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FLORIDA STATE GAME November 28, 2020 8 p.m. • ACC Network Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium (19,500) 9 #U VA VSFSU BREAKDOWN 2020 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Nov. 28, 2020 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Tallahassee, Fla. S. 26 DUKE* W/38-20 ACC Network Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium (19,500) O. 3 at 1/1 Clemson* L/23-41 ACC Network VS. Series vs. Florida State: FSU leads, 15-4 O. 10 NC STATE* L/21-38 ACC Network In Tallahassee: FSU leads, 9-1 O. 17 at Wake Forest* L/23-40 ACC Network at Doak Campbell Stadium: FSU leads, 9-1 11/11 Last Meeting: 2019 (at UVA, W, 31-24) O. 24 at Miami* L/14-19 ACC Network 15/13 First Meeting: 1992 (at UVA, L, 3-13) O. 31 NORTH CAROLINA* W/44-41 ACC Network Largest UVA win: 7 (at UVA, 2019, 31-24) N. 14 LOUISVILLE* W/31-17 ACC Network VIRGINIA CAVALIERS FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES Longest UVA Win Streak: 1 (1995; 2005; 2011; 2019) N. 21 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W/55-15 RSN Record: 4-4, ACC: 3-4 Record: 2-6, ACC: 1-6 Mendenhall vs. Norvell: First Meeting N. 28 at Florida State* 8 p.m. ACC Network Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Mike Norvell Websites: VirginiaSports.com D. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA TBA UVA Record: 29-31 • fifth season FSU Record: 2-6 • first season Seminoles.com D. 12 at Virginia Tech* TBA TBA Career Record: 128-74 • 16th season Career Record: 40-21 • fifth season Mendenhall vs. FSU: 1-2 Norvell vs. UVA: 0-0 All Times Eastern; *ACC game OPENING KICK ON THE AIR VIRGINIA HEADS TO FLORIDA STATE ON SATURDAY ACC Network • The Virginia Cavaliers travel to Tallahassee to face the Dave O’Brien, play-by-play Florida State Seminoles on Saturday night. It is just UVA’s Tim Hasselbeck, analyst third visit to Doak Campbell Stadium since the 2007 Katie George, sideline season (2011 & 2014). • UVA is playing a team other than rival Virginia Tech on Virginia Sports Radio Network Thanksgiving weekend for the first time since 2005 when Dave Koehn, play-by-play the Cavaliers played at then-No. 10 Miami. SPORTS Tony Covington, analyst RADIO VIRGINIA VS. FLORIDA STATE N E T W O R K • Virginia and Florida State are meeting for the 20th Satellite Radio time in series history. FSU holds a 15-4 advantage in the Sirius 135 • XM 382 • Internet 972 series, including a 9-1 mark in Tallahassee. UVA has won two of the last three series meetings. • UVA and FSU are playing a night game against each other for the 11th time in series history. FSU leads the VIRGINIA COACHES series when played at night, 6-4, including 2-1 at Doak On the Field Campbell Stadium. Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach • UVA’s first two wins in the series came over top-five Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers ranked FSU teams – a 33-28 win over then-No. 2 FSU in Mark Atuaia, Running Backs 1995 and a 26-21 victory over then-No. 4 FSU in 2005. Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Those wins represent the two highest-ranked foes UVA Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator/TEs has ever defeated. Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers • Virginia’s win over then-No. 23 Florida State in the Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers 2011 meeting proved to be historic for the Cavaliers as Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary UVA became the first program in college football history Clint Sintim, Defensive Line WR Lavel Davis Jr. is No. 4 in the nation with 26.7 yards Garett Tujague, Offensive Line to record road victories at Florida State and Miami in per reception and is No. 5 in the nation among freshmen the same season. Those two programs have brought with 374 receiving yards. Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant eight combined National Championships to the Sunshine State. UVA also defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 28-21, at then-Sun Life Stadium earlier during the In the Booth 2011 season on ESPN’s Thursday Night Football. Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers • UVA was the only team in college football history to accomplish the feat until North Carolina did Charles Mack, Graduate Assistant C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant so in 2016. Donte Wilkins, Graduate Assistant FIVE TOP STORYLINES • QB Brennan Armstrong is tied for the FBS lead with three game totals of 200+ passing yards, VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS 40+ rushing yards, 1+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdowns. He shares the spot with Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) Sam Ehlinger (Texas), Asher O’Hara (MTSU), Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati) and Malik Willis (Liberty). Jim Daves • @JimDaves • WR Lavel Davis Jr. ranks No. 5 in the nation among freshmen with 374 receiving yards and is O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] tied for No. 2 in the nation among freshmen for receiving touchdowns with five. • Davis Jr. ranks No. 4 in the nation (No. 1 in the ACC) with 26.7 yards per reception. Primary Football Contact (player interviews) • WR Billy Kemp IV is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 20 in the nation with 6.5 receptions per game. Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis • ILB Nick Jackson is No. 2 in the ACC (No. 25 nationally) with 10.6 tackles per game. He has 48 O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] tackles over his last three games (Miami, UNC, Louisville, ACU). Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Thurman A UVA win on Saturday would give the Cavaliers their first two-game winning O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] 2 streak in the series. #THESTANDARD Tony Poljan is No. 4 in the nation among tight ends with 30 receptions. His five 4 touchdowns are tied for No. 6 among those that play the position. Virginia is tied for No. 7 in the nation with 28 sacks. The Cavaliers have recorded 18 combined sacks over the last four games. 7 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 1 2020 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 22 SUNDAY 23 MONDAY 24 TUESDAY 25 WEDNESDAY 26 THURSDAY 27 FRIDAY 28 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly ZOOM press • Post-practice player ZOOM • Post-practice: offensive • No availability • No availability Game No. 9 conference availability: WR Terrell Jana & defensive coordinator at Florida State • No availability (12 p.m.) (9:40 a.m.) ZOOM (9:30 a.m.) 8 p.m. • WINA Coaches Radio Show • ACC Network (7-8 p.m.) Tallahassee, Fla. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE UVA GAMEDAY APP ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Each Monday during the football season, the The Virginia Sports Gameday Mobile App is UVA Athletics Media Relations office will conduct available. Fans may download the App for their JIM DAVES Asst. AD for Media Relations a football press conference, via ZOOM, featuring iPhone or Android by searching for “Virginia Coach Interviews head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected Sports” in their Apps section of the mobile Office: 434-243-2467 Mobile: 434-962-7668 student-athletes. Mendenhall will field questions device. The App gives access to live game [email protected] beginning at 12 p.m. (unless noted) and stu- audio, stats, post-game recaps, press releases, @JimDaves dent-athletes will follow. The ZOOM link will be content from Jeff White, video and much more. VINCENT BRIEDIS distributed via e-mail advisory prior to the start Asst. Director for Media Relations of the press conference. ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews Office: 434-982-5533 The media section of theACC.com is dedicated Mobile: 434-326-3792 [email protected] Mendenhall quotes from the press conference to specific needs of the media, including down- @VincentBriedis will be posted on VirginiaSports.com Monday loads of ACC and school logos and headshots KRISTIN THURMAN afternoon. of players and coaches from select sports. You Asst. Director for Media Relations will need an individual account to access the (Secondary Football Contact) Office: 434-297-7644 site. To register, go to: theACC.com/media Mobile: 864-934-4704 PLAYER INTERVIEWS [email protected] Players are available for ZOOM only interviews ACC MEDIA PORTAL MAILING ADDRESS each Monday depending on class schedules. If Broadcast media outlets will be able access John Paul Jones Arena you have specific player interview requests, they ACC football highlights and press conference 295 Massie Road, Room 154 P.O. Box 400853 should be directed to Vincent Briedis in the UVA excerpts via the ACC Media Portal throughout Charlottesville, VA 22904 Athletics Media Relations office by noon Sunday. the football season. Upon the conclusion of each game, highlights will be available for local Select defensive players and defensive coordi- TV news affiliates to download and use in tele- nator will be available for ZOOM interviews vised news programming at no cost. Outlets Tuesday, while offensive players and offensive may access the highlights, along with any weekly coordinator will be available Wednesday. head coach press conferences, through the ACC Media Portal. This portal replaces the ACC PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No player or coach interviews will be arranged Video Clip Service (AVCS). The use of ACC game after Wednesday during game week. highlights provided through the ACC Media PLAYERS Portal remain subject to those restrictions out- Josh Ahern AA-Hern lined in the ACC News Access Guidelines. Kariem Al Soufi Kareem Al-Sue-Fee POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Interested affiliates should email licensing@xos- Jake Dewease Da-Weeze Coach Mendenhall will hold his postgame press digital.com to register for the ACC Media Portal Tenyeh Dixon Ten-Yay conference via ZOOM, followed by select play- and for additional information.