GAME 2 • SEPT. 7, 2013 • OREGON AT 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] ON THE WEB: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA ON TWITTER: @UVA_Football • #UVAFB 7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS • 3 NFL HALL OF FAMERS • 27 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • 114 FIRST-TEAM ALL-ACC HONOREES 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS VIRGINIA GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time/Result TV CAVALIERS Venue David A. Harrison Field Aug. 31 BYU W, 19-16 ESPNU Record: 1-0 at Scott Stadium Sept. 7 OREGON 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN2 Capacity 61,500 Sept. 21 VMI TBA Playing Surface Natural Grass Sept. 28 at Pitt* TBA HEAD COACH: Mike London, fourth season Series vs. Oregon: First Meeting Oct. 5 BALL STATE TBA UVa Record: 17-21 • Career Record: 41-26 • Record vs. Ore: 0-0 Television ABC/ESPN2 Oct. 12 at Maryland* TBA Oct. 19 DUKE* TBA Radio Virginia Sports Network Oct. 26 GEORGIA TECH1* TBA OREGON Live Stats VirginiaSports.com Nov. 2 CLEMSON* TBA DUCKS School Websites VirginiaSports.com Nov. 9 at North Carolina* TBA Record: 1-0 GoDucks.com Nov. 23 at Miami (Fla.)* TBA Nov. 30 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA HEAD COACH: Mark Helfrich, first season Oregon Record: 1-0 • Career Record: 1-0 • Record vs. UVa: 0-0 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings VIRGINIA WINS SEASON OPENER FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF • Virginia has won four straight season openers after its 19-16 win over BYU. The current streak follows a stretch On the Field (2006-09) where the Cavaliers lost four consecutive season openers. Mike London ....................................................... Head Coach Larry Lewis ............................ Special Teams Coordinator/RBs • UVa is now 80-35-9 (.681) all-time in season openers and 74-19-7 (.775) when that game is played at home, Vincent Brown .............Defensive Line/Asst. Special Teams Coord. including 17 of their ITS 20. Marques Hagans ............................................Wide Receivers • Virginia has opened up its season at Scott Stadium six consecutive years. Anthony Poindexter ..................................................Safeties • UVa head coach Mike London is the only UVa head coach to win the season opener in each of his first four seasons Chip West ............................................................Cornerbacks in Charlottesville. Scott Wachenheim ...........................................Offensive Line Jonathan Lewis (GA) .......................................Defensive Line VIRGINIA VS. TOP-5 TEAMS Tommy Reamon (GA) .................................................Offense • Oregon will be just the third top 3-ranked non-conference team to play in Charlottesville. • No. 3 USC opened up the 2008 season with a 52-7 victory over the Cavaliers. In the Press Box • Prior to USC coming to Charlottesville in 2008 it had been 64 years since the last occurrence when No. 2 North Tom O’Brien ...................................Assoc. HC for Offense/TEs Carolina Pre-Flight, led by QB Otto Graham, and UVa played to a 13-13 tie. Jon Tenuta ...................Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./LBs • Before the Trojans and UVa faced each other in 2008, the Cavaliers highest-ranked non-league opponent was No. 2 Steve Fairchild .............................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs Notre Dame in the 1989 Kickoff Classic (ND 36-13). Mike Saint Germain (GA) ..................Offensive Line/Tight Ends • UVa is 2-17-1 all-time vs. top-five teams, including 2-6-1 at home. Jacob Hodges (GA) ....................................................Defense • UVa’s last win and appearance vs. a top-5 team was Oct. 15, 2004 vs. No. 4 Florida State (26-21). TELEVISION: ABC/ESPN2 OREGON MAKES FIRST TRIP TO AN ACC STADIUM Play-by-Play: ...................................................... Mike Patrick • Oregon is making its first trip to an ACC stadium when it comes to Scott Stadium on Saturday. Analyst: .........................................................Ed Cunningham Sidelines: .................................................. Jeannine Edwards • Virginia is only the second different active ACC opponent Oregon has faced. The Ducks faced in the 1992 Independence Bowl and the 2002 Seattle Bowl. RADIO: Virginia Sports Network • Oregon did play road games at current ACC members Miami and Pitt before they were in the league. Play-by-Play: .......................................................Dave Koehn • The Miami game was in 1958, and Pitt was 1956 and 1965. Analyst: ..........................................................Tony Covington • Oregon has never played in the Commonwealth of Virginia before. Sidelines: ...............................................................Jay James VIRGINIA VS. OREGON AND THE PAC-12 SATELLITE RADIO: .......................................Sirus 91, XM 91 • Virginia is facing Oregon for the first in program history. • Saturday’s game is only the fourth time Virginia has faced a member of the Pac-12 Conference. • UVa is 0-3 against the Pac-12 and its the only BCS conference the Cavaliers are winless against. FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW • Oregon is the second team from the Pac-12 to ever travel to Scott Stadium and the first since USC in 2008. • UVa became the first FBS team this century to punt 13 • UVa returned the trip to USC on Sept. 11, 2010 and fell to the then-No. 14 Trojans, 17-14 in head coach Mike times in a game and still win when it defeated BYU in London’s first road contest at the helm of Virginia. the season opener, 19-16. • UVa also lost at Washington in 1976. • The Cavaliers will play at Oregon in 2016. • Oregon is only the second team from the Pac-12 to come to Scott Stadium, USC was the first in 2008. ANTHONY HARRIS IS THE WALTER CAMP NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK • Oregon has never played inside an ACC stadium, Scott • The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced its first 2013 Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Stadium on Saturday will be its first. Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN. Virginia junior strong safety Anthony Harris was • Ian Frye’s 53-yard field goal against BYU is the longest selected as the national defensive player of the week. in the nation this season and is tied for the third- • Harris posted 11 tackles, including three solo stops, recorded one quarterback sack, blocked a punt and intercepted a pass in UVa’s season-opening 19-16 victory against BYU. Harris’ blocked punt in the third quarter set up Virginia’s longest in UVa history. first touchdown. • UVa has the most underclassmen in the nation on its • With UVa trailing 16-12 and three minutes left to play, Harris picked off a third-down BYU pass, returned it six depth chart with 34. yards and then pitched the ball to linebacker Henry Coley, who ran another 27 yards. Virginia scored the winning touchdown on the next play. MEDIA INFORMATION PAGE 2 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE On each Monday during the football season, the UVa SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a weekly football press conference, attended by head coach Mike • Mike London • Weekly press conference • Defensive players avail- • Offensive players avail- • No availability London and selected student-athletes. London will field teleconference (7 p.m.) John Paul Jones able for interviews able for interviews questions beginning at 3 p.m. and student-athletes will Media Room • Defensive coaches avail- • Offensive coaches avail- FRIDAY begin interviews at 3:30 p.m. Snacks will be served. (3 p.m.) able for interviews able for interviews • WINA Coaches Radio • DE Eli Harold • QB David Watford tele- • No availability Quotes from the Monday press conference will be posted Show, Wild Wing Cafe (11:30 a.m.) conference (11:30 a.m.) on VirginiaSports.com Monday afternoon. (7-8 p.m.) • Mike London on ACC Conference Call (Noon) PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available for interviews each Monday, ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE UNIQUELY UVA depending on class schedules. If you have specific player The 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a weekly The University of Virginia is an institution rich with histo- interview requests, they should be directed to Vincent teleconference each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to ry and tradition. Here is some of the terminology that Briedis in the UVa Athletics Media Relations office by 12:50 p.m., beginning Aug. 28, and concluding contributes to UVa’s culture. Noon Sunday. November 27. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will Grounds: The term used by students, faculty and alumni Requested defensive players and defensive coaches will be an audio file of each teleconference on theACC.com to refer to the University dating as far back as Thomas be available for telephone interviews Tuesday, while Wednesday afternoon. Transcripts of the teleconference Jefferson. “Campus” is never used. offensive players and offensive coaches will be available will also be available on the theACC.com each Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon. First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year: Instead of freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Why you No player or coach interviews will be arranged after Contact an ACC staff member or member institution’s may ask? To be a “senior” implies that a person has Wednesday during game week. sports information office for