NORTH CAROLINA GAME October 31, 2020 8 p.m. • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (1,000) 6 #UNCVSU VA BREAKDOWN 2020 SCHEDULE Date: Sat., Oct. 31, 2020 Date Opponent Time /Result TV Location: Charlottesville, Va. S. 26 DUKE* W/38-20 ACC Network Stadium: Scott Stadium (1,000) O. 3 at 1/1 Clemson* L/23-41 ACC Network VS. Rankings: UNC (15 AP, 13 Coaches) O. 10 NC STATE* L/21-38 ACC Network Series vs. UNC: UNC leads, 63-57-4 In Charlottesville: tied, 25-25 O. 17 at Wake Forest* L/23-40 ACC Network 11/11 at Scott Stadium: tied, 22-22 O. 24 at Miami* L/14-19 ACC Network Last Meeting: 2018 (at UNC, W, 38-31) O. 31 15/13 NORTH CAROLINA* 8 p.m. ACC Network First Meeting: 1892 (vs. UNC, W, 30-18) N. 7 LOUISVILLE* 8 p.m. ACC Network NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Largest UVA win: 66 (66-0), 1912 N. 21 ABILENE CHRISTIAN TBA TBA Record: 4-1, ACC: 4-1 Record: 1-4, ACC: 1-4 Longest Win Streak: 8 (1907-15) N. 28 at Florida State* TBA TBA Mendenhall vs. Brown: Mendenhall leads, 2-1 Head Coach: Mack Brown Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Websites: VirginiaSports.com D. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA TBA UNC Record: 80-53-1 • 12th season UVA Record: 26-31 • fifth season GoHeels.com D. 12 at Virginia Tech* TBA TBA Career Record: 255-129-1 • 32nd season Career Record: 125-74 • 16th season Brown vs. UVA: 3-8 Mendenhall vs. UNC: 3-1 All Times Eastern; *ACC game OPENING KICK ON THE AIR THE SOUTH’S OLDEST RIVALRY ACC Network • Virginia and North Carolina will meet for the 125th time in the Dave O’Brien, play-by-play South’s Oldest Rivalry, a series that began in 1892. Tim Hasselbeck, analyst VIRGINIA VS. NORTH CAROLINA Katie George, sideline • UVA trails the all-time series with North Carolina, 63-57-4. • There is a difference in the series record between the two Virginia Sports Radio Network schools because of the game in 1956 that North Carolina forfeited Dave Koehn, play-by-play for using an ineligible player. All of UNC’s games in 1956 were for- Tony Covington, analyst SPORTS feited by conference action. Both schools count the 1956 game as RN EAT WDOIROK a win. Satellite Radio • Saturday’s game will tie the rivalry for the second-longest series Sirius 137 • XM 193 • Internet 955 in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history. The “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” between Auburn and Georgia for decades was one game behind the UVA/UNC rivalry, but an extra meeting in 2017 (SEC Championship) has brought them even. • The two schools have met every season since 1919 and there VIRGINIA COACHES have been only four seasons since 1900 when they did not meet (1906, 1909 and 1917-18, when football was postponed at both On the Field schools because of World War I). Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Robert Anae, Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Teams (Date of 2020 Meeting) Games 1st Game Mark Atuaia, Running Backs 1. Minnesota/Wisconsin (Nov. 28) 129 1890 Jason Beck, Quarterbacks 2. Virginia/North Carolina (Oct. 31) 125* 1892 Ricky Brumfield, Special Teams Coordinator/TEs Auburn/Georgia (Oct. 3) 125 1892 Marques Hagans, Wide Receivers 4. Miami (Ohio)/Cincinnati 124 1888 Shane Hunter, Inside Linebackers 5. Oregon/Oregon State (Nov. 27) 123 1894 Nick Howell, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Clint Sintim, Defensive Line 6. Cal/Stanford (Nov. 27) 122 1892 ILB Nick Jackson leads the ACC with 10.6 Indiana/Purdue (Nov. Dec. 12) 122 1891 Garett Tujague, Offensive Line tackles per game. With 53 tackles, he is just the Kirk Garner, Graduate Assistant 8. Kansas/Missouri 120 1891 third-different Cavalier since 2000 to notch 50+ 9. Army/Navy (Dec. 12) 120 1890 tackles through first the five games (Micah Kiser, In the Booth 10. Texas/Texas A&M 118 1894 Quin Blanding) of a season. *- includes this week’s meeting Kelly Poppinga, Co-Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers Charles Mack, Graduate Assistant FIVE TOP STORYLINES C.J. Stalker, Graduate Assistant • The Cavaliers have faced the Tar Heels more than any other school (124) in program history. Donte Wilkins, Graduate Assistant • Virginia is playing on Halloween for the 17th time and for the first time since 2015 against Georgia Tech. UVA is 7-9 all-time on Halloween and Saturday’s game is only the Cavaliers’ fifth Halloween game at Scott Stadium (1981, VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS 1992, 2009, 2015). Asst. AD for Media Relations (coach interviews) • For UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall, Saturday marks the 200th game in his head coaching career. He previ- ously coached 142 games at BYU and Saturday will be his 58th at UVA. He will become one of eight active coaches Jim Daves • @JimDaves with a career winning percentage over .600 with at least 200 FBS career games coached. O: (434) 243-2467 • C: (434) 962-7668 • [email protected] • WR Billy Kemp IV has 41 receptions this season. Kemp’s 41 receptions are the most by a Cavalier in program history through the first five games of a season. Primary Football Contact (player interviews) • Kemp is No. 1 in the ACC and No. 10 in the nation with 8.2 receptions per game. Vincent Briedis • @VincentBriedis • ILB Nick Jackson leads the ACC with 10.6 tackles per game. Last time out he recorded a career-high 16 tackles O: (434) 982-5533 • C: (434) 362-3792 • [email protected] at then-No. 11 Miami. Secondary Contact #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Kristin Thurman UVA’s current three-game winning streak in the series with UNC is its longest O: (434) 297-7644 • C: (864) 934-4704 • [email protected] 3 since winning four in a row from 2006-09. #THESTANDARD Tony Poljan is No. 4 in the nation among tight ends with 22 receptions. His 4 three touchdowns rank No. 8 among FBS tight ends. WR Terrell Jana has at least one catch in 21-straight games. His streak started at Georgia Tech on Nov. 17, 2018. 21 @UVAFootball @UVAFootball VirginiaFootball 1 2020 VIRGINIA FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 25 SUNDAY 26 MONDAY 27 TUESDAY 28 WEDNESDAY 29 THURSDAY 30 FRIDAY 31 SATURDAY PLAYER DAY OFF • Weekly ZOOM press • Post-practice player ZOOM • Post-practice: offensive • No availability • No availability Game No. 6 conference availability: OG Chris Glaser & defensive coordinator vs. North Carolina • No availability (12 p.m.) (11 a.m.) ZOOM (9:30 a.m.) 8 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.