OPP. FINAL Nov. 1, 212 Jake McGee 1-yd pass from Michael Rocco :6 Miami 41-4 Sept. 1, 211 Robert Randolph 23-yard FG : at Indiana Oct. 2, 27 Mikell Simpson 1-yard TD run :16 at Maryland Oct. 6, 27 Chris Gould 34-yard FG :8 at Middle Tenn Sept. 17, 25 Connor Hughes 19-yard FG :1 at Syracuse Sept. 27, 23 Connor Hughes 38-yard FG :1 Wake Forest Nov. 1, 21 Alvin Pearman 27-yd pass from Bryson Spinner :22 Georgia Tech Sept. 22, 21 Billy McMullen 1-yd pass from Bryson Spinner :1 at Clemson Nov. 2, 1999 Billy McMullen 2-yd pass from Dan Ellis :26 at Maryland 34-3 Sept. 4, 1999 Todd Braverman 5-yard FG :27 at North Carolina 2-17 Sept. 19, 1998 Todd Braverman 3-yard FG :49 Clemson 2-18 Nov. 16, 1996 Rafael Garcia 32-yard FG :39 North Carolina 2-17 Dec. 3, 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 : Louisville Sept. 17, 1988 Mark Inderlied 35-yard FG :9 Georgia Tech Nov. 14, 1987 Keith Mattioli 9-yd pass from Scott Secules :3 North Carolina 2-17 Oct. 4, 1986 Jeff Gaffney 36-yard FG :56 at Wake Forest 3-28 Oct. 25, 198 Todd Kirtley 1-yard TD run :18 at Wake Forest Oct. 22, 1977 Russell Henderson 34-yard FG :5 Wake Forest 12-1 Oct. 23, 1976 Andre Grier 36-yd pass from John Hitt :53 at Wake Forest Nov. 2, 1971 Billy Maxwell 22-yard FG :18 at Maryland Oct. 9, 1965 Bob Davis 3-yard pass from Tom Hodges :1 VMI 14-1 Oct. 3, 1964 Larry Molinari 2-yard pass from Bob Davis :2 Virginia Tech

16 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL BRONCO MENDENHALL Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach Third Season Bronco Mendenhall is in his third season as Virginia s head football coach after being named the program s 4th head coach on Dec. 4, 215. In Mendenhall s second season on Grounds in 217 he directed UVA to its first bowl game since 211. He oversaw a defense that ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 2 in the ACC against the pass (165.8). The group was headed by three-time first-team All-ACC player Quin Blanding, ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year Brenton Nelson and third-team All-ACC cornerback Juan Thornhill. Blanding finished his illustrious career with more All-America honors and as UVA s all-time record holder with 495 career tackles. The 495 career tackles rank tied for No. 6 all-time in ACC history and are the most by any ACC defensive back. Blanding finished each of his four seasons No. 2 in the ACC in tackles. Inside linebacker Micah Kiser was named the Campbell Trophy winner (Academic Heisman) and led the ACC in tackles for the third year in a row. Only Boston College s Luke Kuechly (29-11) had previously accomplished the feat in league history. Kiser was also a three-time first-team All-ACC honoree and received multiple All-America honors over the 216 and 217 seasons, including becoming the first Cavalier since Tiki Barber in 1996 to earn both academic and athletic All-America honors in the same season when he was a second-team CoSIDA Acdemic All-American in 216. Mendenhall saw the conclusion of quarterback Kurt Benkert s collegiate career in 217. The UVA quarterback became the first player in program history to throw for over 3, yards in a season. Benkert finished 217 with 3,27 passing yards and a single-season program record 298 completions. Benkert s 25 passing touchdowns in 217 rank No. 2 all-time at UVA for a season. The starting quarterback for each of Mendenhall s first two seasons at Virginia, Benkert leaves No. 3 all-time at UVA in career passing yards (5,759) and passing touchdowns (46), which came in 24 career games for the Cavaliers. In Mendenhall s first season on Grounds he oversaw a secondary that boasted first-team All-ACC honoree and All-American, Quin Blanding. Blanding finished the season No. 2 in the ACC in tackles for the third year in a row with 12 stops. Inside linebacker Micah Kiser, an All-American and first-team All-ACC honoree, thrived to lead the ACC in tackles for the second year in a row with 134, which is tied with former Cavalier great Wali Rainer for fourth-most in a single season in program history. Kiser was also a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, becoming the first Cavalier since Tiki Barber in 1996 to earn both academic and athletic All-America honors in the same season. Offensively, in Mendenhall s first season, Taquan Mizzell became the first player in ACC history to record at least 1,5 career rushing and 1,5 career receiving yards. UVA quarterback Kurt Benkert set a couple of passing marks in UVA s new offense, including a program record for passing yards in a game with 421 against Central Michigan, which was only the second time in program history a UVA quarterback surpassed 4 passing yards in a game. Benkert reached 1, passing yards in four games and 2, passing yards in eight games, setting a program record for fastest to that standard in a season. Mendenhall came to Charlottesville after 11 years as the head coach at Brigham Young University. In his 11 seasons, from , Mendenhall compiled an overall record of at BYU to rank 12th in total wins among all FBS teams during that time. In the three seasons prior to Mendenhall becoming the head coach at BYU, the Cougars compiled an overall record of Over Mendenhall s 11 years at BYU, the Cougars were one of only 11 programs to advance to a bowl game each season (includes the 215 season). BYU joined by Alabama, Boise State, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin on that list. Among those 11 teams, only Florida State has achieved more bowl wins (seven) than BYU s six bowl game victories. The success of Mendenhall s leadership approach in running the BYU football program was highlighted in a management book, Running Into the Wind: Bronco Mendenhall -- 5 Strategies for Building a Successful Team, written by Alyson Von Feldt and Paul Gustavson, a leading management consultant specializing in leadership development and organizational design. Mendenhall was elected in 213 to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees as the District 8 Representative and also serves on the AFCA Ethics Committee. The Mendenhall Record THE BRONCO MENDENHALL FILE PERSONAL Born: Feb. 21, 1966 in Alpine, Utah Hometown: Alpine, Utah Wife: Holly Children: Raeder, Breaker and Cutter EDUCATION High School: American Fork High School, American Fork, Utah (1984) College: Oregon State (1988) Graduate School: Oregon State (199) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Snow College ( ) Oregon State ( ) COACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Assistant, Oregon State Defensive Coord./DBs, Snow College 1993 Defensive Backs, Northern Arizona 1994 Co-Defensive Coord./DBs, Northern Arizona 1995 Defensive Line, Oregon State 1996 Defensive Coordinator/DBs, Oregon State 1997 Defensive Backs, Louisiana Tech Defensive Coord./DBs, New Mexico 22 Assistant HC/Def. Coord./DBs, New Mexico 23-4 Defensive Coord./DBs, BYU Head Coach, BYU 216-pres. Head Coach, Virginia FBS Winning Percentage of Active FBS Head Coaches (Min. 1 wins) Name, School FBS Years FBS Record Urban Meyer, Ohio State Chris Petersen, Washington Nick Saban, Alabama Dabo Swinney, Clemson Mark Richt, Miami Gary Patterson, TCU Bobby Petrino, Louisville Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Kyle Whittingham, Utah Bill Snyder, Kansas State Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia Frank Solich, Ohio Year School Overall Conference Place Postseason 25 BYU MWC 2nd Las Vegas Bowl 26 BYU MWC 1st Las Vegas Bowl 27 BYU MWC 1st Las Vegas Bowl 28 BYU MWC 3rd Las Vegas Bowl 29 BYU MWC 2nd Las Vegas Bowl 21 BYU MWC 3rd New Mexico Bowl 211 BYU 1-3 Independent N/A Armed Forces Bowl 212 BYU 8-5 Independent N/A Poinsettia Bowl 213 BYU 8-5 Independent N/A Fight Hunger Bowl 214 BYU 8-5 Independent N/A Miami Beach Bowl 215 BYU 9-4 Independent N/A Las Vegas Bowl 216 Virginia ACC T6th (Coastal) 217 Virginia ACC T4th (Coastal) Military Bowl 218 Virginia ACC Totals (13th year) ACC/MWC 12 Bowl Appearance Virginia Record (2nd year) BYU Record (11 years)

17 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES Coin Kickoff/ UVA Game Game Jersey/ Opponent Toss Receive 1st Poss. Time (ET) Length Pants Helmet Attendance Result Richmond Won Kickoff Interception 6:44 p.m. 2:59 Orange/White White 4,524 W/42-13 at Indiana Loss Receive Touchdown 7:3 p.m. 3:4 White/White White 35,492 L/2-16 Ohio 3 p.m. Louisville at NC State Miami at Duke North Carolina Pitt 7:3 p.m. Liberty at Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech UVA ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR FOOTBALL IS ONE OF A FEW Virginia s Kelli Pugh is one of 11 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. Sally Nogle works with Michigan State and Kammy Powell works with Iowa. Name Jennifer Brodeur* Brandy Clouse* Dani Coppes Alyson Gramley* Dawn Hearn* Jessica Judd Sarah McBrien Sally Nogle Kammy Powell KELLI PUGH Mary Vander Heiden* * - sports medicine department head TEAM NOTES School Massachusetts Georgia Southern Bowling Green Troy UTEP Western Kentucky Western Michigan Michigan State Iowa VIRGINIA UCF RETIRED NUMBERS/JERSEYS RETIRED NUMBERS 12 - Shawn Moore 24 - Frank Quayle 35 - Bill Dudley 48 - Joe Palumbo 73 - Jim Dombrowski 97 - Gene Edmonds RETIRED JERSEYS Year Jersey No. Name Retired 3 Anthony Poindexter 29 6 Thomas Jones 29 7 Matt Schaub Will Brice Bob Davis Matt Blundin Ronde Barber Tiki Barber Jim Bakhtiar Terry Kirby 28 5 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 27 17

18 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HOOS IN THE NFL/LEADERS ROSTER NOTES BY STATES CAVALIERS CURRENTLY IN THE NFL % of 123 State No. of Players man roster Virginia Florida Maryland Pennsylvania Georgia Hawaii New Jersey Texas Ohio District of Columbia California Delaware Indiana North Carolina Tennessee Arizona 1.8 Colorado 1.8 Connecticut 1.8 Category ACC NCAA National Leader Stat Rushing Offense Georgia Tech 429. Passing Offense North Texas Total Offense Oklahoma State Scoring Offense Toledo 66. Rushing Defense Arizona State 32.5 Total Defense Utah Scoring Defense Toldeo 3. Net Punting Ohio St./Wash St. 48. Punt Returns Oregon State 46. Kickoff Returns Alabama 77. Pass Defense Utah 62. Sacks Nebraska 7. Tackles For Loss Mississippi State 12.5 Sacks Allowed teams tied. Turnover Margin Ohio 4. Passing Efficiency Boston College Pass Efficiency Def Akron rd-Down Conv Ohio State 72.4 Opp. 3rd-Down Conv Akron 14.3 Red-Zone% teams tied 1. Opp. Red-Zone% Florida/TCU. Completions Per Game NCAA/ACC Stat Receiving Yards NCAA/ACC Stat Bryce Perkins 98/ Olamide Zaccheaus 132/ Passing TDs Tackles Bryce Perkins 38/2 4 Joey Blount 143/13 7. Malcolm Cook 143/13 7. Total Offense Sacks Bryce Perkins 48/ Mandy Alonso 1/1.5 Jordan Ellis 151/ Bryce Hall 1/1.5 Receiving Yards Per Game Receptions Per Game Olamide Zaccheaus 139/ Olamide Zaccheaus 49/4 5.5 Hasise Dubois 18/ Completion Percentage Yards Per Pass Attempt Bryce Perkins 16/ Bryce Perkins 95/ All Purpose Yards Solo Tackles Bryce Perkins 77/ Joey Blount 16/2 6.5 Jordan Ellis 93/8 18. Punting Passing Efficiency Lester Coleman 36/ Bryce Perkins 8/ Kickoff Returns Joe Reed 71/ % of 123 State No. of Players man roster Illinois 1.8 Massachusetts 1.8 South Carolina 1.8 West Virginia 1.8 British of Columbia 1.8 Germany percent of UVA s roster of 123 hail from Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. CAVALIERS AMONG NATIONAL/ACC LEADERS Player (Pos.) Last UVA Season Kurt Benkert (QB) 217 Andrew Brown (DE) 217 Maurice Canady (CB) 215 Eli Harold (DE) 214 Anthony Harris (SS) 214 Darius Jennings (WR) 214 Micah Kiser (ILB) 217 Chris Long (DE) 27 Jake McGee (TE) 213 Rodney McLeod (S) 211 Taquan Mizzell (TB) 216 Morgan Moses (OT) 213 La Roy Reynolds (LB) 212 Matt Schaub (QB) 23 Brent Urban (DT) 213 as of Sept. 1 Current Team Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals Baltimore Ravens Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens

19 218 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL HONORS/WATCH LISTS DID YOU KNOW? When offensive coordinator Robert Anae finished playing football, he returned home to Hawaii and served as the body model for the towering stature of the father of surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, a five-time Olympian. The statue, created by artist Jan Fisher, is right next to the famous Waikiki Beach. Anae was a graduate assistant at Hawaii at the time and the artist needed a model, a surfer that was tall, and he went looking for the tallest surfer on the North Shore. DL Samson Reed s father, Tanoai, played offensive line at Hawaii from Reed s dad, Tanoai, is the cousin of Dwayne The Rock Johnson and works as his Hollywood stunt double. Junior defensive lineman Cassius Peat is the son of Todd Peat, who played six seasons in the NFL with the Cardinals and Raiders as an offensive guard. His older brother, Andrus, was an All-American at Stanford and a former first round draft pick by the Saints (215). Walk-on second year Tristan Hillerich is one of four boys. His parents, Brent and Colleen, are proud parents of two sets of twins. Tristan has a twin brother, Bart, while the pair has a younger set of twin brothers, Quinn and Grady. Virginia has five players on its roster who are the sons of former Cavalier football players. Joey Blount (Tony Blount), Germane Crowell (Germane Crowell, Sr.), Tucker Finkelston (Tim Finkelston), Mikey McDonald (Geoff McDonald) and Andrew Yavinsky (Marc Yavinsky). WR Chuck Davis won $1, playing the Virginia Lottery in June 217. He spent $1 for a Cash 5 game ticket at a 7-Eleven in Ashburn, Va. He used the numbers on his grandmother s license plate on the car he drove to the market. DB Donovan Rolle participated in the 211 and 213 Scripps National Spelling Bee. S Vinnie Vladic s father, Larry Vladic, was college football teammates at Oregon State with UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall in 1986 and Walk-on first year S Cole Lytle has a twin brother, Adam, who is a walk-on freshman on the Virginia Tech football team. Lytle s older sister, Ashley, is a UVA alum, while his older brother, Dean, currently attends Virginia Tech. 218 HONORS/AWARDS Evan Butts, Sr., TE Senior Bowl Watch List Lester Coleman, Sr., P Ray Guy Award Watch List Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Athlon Sports preseason fourth-team All-ACC Jordan Ellis, Sr., TB ACC Running Back of the Week (Sept. 4) Bryce Hall, Jr., CB Athlon Sports preseason fourth-team All-ACC Tim Harris, Sr., CB Phil Steele preseason fourth-team All-ACC Jordan Mack, Jr., ILB Athlon Sports preseason third-team All-ACC Phil Steele preseason second-team All-ACC Brenton Nelson, So., SS Athlon Sports preseason second-team All-ACC Chris Peace, Sr., OLB Athlon Sports preseason fourth-team All-ACC Bryce Perkins, Jr., QB Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List Joe Reed, Jr., WR Paul Hornung Award Watch List Athlon Sports preseason second-team All-ACC (KR) Phil Steele preseason second-team All-ACC (KR) Dillon Reinkensmeyer, So., C/OT Phil Steele preseason fourth-team All-ACC Juan Thornhill, Sr., SS Bednarik Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Athlon Sports preseason second-team All-ACC Phil Steele preseason second-team All-ACC ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Sept. 1) Olamide Zaccheaus, Sr., WR/HB Biletnikoff Award Watch List Athlon Sports preseason second-team All-ACC Phil Steele preseason third-team All-ACC NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS BEDNARIK AWARD Juan Thornhill, CB/SS BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY Juan Thornhill, CB/SS PAUL HORNUNG AWARD Joe Reed, WR RAY GUY AWARD Lester Coleman, P BILETNIKOFF AWARD Olamide Zaccheaus, HB/WR JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD Bryce Perkins, QB SENIOR BOWL Evan Butts, TE Juan Thornhill, S/CB 19