DUKE GAME September 26, 2020 4 p.m. • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (1,000) 1 #DUKEVSU VA BREAKDOWN 2020 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Sept. 26, 2020 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Charlottesville, Va. S. 26 DUKE* 4 p.m. ACC Network Stadium: Scott Stadium (1,000) O. 3 at Clemson* 8 p.m. ACC Network VS Rankings: UVA (rv AP, rv Coaches O. 10 NC STATE* TBA TBA Series vs. Duke: UVA leads, 38-33 O. 17 at Wake Forest* TBA TBA In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 21-11 at Scott Stadium: UVA leads, 20-11 O. 24 at Miami* TBA TBA Last Meeting: 2019 (at UVA, W, 48-14) O. 31 NORTH CAROLINA* TBA TBA First Meeting: 1890 in Richmond (UVA, 10-4) N. 7 LOUISVILLE* TBA TBA DUKE BLUE DEVILS VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Largest UVA Win: 59 (59-0), 1990 N. 21 ABILENE CHRISTIAN TBA TBA Record: 0-2, ACC: 0-2 Record: 0-0, ACC: 0-0 Longest UVA Win Streak: 8 (2000-07) N. 28 at Florida State* TBA TBA Head Coach: David Cutcliffe Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Mendenhall vs. Cutcliffe: Mendenhall leads, 4-0 D. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA TBA DU Record: 72-81 • 13th season UVA Record: 25-27 • fifth season Websites: VirginiaSports.com D. 12 at Virginia Tech* TBA TBA Career Record: 116-110 • 19th season Career Record: 124-70 • 16th season GoDuke.com Cutcliffe vs. UVA: 6-6 Mendenhall vs. DU: 4-0 All Times Eastern; *ACC game OPENING KICK ON THE AIR UVA OPENS 131ST SEASON OF FOOTBALL ACC Network • The University of Virginia opens its 131st season of Chris Cotter play-by-play football Saturday against Duke. Mark Herzlich, analyst • It is the 90th season the Cavaliers have played in Eric Wood, sideline Scott Stadium. • UVA is 83-38-9 (.673) all-time in season openers. Virginia Sports Radio Network • The Cavaliers are 76-21-7 (.308) all-time in home Dave Koehn, play-by-play season openers and have won 19 of their last 24 Tony Covington, analyst SPORTS season openers in Scott Stadium. RN EAT WDOIROK • In his career as a head coach, Bronco Mendenhall is Satellite Radio 11-4 in 15 season-openers, including 3-1 at UVA. Sirius 204 • XM 207 • Internet 967 NOTING VIRGINIA IN ACC OPENERS • Virginia begins its 67th season competing in the Atlan- tic Coast Conference on Saturday. VIRGINIA COACHES • Virginia holds a 27-39 all-time record in conference openers. On the Field • This is the sixth time over the last 15 years that Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Virginia opens ACC play at Scott Stadium. During that Mark Atuaia, Running Backs span only the 2007 (Duke), 2010 (Florida State), 2014 Jason Beck, Quarterbacks (Louisville), 2017 (Duke) and 2018 (Louisville) seasons Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator/TEs did UVA start ACC play in Charlottesville. Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers FIVE TOP STORYLINES Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Clint Sintim, Defensive Line •UVA’s season opener also serves as its ACC opener QB Brennan Armstrong will become just the fourth Cavalier for the 19th time in program history. It is the first time to start at QB during the Bronco Mendenhall era. The last 40 Garett Tujague, Offensive Line since 1993-94 the Cavaliers opened up a season UVA games have seen only two different starters at QB, both of Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant which are currently in the NFL (Kurt Benkert, Falcons and Bryce with an ACC opponent in back-to-back years when UVA Perkins, Rams). In the Booth opened 1993 at Maryland and 1994 at Florida State. Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers • UVA is opening a season against Duke for the fourth Charles Mack, Graduate Assistant time in program history. Saturday’s game breaks a four-way tie among ACC opponents for most C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant season openers against. UVA had previously opened a season three times against Clemson, Donte Wilkins, Graduate Assistant Maryland and Wake Forest. • QB Brennan Armstrong will become just the second left-handed quarterback in Virginia history VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS to start a game. He joins fellow southpaw Jameel Sewell, who started 32 career games for the Cavaliers over the 2006, 2007 and 2009 seasons. Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) • Bronco Mendenhall led UVA to back-to-back-to-back bowls (2017, 2018, 2019) for the first Jim Daves • @JimDaves time since the Cavaliers went to four bowl games in a row from 2002 to 2005. O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] • Mendenhall is 4-0 all-time in ACC openers, including wins over Duke in 2016 and 2017. UVA also topped Louisville in 2018 and Pitt in 2019 ACC openers under Mendenhall. The 2016 UVA Primary Football Contact (player interviews) win by Mendenhall in his first-ever ACC game (at Duke) marked the first time a UVA coach won his Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis first-ever ACC contest as the Cavalier head coach. O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Thurman A win over the Blue Devils gives UVA season-opening wins in back-to-back O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] 1 years over ACC opponents for the first time in program history. #THESTANDARD The Cavaliers broke a single-season program record with 46 sacks in 6 2019, which ranked No. 6 in the nation. Saturday marks the 20th time in program history UVA has opened ACC play against Duke. The Cavaliers are 9-10 all-time vs. Duke in ACC openers. 20 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 1 2020 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 20 SUNDAY 21 MONDAY 22 TUESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 24 THURSDAY 25 FRIDAY 26 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly ZOOM press • Post-practice player ZOOM • Post-practice player • No availability • No availability Game No. 1 conference availability (WR Billy Kemp, ZOOM availability vs. Duke • No availability (12 p.m.) DE Mandy Alonso) 4 p.m. • WINA Coaches ACC Network Radio Show Charlottesville, Va. (7-8 p.m.) 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. Additional ques- Justin Duenkel Dunk-el ers. The Zoom link will be distributed via e-mail tions can be addressed by Slim Vollinger, Aaron Faumui Fowl-Moo-EE advisory prior to the start of the game. Audio Director/ACC Advanced Media, at svollinger@ Matt Gahm Gam (rhymes with Ham) and video files from the press conference will theacc.org or call 336.369.1207.