PITT GAME October 28, 2017 12:30 p.m. • RSN Pittsburgh, Pa. Heinz Field (68,400) 8 VIRGINIA#UVAvsPITT BREAKDOWN 2017 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Oct. 28, 2017 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. S. 2 WILLIAM & MARY W/28-10 ACC Net. Extra Stadium: Heinz Field (68,400) S. 9 INDIANA L/17-34 ESPNU VS Series vs. Pitt: Pitt leads, 6-3 S. 16 UCONN W/38-18 ESPN2 In Pittsburgh: Pitt leads, 4-0 S. 22 at Boise State^ W/42-23 ESPN2 at Heinz Field: Pitt leads, 3-0 O. 7 DUKE* W/28-21 ACC Network Last Meeting: 2016 (at UVA, L 31-45) O. 14 at North Carolina* W/20-14 RSN First Meeting: 1953 (at UVA, L 0-26) O. 21 BOSTON COLLEGE*1 L/10-41 RSN Largest UVA win: 30 (44-14), 2007 O. 28 at Pitt* 12:30 p.m. RSN VIRGINIA CAVALIERS PITT PANTHERS Longest Win Streak: 1 (three times) N. 4 GEORGIA TECH* TBD Mendenhall vs. Narduzzi: Narduzzi leads, 1-0 Record: 5-2, ACC: 2-1 Record: 3-5, ACC: 1-3 N. 11 at Louisville* TBD Websites: VirginiaSports.com Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi N. 18 at Miami* TBD PittsburghPanthers.com ^ UVA Record: 7-12 • second season Pitt Record: 19-15 • third season N. 24 VIRGINIA TECH* TBD Career Record: 106-55 • 13th season Career Record: 19-15 • third season Mendenhall vs. Pitt: 0-1 Narduzzi vs. UVA: 2-0 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings; ^ Friday OPENING KICK ON THE AIR VIRGINIA CONTINUES ACC PLAY AT PITT Regional Sports Networks • Virginia returns to the road on Saturday when the Wes Durham, play-by-play Cavaliers travel to Heniz Field to take on the Pitt Pan- James Bates, analyst * - In Va., Md., & Wash., D.C. thers. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be Rebecca Kaple, sideline Rest of nation will air televised by regional sports networks. on regional sports networks Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn, play-by-play VIRGINIA AT NFL STADIUMS Tony Covington, analyst • Virginia is 10-18 all-time in stadiums that at the time of Jay James, sideline the contest were active NFL stadiums. • Seven of the 14 NFL stadiums UVA has played in are still Satellite Radio active today. Sirius 112 • XM 193 • Since UVA’s 28-21 win at Miami in 2011, the Cavaliers have lost their last five games in NFL stadiums, including twice at Pitt (Heinz Field) and twice at Miami (Hard Rock VIRGINIA COACHES Stadium). The streak started in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl (Georgia Dome). On the Field • Virginia also plays at the Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Stadium this season, when the Cavaliers play the Miami Mark Atuaia, Running Backs Jason Beck, Quarterbacks Hurricanes on Nov. 18. Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers FIVE TOP STORYLINES Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary • The series between UVA and Pitt began in 1953, but Vic So’oto, Defensive Line FS Quin Blanding needs four tackles to pass until the Panthers joined the ACC in 2013, these two Jamie Sharper (435) and become UVA’s Garett Tujague, Offensive Line teams only met twice in the regular season between all-time career tackle leader. Blanding is Drew Meyer, Graduate Assistant 1956 and 2012. currently tied for No. 2 all-time at UVA with 432 tackles, sharing the spot with Charles • FS Quin Blanding needs four tackles to pass Jamie McDaniel, linebacker from 1982-85. In the Booth Sharper and become UVA’s all-time career leader in Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Kelly Poppinga, Outside Linebackers, Special Teams that category. He needs 35 tackles to pass UNC’s Dexter Famika Anae, Graduate Assistant Reid (2000-03) for the most career tackles in ACC history by a defensive back. Albert Reid, Graduate Assistant • WR Doni Dowling needs to two receptions to become the 22nd player in Virginia history with Jackson Matteo, Graduate Assistant 100 career receptions. • With 338 career tackles, ILB Micah Kiser ranks No. 13 all-time at Virginia in career tackles. He is four tackles away from No. 12 Athony Poindexter and 16 away from entering the Top 10, where VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Stuart Anderson sits with 354 career stops. Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) • UVA has started off 2-0 on the road for the first time since the 2000 season when the Cavaliers Jim Daves • @JimDaves won road games at Duke and Wake Forest. The last time UVA started a season 3-0 on the road it O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] was 1992 with wins at Navy, Duke and Wake Forest. Football Contact (player interviews) Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis #HoosRising: BY THE NUMBERS O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] FS Quin Blanding’s 432 career tackles are the most among all active FBS players and ranks No. 2 all-time in the UVA record book. 1 #HOOSRISING HB Olamide Zaccheaus already has 49 catches through seven games. Last season, his 51 receptions was one shy of Taquan Mizzell’s team lead. 49 Lester Coleman broke the single-game UVA record for punting average against Boston College with 52.3 yards per punt over seven punts. 52.3 @UVA_Football @VirginiaFootball VirginiaFootball 2017 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 22 SUNDAY 23 MONDAY 24 TUESDAY 25 WEDNESDAY 26 THURSDAY 27 FRIDAY 28 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly press confer- • Defensive players • Offensive players Game No. 8 • No availability • No availability ence John Paul Jones available for interviews available for interviews at Pitt • No availability Arena Media Room • Defensive coaches • Offensive coaches 12:30 p.m. (12 p.m.) available for interviews available for interviews RSN • DE Andrew Brown • Bronco Mendenhall on Pittsburgh, Pa. Teleconference ACC Conference Call (10:30 a.m.) (10:30 a.m.) • WINA Coaches Radio • QB Kurt Benkert Show, Birdwood Grill Teleconference (7-8 p.m.) (10:50 a.m.) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY GAME NOTES ACC HEADSHOTS AND LOGOS ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Virginia’s game notes will be available beginning The media section of theACC.com is dedicated to JIM DAVES Monday at the weekly press conference. They also specific needs of the media, including downloads of Asst. AD for Media Relations can be accessed online in PDF format at ACC and school logos and headshots of players and Coach Interviews VirginiaSports.com. If you are interested in receiving coaches from select sports. You will need an individ- Office: 434-243-2467 the weekly game notes via email, please contact ual account to access the site. To register, go to: the- Mobile: 434-962-7668 [email protected] Vincent Briedis. 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Box 400853 COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM [email protected] or call 336.369.4646. Charlottesville, VA 22904 The ACC again has contracted with the FWAA for its web service, collegepressbox.com, a media web ACC INJURY GUIDELINES WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Each Monday during the football season, the UVA portal for ACC Football. This is a football-only site On each Monday during the season, ACC schools Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a which assists the media, both locally and nationally, will announce any players who are out for the sea- weekly football press conference, attended by head in covering ACC football on a more user-friendly son or scheduled to have surgery. coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected stu- basis. Login information will be distributed to dent-athletes. Mendenhall will field questions accredited media or you can apply for a password No other announcements regarding player injuries beginning at 12 p.m. and student-athletes will fol- by sending an e-mail to password@collegepress- will be made until the end of practice on Thursday low. box.com. or two days prior to the next football game (Wednesday for Friday game, Thursday for Quotes from the press conference will be posted on ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Saturday). On that day, within 90 minutes of the end VirginiaSports.com Monday afternoon. The 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a of practice, injured players’ playing status for the weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 10:30 next game will be announced in one of five catego- a.m. to 12:50 p.m., beginning Aug. 30, and conclud- ries: PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available for interviews each Monday, ing November 15. The teleconference of - Definitely will play depending on class schedules. If you have specific Thanksgiving week will be held at the same time, - Probable player interview requests, they should be directed but on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Each coach will have 10 - Questionable to Vincent Briedis in the UVA Athletics Media minutes to make an opening statement and answer - Doubtful Relations office by noon Sunday.