DUKE GAME October 19, 2019 3:30 p.m. • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) VIRGINIA#DUKEvsUVA BREAKDOWN 2019 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Oct. 19, 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 Series vs. Duke: UVA leads, 37-33 VS S. 14 FLORIDA STATE* W/31-24 ACC Network In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 20-11 S. 21 OLD DOMINION W/28-17 ESPN2 at Scott Stadium: UVA leads, 19-11 S. 28 at 10/10 Notre Dame L/20-35 NBC Last Meeting: 2018 (at Duke, W, 28-14) O. 11 at Miami*^ L/9-17 ESPN First Meeting: 1890 in Richmond (UVA, 10-4) O. 19 DUKE* 3:30 p.m. ACC Network Largest UVA Win: 59 (59-0), 1990 O. 26 at Louisville* 3:30 p.m. ACCN/ESPN or ESPN2 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS DUKE BLUE DEVILS Longest UVA Win Streak: 8 (2000-07) N. 2 at North Carolina* TBA Mendenhall vs. Cutcliffe: Mendenhall leads, 3-0 Record: 4-2, ACC: 2-1 Record: 4-2, ACC: 2-1 N. 9 GEORGIA TECH*1 TBA Websites: VirginiaSports.com Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: David Cutcliffe N. 23 LIBERTY TBA GoDuke.com ^ UVA Record: 20-24 • fourth season DU Record: 71-74 • 12th season N. 29 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA ABC or ESPN Career Record: 119-67 • 15th season Career Record: 115-103 • 18th season Mendenhall vs. Duke: 3-0 Cutcliffe vs. UVA: 6-5 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings; ^ Friday OPENING KICK ON THE AIR UVA RETURNS HOME FOR ACC CLASH WITH DUKE ACC Network • Virginia returns home on Saturday when the Cavaliers wel- Chris Cotter, play-by-play come the Duke Blue Devils for a key ACC Coastal matchup. Mark Herzlich, analyst Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m., and the game will be televised Kelsey Riggs, sideline on the ACC Network. • UVA and Duke are wearing the CFB 150 logo on the side of their helmets on Saturday to commemorate the 150th Virginia Sports Radio Network birthday of college football. Last summer, UVA head coach Dave Koehn, play-by-play Bronco Mendenhall and Duke head coach David Cutcliffe Tony Covington, analyst agreed to honor college football’s 150th anniversary with Jay James, sideline this year’s meeting at Scott Stadium. Satellite Radio VIRGINIA VS. DUKE Sirius 133 • XM 194 • Internet 956 • Virginia leads the series with Duke by a narrow 37-33 margin. • Virginia’s 42-34 victory over Duke at Scott Stadium in 2015 snapped a three-game winning streak in the series by VIRGINIA COACHES the Blue Devils and commenced UVA’s current four-game winning streak. UVA’s 34-20 win at Wallace Wade Stadium On the Field in 2016 preceded the Cavaliers’ 28-21 win in Charlottesville Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach in 2017, which was followed by last year’s 28-14 triumph in Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Durham. Mark Atuaia, Running Backs • After UVA won eight games in a row in the series from Jason Beck, Quarterbacks 2000-07, Duke has won six of the last 11 meetings. Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator • At one time Duke had a 12-game advantage in the series, Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers but by winning 26 of the last 36 meetings since 1982, UVA Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers now leads the all-time series by four wins over the Blue Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Devils. Vic So’oto, Defensive Line OLB Noah Taylor notched 2.5 of UVA’s nine tackles for loss last time out at Miami. Taylor Garett Tujague, Offensive Line FIVE TOP STORYLINES is second on the team with 5.0 sacks, which Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant • Duke is Virginia’s oldest opponent (1890) this season, while ranks No. 23 in the nation (No. 7 among North Carolina is the second oldest (1892). linebackers) and tied for No. 6 in the ACC. In the Booth • ILB Jordan Mack is tied for No. 2 in the ACC with 6.0 sacks Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers (No. 8 in the nation) and is tied for No. 2 among the nation’s Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant linebackers, 0.5 behind Iowa State’s O’Rien Vance. Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant • WR Joe Reed has 2,699 career kick return yards and is averaging 28.4 yards per kick return while in C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant a UVA uniform. If Reed passes 2,700 career kick return yards on his next return, he would be the only player in FBS history, in records dating back to 1976, that would have 2,700 career kick return yards and a career average of 28+ yards per return. VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS • Virginia’s defense is No. 2 in the nation with 27 sacks (4.5 per game). The Cavalier linebacking corps Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) alone has 18.5 sacks (3.1 per game) which, not counting UVA, is more than the overall totals of 108 Jim Daves • @JimDaves other FBS teams thus far. • Virginia is one of 12 teams since 2000 that has recorded at least 27 sacks through its first six games of O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] the season. Only Nebraska (34) in 2005, Utah (33) in 2014, Indiana (29) in 2007 and Oklahoma State (28) in 2018 had more sacks through the first six games of a season. The 27 sacks by the Cavaliers through Primary Football Contact (player interviews) six games is already more than the final season totals in 12 of the last 20 seasons, including 2018 when Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis UVA had 24 through 13 games. O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Watkins Virginia is tied for No. 2 in the nation with 27 sacks, sharing the spot O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] with Pitt and Penn State. 2 #THESTANDARD UVA is ranked No. 11 in the nation (No. 2 in the ACC) in total defense, allowing an average of 273.3 yards per game. 11 WR Joe Reed is No. 12 in the nation in all-purpose yards, averaging 138.8 yards per game. 12 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 2019 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 13 SUNDAY 14 MONDAY 15 TUESDAY 16 WEDNESDAY 17 THURSDAY 18 FRIDAY 19 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. 7 • No availability Arena Media Room • Coaches available for • Coaches available for vs. Duke (12 p.m.) interviews interviews 3:30 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.