GAME 1 • SEpt. 5, 2015 • VirGiniA At UCLA • roSE bowL (92,542) • PasadEnA, calif. ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews): Jim Daves O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] Football Contact (player interviews): Vincent Briedis O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] LIVE STATS: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA 7 CoLLEGE footbALL hALL of fAMErS • 3 nfL hALL of fAMErS • 28 firSt-tEAM ALL-AMEricanS • 116 firSt-tEAM ALL-ACC 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS VIRGINIA GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time /Result TV Venue ...................................................... Rose Bowl CAVALIERS Capacity ........................................................92,542 Sept. 5 at No. 13/14 UCLA 3:30 p.m. FOX Record: 0-0 ACC: 0-0 Sept. 12 NOTRE DAME 3:30 p.m. ABC Playing Surface ..................................Natural Grass Sept. 19 WILLIAM & MARY 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 Series vs. UCLA: ..............................UCLA leads, 1-0 Sept. 25 BOISE STATE 8 p.m. ESPN HEAD COACH: Mike London, sixth season In Pasadena: .......................................First Meeting Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh* TBA Last Meeting: ................. 2014 (UCLA 28, @UVa 20) 1 UVa Record: 23-37 • Career Record: 47-42 • Record vs. UCLA: 0-1 Oct. 17 SYRACUSE * TBA Television Radio Oct. 24 at North Carolina* TBA UCLA Oct. 31 GEORGIA TECH* TBA BRUINS Rankings: AP Coaches Nov. 7 at Miami (Fla.)* TBA Record: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0 Nov. 14 at Louisville* TBA Virginia NR NR Nov. 21 DUKE* TBA UCLA 13 14 Nov. 28 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA HEAD COACH: Jim Mora, fourth season School Websites: ........................VirginiaSports.com UCLA Record: 29-11 • Career Record: 29-11 • Record vs. UVa: 1-0 .......................................................... UCLABruins.com All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings #UVAvsUCLA AT A GLANCE VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF On the Field VIRGINIA OPENS 126TH SEASON OF FOOTBALL Mike London ....................................................... Head Coach • The University of Virginia opens its 126th season of football Saturday against UCLA at the historic Rose Bowl. Larry Lewis .............................Special Teams Coordinator/TEs Mike Archer ...........................Assoc. Head Coach/Linebackers • UVa will be playing its 85th season in Scott Stadium, which opened Oct. 15, 1931, against VMI. Marques Hagans ............................................Wide Receivers • UVa is 80-36-9 (.676) all-time in season openers. Jappy Oliver..................................................... Defensive Line • UVa is 6-16-2 (.292) all-time when opening the season on the road. Chip West ............................................................Cornerbacks • Saturday is the first time Virginia has opened a season away from Charlottesville since 2007 when the Dave Borbely ....................................................Offensive Line Zach Tenuta (GA) .............................................Defensive Line Cavaliers lost at Wyoming, 23-3, to commence their Gator Bowl run in Chris Long’s final season on Grounds. • In his career as a head coach, Mike London is 6-1 all-time in his seven season-openers:2008 at Elon and In the Press Box 2009 at Duke while at Richmond and 2010 vs. Richmond , 2011 vs. William & Mary, 2012 vs. Richmond and Jon Tenuta ............Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./Safeties 2013 vs. BYU while at Virginia were all wins. The lone loss came last season against UCLA. Steve Fairchild .............................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs Chris Beatty ..................Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs • London is the only UVa head coach to win season openers in his first four years at Virginia. UVa’s 2013 Sean Cascarano (GA) ........................Offensive Line/Tight Ends opener, a 19-16 win over BYU, snapped a tie with Rice Warren (1913, 1920-21), who was the only other man Daquan Romero (GA) ................................................Defense to win season openers in his first three years at Virginia. London’s streak of season-opening wins to start a Brian Wetzel (GA) ..............................Offense/Wide Receivers UVa career was snapped in 2014 to UCLA (L, 28-20). TELEVISION: FOX Play-by-Play: ........................................................... Joe Davis VIRGINIA MAKES SECONd-eVER TRIP TO CALIFORNIA Analyst: ..............................................................Brady Quinn • Virginia is making its second-ever trip to California when it visits the Rose Bowl this Saturday. Sidelines: ............................................................Kris Budden • The Cavaliers made their first-ever trip to California on Sept. 11, 2010 when UVa fell at No. 16 USC, 17-14. RADIO: Virginia Sports Network • UCLA is 18-13 all-time versus current members of the ACC, most recently beating Virginia in both teams’ Play-by-Play: .......................................................Dave Koehn 2014 season-opening game, 28-20. Analyst: ..........................................................Tony Covington • UCLA’s games against Pitt (9-5), Syracuse (2-6) and Miami (2-1) all were played before those programs Sidelines ................................................................Jay James were members of the ACC. UCLA has also played Duke (1-0), Florida State (0-1), NC State (2-0) and Virginia SATELLITE RADIO: ..................................Sirius 112, XM 203 Tech (1-0). FIVE THINGS yoU NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S INSIDE • Saturday’s game with UCLA opens the 126th season of UVa Game Information ...........................................................................1 Season Drive & Turnover/Takeaway Analysis ..................................26 Media Information/Schedule ...........................................................2 Scoring Drives ................................................................................27 football and only the 25th season the Cavaliers start the year University of Virginia Facts ...............................................................3 Drive Charts...............................................................................28-29 on the road. UVa is 6-16-2 all-time when the first game of the Virginia vs. UCLA ...........................................................................4-5 Game-By-Game Statistics .........................................................30-36 season is away from Charlottesville. Team Notes ...................................................................................6-7 Miscellaneous Tackles Leaders/Special Teams Tackles Leaders ........36 ACC Standings/Preseason Poll ..........................................................6 Money Plays ...................................................................................37 • The Cavaliers are playing for only the second time ever in the Career Starts/2015 UVa Opponents/UVa Overtime Games ...............8 Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer ....................................................38 state of California. UVa’s only other game in the Golden State National Polls ...................................................................................9 The Last Time ............................................................................39-40 was on Sept. 11, 2010 at USC. Offensive Notes .........................................................................10-11 Participation ..................................................................................41 Game-Opening/Second Half-Opening Drives .................................11 Career Highs ..............................................................................42-43 • Making its first-ever trip to the Rose Bowl, UVa becomes Last Minute Game-Winning Scores/Goal-to-Goal ..........................11 Individual and Career Statistics .................................................44-47 the 23rd all-time college football team to play games in both Defensive Notes .............................................................................12 Virginia and Opponent Long Plays .................................................48 venues (Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadium) that have hosted the Special Teams Notes/ Game-Winning Field Goals ...........................13 Virginia Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters ...................................49-50 NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL/NFL Draft Picks .......14 Rose Bowl Game. Did You Know?/National Award Watch Lists/Honors & Awards .......15 • Saturday’s game marks the third and final athletics contest Quarterback Matt Johns .................................................................16 SoCiAL MEdiA • #UVAfb between UVa and UCLA in California in an eight-day span. Fun Facts ........................................................................................17 Head Coach Mike London ...............................................................18 UVa’s women’s volleyball team played at UCLA on Aug. 29, Team Statistics ..........................................................................19-20 while UVa’s women’s soccer team plays at UCLA on Sept. 4. Individual Statistics ...................................................................21-22 • UVa has 13 student-athletes that have already graduated, Defensive Statistics/Game-by-Game Starters............................23-24 What Happens on First Down/Third Down Conversions ..................25 the most in the country. Starting Field Position/Penalties ....................................................25 @UVa_Football @VirginiaFootball VirginiaSports MEDIA INFORMATION