RICHMOND GAME September 3, 2016 3:30 p.m. • ACC Network Extra Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) 1 #URvsUVA BREAKDOWN 2016 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Sept. 3, 2016 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Charlottesville, Va. S. 3 RICHMOND 3:30 p.m. ACC Net. Extra Stadium: Scott Stadium (61,500) S. 10 at Oregon 10:30 p.m. ESPN VS Series vs. Richmond: UVA leads, 28-2-2 S. 17 at UConn 1:30 p.m. ESPN3/SNY In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 26-1-1 S. 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBD at Scott Stadium: UVA leads, 11-1 O. 1 at Duke* TBD Last Meeting: 2014 (at UVA, 45-13) O. 15 PITT*1 TBD First Meeting: 1893 (at UVA, 34-4) O. 22 NORTH CAROLINA* TBD Largest UVA win: 74-0 (1915 at UVA) O. 29 LOUISVILLE* TBD VIRGINIA CAVALIERS RICHMOND SPIDERS Longest Win Streak: 10 (1893-1916, 1947-pres.) N. 5 at Wake Forest* TBD Record: 0-0, ACC: 0-0 Record: 0-0, CAA: 0-0 Mendenhall vs. Rocco: First Meeting N. 12 MIAMI* TBD Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Danny Rocco Websites: VirginiaSports.com N. 19 at Georgia Tech* TBD UVA Record: 0-0 • first season UR Record: 33-18 • fifth season RichmondSpiders.com N. 26 at Virginia Tech* TBD Career Record: 99-43 • 12th season Career Record: 80-38 • 11th season Mendenhall vs. Richmond: 0-0 Rocco vs. UVA: 0-2 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings OPENING KICK ON THE AIR UVA OPENS 127TH SEASON OF FOOTBALL ACC Network Extra • The University of Virginia opens its 127th season of Bob Picozzi, play-by-play football Saturday against Richmond. Tom O’Brien, analyst • Richmond is ranked No. 4 in the nation in the preseason FCS poll. Virginia Sports Radio Network • It is the 86th season the Cavaliers have played in Scott Dave Koehn, play-by-play Stadium. Tony Covington, analyst • UVA is 80-37-9 (.676) all-time in season openers. Jay James, sideline • The Cavaliers are 74-20-7 (.767) in home season openers and have won 17 of their last 21 season openers in Scott Satellite Radio Stadium. Sirius 134 • XM 201 • In his career as a head coach, Bronco Mendenhall is 8-3 in 11 season-openers. His last loss in a season opener came in 2013 at Scott Stadium (19-16) to Virginia, snap- ping a streak of six straight season-opening wins. VIRGINIA COACHES THE MENDENHALL ERA OFFICIALLY BEGINS • Bronco Mendenhall makes his Virginia coaching debut On the Field Saturday. He is the 40th head coach in program history. Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach • Virginia coaches are 28-9-2 in the first game of their UVA Mark Atuaia, Running Backs head coaching career. Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary VIRGINIA VS. RICHMOND, CAA Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers • Virginia owns a 28-2-2 edge in the all-time series with Ruffin McNeill, Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Richmond. UVA has won the last 10 meetings, including a Garett Tujague, Offensive Line 45-13 win the last time these teams met in 2014. Bronco Mendenhall makes his debut on Kyle Visciglia, Graduate Assistant • Richmond’s last win in the series came in 1946, a 19-7 Saturday against Richmond as Virginia’s 40th football coach in program history. victory in Richmond. In the Booth • The Cavaliers own a 58-9-3 record against current mem- Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers bers of the CAA. Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Kelly Poppinga, Outside Linebackers, Special Teams FIVE TOP STORYLINES Famika Anae, Graduate Assistant • Virginia is opening its season against Richmond for the sixth time. UVA is 5-0 all-time when opening a season against the Spiders with wins coming in 1893, 1894, 1979, 2010 and 2012. All five of the Daquan Romero, Graduate Assistant previous season openers against Richmond were also played in Charlottesville. Vic So’oto, Graduate Assistant • During UVA’s current 10-game winning streak against Richmond, the Cavaliers are outscoring the Spiders 328-74. • Bronco Mendenhall is facing an FCS team for the ninth time as a head coach. He is 8-0 all-time VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS against FCS competition. Eastern Illinois (1-0), Eastern Washington (1-0), Idaho State (2-0), Northern Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) Iowa (1-0), Savannah State (1-0), Wagner (1-0) and Weber State (1-0). Jim Daves • @JimDaves • Virginia returns the ACC’s top two tacklers in 2015 with Micah Kiser (9.8) and Quin Blanding (9.6). O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] Besides the ACC, none of the other nine FBS leagues in 2015 had teammates finish No. 1-2. • Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is a former UVA assistant head coach (2001-05). Football Contact (player interviews) Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis #HoosRising: BY THE NUMBERS O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] The Cavaliers have won 10 straight games against the Spiders dating back to 1946. 10 #HOOSRISING Bronco Mendenhall is the 40th head coach in history of the UVA foot- 40 ball program. Mendenhall enters Saturday’s game with 99 career wins. He is the No. 13 winningest active coach among FBS coaches with five or more years. 99 @UVA_Football @VirginiaFootball VirginiaFootball 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 28 SUNDAY 29 MONDAY 30 TUESDAY 31 WEDNESDAY 1 THURSDAY 2 FRIDAY 3 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly press confer- • Defensive players • Offensive players • No availability • No availability Game No. 1 ence John Paul Jones available for interviews available for interviews vs. RICHMOND • No availability Arena Media Room • Defensive coaches • Offensive coaches 3:30 p.m. (12 p.m.) available for interviews available for interviews ACC Network Extra • Donte Wilkins telecon- • Doni Dowling telecon- Charlottesville, Va. ference (2:30 p.m.) ference (10:20 a.m.) • WINA Coaches Radio • Bronco Mendenhall on Show, Buffalo Wild Wings ACC Conference Call (7-8 p.m.) (10:30 a.m.) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY GAME NOTES ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Virginia’s game notes will be available beginning The media section of theACC.com is dedicated to JIM DAVES Monday at the weekly press conference. They also specific needs of the media, including downloads of Asst. AD for Media Relations can be accessed online in PDF format at ACC and school logos and headshots of players and Coach Interviews VirginiaSports.com. If you are interested in receiving coaches from select sports. You will need an individ- Office: 434-243-2467 the weekly game notes via email, please contact ual account to access the site. To register, go to: the- Mobile: 434-962-7668 Vincent Briedis. ACC.com/media [email protected] @JimDaves UVA GAMEDAY APP ACC VIDEO CLIP SERVICE VINCENT BRIEDIS The Virginia Sports Gameday Mobile App is avail- Broadcast media outlets will be able access ACC Asst. Director for Media Relations able. Fans may download the App for their iPhone football highlights and press conference excerpts (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews or Android by searching for “Virginia Sports” in their via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout Office: 434-982-5533 Apps section of the mobile device. The App gives the football season. This video content willonly be Mobile: 434-326-3792 [email protected] access to live game audio, stats, post-game recaps, available for download in a digital file format that @VincentBriedis press releases, content from Jeff White, video and can be accessed on the AVCS. To register for this much more. service contact Scott McBurney, Assistant MAILING ADDRESS John Paul Jones Arena Commissioner/ACC Advanced Media, at 295 Massie Road, Room 154 COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM [email protected] or call 336.369.4646. P.O. Box 400853 The ACC again has contracted with the FWAA for its Charlottesville, VA 22904 web service, collegepressbox.com, a media web ACC INJURY GUIDELINES portal for ACC Football. This is a football-only site On each Monday during the season, ACC schools WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Each Monday during the football season, the UVA which assists the media, both locally and nationally, will announce any players who are out for the sea- Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a in covering ACC football on a more user-friendly son or scheduled to have surgery. weekly football press conference, attended by head basis. Login information will be distributed to coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected stu- accredited media or you can apply for a password No other announcements regarding player injuries dent-athletes. Mendenhall will field questions by sending an e-mail to password@collegepress- will be made until the end of practice on Thursday beginning at 12 p.m. and student-athletes will fol- box.com. or two days prior to the next football game low. (Tuesday for Thursday game, Thursday for Saturday). ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE On that day, within 90 minutes of the end of prac- Quotes from the press conference will be posted on The 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a tice, injured players’ playing status for the next VirginiaSports.com Monday afternoon. weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 10:30 game will be announced in one of five categories: a.m. to 12:50 p.m., beginning Aug. 31, and conclud- - Definitely will play ing November 16. The teleconference of - Probable PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available for interviews each Monday, Thanksgiving week will be held at the same time, - Questionable depending on class schedules. If you have specific but on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Each coach will have 10 - Doubtful player interview requests, they should be directed minutes to make an opening statement and answer - Out to Vincent Briedis in the UVA Athletics Media questions.