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WILLIAM & MARY GAME September 6, 2019 8 p.m. • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) VIRGINIA#WMvsUVA BREAKDOWN 2019 SCHEDULE Date: Fri., Sept. 6, 2019 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Charlottesville, Va. A. 31 at Pitt* W/30-14 ACC Network Stadium: Scott Stadium (61,500) S. 6 WILLIAM & MARY^ 8 p.m. ACC Network VS Series vs. William & Mary: UVA leads, 29-6-1 S. 14 FLORIDA STATE* 7:30 p.m. ACC Network In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 23-4 S. 21 OLD DOMINION TBA at Scott Stadium: UVA leads, 17-4 S. 28 at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. NBC Last Meeting: 2017 (at UVA, W, 28-10) O. 11 at Miami*^ 8 p.m. ESPN First Meeting: 1908 (at UVA, W, 11-0) O. 19 DUKE* TBA Largest UVA win: 40-3 (2011 at UVA) O. 26 at Louisville* TBA VIRGINIA CAVALIERS WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE Longest Win Streak: 7 (1961-1974) N. 2 at North Carolina* TBA Record: 1-0, ACC: 1-0 Record: 1-0, CAA: 0-0 Mendenhall vs. London: London leads, 1-0 N. 9 GEORGIA TECH*1 TBA Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Mike London Websites: VirginiaSports.com N. 23 LIBERTY TBA ^ UVA Record: 17-22 • fourth season W&M Record: 1-0 • first season TribeAthletics.com N. 29 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA ABC or ESPN Career Record: 116-65 • 15th season Career Record: 63-61 • 11th season Mendenhall vs. W&M: 1-0 London vs. UVA: 0-1 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings; ^ Friday OPENING KICK ON THE AIR UVA HOSTS WILLIAM & MARY IN HOME OPENER ACC Network • The University of Virginia opens its 89th season of play at Anish Shroff, play-by-play Scott Stadium when the William & Mary Tribe visit Ahmad Brooks, analyst Charlottesville on Friday night. Kris Budden, sideline • UVA is 92-30-7 (.740) all-time in home openers. • In his career as a head coach, Bronco Mendenhall is 9-5 in Virginia Sports Radio Network 14 home-openers, including 2-1 at UVA. Dave Koehn, play-by-play Tony Covington, analyst VIRGINIA VS. WILLIAM & MARY, CAA Jay James, sideline • Virginia owns a 29-6-1 edge in the all-time series with William & Mary. UVA has won nine of the last 10 meetings, Satellite Radio including a 28-10 win the last time these teams met in Sirius 81 • XM 81 • Internet 81 2017. • In games played in Charlottesville, Virginia has a 23-4 advantage. VIRGINIA COACHES • William & Mary’s last win in the series came in 2009, a 26-14 victory at Scott Stadium. On the Field Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach • The Cavaliers own a 60-10-3 record against current Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers members of the CAA. Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Jason Beck, Quarterbacks FIVE TOP STORYLINES Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator • Virginia hosts former Cavalier head coach Mike London Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers and his William & Mary Tribe football team. London was Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers UVA’s 39th head coach over six seasons from 2010-15, Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Vic So’oto, Defensive Line notching a 27-46 record. In the season opener at Pitt, safety Joey Garett Tujague, Offensive Line • Including London, eight members of the William & Mary Blount recorded a sack and an interception on back-to-back plays in the fourth quarter Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant coaching staff have playing or coaching ties to UVA. Former to help seal the Cavalier victory. UVA football players include: Darryl Blackstock, Keenan In the Booth Carter, Ras-I Dowling, Matt Johns, Gordon Sammis and Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers Josh Zidenberg. Blackstock and Dowling went on to earn multiple All-ACC honors for the Cavaliers. Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant W&M associate head coach/defensive coordinator Vincent Brown also served at UVA as an assistant Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant coach on London’s staff from 2010-13. C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant • Virginia’s 30-14 win at Pitt in the season opener gave the Cavaliers a season-opening win on the road for the first time since 2004 at Temple (44-14). The win also served as UVA’s first triumph at Pitt in six VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS tries. Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) • Going back to the 2018 Belk Bowl, UVA has shutout its opponents in seven of the last eight quarters Jim Daves • @JimDaves played. UVA shutout South Carolina (28-0) in the Belk Bowl and followed that up in the season opener O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] at Pitt not allowing the Panthers to score in the first, third or fourth quarters. • Dating back to 2000, UVA’s 78 rushing yards allowed at Pitt is the fewest the Cavaliers have given up Primary Football Contact (player interviews) to an FBS opponent in a season opener. Only three other opponents during that 20-year span, all FCS Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis schools, were held to fewer rushing yards in a season opener (UR, 28, 2012; UR, 34, 2018; W&M, 48, 2011) O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Watkins After UVA’s 30-14 win at Pitt in the season opener, Bronco Mendenhall O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] is 4-0 in ACC openers. 4 #THESTANDARD Last time out, WR Joe Reed had a career-high seven receptions in the season-opening win at Pitt. 7 2019 marks the 89th season Virginia has played football at Scott Stadium after opening on Oct. 15, 1931. 89 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 2019 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 1 SUNDAY 2 MONDAY 3 TUESDAY 4 WEDNESDAY 5 THURSDAY 6 FRIDAY 7 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly press confer- • Defensive players • Offensive players ence John Paul Jones available for interviews available for interviews • No availability Game No. 2 • No availability • No availability Arena Media Room • Coaches available for • Coaches available for vs. William & Mary (12 p.m.) interviews interviews 8 p.m. • WINA Coaches Radio • Coordinators available ACC Network Show, Boar’s Head after practice in person Charlottesville, Va. (7-8 p.m.) (9:45 a.m.) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE UVA GAMEDAY APP Each Monday during the football season, the The Virginia Sports Gameday Mobile App ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS UVA Athletics Media Relations office will con- is available. Fans may download the App JIM DAVES Asst. AD for Media Relations duct a weekly football press conference, for their iPhone or Android by searching for Coach Interviews attended by head coach Bronco Mendenhall “Virginia Sports” in their Apps section of the Office: 434-243-2467 and selected student-athletes. Mendenhall mobile device. The App gives access to live Mobile: 434-962-7668 [email protected] will field questions beginning at 12 p.m. game audio, stats, post-game recaps, press @JimDaves (unless noted) and student-athletes will releases, content from Jeff White, video and VINCENT BRIEDIS follow. much more. Asst. Director for Media Relations (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews Quotes from the press conference will be ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS Office: 434-982-5533 Mobile: 434-326-3792 posted on VirginiaSports.com Monday after- The media section of theACC.com is dedicat- [email protected] noon. ed to specific needs of the media, including @VincentBriedis downloads of ACC and school logos and KRISTIN WATKINS PLAYER INTERVIEWS headshots of players and coaches from select Asst. Director for Media Relations Players are available for interviews each sports. You will need an individual account to (Secondary Football Contact) Office: 434-297-7644 Monday, depending on class schedules. If you access the site. To register, go to: theACC.com/ Mobile: 864-934-4704 have specific player interview requests, they media [email protected] should be directed to Vincent Briedis in the MAILING ADDRESS UVA Athletics Media Relations office by noon ACC MEDIA PORTAL John Paul Jones Arena Sunday. Broadcast media outlets will be able access 295 Massie Road, Room 154 P.O. Box 400853 ACC football highlights and press conference Charlottesville, VA 22904 Requested defensive players and defensive excerpts via the ACC Media Portal throughout coaches will be available for telephone inter- the football season. Upon the conclusion of views Tuesday, while offensive players and each game, highlights will be available for offensive coaches will be available local TV news affiliates to download and use Wednesday. in televised news programming at no cost. Outlets may access the highlights, along with No player or coach interviews will be any weekly head coach press conferences, arranged after Wednesday during game week. through the ACC Media Portal. This portal PRONUNCIATION GUIDE replaces the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS). PLAYERS POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The use of ACC game highlights provided Josh Ahern AA-Hern Coach Mendenhall will hold his postgame through the ACC Media Portal remain subject Kariem Al Soufi Kareem Al-Sue-Fee press conference in the media room, while to those restrictions outlined in the ACC News Dejon Bissett Day-John Bruh-Set requested players will be brought to the Access Guidelines. Interested affiliates should media room to meet with media representa- email [email protected] to register for Isaac Buell Byool (rhymes with Yule) tives after Mendenhall. UVA athletics media the ACC Media Portal and for additional infor- Jake Dewease Da-Weeze relations personnel will take player requests mation. Additional questions can be Tenyeh Dixon Ten-Yay during the fourth quarter of each game. addressed by Slim Vollinger, Director/ACC Hasise Dubois Ha-Cease Doob-Wah Advanced Media, at [email protected] or Justin Duenkel Dunk-el Virginia’s locker room is closed to media fol- call 336.369.1207.