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MIAMI GAME November 12, 2016 2 p.m. • RSN Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) 10 #MIAvsUVA BREAKDOWN 2016 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Nov. 12, 2016 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Charlottesville, Va. S. 3 RICHMOND L, 20-37 ACC Net. Extra Stadium: Scott Stadium (61,500) S. 10 at 24/22 Oregon L, 26-44 ESPN Series vs. Miami: Miami leads, 7-6 VS S. 17 at UConn L, 10-13 ESPN3/SNY In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 4-2 S. 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 49-35 RSN at Scott Stadium: UVA leads, 4-2 O. 1 at Duke* W, 34-20 ACC Network Last Meeting: 2015 (@Miami, 27-21) O. 15 PITT* L, 31-45 ACC Network First Meeting: 1996 Carquest Bowl (Miami, 31-21) O. 22 22/21 NORTH CAROLINA* L, 14-35 RSN Largest UVA win: 48 (48-0), 2007 O. 29 5/5 LOUISVILLE* L, 25-32 ABC/ESPN2 Longest UVA Win Streak: 3 (2010-12) VIRGINIA CAVALIERS MIAMI HURRICANES N. 5 at Wake Forest* L, 20-27 RSN Record: 2-6, ACC: 1-3 Record: 5-4, ACC: 2-3 Mendenhall vs. Richt: First Meeting Websites: VirginiaSports.com N. 12 MIAMI* 2 p.m. RSN Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Mark Richt HurricaneSports.com N. 19 at Georgia Tech* 12:30 p.m. ACC Network UVA Record: 2-7 • first season Miami Record: 5-4 • first season N. 26 at Virginia Tech* TBD Career Record: 101-50 • 12th season Career Record: 146-51 • 16th season Mendenhall vs. Miami: 0-0 Richt vs. UVA: 0-0 All Times Eastern; *ACC game OPENING KICK ON THE AIR SATURDAY IS SENIOR DAY AT SCOTT STADIUM Regional Sports Networks • Saturday is “Senior Day” at Scott Stadium where fourth and Wes Durham, play-by-play fifth years will be honored prior to the game with Miami. James Bates, analyst Jenn Hildredth, sideline * - In Va., Md., & Wash., D.C. Rest of nation will air IT IS MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY ON SATURDAY on regional sports networks • UVA returns home to host ACC foe Miami on Military Appreciation Day. Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn, play-by-play • The colors will be presented by a UVA ROTC Joint Color Guard consisting of cadets and midshipmen from the Air Tony Covington, analyst Force, Army and Navy ROTC units. Members of the UVA Jay James, sideline ROTC units will unfurl a large flag for the national anthem. • There will be special veterans recognitions as well as mili- Satellite Radio tary shoutout videos on Hoo Vision throughout the course Sirius 145 • XM 194 of the game. • The U.S. Army Drill Team from West Point will be perform- ing for the second consecutive year at Scott Stadium. VIRGINIA COACHES VIRGINIA VS. MIAMI • This is the 14th meeting between the Coastal Division On the Field Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach rivals. With UVA winning four of the last six meetings, Miami leads the series by one game, 7-6. Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers • Miami won the first three games in the series (1996, Mark Atuaia, Running Backs 2004, 2005), but UVA holds a 6-4 advantage since. Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers • Since the Hurricanes’ arrival in the Atlantic Coast Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Conference (2004), the series is tied, 6-6. Ruffin McNeill, Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Kelly Poppinga, Outside Linebackers, Special Teams TB Taquan Mizzell needs 10 receiving yards FIVE TOP STORYLINES to become the first player in ACC history with Garett Tujague, Offensive Line • TB Taquan Mizzell needs 10 receiving yards to become at least 1,500 career rushing and 1,500 career Daquan Romero, Graduate Assistant the first player in ACC history with at least 1,500 career receiving yards. Mizzell is already the first Kyle Visciglia, Graduate Assistant rushing and 1,500 career receiving yards. Mizzell has 1,742 Cavalier with at least 1,400 career rushing and career rushing yards and enters Saturday’s game with 1,490 1,400 career receiving yards. In the Booth career receiving yards. With 10 more receiving yards Mizzell Jason Beck, Quarterbacks will become only the ninth player in all of FBS to accomplish the feat since 2000. Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers • Virginia and Miami have started the most true freshmen in the ACC this season. Miami leads the league Famika Anae, Graduate Assistant with five true freshmen that have started games, while UVA is tied with Florida State with four true Vic So’oto, Graduate Assistant freshmen that have started games. • ILB Micah Kiser has recorded 219 tackles in his 21 career starts, giving the junior 10.4 tackles per game over his 21 starts. Kiser has 234 career tackles in 33 games. VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS • P Nicholas Conte is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 10 in the nation with a 45.5 punting average. Of Conte’s 25 punts inside the 20, 11 punts are inside the 10, six of those punts are inside the five and five of those Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) punts have been downed at the one-yard line. His career 45.1 punting average is a program best. Jim Daves • @JimDaves • Benkert’s 19 touchdown passes place him in a tie at No. 7 for all-time for passing touchdowns in a O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] season at UVA. Matt Blundin also had 19 passing touchdowns in 1991 and Symmion Willis tallied 19 passing touchdowns in 1993. Football Contact (player interviews): Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis #HOOSRISING: BY THE NUMBERS O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] Virginia is No. 3 in the nation in red zone chances that result in a touchdown. Eighty percent of UVA’s red zone chances have resulted in a TD. 3 #HOOSRISING WR Keeon Johnson needs 17 receiving yards to become the 36th Cavalier 17 all-time to record 1,000 career receiving yards. QB Kurt Benkert needs 25 passing yards to pass Scott Secules (2,311) for 25 No. 10 on UVA’s single-season passing list. @UVA_Football @VirginiaFootball VirginiaFootball 2016 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 30 SUNDAY 31 MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 3 THURSDAY 4 FRIDAY 5 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly press confer- • Defensive players • Offensive players • No availability • No availability Game No. 10 ence John Paul Jones available for interviews available for interviews vs. Miami • No availability Arena Media Room • Defensive coaches • Offensive coaches 2 p.m. (12 p.m.) available for interviews available for interviews RSN • Kelvin Rainey • Bronco Mendenhall on Charlottesville, Va. Teleconference ACC Conference Call (10:45 a.m.) (10:30 a.m.) • Ryan Santoro Teleconference (3 p.m.) • WINA Coaches Radio Show, Buffalo Wild Wings (7-8 p.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.