GAME 2 • SEPT. 6, 2014 • RICHMOND AT VIRGINIA • SCOTT STADIUM (61,500) • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. 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 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS VIRGINIA GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time/Result TV Venue Scott Stadium CAVALIERS Capacity 61,500 Aug. 30 No. 7 UCLA L/20-28 ESPN Record: 0-1 ACC: 0-0 Sept. 6 RICHMOND 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 Playing Surface Natural Grass Sept. 13 LOUISVILLE* 12:30 p.m. ACC Network Series vs. UR: UVa leads, 27-2-2 Sept. 20 at BYU TBA HEAD COACH: Mike London, fifth season In Charlottesville: UVa leads, 25-1-1 Sept. 27 KENT STATE TBA UVa Record: 18-32 • Career Record: 42-37 • Record vs. UR: 2-0 Last Meeting: 2012 (UVa, 43-19) Oct. 4 PITT* TBA Television Radio Oct. 18 at Duke* TBA RICHMOND Oct. 25 NORTH CAROLINA1* TBA SPIDERS Nov. 1 at Georgia Tech* TBA Nov. 8 at Florida State* TBA Record: 1-0 CAA: 0-0 Nov. 22 MIAMI (FLA.)* TBA School Websites VirginiaSports.com Nov. 28 at Virginia Tech* TBA ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU HEAD COACH: Danny Rocco, third season RichmondSpiders.com UR Record: 15-9 • Career Record: 62-29 • Record vs. UVa: 0-1 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings #URvsUVA AT A GLANCE VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF On the Field Mike London ....................................................... Head Coach VIRGINIA WELCOMES IN-STATE FOE RICHMOND TO SCOTT STADIUM Larry Lewis ............................ Special Teams Coordinator/RBs • Saturday is Youth Day at Scott Stadium as UVa welcomes the Richmond Spiders to Charlottesville for the Mike Archer ...............................................................Safeties fourth time in seven seasons, renewing an in-state rivalry that dates back to 1893. The first 5,000 kids in the Marques Hagans ............................................Wide Receivers eighth grade and under will receive a free Virginia drawstring backpack and youth program upon entry. Jappy Oliver..................................................... Defensive Line Chip West ............................................................Cornerbacks Scott Wachenheim ...........................................Offensive Line VIRGINIA VS. RICHMOND, CAA Zach Tenuta (GA) .............................................Defensive Line • Virginia owns a 27-2-2 edge in the all-time series with Richmond. UVa has won the last nine meetings, including a 42-19 win the last time these teams met in 2012. In the Press Box Tom O’Brien ...................................Assoc. HC for Offense/TEs • Richmond’s last win in the series came in 1946, a 19-7 victory in Richmond. Jon Tenuta ...................Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./LBs • The Cavaliers own a 56-9-3 record against current members of the CAA. Steve Fairchild .............................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs • London is 16-3 all-time vs. the CAA and 8-3 all-time against FCS ranked CAA foes. Sean Cascarano (GA) ........................Offensive Line/Tight Ends Jacob Hodges (GA) ....................................................Defense Clint Sintim (GA) ...............................Offense/Wide Receivers LONDON FACES ALMA MATER • Mike London is facing his alma mater, Richmond, for the third time as UVa’s head coach. TELEVISION: ESPN3 • London is a 1983 graduate of Richmond where he played as a defensive back. Play-by-Play: ...............................................Wayne Randazzo • UVa hosted Richmond in 2010 and again in 2012, both Cavalier wins. Analyst: .............................................................John Gregory • In 2010, London became the second UVa head coach to make his debut for the Cavaliers against his alma RADIO: Virginia Sports Network mater. Play-by-Play: .......................................................Dave Koehn • Former UVa head coach George Welsh made his debut in 1982 against his alma mater, Navy. Analyst: ..........................................................Tony Covington • In both cases, London and Welsh also made their UVa debut against the programs they just left as head Sidelines ................................................................Jay James coach. London was the head coach of Richmond from 2008-09 and Welsh was the head coach at Navy from SATELLITE RADIO: ..................................Sirius 135, XM 204 1973-81. FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S INSIDE • Virginia and Richmond are meeting for the 32nd time in Game Information ...........................................................................1 Scoring Drives ................................................................................28 Media Information/Schedule ...........................................................2 Drives .............................................................................................29 series history. UVa’s current streak of nine wins in a row in the University of Virginia Facts ...............................................................3 Game-By-Game Statistics .........................................................30-36 series began in 1947. Virginia vs. Richmond/CAA ...............................................................4 Miscellaneous Tackles Leaders/Special Teams Tackles Leaders ........36 Team Stats.....................................................................................5-7 Money Plays ...................................................................................37 • UVa head coach Mike London not only played at Richmond, ACC Standings/Preseason Poll ..........................................................5 Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer ....................................................38 but he led the Spiders to the 2008 FCS National Championship Career Starts/2014 UVa Opponents/UVa Overtime Games ...............6 The Last Time ............................................................................39-49 National Polls ...................................................................................7 Participation ..................................................................................41 during his first head coaching job. Offensive Notes ...........................................................................8-10 Career Highs ..............................................................................42-43 • WR Doni Dowling’s five receptions against UCLA are the most Game-Opening/Second Half-Opening Drives .................................10 Player Capsules .........................................................................44-45 Last Minute Game-Winning Scores/Goal-to-Goal ..........................10 Individual and Career Statistics .................................................46-47 by a UVa true freshman (any position) in a debut dating back Defensive Notes ........................................................................11-12 Game-By-Game Summaries ...........................................................48 to 1972. That was the first season in which freshmen were Special Teams Notes/ Game-Winning Field Goals ...........................13 Virginia and Opponent Long Plays .................................................49 NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL/NFL Draft Picks .......14 Virginia Numerical/Alphabetical Roster ....................................50-51 eligible to play varsity football. Did You Know?/National Award Watch Lists/Honors & Awards .......15 Virginia Depth Chart .......................................................................52 Quarterback Greyson Lambert .......................................................16 • Quin Blanding started at free safety against UCLA and was Quarterbacks David Watford/Matt Johns ........................................17 the first UVa true freshman to start a season opener at one of Fun Facts ........................................................................................18 SOCIAL MEDIA • #UVAFB Head Coach Mike London ...............................................................19 the two safety positions since Tony Blount did so on Sept. 11, Team Statistics ..........................................................................20-21 1976 at Washington. Individual Statistics ...................................................................22-23 Defensive Statistics/Game-by-Game Starters............................24-25 • UVa in 2013 and Florida State in 2002 are the only teams in What Happens on First Down/Third Down Conversions ..................26 college football history to play 11 teams during the regular Starting Field Position/Penalties ....................................................26 season that would go on to play in a bowl game. Season Drive & Turnover/Takeaway Analysis ..................................27 @UVa_Football @VirginiaFootball VirginiaSports MEDIA INFORMATION PAGE 2 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE On each Monday during the football season, the UVa SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Athletics Media Relations office will conduct a weekly • Mike London • Weekly press conference • Defensive players avail- • Offensive players avail- • No availability football press conference, attended by head coach Mike teleconference (7 p.m.) John Paul Jones Arena able for interviews able for interviews • Offensive coaches