VIRGINIA TECH GAME December 12, 2020 8 p.m. • ACC Network Blacksburg, Va. Lane Stadium (250) 10 #U VA VSVT BREAKDOWN 2020 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Dec. 12, 2020 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Blacksburg, Va. S. 26 DUKE* W/38-20 ACC Network Stadium: Lane Stadium (250) O. 3 at 1/1 Clemson* L/23-41 ACC Network VS. Series vs. Virginia Tech: VT leads, 58-38-5 O. 10 NC STATE* L/21-38 ACC Network In Charlottesville: VT leads, 23-18-3 at Lane Stadium: VT leads, 18-6-1 O. 17 at Wake Forest* L/23-40 ACC Network Last Meeting: 2019 (at UVA, W, 39-30) O. 24 at 11/11 Miami* L/14-19 ACC Network First Meeting: 1895 (at UVA, W, 38-0) O. 31 15/13 NORTH CAROLINA* W/44-41 ACC Network Largest UVA win: 31 (@UVA, 55-24), 1992 N. 14 LOUISVILLE* W/31-17 ACC Network VIRGINIA CAVALIERS VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES Longest UVA Win Streak: 8 (1895-1904) N. 21 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W/55-15 RSN Mendenhall vs. Fuente: Fuente leads, 4-1 Record: 5-4, ACC: 4-4 Record: 4-6, ACC: 4-5 N. 28 at Florida State* PPD ACC Network Websites: VirginiaSports.com Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Justin Fuente HokieSports.com D. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* W/43-32 RSN UVA Record: 30-31 • fifth season VT Record: 37-25 • fifth season D. 12 at Virginia Tech* 8 p.m. ACC Network Career Record: 129-74 • 16th season Career Record: 63-48 • ninth season Mendenhall vs. VT: 1-3 Fuente vs. UVA: 3-1 All Times Eastern; *ACC game OPENING KICK ON THE AIR CAVALIERS AND HOKIES MEET FOR COMMONWEALTH CUP ACC Network • Virginia and Virginia Tech will play a nationally-televised Dave O’Brien, play-by-play game on Saturday night on the ACC Network. Tim Hasselbeck, analyst • The winner of this game claims the Commonwealth Cup. Katie George, sideline • The award was started for the 1996 game between the two state foes, with the Hokies receiving the trophy for the first time with a 26-9 win. Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn, play-by-play •Saturday is just the 11th all-time regular season UVA football SPORTS game in the month of December. Because of the unique 2020 Tony Covington, analyst schedule model, this is the first year UVA has multiple regular RN EAT WDOIROK season games in the month of December. The only other Satellite Radio season UVA played multiple games in December was 2019 Sirius 133 • XM 380 • Internet 970 when the Cavaliers played in the ACC Championship game and the Orange Bowl. • Saturday concludes UVA’s regular season. The last time the Cavaliers played as few as 10 games in a regular season was VIRGINIA COACHES in 1969. On the Field VIRGINIA VS. TECH Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach • The Cavaliers and Hokies are playing in the month of Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers December for the first time in series history. Mark Atuaia, Running Backs • Saturday marks only the third time in the last 30 years UVA Jason Beck, Quarterbacks has entered its yearly meeting with VT on a four-game winning Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator/TEs streak. In 1991 UVA beat VT, 38-0, while in 2011 the Hokies Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers beat the Cavaliers by the same 38-0 score. Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary • With a 39-30 win over VT the last time these teams met, Clint Sintim, Defensive Line UVA is seeking to beat Tech in back-to-back years for the first QB Brennan Armstrong is the first quarterback in UVA Garett Tujague, Offensive Line time since 1997 and 1998. The 1998 come-from-behind vic- history to notch back-to-back games with 400+ yards Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant tory (36-32) on the Aaron Brooks to Ahmad Hawkins 47-yard of total offense. touchdown with 2:01 left also marks UVA’s most recent win at In the Booth Lane Stadium. Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers Charles Mack, Graduate Assistant FIVE TOP STORYLINES C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant • QB Brennan Armstrong became the first Cavalier quarterback in program history to record 400+ yards Donte Wilkins, Graduate Assistant of total offense in back-to-back games. He notched a career-high 435 yards vs. Abilene Christian and followed that up with 417 total yards last time out against Boston College. • Armstrong is the only player in FBS this season with six game totals of 200+ passing yards and 45+ VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS rushing yards. If you lower the numbers to 180+ passing yards and 40+ rushing yards, the only players Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) are Armstrong and Notre Dame’s Ian Book, both with seven games. Jim Daves • @JimDaves • WR Lavel Davis Jr. ranks No. 7 in the nation among freshmen with 440 receiving yards and is tied for O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] No. 2 in the nation among freshmen for receiving touchdowns with five. Davis Jr. ranks No. 3 in the nation (No. 1 in the ACC) with 25.9 yards per reception. Primary Football Contact (player interviews) • WR Billy Kemp IV is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 21 in the nation with 6.4 receptions per game. Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis • ILB Nick Jackson is No. 1 in the ACC (No. 17 nationally) with 10.9 tackles per game. He has 61 tackles O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] over UVA’s current four-game winning streak (Miami, UNC, Louisville, ACU, BC). Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Thurman UVA is tied for No. 4 in the nation with 32 sacks. VT is one of the four other O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] 4 teams tied with the Cavaliers. #THESTANDARD A win on Saturday would give UVA its first five-game winning streak since 5 winning seven in a row during the 2007 season. WR Billy Kemp IV needs seven receptions to become the 26th Cavalier in program history to reach 100 career catches. 7 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 1 2020 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 6 SUNDAY 7 MONDAY 8 TUESDAY 9 WEDNESDAY 10 THURSDAY 11 FRIDAY 12 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly ZOOM press • Post-practice player ZOOM • Post-practice: offensive • No availability • No availability Game No. 10 conference availability: TBD & defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech • No availability (12 p.m.) • WINA Coaches Radio Show ZOOM (TBD) 8 p.m. (7-8 p.m.) ACC Network Blacksburg, Va. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE UVA GAMEDAY APP ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Each Monday during the football season, the The Virginia Sports Gameday Mobile App is UVA Athletics Media Relations office will conduct available. Fans may download the App for their JIM DAVES Asst. AD for Media Relations a football press conference, via ZOOM, featuring iPhone or Android by searching for “Virginia Coach Interviews head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected Sports” in their Apps section of the mobile Office: 434-243-2467 Mobile: 434-962-7668 student-athletes. Mendenhall will field questions device. The App gives access to live game [email protected] beginning at 12 p.m. (unless noted) and stu- audio, stats, post-game recaps, press releases, @JimDaves dent-athletes will follow. The ZOOM link will be content from Jeff White, video and much more. VINCENT BRIEDIS distributed via e-mail advisory prior to the start Asst. Director for Media Relations of the press conference. ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews Office: 434-982-5533 The media section of theACC.com is dedicated Mobile: 434-326-3792 [email protected] Mendenhall quotes from the press conference to specific needs of the media, including down- @VincentBriedis will be posted on VirginiaSports.com Monday loads of ACC and school logos and headshots KRISTIN THURMAN afternoon. of players and coaches from select sports. You Asst. Director for Media Relations will need an individual account to access the (Secondary Football Contact) Office: 434-297-7644 site. To register, go to: theACC.com/media Mobile: 864-934-4704 PLAYER INTERVIEWS [email protected] Players are available for ZOOM only interviews ACC MEDIA PORTAL MAILING ADDRESS each Monday depending on class schedules. If Broadcast media outlets will be able access John Paul Jones Arena you have specific player interview requests, they ACC football highlights and press conference 295 Massie Road, Room 154 P.O. Box 400853 should be directed to Vincent Briedis in the UVA excerpts via the ACC Media Portal throughout Charlottesville, VA 22904 Athletics Media Relations office by noon Sunday. the football season. Upon the conclusion of each game, highlights will be available for local Select defensive players and defensive coordi- TV news affiliates to download and use in tele- nator will be available for ZOOM interviews vised news programming at no cost. Outlets Tuesday, while offensive players and offensive may access the highlights, along with any weekly coordinator will be available Wednesday. head coach press conferences, through the ACC Media Portal. This portal replaces the ACC PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No player or coach interviews will be arranged Video Clip Service (AVCS). The use of ACC game after Wednesday during game week. highlights provided through the ACC Media PLAYERS Portal remain subject to those restrictions out- Josh Ahern AA-Hern lined in the ACC News Access Guidelines. Kariem Al Soufi Kareem Al-Sue-Fee POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Interested affiliates should email licensing@xos- Jake Dewease Da-Weeze Coach Mendenhall will hold his postgame press digital.com to register for the ACC Media Portal Tenyeh Dixon Ten-Yay conference via ZOOM, followed by select play- and for additional information.