GAME 8 • Oct. 31, 2015 • GEOrGiA tEch vs. virGiniA • scOtt stAdiuM (61,500) • chArlOttEsvillE, vA. ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews): Jim Daves O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] Football Contact (player interviews): Vincent Briedis O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] LIVE STATS: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA 7 cOllEGE fOOtbAll hAll Of fAMErs • 3 nfl hAll Of fAMErs • 28 first-tEAM All-AMEricAns • 116 first-tEAM All-ACC 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS VIRGINIA GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time /Result TV Venue ................................................ Scott Stadium CAVALIERS Capacity ........................................................61,500 Sept. 5 at No. 13/14 UCLA L/16-34 FOX Record: 2-5 ACC: 1-2 Sept. 12 9/11 NOTRE DAME L/27-34 ABC Playing Surface ..................................Natural Grass Sept. 19 WILLIAM & MARY W/35-29 ESPN3 Series vs. GT: ................................GT leads, 19-17-1 Sept. 25 BOISE STATE L/14-56 ESPN HEAD COACH: Mike London, sixth season In Charlottesville: ...................... UVA leads, 10-4-1 Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh* L/19-26 ACC Net. UVA Record: 25-43 • Career Record: 49-48 • Record vs. GT: 1-4 Last Meeting: ........................... 2014 (@GT, 35-10) Oct. 17 SYRACUSE1* W/44-38 (3OT) RSN Oct. 24 at North Carolina* L, 13-26 RSN GEORGIA TECH Television Radio Oct. 31 GEORGIA TECH* 3 p.m. RSN YELLOW JACKETS Nov. 7 at Miami (Fla.)* 3 p.m. RSN * - In Va., Md., & Wash., D.C. Record: 3-5 ACC: 1-4 Rest of nation will air on Nov. 14 at Louisville* TBA regional sports networks Nov. 21 DUKE* TBA Nov. 28 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA HEAD COACH: Paul Johnson, eighth season School Websites: ........................VirginiaSports.com GT Record: 54-34 • Career Record: 161-73 • Record vs. UVA: 5-2 ......................................................RamblinWreck.com All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings #GtvsUVA AT A GLANCE VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF On the Field VIRGINIA RETURNS HOME FOR HALLOWEEN ACC MATCH WITH GEORGIA TECH Mike London ....................................................... Head Coach • Virginia returns home to the Jeffersonian confines of Scott Stadium on Saturday to host the Georgia Tech Mike Archer ...........................Assoc. Head Coach/Linebackers Jon Tenuta ............Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./Safeties Yellow Jackets. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be televised on regional sports networks. The Larry Lewis .............................Special Teams Coordinator/TEs game will air on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Marques Hagans ............................................Wide Receivers • Virginia is playing on Halloween for the 16th time and for the first time since 2009 against Duke. Dave Borbely ....................................................Offensive Line • Virginia is 6-9 all-time on Halloween and Saturday’s game is only the Cavaliers’ fourth Halloween game at Chris Beatty ..................Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Scott Stadium (1981, 1992, 2009). Zach Tenuta (GA) .............................................Defensive Line In the Press Box VIRGINIA VS. GEORGIA TECH Steve Fairchild .............................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs • The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series, 19-17-1, which dates back to 1965. Jappy Oliver..................................................... Defensive Line • The series has favored the home team historically. UVA is 10-4-1 all-time at Scott Stadium against Georgia Chip West ............................................................Cornerbacks Tech. The Yellow Jackets are 15-7 at Bobby Dodd Stadium against UVA. Sean Cascarano (GA) ........................Offensive Line/Tight Ends Daquan Romero (GA) ................................................Defense TURNOVERS May TELL THE STORY Brian Wetzel (GA) ..............................Offense/Wide Receivers • Since 1982, Virginia is 9-3 vs. Georgia Tech when committing fewer turnovers. The losses were in 1991, TELEVISION: Regional Sports Networks 2010 and 2013. Play-by-Play: ..................................................... Wes Durham • Georgia Tech is 8-4-1 during that span when committing fewer turnovers. Analyst: .............................................................. James Bates • There have been seven games since 1982 (‘82, ‘87, ‘98, ‘02, ‘05, ‘08, ‘09) where the teams had equal turn- Sidelines: ................................................................Niki Noto overs; UVA won in 1987, 2005 and 2008. • In the last 10 meetings, Virginia has recorded 24 takeaways and turned them into 67 points. RADIO: Virginia Sports Network Play-by-Play: .......................................................Dave Koehn • The Yellow Jackets have turned the ball over at least once in every game in the series since 2001 (25 Analyst: ..........................................................Tony Covington total). Sidelines ................................................................Jay James • Last time the Yellow Jackets came to Scott Stadium UVA forced Georgia Tech into five turnovers, two inter- ceptions and three fumbles. UVA did not score any points off those Yellow Jacket turnovers. UVA punted SATELLITE RADIO: ..................................Sirius 119, XM 194 three times, lost the ball on downs and the first half ended while UVA still was driving. FIVE THINGS yoU NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S INSIDE • UVA and Georgia Tech are meeting for the 38th time in series Game Information ...........................................................................1 Drive Charts...............................................................................31-32 Media Information/Schedule/Pronunciation Guide ..........................2 Game-By-Game Statistics .........................................................33-40 history, which dates back to 1965. University of Virginia Facts ...............................................................3 Miscellaneous Tackles Leaders/Special Teams Tackles Leaders ........40 • In the last 10 meetings with Georgia Tech, the home team Virginia vs. Georgia Tech ................................................................4-5 Individual/Team Highs ...................................................................41 ACC Standings/Preseason Poll ..........................................................6 Money Plays ...................................................................................42 has won seven times. UVA won at GT in 2008, while the Yel- Team Notes ...................................................................................6-9 Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer ....................................................43 low Jackets won at UVa in 2009 and 2013. Future Schedules .......................................................................10-11 The Last Time ............................................................................44-45 Career Starts/2015 UVA Opponents/UVA Overtime Games .............12 Participation ..................................................................................46 • RB Taquan Mizzell is one of three FBS players to lead his National Polls .................................................................................13 Career Highs ..............................................................................47-48 Offensive Notes .........................................................................13-14 Player Capsules .........................................................................49-50 team in rushing yards, receptions and receiving yards. San Game-Opening/Second Half-Opening Drives .................................14 Individual and Career Statistics .................................................51-54 Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey and Stanford’s Christian Mc- Last Minute Game-Winning Scores/Goal-to-Goal ..........................14 2015 Game-by-Game Summeries .............................................55-58 Defensive Notes .............................................................................15 Virginia and Opponent Long Plays .................................................59 Caffrey are the other two. Special Teams Notes/ Game-Winning Field Goals ...........................16 Virginia Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters ...................................60-61 • Mizzell leads the nation’s running backs with 466 receiving NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL/NFL Draft Picks .......17 Depth Chart....................................................................................62 Did You Know?/National Award Watch Lists/Honors & Awards .......18 yards. His 41 receptions is No. 2 in the nation among running Quarterback Matt Johns .................................................................19 backs, trailing only FIU’s Alex Gardner, who has 42 receptions Fun Facts ........................................................................................20 sOciAl MEdiA • #uvAfb Head Coach Mike London ...............................................................21 in one more game than Smoke. He is the only running back Team Statistics ..........................................................................22-23 in the nation with two 100-yard receiving games (UCLA and Individual Statistics ...................................................................24-25 Defensive Statistics/Game-by-Game Starters............................26-27 W&M) in 2015. What Happens on First Down/Third Down Conversions