GAME 3 • SEPT. 21, 2013 • VMI 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] ON THE WEB: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA ON TWITTER: @UVA_Football • #UVAFB 7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS • 3 NFL HALL OF FAMERS • 27 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • 114 FIRST-TEAM ALL-ACC HONOREES 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS VIRGINIA GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time/Result TV CAVALIERS Venue David A. Harrison Field Aug. 31 BYU W, 19-16 ESPNU Record: 1-1 ACC: 0-0 at Scott Stadium Sept. 7 OREGON L, 10-59 ABC/ESPN2 Capacity 61,500 Sept. 21 VMI 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 Playing Surface Natural Grass Sept. 28 at Pitt* 12:30 p.m. RSN HEAD COACH: Mike London, fourth season Series vs. VMI: UVa leads, 56-23-3 Oct. 5 BALL STATE TBA UVa Record: 17-22 • Career Record: 41-27 • Record vs. VMI: 3-0 In Charlottesville: UVa leads, 37-16-2 Oct. 12 at Maryland* TBA Last Meeting: 2010 (UVa, 48-7) Oct. 19 DUKE* TBA VMI Oct. 26 GEORGIA TECH1* TBA Television ESPN3 Nov. 2 CLEMSON* TBA KEYDETS Radio Virginia Sports Network Nov. 9 at North Carolina* TBA Record: 1-2 Big South: 0-0 Live Stats VirginiaSports.com Nov. 23 at Miami (Fla.)* TBA School Websites VirginiaSports.com Nov. 30 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA HEAD COACH: Sparky Woods, sixth season VMIKeydets.com VMI Record: 13-43 • Career Record: 76-89-5 • Record vs. UVa: 0-1 All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings VIRGINIA AND VMI RENEW COMMONWEALTH RIVALRY VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF On the Field • Virginia and VMI are facing each other on the gridiron for the 83rd time, but only for the second meeting since Mike London ....................................................... Head Coach 1991. Steve Fairchild .............................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs • UVa defeated VMI 42-0 at Scott Stadium in 1991 and then the series was dormant until Sept. 25, 2010 when the Larry Lewis ............................ Special Teams Coordinator/RBs Keydets returned to Charlottesville in Mike London’s third game as the head coach of the Cavaliers. Vincent Brown .............Defensive Line/Asst. Special Teams Coord. • The teams have met 82 times previously; UVa owns a 56-23-3 edge in the all-time series and has won nine straight Anthony Poindexter ..................................................Safeties against the Keydets, which matches its longest winning streak in the series. The current streak started in 1979. The Chip West ............................................................Cornerbacks Scott Wachenheim ...........................................Offensive Line other nine-game winning streak spanned the 1943-52 seasons. Jonathan Lewis (GA) .......................................Defensive Line • VMI’s last win in the series was Sept. 30, 1978, a 17-9 victory in Charlottesville; the last nine games have rarely Tommy Reamon (GA) .................................................Offense been close – only one game was decided by fewer than 10 points, with an average score of 33.6 to 6.1. • UVa has outscored VMI 120-7 over the last three meetings (1987, 1991, 2010). In the Press Box Tom O’Brien ...................................Assoc. HC for Offense/TEs LONG HISTORY BETWEEN CAVALIERS, KEYDETS Jon Tenuta ...................Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./LBs Marques Hagans ............................................Wide Receivers • Despite playing once in the previous 22 seasons, Virginia and VMI have competed many times previously. Mike Saint Germain (GA) ..................Offensive Line/Tight Ends • This is the 83rd meeting between the schools on the gridiron – VMI is the third-most common opponent in UVa Jacob Hodges (GA) ....................................................Defense program history. • Only North Carolina (117 games) and Virginia Tech (94 games) have battled UVa on more occasions than VMI. TELEVISION: ESPN3 Play-by-Play: .................................................. Shawn Kenney FAMILIAR FOE FOR LONDON Analyst: ...............................................................Stan Lewter Sidelines: ........................................................Angela Mallen • Mike London is no stranger to the VMI program as this is his fourth meeting against the Keydets in his sixth season as a college head coach. RADIO: Virginia Sports Network • London’s Richmond teams faced the Keydets during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, with UR winning each matchup. Play-by-Play: .......................................................Dave Koehn • Richmond won, 56-16, in 2008 in Lexington, then posted a 38-28 victory over the Keydets during the 2009 season Analyst: ..........................................................Tony Covington in Richmond. Sidelines: ...............................................................Jay James • London’s third game as the head coach of UVa in 2010 was against the Keydets, a 48-7 victory. SATELLITE RADIO: ...................................Sirus 138, XM 195 VIRGINIA VERSUS BIG SOUTH TEAMS FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW • This will be Virginia’s second game against a team representing the Big South Conference. VMI, who previously was • UVa is playing its third home game in a row. Its the in the Southern Conference before joining the Big South in 2003, is the only opponent from the league UVa has ever first time since 1988 that UVa has opened a season with faced (2010 and 2013). three home games. • The league added football as a championship sport in 2002 and currently consists of six teams for football: Charles- • It has been 25 quarters since VMI has led UVa. VMI ton Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Liberty, Presbyterian and VMI. last led on Oct. 15, 1983 when the Keydets started the • VMI will re-join the Southern Conference in 2014. game off with a 3-0 lead. UVa finished the first quarter • With VMI’s departure, Monmouth will join the Big South in 2014 and Kennesaw State will follow in 2015, both as that day leading 17-3 and won 38-7. associate football members. • VMI cornerbacks coach Brad Robbins was a graduate assistant at UVa for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2010 Robbins was part of the office staff. VIRGINIA FOLLOWING A BYE WEEK • Brent Urban is No. 7 in the nation in passes defended • Virginia has had varying degrees of success following bye weeks. per game (2.0) & leads all defensive linemen. The next • Over the last 23 years, Virginia has a 19-11 record when playing after a two-week break (not counting Thursday DL is tied for No. 39 (Tavita Woodward, Hawaii). night games.) • Ian Frye’s 53-yard field goal against BYU is tied for the • UVa has won four games in a row when the contest follows a bye, including a 33-6 triumph at NC State in 2012. third longest in the nation this season and is tied for the • UVa’s current bye week streak started in 2009 when the Cavaliers won in Chapel Hill over North Carolina, 16-3. third-longest in UVa history. • The win over the Tar Heels snapped a three -game losing streak in contests that followed a bye week. 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 football press conference, attended by head coach Mike • Mike London • Weekly press conference • Defensive players avail- • Offensive players avail- • No availability London and selected student-athletes. London will field teleconference (7 p.m.) John Paul Jones able for interviews able for interviews questions beginning at 3 p.m. and student-athletes will Media Room • Defensive coaches avail- • Offensive coaches avail- FRIDAY begin interviews at 3:30 p.m. Snacks will be served. (3 p.m.) able for interviews able for interviews • WINA Coaches Radio • DT David Dean • TE Jake McGee telecon- • No availability Quotes from the Monday press conference will be posted Show, Wild Wing Cafe (11:30 a.m.) ference (10:30 a.m.) on VirginiaSports.com Monday afternoon. (7-8 p.m.) • Mike London on ACC Conference Call (Noon) PLAYER INTERVIEWS Players are available for interviews each Monday, ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE UNIQUELY UVA depending on class schedules. If you have specific player The 14 ACC football coaches will be featured on a weekly The University of Virginia is an institution rich with histo- interview requests, they should be directed to Vincent teleconference each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to ry and tradition. Here is some of the terminology that Briedis in the UVa Athletics Media Relations office by 12:50 p.m., beginning Aug. 28, and concluding contributes to UVa’s culture. Noon Sunday. November 27. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will Grounds: The term used by students, faculty and alumni Requested defensive players and defensive coaches will be an audio file of each teleconference on theACC.com to refer to the University dating as far back as Thomas be available for telephone interviews Tuesday, while Wednesday afternoon. Transcripts of the teleconference Jefferson. “Campus” is never used. offensive players and offensive coaches will be available will also be available on the theACC.com each Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon. First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year: Instead of freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Why you No player or coach interviews will be arranged after Contact an ACC staff member or member institution’s may ask? To be