FLORIDA STATE GAME September 14, 2019 7:30 p.m. • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) VIRGINIA#FSUvsUVA BREAKDOWN 2019 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Sept. 14, 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^ W/52-17 ACC Network VS Rankings: UVA (25 AP, RV Coaches) S. 14 FLORIDA STATE* 7:30 p.m. ACC Network Series vs. Florida State: FSU leads, 15-3 S. 21 OLD DOMINION TBA In Charlottesville: FSU leads, 6-2 S. 28 at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. NBC at Scott Stadium: FSU leads, 6-2 O. 11 at Miami*^ 8 p.m. ESPN Last Meeting: 2014 (at FSU, L, 20-34) O. 19 DUKE* TBA First Meeting: 1992 (at UVA, L, 3-13) O. 26 at Louisville* TBA VIRGINIA CAVALIERS FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES Largest UVA win: 5 (1995 & 2005 at UVA) N. 2 at North Carolina* TBA Record: 2-0, ACC: 1-0 Record: 1-1, ACC: 0-0 Longest UVA Win Streak: 1 (1995; 2005; 2011) N. 9 GEORGIA TECH*1 TBA Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Willie Taggart Mendenhall vs. Taggart: First Meeting N. 23 LIBERTY TBA ^ UVA Record: 18-22 • fourth season FSU Record: 6-8 • second season Websites: VirginiaSports.com N. 29 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA ABC or ESPN Career Record: 117-65 • 15th season Career Record: 53-58 • 10th season Seminoles.com Mendenhall vs. FSU: 0-2 Taggart vs. UVA: First Meeting All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings; ^ Friday OPENING KICK ON THE AIR VIRGINIA HOSTS FLORIDA STATE SATURDAY NIGHT ACC Network • The Virginia Cavaliers host the Florida State Seminoles on Dave O’Brien play-by-play Saturday night at Scott Stadium. It is only the third time Tim Hasselbeck, analyst since 2005 that FSU has visited Charlottesville. Katie George, sideline VIRGINIA VS. FLORIDA STATE • Virginia and Florida State are meeting for the 19th time Virginia Sports Radio Network in the programs’ history, with FSU holding a 15-3 advan- Dave Koehn, play-by-play tage in the series including a 6-2 mark in Charlottesville. Tony Covington, analyst • UVA’s first two wins in the series came over top-five Jay James, sideline ranked FSU teams – a 33-28 win over then-No. 2 FSU in 1995 and a 26-21 victory over then-No. 4 FSU in 2005. Satellite Radio Those wins represent the two highest-ranked foes UVA Sirius 135 • XM 193 • Internet 955 has ever defeated. • Virginia’s win over then-No. 23 Florida State in the 2011 meeting proved to be historic for the Cavaliers as UVA VIRGINIA COACHES became the first program in college football history to record road victories at Florida State and Miami in the On the Field same season. Those two programs have brought eight Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach combined National Championships to the Sunshine State. Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers UVA also defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 28-21, at then- Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Sun Life Stadium earlier during the 2011 season on ESPN’s Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Thursday Night Football. Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator • UVA was the only team in college football history to Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers accomplish the feat until North Carolina did so in 2016. Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Vic So’oto, Defensive Line FIVE TOP STORYLINES Against William & Mary Joe Reed became the fourth all-time Cavalier to return a Garett Tujague, Offensive Line • Virginia is playing its third night game of 2019. It marks Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant only the second season (1983) in program history in which kick 100 yards, tying a program record. He UVA opened a season with three-straight night games. The extended his own UVA career kick return touchdown record to four. Reed also caught In the Booth Cavaliers are 61-47-1 all-time in night games, including 37- four passes for 58 yards and a touchdown. Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers 18-1 at Scott Stadium. Under Bronco Mendenhall, UVA is Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant 5-4 in night contests. All three of UVA’s wins against Florida Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant State came in night games, two of which (1995, 2005) took place at Scott Stadium. C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant • A win against FSU would give UVA a 2-0 start in ACC play for the second time in three seasons (2017) and for the fifth time since the 2007 season (started 4-0). VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS • Saturday marks only the third time in 19 meetings that FSU isn’t ranked when they faced UVA and the first time the Cavaliers have been ranked and the Seminoles have not. Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) • Against William & Mary the Cavaliers scored touchdowns in all three phases of the game (offense, Jim Daves • @JimDaves defense, special teams) for the first time since 2002 against Akron. The Cavaliers scored five offensive O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] touchdowns, as well as scores on a 100-yard kick return by Joe Reed and an 85-yard interception return by Nick Grant. Primary Football Contact (player interviews) • Last time out Bryce Perkins became the fastest (15 games) Cavalier quarterback to reach both 1,000 Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis career rushing yards and 3,000 career passing yards. The previous record was 31 career games by O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] Shawn Moore (1987-90). Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Watkins A win on Saturday against Florida State would mark the first 3-0 start O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] to a season by the Cavaliers since the 2005 team started 3-0. 3 #THESTANDARD UVA is ranked No. 14 in the nation (No. 2 in the ACC) in total defense, allowing an average of 228 yards per game. 14 UVA and FSU are meeting for the 19th time in series history and for the first time in Charlottesville since 2010. 19 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 2019 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 8 SUNDAY 9 MONDAY 10 TUESDAY 11 WEDNESDAY 12 THURSDAY 13 FRIDAY 14 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly press confer- • Defensive players • Offensive players ence John Paul Jones available for interviews available for interviews • No availability • No availability Game No. 3 • No availability Arena Media Room • Coaches available for • Coaches available for vs. Florida State (12 p.m.) interviews interviews 7:30 p.m. • WINA Coaches Radio • Coordinators available ACC Network Show, Boar’s Head after practice in person Charlottesville, Va. (7-8 p.m.) (9:30 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.