2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2016 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2016 record	2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread, Hurry-up[1]
Defensive coordinator	Nick Howell (1st year)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Micah Kiser
Captain	Jackson Matteo
Captain	Donte Wilkins
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville x		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	3
NC State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					6	–	6
Boston College		2	–	6					6	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	4
Miami		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3					8	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					8	–	4
Duke		1	–	7					4	–	8
Virginia		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Coastal Division.

Last season

The 2015 Cavaliers finished with a record of 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play for the second straight year, to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. On November 29, head coach Mike London resigned, and was replaced six days later by BYU Cougars head coach Bronco Mendenhall.

Coaching changes

• On December 4, Bronco Mendenhall was hired as head coach.^[2]
• On December 8, 2015, former BYU assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, and Jason Beck, accepted coaching responsibilities at Virginia.^[3] On December 9, Nick Howell and Kelly Poppinga were announced to be joining the Virginia coaching staff.^[4] On December 12, the hirings of Anae, Tujague, Atuaia, Beck, Howell, and Poppinga were confirmed as well as new assistant head coach Ruffin McNeill.^[5] It was also announced that Marques Hagans would remain with Virginia's coaching staff as the wide receivers coach.
• On December 15, 2015, Shaun Nua was added as the defensive line coach leaving the same post at Navy. On December 18, Nua backed out of being the defensive line coach and decided to remain at Navy.
• On December 21, Shane Hunter was hired to be the new defensive line coach.^[6]
• On March 18, 2016, Mendenhall announced that Hunter and McNeill would switch position duties, with McNeill taking over the defensive line, and Hunter working with the inside linebackers.^[7]

Depth chart

Defense [8] FS Quin Blanding Wilfred Wahee ⋅ WLB MLB BLB SLB Chris Peace Micah Kiser Zach Bradshaw Cory Jones Gladimir Paul C.J. Stalker Jahvoni Simmons Jordan Mack ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Eric Gallon SABRE Kelvin Rainey Chris Sharp ⋅ CB Juan Thornhill Bryce hall ⋅ DE NT DE Andrew Brown Donte Wilkins Steven Wright Jack Powers James Trucilla Eli Hanback ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Myles Robinson Tim Harris ⋅ Offense [9] WR (X) Doni Dowling David Eldridge ⋅ WR (H) Olamide Zaccheaus Ben Hogg ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Jack English Jake Fieler Jackson Matteo Jack McDonald Eric Smith Michael Mooney Steven Moss Jake Fieler RJ Proctor Michael Mooney ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ WR (Z) Warren Craft Ryan Santoro ⋅ WR (Y) Keeon Johnson Tanner Cowley ⋅ QB Kurt Benkert Matt Johns Connor Brewer Key Reserves TE Evan Butts TE Richard Burney TE Brendan Marshall TB Albert Reid FB Connor Wingo-Reeves KOR Dylan Sims RB Taquan Mizzell Daniel Hamm Jordan Ellis Special Teams PK Dylan Sims P Nicholas Conte KR Taquan Mizzell KR Olamide Zacchaeus PR Daniel Hamm PR Taquan Mizzell PR Olamide Zacchaeus LS Zach Bradshaw H Matt Johns

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 PM	No. 4 (FCS) Richmond*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN+	L 20–37	49,270
September 10	10:30 PM	at No. 24 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ESPN	L 26–44	53,774
September 17	1:30 PM	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY/ESPN3	L 10–13	31,036
September 24	12:30 PM	Central Michigan*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 49–35	35,211
October 1	12:30 PM	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	W 34–20	25,201
October 15	12:30 PM	Pittsburgh	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 31–45	39,522
October 22	3:00 PM	No. 22 North Carolina	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 14–35	40,882
October 29	12:00 PM	No. 5 Louisville	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ABC/ESPN2	L 25–32	34,824
November 5	3:00 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 20–27	25,334
November 12	2:00 PM	Miami (FL)	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 14–34	39,867
November 19	12:30 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN	L 17–31	42,136
November 26	12:00 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth)	ESPN2	L 10–52	63,120
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[10][11]

Game notes

Richmond

#4 (FCS) Richmond Spiders vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 (FCS) Richmond	6	10	7	14	37
Virginia	0	7	0	13	20

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 3, 2016
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NNE 15 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 49,270
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Mark Shupe • Linesman: Tracy Lynch • Line judge: Jim Slayton • Back judge: Paul Vargo • Field judge: Jim Biddle • Side judge: M. McCarthy • Center judge: Sean Geraghty
• TV announcers (ACC Network Extra): Bob Picozzi and Tom O'Brien
• Richmond vs Virginia (Sep 3, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Richmond – Griffin Trau 28–yard field goal Richmond – Trau 35–yard field goal Second Quarter Richmond – Tyler Wilkins 11–yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Trau kick) Virginia – Doni Dowling 20–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Dylan Sims kick) Richmond – Ricky Segers 50–yard field goal Third Quarter Richmond – Wilkins 5–yard pass from Lauletta (Trau kick) Fourth Quarter Richmond – Brian Brown 11–yard pass from Lauletta (Trau kick) Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 25–yard pass from Benkert (Sims kick) Richmond – Gordon Collins 55–yard run (Trau kick) Virginia – Keeon Johnson 15–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (two-point conversion failed) Top Passers Richmond – Kyle Lauletta, 24/35, 337 yards, 3 TD Virginia – Kurt Benkhert, 26/34, 264 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers Richmond – Gordon Collins, 13 carries / 114 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Albert Reid, 6 carries / 28 yards Top Receiving Richmond – Brian Brown, 7 receptions / 88 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus, 5 receptions / 75 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Richmond – Omar Howard, 9 tackles Virginia – Micah Kiser, 14 tackles

at Oregon

Virginia Cavaliers vs #24 Oregon Ducks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	6	0	14	6	26
#24 Oregon	13	17	14	0	44

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: September 10, 2016
• Game time: 10:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 53,774
• Referee: David Epperley • Umpire: Mike Morton • Linesman: Steve Clein • Line judge: Deon Lawrence • Back judge: Pay Ryan • Field judge: Chris Junjulas • Side judge: Angie Bartis • Center judge: Mike Webster
• TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick, Mike Belloti, and Kris Budden
• Virginia vs Oregon (Sep 10, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Oregon – Royce Freeman 2–yard run (two-point conversion failed) Virginia – Albert Reid 7–yard run (Dylan Sims kick failed) Oregon – Tony Brooks-James 7–yard run (Aidan Schneider kick) Second Quarter Oregon – Dwayne Stanford 2–yard pass from Dakota Prukop (Schneider kick) Oregon – Pharaoh Brown 11–yard pass from Prukop (Schneider kick) Oregon – Schneider 20–yard field goal Third Quarter Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 4–yard run (Sims kick) Oregon – Devon Allen 77–yard pass from Dakota Prukop (Schneider kick) Oregon – Freeman 85–yard run (Schneider kick) Virginia – Warren Craft 6–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Sims kick) Fourth Quarter Virginia – Keeon Johnson 6–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (two-point conversion failed) Top Passers Virginia – Kyle Benkert, 20/39, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Oregon – Dakota Prukop, 21/31, 331 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers Virginia – Albert Reid, 15 carries / 126 yards, 1 TD Oregon – Royce Freeman, 21 carries / 207 yards, 2 TD Top Receiving Virginia – Doni Dowling, 4 receptions / 54 yards Oregon – Devon Allen, 4 receptions / 141 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Virginia – Quin Blanding, 9 tackles Oregon – Tyree Robinson, 7 tackles

at Connecticut

Virginia Cavaliers vs Connecticut Huskies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	3	7	0	0	10
Connecticut	0	3	0	10	13

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: September 17, 2016
• Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S 10 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 31,036
• Referee: Jeff Maconaghy • Umpire: Rich McMahan • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Keith Parham • Field judge: Kip Johnson • Side judge: Rich Street • Center judge: James Cole
• TV announcers (SNY/ESPN3): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
• Virginia vs Connecticut (Sep 17, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Alex Furbank 23–yard field goal Second Quarter Virginia – Albert Reid 9–yard run (Furbank kick) Connecticut – Bobby Puyol 21–yard field goal Fourth Quarter Connecticut – Bryant Shirreffs 1–yard run (Puyol kick) Connecticut – Puyol 43–yard field goal Top Passers Virginia – Kurt Benkert, 23/42, 241 yards, 1 INT Connecticut – Bryant Shirreffs, 13/24, 154 yards, 1 INT Top Rushers Virginia – Albert Reid, 15 carries / 73 yards, 1 TD Connecticut –Arkeel Newsome, 13 carries / 77 yards Top Receiving Virginia – Keeon Johnson, 6 receptions / 73 yards Connecticut – Noel Thomas, 6 receptions / 91 yards Top Tackler Virginia – Micah Kiser, 11 tackles Connecticut – Nick Vitale, 11 tackles

Central Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan	0	14	7	14	35
Virginia	15	13	0	21	49

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 24, 2016
• Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 35,211
• Referee: Stuart Mullins • Umpire: Johnnie Forte • Linesman: John Hoffmann • Line judge: Robert Zivkovic • Back judge: Robert Luklan • Field judge: Bill Dolbow • Side judge: George Liotus • Center judge: Larry Hayes
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildreth
• Central Michigan vs Virginia (Sep 24, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 15–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Alex Furbank kick) Virginia – Albert Reid 4–yard run (Richard Burney run for two-point conversion) Second Quarter Virginia – Keeon Johnson 13–yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick failed) Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 4–yard run (Furbank kick) Central Michigan – Jonathan Ward 1–yard run (Brian Eavey kick) Central Michigan – Corey Willis 85–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Eavey kick) Third Quarter Central Michigan – Amari Coleman 47–yard interception return (Eavey kick) Fourth Quarter Central Michigan – Willis 14–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Eavey kick) Virginia – Zaccheaus 82–yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick) Virginia – Reid 5–yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick) Virginia – Mizzell 53–yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick) Central Michigan – Jahray Hayes 5–yard run (Eavey kick) Top Passers Central Michigan – Cooper Rush, 25/45, 402 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Virginia – Kurt Benkert, 27/43, 421 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers Central Michigan – Devon Spalding, 12 carries / 48 yards Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 10 carries / 79 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving Central Michigan – Corey Willis, 6 receptions / 145 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus, 8 receptions / 141 yards, 2 TD Top Tackler Central Michigan – Malik Fountain, 8 tackles Virginia – Quin Blanding, 12 tackles

at Duke

Virginia Cavaliers vs Duke Blue Devils

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	6	14	7	7	34
Duke	7	3	3	7	20

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: October 1, 2016
• Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SSW 5 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 25,201
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan • Umpire: Jim Eckl • Linesman: Arthur Hardin • Line judge: Colin Formulak • Back judge: Bryan Platt • Field judge: Wayne Rundell • Side judge: Richard Wilborn • Center judge: David Goodwin
• TV announcers (ACC Network): Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Roddy Jones
• Virginia vs Duke (Oct 1, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Duke – T.J. Rahming 23–yard pass from Duncan Jones (A.J. Reed kick) Virginia – David Eldridge 28–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (two-point run conversion failed) Second Quarter Duke – Reed 38–yard field goal Virginia – Albert Reid 1–yard run (Sam Hayward kick) Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 12–yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick) Third Quarter Duke – Reed 21–yard field goal Virginia – Richard Burney 3–yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick) Fourth Quarter Duke – Joseph Ajeigbe 4–yard run (Reed kick) Virginia – Eli Hanback 0–yard fumble return (Hayward kick) Top Passers Virginia – Kurt Benkert, 23/41, 336 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Duke – Duncan Jones, 33/54, 324 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT Top Rushers Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 14 carries / 46 yards Duke – Shaun Wilson, 16 carries / 55 yards Top Receiving Virginia – David Eldridge, 2 receptions / 112 yards, 1 TD Duke – Quay Chambers, 5 receptions / 90 yards Top Tackler Virginia – Micah Kiser, 18 tackles Duke – Ben Humphreys, 13 tackles

Pittsburgh (Homecoming)

Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	14	21	0	10	45
Virginia	21	7	0	3	31

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 15, 2016
• Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 39,522
• Referee: Ron Cherry • Umpire: Tom Laverty • Linesman: Troy Gray • Line judge: Allen Andrick • Back judge: Delbert Bell • Field judge: Mark Furtado • Side judge: Richard Wilborn • Center judge: David Goodwin
• TV announcers (ACC Network): Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Roddy Jones
• Pittsburgh vs Virginia (Oct 15, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Albert Reid 5–yard run (Sam Hayward kick) Pittsburgh – Jester Weah 38–yard pass from Nathan Peterman (Chris Blewitt kick) Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 44–yard run (Hayward kick) Pittsburgh – Quadree Henderson 93–yard kickoff return (Blewitt kick) Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 74–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Hayward kick) Second Quarter Pittsburgh – James Conner 1–yard run (Blewitt kick) Virginia – Albert Reid 1–yard run (Hayward kick) Pittsburgh – Conner 1–yard run (Blewitt kick) Pittsburgh – Jordan Whitehead 59–yard interception return (Blewitt kick) Fourth Quarter Pittsburgh – George Aston 5–yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) Pittsburgh – Blewitt 25–yard field goal Virginia – Hayward 36–yard field goal Top Passers Pittsburgh – Nathan Peterman, 11/21, 137 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Kurt Benkert, 20/44, 278 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers Pittsburgh – James Conner, 20 carries / 90 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 12 carries / 95 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving Pittsburgh – Scott Orndoff, 3 receptions / 25 yards Virginia – Keeon Johnson, 5 receptions / 41 yards Top Tackler Pittsburgh – Matt Galambos, 7 tackles Virginia – Quin Blanding, 16 tackles

North Carolina

121st South's Oldest Rivalry Game: #22 North Carolina Tar Heels vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 North Carolina	7	7	14	7	35
Virginia	0	7	0	7	14

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 22, 2016
• Game time: 3:00 PM EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: E 9 mph • Weather: Partly sunny
• Game attendance: 40,882
• Referee: Duane Heydt • Umpire: Marvin Wilson • Linesman: Kavin McGrath • Line judge: Danny Short • Back judge: Jacques Hooper • Field judge: C. Clougherty • Side judge: Tony Tarantini • Center judge: Steve Disangro
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildreth
• North Carolina vs Virginia (Oct 22, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter North Carolna – Elijah Hood 4–yard run (Nick Weiler kick) Second Quarter Virginia – Evan Butts 11–yard pass from Matt Johns (Sam Hayward kick) North Carolina – Bug Howard 40–yard pass from Mitch Trubisky (Weiler kick) Third Quarter North Carolina – Thomas Jackson 10–yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick) North Carolina – T.J. Logan 4–yard run (Weiler kick) Fourth Quarter Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 1–yard run (Hayward kick) North Carolina – Austin Proehl 46–yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick) Top Passers North Carolina – Mitch Trubisky, 24/31, 310 yards, 3 TD Virginia – Kurt Benkurt, 19/32, 126 yards Top Rushers North Carolina – Elijah Hood, 16 carries / 107 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 19 carries / 106 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving North Carolina – Ryan Switzer, 8 receptions / 72 yards Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 7 receptions / 25 yards Top Tackler North Carolina – Cole Holcomb, 10 tackles Virginia – Quin Blanding, 13 tackles

Louisville

Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Louisville	7	0	7	18	32
Virginia	10	0	7	8	25

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 29, 2016
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 34,824
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Mark Shupe • Linesman: Tracy Lynch • Line judge: Jim Slayton • Back judge: H. Wittelsberger • Field judge: Jim Biddle • Side judge: Eddie Bonet • Center judge: Sean Geraghty
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Allen Bestwick, Mike Belloti, and Kris Budden
• Louisville vs Virginia (Oct 29, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Sam Hayward 27–yard field goal Louisville – Jamari Staples 15–yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick) Virginia – Doni Dowling 9–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Hayward kick) Third Quarter Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 9–yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick) Louisville – Reggie Bonnafon 8–yard pass from Jackson (Creque kick) Fourth Quarter Louisville – Bonnafon 10–yard pass from Jackson (Creque kick) Louisville – Creque 32–yard field goal Virginia – Dowling 4–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Albert Reid two-point pass conv. from Benkert) Louisville – Jaylen Smith 29–yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Jaylen Smith two-point pass conv. from Jackson) Top Passers Louisville – Lamar Jackson, 24/41, 361 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Virginia – Kurt Benkert, 25/39, 238 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top Rushers Louisville – Lamar Jackson, 17 carries / 88 yards Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 20 carries / 66 yards Top Receiving Louisville – Jamari Staples, 7 receptions / 120 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Doni Dowling, 5 receptions / 70 yards, 2 TD Top Tackler Louisville – Chucky Williams, 8 tackles Virginia – Micah Kiser, 14 tackles

at Wake Forest

Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	6	0	14	0	20
Wake Forest	7	10	0	10	27

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• Date: November 5, 2016
• Game time: 3:00 PM EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: WNW 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 25,334
• Referee: Riley Johnson • Umpire: Michael Wooten • Linesman: Mike Pavese • Line judge: Tim Graham • Back judge: Scot Maslin • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: Jim Corpora • Center judge: Tom McCreesh
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Niki Noto
• Virginia vs Wake Forest (Nov 5, 2016)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Jordan Ellis 6–yard run (two-point pass conv. failed) Wake Forest – John Wolford 64–yard run (Mike Weaver kick) Second Quarter Wake Forest – Weaver 46–yard field goal Wake Forest – Cam Serigne 3–yard pass from Wolford (Weaver kick) Third Quarter Virginia – Doni Dowling 2–yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Sam Hayward kick) Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 45–yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick) Fourth Quarter Wake Forest – Weaver 36–yard field goal Wake Forest – Jessie Bates 39–yard interception return (Weaver kick) Top Passers Virginia – Kurt Benkert, 20/39, 190 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Wake Forest – John Wolford, 9/10, 83 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 16 carries / 80 yards Wake Forest – John Wolford, 16 carries / 94 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving Virginia – Doni Dowling, 8 receptions / 76 yards, 1 TD Wake Forest – Cam Serigne, 2 receptions / 24 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Virginia – Micah Kiser, 11 tackles Wake Forest – Marquel Lee, 7 tackles

Miami (FL)

Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	10	10	7	34
Virginia	7	7	0	0	14

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 12, 2016
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 39,867
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildredth

Game information

First Quarter Virginia - Taquan Mizzell 2-yard run (Sam Hayward kick) Miami (FL) - Joseph Yearby 10-yard run (Michael Badgley kick) Second Quarter Miami (FL) - Badgley 40-yard field goal Miami (FL) - David Njoku 7-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) Virginia - David Eldridge 13-yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick) Third Quarter Miami (FL) - Badgley 44-yard field goal Miami (FL) - Ahmmon Richards 77-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) Fourth Quarter Miami (FL) - Mark Walton 15-yard run (Badgley kick) Top Passers Miami (FL) – Brad Kaaya 14/29, 228 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Virginia – Kurt Benkert 16/27, 143 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers Miami (FL) – Mark Walton, 16 carries / 111 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 22 carries / 89 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving Miami (FL) – Ahmmon Richards, 3 receptions / 100 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Doni Dowling, 4 receptions / 77 yards Top Tackler Miami (FL) – Jamal Carter Sr., 9 tackles Virginia – Micah Kiser, 12 tackles

at Georgia Tech

Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	10	0	7	17
Georgia Tech	0	7	14	10	31

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: November 19, 2016
• Game time: 12:30 PM EST
• Game attendance: 42,136
• TV: ACC Network

Game information

Second Quarter Virginia - Daniel Hamm 4-yard run (Sam Hayward kick) Georgia Tech - Marcus Marshall 67-yard run (Harrison Butker kick) Virginia - Hayward 30-yard field goal Third Quarter Georgia Tech - Clinton Lynch 54-yard pass from Thomas (Butker kick) Georgia Tech - Qua Searcy 60-yard run (Butker kick) Fourth Quarter Georgia Tech - Butker 41-yard field goal Virginia - Ryan Santoro 1-yard pass from Johns (Hayward kick) Georgia Tech - Lance Austin 24-yard interception return (Butker kick) Top Passers Virginia – Matt Johns, 27/44, 220 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Georgia Tech – Justin Thomas, 5/10, 122 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 24 carries / 131 yards Georgia Tech – Marcus Marshall, 16 carries / 127 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving Virginia – Doni Dowling, 9 receptions / 68 yards Georgia Tech – Clinton Lynch, 3 receptions / 85 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Virginia – Quin Blanding, 6 tackles Georgia Tech – P.J. Davis, 13 tackles

at Virginia Tech

98th Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	3	7	10
Virginia Tech	7	21	24	0	52

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: November 26, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers Virginia – Virginia Tech – Top Rushers Virginia – Virginia Tech – Top Receiving Virginia – Virginia Tech – Top Tackler Virginia – Virginia Tech –

Roster

2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TB 2 Reid, AlbertAlbert Reid Sr TB 4 Mizzell, TaquanTaquan Mizzell Sr QB 6 Benkert, KurtKurt Benkert Jr WR 7 Dowling, DoniDoni Dowling Jr WR 8 Johnson, KeeonKeeon Johnson Sr TB 10 Ellis, JordanJordan Ellis So WR 11 Eldridge, DavidDavid Eldridge So QB 15 Johns, MattMatt Johns Sr QB 16 Brewer, ConnorConnor Brewer Sr WR 18 Hogg, BenBen Hogg So WR 19 Levrone, AndreAndre Levrone Jr TB 22 Hamm, DanielDaniel Hamm Jr WR 23 Craft, WarrenWarren Craft RFr WR 26 Calloway, AnthonyAnthony Calloway Jr WR 33 Zaccheaus, OlamideOlamide Zaccheaus So FB 41 Wingo-Reeves, ConnorConnor Wingo-Reeves Sr WR 44 Cowley, TannerTanner Cowley RFr TE 45 Butts, EvanEvan Butts So C 50 Matteo, JacksonJackson Matteo (C) Sr OG 62 Karl, SeanSean Karl Sr OT 67 English, JackJack English Jr OG 70 Moss, StevenSteven Moss So OG 71 McDonald, JackJack McDonald Jr OT 72 Smith, EricEric Smith Sr OT 74 Bischoff, RyanRyan Bischoff RFr OT 76 Mooney, MichaelMichael Mooney Sr OT 77 Fieler, JakeJake Fieler So C 78 Proctor, R.J.R.J. Proctor RFr WR 80 Dubois, HasiseHasise Dubois Fr WR 81 Reed, JoeJoe Reed Fr WR 82 Urie, BraedonBraedon Urie So TE 83 Marshall, BrendanBrendan Marshall Jr WR 85 Blackman, ColeCole Blackman Fr TE 87 Burney, RichardRichard Burney RFr WR 88 Santoro, RyanRyan Santoro Sr QB 99 Spaziani, JoeJoe Spaziani So QB Abramson, SonnySonny Abramson Fr WR Blundin, EthanEthan Blundin Fr QB Cross, De'VanteDe'Vante Cross Fr WR Gardner, RossRoss Gardner So OT Jenkins, TrentonTrenton Jenkins RFr OG Kidd, PatrickPatrick Kidd So OL Knutson, BenBen Knutson Fr WR Le, DylanDylan Le So OL Reinkensmeyer, DillonDillon Reinkensmeyer Fr OT Trent, BenBen Trent Fr WR Tyree, RambertRambert Tyree So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 1 Wilkins, DonteDonte Wilkins (C) Sr FS 3 Blanding, QuinQuin Blanding Jr CB 5 Harris, TimTim Harris Sr DE 9 Brown, AndrewAndrew Brown Jr OLB 13 Peace, ChrisChris Peace So CB 14 Robinson, MylesMyles Robinson So OLB 17 Cook, MalcolmMalcolm Cook Jr DE 20 Wright, StevenSteven Wright RFr FS 21 Thornhill, JuanJuan Thornhill So S 25 Sharp, ChrisChris Sharp RFr OLB 27 Jones, CoryCory Jones So SS 28 Wahee, WilfredWilfred Wahee Sr OLB 29 Gallon, EricEric Gallon So CB 31 Gibson, KareemKareem Gibson RFr CB 32 Garner, KirkKirk Garner Jr DB 34 Hall, BryceBryce Hall Fr OLB 36 Paul, GladimirGladimir Paul RFr DB 37 Mack, JordanJordan Mack Fr SS 38 Rainey, KelvinKelvin Rainey Sr DB 39 Moore, ChrisChris Moore Fr ILB 40 Stalker, C.J.C.J. Stalker So ILB 42 Simmons, JahvoniJahvoni Simmons RFr ILB 51 Bradshaw, ZachZach Bradshaw Sr ILB 52 Snyder, RobertRobert Snyder Fr ILB 53 Kiser, MicahMicah Kiser (C) Jr DT 57 Trucilla, JamesJames Trucilla RFr DE 58 Hanback, EliEli Hanback RFr DE 59 Hall, MarkMark Hall Sr DE 90 Powers, JackJack Powers Jr OLB 95 Moye, JuwanJuwan Moye Fr ILB 98 Word, LandanLandan Word Fr DE Abdullah, NajiNaji Abdullah RFr DE Baumgardner, ChristianChristian Baumgardner Fr DL Brooks, ChristianChristian Brooks Fr OLB Bryant, DreDre Bryant Fr DL Crutchfield, OsirisOsiris Crutchfield Fr CB Davis, ChuckChuck Davis Fr OLB Davis, DillonDillon Davis Fr S Epps, CJCJ Epps RFr OLB Fitzgerald, SeanSean Fitzgerald RFr DB Grant, NickNick Grant Fr ILB Guerci, MichaelMichael Guerci So OLB Kellam, ReedReed Kellam RFr CB Latimore, DariousDarious Latimore So DT Miles-Redmond, AndreAndre Miles-Redmond Sr FS Nelson, BrentonBrenton Nelson Fr ILB Sheppard, DominicDominic Sheppard RFr DL Shifflett, AlecAlec Shifflett Jr OLB Terrell, MattMatt Terrell Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 30 Conte, NicholasNicholas Conte Sr P 47 Coleman, LesterLester Coleman So PK 84 Furbank, AlexAlex Furbank So PK 91 Sims, DylanDylan Sims Sr PK Griffin, NashNash Griffin Fr P Halpern, TraceTrace Halpern RFr LS Shirley, TylerTyler Shirley Jr	Head coach Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Robert Anae (Brigham Young) Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Marques Hagans (Virginia) Wide Receivers Mark Atuaia (Brigham Young) Running Backs Garett Tujague (Brigham Young) Offensive Line Jason Beck (Brigham Young) Quarterbacks Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina) Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Nick Howell (Weber State) Defensive Coordinator, Secondary Kelly Poppinga (Brigham Young) Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Shane Hunter (Brigham Young) Inside Linebackers Patrick Hickman (Brigham Young) Director of Football Operations Justin Anderson (Brigham Young) Director of Player Personal Frank Wintrich (Brigham Young) Director of Football Training & Player Development Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 28, 2016

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