CLEMSON GAME December 7, 2019 7:30 p.m. • ABC Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium (75,412) VIRGINIA#UVAvsCLEM BREAKDOWN 2019 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Dec. 7, 2019 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Charlotte, N.C. A. 31 at Pitt* W/30-14 ACC Network Stadium: Bank of America Stadium (75,412) S. 6 WILLIAM & MARY^ W/52-17 ACC Network Surface: Natural Grass S. 14 FLORIDA STATE* W/31-24 ACC Network VS Rankings: Clemson (3 AP, 3 Coaches) S. 21 OLD DOMINION W/28-17 ESPN2 UVA (22 AP, 22, Coaches S. 28 at 10/10 Notre Dame L/20-35 NBC Series vs. Clemson: Clemson leads, 38-8-1 O. 11 at Miami*^ L/9-17 ESPN In Charlotte: First Meeting O. 19 DUKE* W/48-14 ACC Network at Neutral Site: Clemson leads, 1-0 O. 26 at Louisville* L/21-28 ACC Network VIRGINIA CAVALIERS CLEMSON TIGERS Last Meeting: 2013 (at UVA, L, 10-59) N. 2 at North Carolina* W/38-31 ACC Network 1 Record: 9-3, ACC: 6-2 Record: 12-0, ACC: 8-0 First Meeting: 1955 (at UVA, L, 7-20) N. 9 GEORGIA TECH* W/33-28 RSN Largest UVA win: 20 (at UVA, 30-10), 2004 N. 23 LIBERTY W/55-27 RSN Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Dabo Swinney Longest UVA Win Streak: 2 (three times) N. 29 23/23 VIRGINIA TECH*^ W/39-30 ABC 3/3 UVA Record: 25-25 • fourth season CU Record: 128-30 • 12th season Mendenhall vs. Swinney: First Meeting D. 7 vs. CLEMSON (ACC Championship) 7:30 p.m. ABC Career Record: 124-68 • 15th season Career Record: 128-30 • 12th season Websites: VirginiaSports.com Mendenhall vs. CU: First Meeting Swinney vs. UVA: 3-0 ClemsonTigers.com All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings; ^ Friday OPENING KICK ON THE AIR CAVALIERS AND TIGERS MEET FOR ACC CROWN ABC • Virginia and Clemson meet Saturday evening in Charlotte Steve Levy, play-by-play for the 2019 ACC Championship. Brian Griese, analyst • Virginia is making its first appearance in the ACC Cham- Toddy McShay, field analyst pionship game and is the seventh-different ACC Coastal Maria Taylor, sideline Division champion in the last seven seasons. Virginia Sports Radio Network VIRGINIA VS. CLEMSON Dave Koehn, play-by-play • Overall, the series has been one-sided, with Clemson Tony Covington, analyst holding a 38-8-1 edge. Jay James, sideline • UVA and Clemson are playing at a neutral site for only the second time in series history. UVA and Clemson met ESPN RADIO on Oct. 16, 1971 at Richmond City Stadium in what was Sean Kelley, play-by-play deemed the Tobacco Bowl. Clemson won, 32-15. The Barrett Jones, analyst Tobacco Bowl (or Tobacco Festival Bowl) was not a post- Ian Fitzsimmons, sideline season bowl game and it typically featured regional teams from Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Satellite Radio festival held a game every year from 1949-1982. Sirius 108 • XM 193 • Internet 955 • UVA has won three of the last seven games though, including two of four at Scott Stadium. • The Tigers won the first 29 games in the series before VIRGINIA COACHES UVA won in 1990. Since then, Virginia is 8-9-1 vs. Clemson. On the Field Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach FIVE TOP STORYLINES Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers • Virginia is playing for its first outright ACC title in football Mark Atuaia, Running Backs after sharing the 1989 title with Duke and the 1995 title with Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Florida State. UVA won the head-to-head in 1989 with Duke QB Bryce Perkins led UVA its first 4-0 November Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator and with Florida State in 1995. since 1951 behind 1,146 passing yards (67.2 per- Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers cent) and seven passing touchdown, while also Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers • UVA is looking for its 10th win of the season, which would rushing for 412 yards and six rushing be only the second 10-win season in program history. The scores (5.3 ypr). Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary 1989 team went 10-3 and was co-champions of the ACC. Vic So’oto, Defensive Line • QB Bryce Perkins is one of three players in the nation, Garett Tujague, Offensive Line Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant joining Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts and ULM’s Caleb Evans, to pass for 2,900+ yards and rush for 600+ yards so far this season. Perkins In the Booth is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 13 in the nation with 3,636 yards of Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers total offense, which has already broke his own single-season UVA Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant record from 2018 (3,603). Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant • Perkins led UVA to its first 4-0 November since 1951. During the C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant month of November Perkins was the only player in the nation with 1,000 passing yards (1,146) and 400 rushing yards (412). Since the VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS start of 2018 he is the only FBS player with 5,200+ passing yards Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) and 1,600+ rushing yards. Jim Daves • @JimDaves • ILB Jordan Mack, a Campbell Trophy finalist, is No. 6 in the ACC with 7.5 sacks and is No. 1 among the O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] league’s linebackers (No. 12 among the nation’s linebackers). Mack also is the ACC’s Jim Tatum Award winner as the league’s top senior football student-athlete. Primary Football Contact (player interviews) Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] A win by UVA will give the Cavaliers their third ACC championship in football Secondary Contact and first in the ACC Championship game. Kristin Thurman 3 O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] Virginia is No. 6 in the nation with 43 sacks. The 43 sacks is tied for a UVA #THESTANDARD single-season record, matching the Chris Long-led 2007 team. 6 UVA and Clemson are meeting for the 48th time in series history, but because of the unbalanced ACC schedule it is just the fourth meeting since 2008. 48 @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 • WINA Coaches Radio • Head coach Bronco Show, Boar’s Head Mendenhall and select • No availability • No availability • UVA head coach Game No. 13 • No availability (7-8 p.m.) players (based on class Bronco Mendenhall ACC Championshp Game • ACC Championship • ACC Championship schedule) available post press conference vs. Clemson Teleconference with Player Teleconference practice at Bank of America 7:30 p.m. Bronco Mendenhall with Bryce Perkins, (10 a.m.) Stadium ABC (4-4:30 p.m.) Charles Snowden and Eli (1 p.m.) Charlotte, N.C. Hanback (9:40-10:10 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 THURMAN 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.