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NORTH CAROLINA GAME November 2, 2019 7:30 p.m. • ACC Network Chapel Hill, N.C. Kenan Stadium (50,500) VIRGINIA#UVAvsUNC BREAKDOWN 2019 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. A. 31 at Pitt* W/30-14 ACC Network Stadium: Kenan Stadium (50,500) S. 6 WILLIAM & MARY^ W/52-17 ACC Network Series vs. UNC: UNC leads, 63-56-4 VS S. 14 FLORIDA STATE* W/31-24 ACC Network In Chapel Hill: UNC leads, 32-13-3 S. 21 OLD DOMINION W/28-17 ESPN2 at Kenan Stadium: UNC leads, 30-13-1 S. 28 at 10/10 Notre Dame L/20-35 NBC Last Meeting: 2018 (at UVA, W, 31-21) O. 11 at Miami*^ L/9-17 ESPN First Meeting: 1892 (vs. UNC, W, 30-18) O. 19 DUKE* W/48-14 ACC Network Largest UVA win: 66 (66-0), 1912 O. 26 at Louisville* L/21-28 ACC Network VIRGINIA CAVALIERS NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS Longest Win Streak: 8 (1907-15) N. 2 at North Carolina* 7:30 p.m. ACC Network Mendenhall vs. Brown: tied, 1-1 Record: 5-3, ACC: 3-2 Record: 4-4, ACC: 3-2 N. 9 GEORGIA TECH*1 12:30 p.m. RSN Websites: VirginiaSports.com Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Mack Brown N. 23 LIBERTY TBA GoHeels.com ^ UVA Record: 21-25 • fourth season UNC Record: 73-50-1 • 11th season N. 29 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA ABC or ESPN Career Record: 120-68 • 15th season Career Record: 248-126-1 • 31st season Mendenhall vs. UNC: 2-1 Brown vs. UVA: 3-7 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings; ^ Friday OPENING KICK ON THE AIR THE SOUTH’S OLDEST RIVALRY ACC Network • Virginia and North Carolina will meet for the 124th time in Dave O’Brien play-by-play the South’s Oldest Rivalry, a series that began in 1892. Tim Hasselbeck, analyst Katie George, sideline VIRGINIA VS. NORTH CAROLINA • UVA trails the all-time series with North Carolina, 63-56-4. Virginia Sports Radio Network • There is a difference in the series record between the two Dave Koehn, play-by-play schools because of the game in 1956 that North Carolina Ahmad Hawkins, analyst forfeited for using an ineligible player. All of UNC’s games in Jay James, sideline 1956 were forfeited by conference action. Both schools count the 1956 game as a win. Satellite Radio • Saturday’s game will tie the rivalry for the second-longest Sirius 113 • XM 202 • Internet 965 series in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history. • The two schools have met every season since 1919 and there have been only four seasons since 1900 when they did not meet (1906, 1909 and 1917-18, when football was postponed at both schools because of World War I). VIRGINIA COACHES On the Field Teams (Date of 2019 Meeting) Games 1st Game Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach 1. Minnesota/Wisconsin (Nov. 30) 128 1890 Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers 2. Virginia/North Carolina (Nov. 2) 124* 1892 Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Miami (Ohio)/Cincinnati (Sept. 14) 124 1888 Jason Beck, Quarterbacks 4. Auburn/Georgia (Nov. 16) 122 1892 Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator Oregon/Oregon State (Nov. 30) 122 1894 Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers 6. Cal/Stanford (Nov. 23) 121 1892 Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers Indiana/Purdue (Nov. 30) 121 1891 Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary 8. Kansas/Missouri 120 1891 Vic So’oto, Defensive Line ILB Zane Zandier leads UVA with 10 TFLs, 9. Army/Navy (Dec. 14) 119 1890 which ranks No. 5 in the ACC. UVA is No. 5 Garett Tujague, Offensive Line 10. Texas/Texas A&M 118 1894 in the nation and No. 1 in the ACC Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant 11. Nebraska/Kansas 117 1892 with 67 TFLs. *- includes this week’s meeting In the Booth Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers FIVE TOP STORYLINES Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant • The Cavaliers have faced the Tar Heels more than any other school (123) in program history. Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant • Virginia is playing its sixth night game of 2019, setting a program record for most night games in a C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant single season. Saturday marks the first night game in series history to be played at Kenan Stadium between UVA and UNC. The series has seen three night games at Scott Stadium (2006, 2010, 2012). The VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Cavaliers are 63-48-1 all-time in night games, including 7-5 under Bronco Mendenhall. • Virginia needs one win to become bowl-eligible for the third year in a row. It would mark the first time Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) UVA was bowl-eligible in back-to-back-to-back seasons since going to four bowls in a row (2002- 2005). Jim Daves • @JimDaves • ILB Jordan Mack is No. 2 in the ACC with 7.0 sacks (No. 14 in the nation) and is No. 4 among the O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] nation’s linebackers. • WR Joe Reed has 2,931 career kick return yards and is averaging 29.3 yards per kick return while in a Primary Football Contact (player interviews) UVA uniform. He is the only player in FBS history to have 2,700+ career kick return yards and a career Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis average per kick return of 28+ yards. He is also the only FBS player with 100+ career returns and a career kick return average of 28+ yards. O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Thurman Saturday is the first time the “South’s Oldest Rivalry” will played at O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] night in Chapel Hill. 1 #THESTANDARD Virginia is tied for No. 4 in the nation with 4.0 sacks per game. 4 Saturday is the 124th meeting between UVA and UNC, making the series the Oldest Rivalry in the South. 124 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 2019 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 27 SUNDAY 28 MONDAY 29 TUESDAY 30 WEDNESDAY 31 THURSDAY 1 FRIDAY 2 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. 9 • No availability Arena Media Room • Coaches available for • Coaches available for at North Carolina (12 p.m.) interviews interviews 7:30 p.m. • WINA Coaches Radio • Coordinators available ACC Network Show, Boar’s Head after practice in person Chapel Hill, N.C. (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 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. 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.