GAME 7 • OCT. 24, 2015 • VIRGINIA AT NORTH CAROLINA • KENAN STADIUM (63,000) • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. 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 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS VIRGINIA GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time /Result TV Venue .............................................. Kenan Stadium CAVALIERS Capacity ........................................................63,000 Sept. 5 at No. 13/14 UCLA L/16-34 FOX Record: 2-4 ACC: 1-1 Sept. 12 9/11 NOTRE DAME L/27-34 ABC Playing Surface ..................................Natural Grass Sept. 19 WILLIAM & MARY W/35-29 ESPN3 Series vs. UNC: .......................... UNC leads, 61-54-4 Sept. 25 BOISE STATE L/14-56 ESPN HEAD COACH: Mike London, sixth season In Chapel Hill: .......................... UNC leads, 31-12-3 Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh* L/19-26 ACC Network UVA Record: 25-42 • Career Record: 49-47 • Record vs. UNC: 0-5 Last Meeting: ........................... 2014 (UNC, 28-27) Oct. 17 SYRACUSE1* W/44-38 (3OT) RSN Oct. 24 at North Carolina* 3:30 p.m. RSN NORTH CAROLINA Television Radio Oct. 31 GEORGIA TECH* 3 p.m. RSN TAR HEELS Nov. 7 at Miami (Fla.)* TBA * - In Va., Md., & Wash., D.C. Record: 5-1 ACC: 2-0 Rest of nation will air on Nov. 14 at Louisville* TBA regional sports networks Nov. 21 DUKE* TBA Nov. 28 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA HEAD COACH: Larry Fedora, fourth season School Websites: ........................VirginiaSports.com UNC Record: 26-18 • Career Record: 60-37 • Record vs. UVa: 5-0 ................................................................GoHeels.com All Times Eastern; *ACC game; 1Homecomings #UVAvsUNC AT A GLANCE VIRGINIA COACHING STAFF On the Field VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA SQUARE OFF IN THE SOUTH’S OLDEST RIVALRY Mike London ....................................................... Head Coach • Virginia and North Carolina will meet for the 120th time in the South’s Oldest Rivalry, a series that was first Mike Archer ...........................Assoc. Head Coach/Linebackers played in 1892. The Cavaliers have faced the Tar Heels more than any other school (119) in program history. Jon Tenuta ............Assoc. HC for Defense/Def. Coord./Safeties Larry Lewis .............................Special Teams Coordinator/TEs Marques Hagans ............................................Wide Receivers VIRGINIA VS. NORTH CAROLINA Jappy Oliver..................................................... Defensive Line • Virginia trails the all-time series with North Carolina, 61-54-4, and trails the series in Chapel Hill, 31-12-3. Dave Borbely ....................................................Offensive Line • There is a difference in the series record between the two schools because of the game in 1956 that North Chris Beatty ..................Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Carolina forfeited for using an ineligible player. All of UNC’s games in 1956 were forfeited by conference Zach Tenuta (GA) .............................................Defensive Line action. • Saturday’s game will tie the rivalry for the second-longest series in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision histo- In the Press Box Steve Fairchild .............................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs ry; it was the seventh series in FBS history to reach 100 meetings with the 1995 game. Chip West ............................................................Cornerbacks • The two schools have met every season since 1919 and there have been only four seasons since 1900 Sean Cascarano (GA) ........................Offensive Line/Tight Ends when they did not meet (1906, 1909 and 1917-18, when football was postponed at both schools because Daquan Romero (GA) ................................................Defense of World War I). Brian Wetzel (GA) ..............................Offense/Wide Receivers Teams (Date of 2015 Meeting) Games 1st Game TELEVISION: Regional Sports Networks 1. Minnesota/Wisconsin (Nov. 28) 124 1890 Play-by-Play: ..................................................... Wes Durham 2. Virginia/North Carolina (Oct. 24) 120* 1892 Analyst: .............................................................. James Bates Kansas/Missouri 120 1891 Sidelines: .........................................................Rayven Tirado Miami (Ohio)/Cincinnati (Sept. 19) 120 1888 5. Texas/Texas A&M 118 1894 RADIO: Virginia Sports Network Auburn/Georgia (Nov. 14) 118 1892 Play-by-Play: .......................................................Dave Koehn Oregon/Oregon State (Nov. 27) 118 1894 Analyst: ..........................................................Tony Covington 8. Nebraska/Kansas 117 1892 Sidelines ................................................................Jay James Indiana/Purdue (Nov. 28) 117 1891 Cal/Stanford (Nov. 21) 117 1892 SATELLITE RADIO: ..................................Sirius 112, XM 193 *- includes this week’s meeting FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S INSIDE • UVA and UNC will be playing for the 120th time, which is Game Information ...........................................................................1 Drive Charts....................................................................................32 Media Information/Schedule/Pronunciation Guide ..........................2 Game-By-Game Statistics .........................................................33-40 tied for the second-longest rivalry in FBS history. University of Virginia Facts ...............................................................3 Miscellaneous Tackles Leaders/Special Teams Tackles Leaders ........40 • UVA and UNC first met in 1892 and since 1919 the series Virginia vs. North Carolina .............................................................4-6 Individual/Team Highs ...................................................................41 ACC Standings/Preseason Poll ..........................................................7 Money Plays ...................................................................................42 has been played continuously every season following Team Notes .................................................................................7-10 Long Plays of 20 Yards or Longer ....................................................43 UVA’s two-year football hiatus (1917-18) because of World Future Schedules .........................................................................9-10 The Last Time ............................................................................44-45 Career Starts/2015 UVA Opponents/UVA Overtime Games .............11 Participation ..................................................................................46 War I. National Polls .................................................................................12 Career Highs ..............................................................................47-48 • Current UVA WR T.J. Thorpe is a 2014 graduate of North Offensive Notes .........................................................................13-15 Player Capsules .........................................................................49-50 Game-Opening/Second Half-Opening Drives .................................15 Individual and Career Statistics .................................................51-54 Carolina. In last year’s meeting Thorpe had a 16-yard Last Minute Game-Winning Scores/Goal-to-Goal ..........................15 2015 Game-by-Game Summeries .............................................55-57 touchdown reception with 4:05 left which resulted in Defensive Notes .............................................................................16 Virginia and Opponent Long Plays .................................................58 Special Teams Notes/ Game-Winning Field Goals ...........................17 Virginia Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters ...................................59-60 being the game-winning score for the Tar Heels. NCAA & ACC Stat Leaders/Cavaliers in the NFL/NFL Draft Picks .......18 Depth Chart....................................................................................61 • RB Taquan Mizzell leads the nation’s running backs with Did You Know?/National Award Watch Lists/Honors & Awards .......19 Quarterback Matt Johns .................................................................20 409 receiving yards. His 35 receptions is No. 2 in the nation Fun Facts ........................................................................................21 SOCIAL MEDIA • #UVAFB among running backs. He is the only running back in the Head Coach Mike London ...............................................................22 Team Statistics ..........................................................................23-24 nation with two 100-yard receiving games (UCLA and Individual Statistics ...................................................................25-26 W&M) in 2015. Defensive Statistics/Game-by-Game Starters............................27-28 What Happens on First Down/Third Down Conversions ..................29 • Thirteen Cavaliers have scored at least one touchdown Starting Field Position/Penalties ....................................................29 this season. That is tied with VT for second most in the ACC. Season Drive & Turnover/Takeaway Analysis ..................................30 @UVA_Football