ILLINOIS GAME September 11, 2021 11:00 A.M. • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. Scott Stadium (61,500) 2 VIRGINIA VS. ILLINOIS 2021 SCHEDULE Series vs. ILLINOIS: Illinois, 2-0 Date Opponent Time /Result TV S. 4 WILLIAM & MARY W, 43-0 RSN In Charlottesville: n/a S. 11 ILLINOIS 11 A.M. ACCN VS S. 18 at North Carolina* 7:30 p.m. ACCN at Scott Stadium: n/a S. 24 WAKE FOREST* 7 P.M. ESPN2 Last Meeting: 1999 (in Miami) S. 30 at Miami* 7:30 p.m. ESPN 0. 9 at Louisville* TBA First Meeting: 1990 (in Orlando) O. 16 DUKE1* TBA O. 23 GEORGIA TECH* TBA VIRGINIA CAVALIERS ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Largest UVA win: n/a O. 30 at BYU TBA Record: 1-0, ACC: 0-0 Record: 1-1, BIG10: 1-0 N. 13 NOTRE DAME TBA Longest Win Streak: n/a N. 20 at Pitt* TBA Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach: Bret Bielema N. 27 VIRGINIA TECH* TBA UVA Record: 31-32 • 6th season UI Record: 1-1 • first season Mendenhall vs. Bielema: 0-0 Career Record: 130-75 • 17th season Career Record: 98-59 • 13th season Mendenhall vs. Illinois: 0-0 Bielema vs. UVA: 0-0 All Times Eastern; *ACC game OPENING KICK ON THE AIR ACC Network • Virginia will square off against a Big Ten foe for the Chris Cotter, play-by-play first time since 2017 & 2018 when it played Indiana Mark Herzlich, analyst in a home and home series. Jalyn Johnson, sideline • UVA has won nine-straight games against non-con- ference opponents at Scott Stadium. UVA is 10-2 under Mendenhall against non-ACC foes. Virginia Sports Radio Network • Fans returned to Scott Stadium last Saturday for Dave Koehn, play-by-play the first time since the regular season finale against Tony Covington, analyst SPORTS Virginia Tech in 2019, a span of 645 days. In 2020, Jay James, sideline RADIO the attendance totaled 4,500 people over six home N E T W O R K games due to COVID-19 restrictions. A total of Satellite Radio 42,982 attended the home opener against William & Sirius: 133 | XM: 193 | Sirius XM App: 955 Mary. • Virginia will kick-off pre-noon at Scott Stadium for the first time on Saturday. The last time UVA played at 11 a.m. EST. was the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl where the contest kicked at 11 a.m. in Charlotte. The Cavaliers defeated Pitt, 23-16. TEAM COMPARISON UVA Illinois VS. ILLINOIS RECORD 1-0 1-1 • Saturday will mark the first meeting between Illinois SCORING 43 60 and Virginia in the regular season. The two previous Noah Taylor made six tackles against William Points Per Game 43.0 30.0 meetings have both occurred in bowl games, the & Mary last Saturday including two tackles 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl and the 1999 Micronpc.com for a loss Points Off Turnovers 0 7 Bowl. FIRST DOWNS 22 43 • In the Citrus Bowl, the Cavaliers were ranked No. 15 in the country while Illinois checked in Rushing 9 17 at No. 11. • The Fighting Illini scored 63 points against the Cavaliers in the Micronpc Bowl, the most by Passing 13 21 a UVA opponent in a bowl game. Penalty 9 5 • Virginia will also play Illinois in week two of the 2022 season, the program’s first trip to RUSHING YARDAGE 206 313 Champaign. Rushing Attempts 32 83 Average Per Rush 6.4 3.8 #TheStandard: BY THE NUMBERS Average Per Game 206.0 188.5 TDs Rushing 3 1 Number of consecutive home games Virginia has amassed 500+ 3 yards of total offense PASSING YARDAGE 339 425 Comp-Att-Int 21-32-0 62-37-0 Tackles by linebacker Nick Jackson last week, the eighth time in 12 his career he’s recorded 10 or more tackles TDs Passing 2 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 545 738 Teams in the country that have recorded shutouts this season 6 including three ACC squads - UVA, NC State & BC Number of touchdown receptions wideout Ra’Shaun Henry has in #THESTANDARD 5 two seasons at UVA despite just nine receptions. Teams, including Virginia, that have not committed a turnover yet this season. 32 @UVAFootball As of 9/5/21 COVERING THE CAVALIERS UVA VS. ILLINOIS • SERIES HISTORY WEEKLY SCHEDULE - ILLINOIS All-Time: Illinois leads, 2-0 Monday, Sept. 6 Charlottesville: n/a • Champaign: n/a • Neutral Sites: Illinois leads: 2-0 Noon - Bronco Mendenhall Zoom Press Conference WR Ra’Shaun Henry, FS Nick Grant available after Longest UVA win streak: n/a • Longest Illinois win streak: 2 (1990-present) Mendenhall Largest Victory: n/a Tuesday, Sept. 7 Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Illinois Coach Opp. Rank 7-8 p.m. - Mendenhall Coaches Show (WINA) 1989* Orlando George Welsh L 21-31 15 John Mackovic 11 1999 Miami George Welsh L 21-63 NR Ron Turner NR Wednesday, Sept. 8 *Played on Jan. 1 1990 10:45 a.m. - Offensive coordinator Robert Anae & defen- sive coordinator Nick Howell Post Practice Availability - Select student-athletes ON THIS DATE • SEPT. 11 Thursday, Sept. 9 & Friday Sept. 10 Season Site UVA Coach W/L/T Score UVA Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank No availability 1971 Home Don Lawrence L 6-10 NR Navy Rick Forzano NR 1976 Away Dick Bestwick L 17-38 NR Washington Don James NR *Note: student-athletes are available for phone/in-person 1982 Away George Welsh L 16-20 NR Navy Gary Tranquill NR interviews each Monday depending on class schedules. 1993 Home George Welsh W 38-0 NR Navy George Chaump NR Interview requests should be directed to Scott Fitzgerald by noon on Sunday 1999 Away George Welsh L 14-33 22 Clemson Tommy Bowden NR 2004 Home Al Groh W 56-24 12 North Carolina John Bunting NR POSTGAME INTERVIEWS 2010 Away Mike London L 14-17 NR Southern California Lane Kiffin 16 Coach Mendenhall will hold his postgame press conference in the media room, while requested players will be brought to the media room to meet with media VS. THE BIG TEN representatives after Mendenhall. UVA athletic commu- • In all-time meetings with schools currently in the Big Ten, UVA is 41-59-2. The Cavaliers have nications personnel will take player requests during the played eight of the 14 current members of the league. fourth quarter of each game. • Seventy-eight of those meetings came against Maryland (32-44-2), a former ACC rival. • Saturday’s game is only the 19th time UVA has faced an active member of the Big Ten. UVA is Virginia’s locker room is closed to media following 7-11 in those games. games, both at home and on the road. • Virginia’s wins over the Big Ten include a 47-0 triumph over the University of Chicago in 1939 (Chicago left the conference a year later). It was UVA’s first Big Ten win. IMPORTANT LINKS • Virginia is 1-0 vs. Chicago and Minnesota, 2-2 vs. Indiana, 2-1 vs. Penn State (Big Ten member ACC Media Portal: theacc.com/media only), 1-1 vs. Purdue, 0-3 vs. Michigan, 0-2 vs. Illinois, 0-1 vs. Ohio State and Wisconsin. School logos and headshots of players and coaches • UVA’s four-game winning streak against the Big Ten, dating back to the 2005 Music City Bowl, was CollegePressBox: collegepressbox.com snapped when Indiana beat UVA, 34-17, at Scott Stadium in 2017. The streak started with a 34-31 Download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media Music City Bowl win over Minnesota and included wins over Indiana in 2009 and 2011, followed by guides, headshots, a 2012 win over Penn State. • The Cavaliers will renew their old ACC rivalry with Maryland, starting in College Park on Sept. 16, ACC MEDIA PORTAL 2023. The Terps will return the visit on Sept. 14, 2024 at Scott Stadium. Broadcast media outlets will be able access ACC foot- ball highlights and press conference excerpts via the STARTING IT OFF RIGHT ACC Media Portal throughout the football season. • Virginia won its fifth-straight season opener with a 43-0 shutout of William & Mary last Saturday. Upon the conclusion of each game, highlights will be It marked the first shutout in a season-opening game since blanking Duke 27-0 to begin the 2003 available for local TV news affiliates to download and campaign. The shutout was the first since the 28-0 Belk Bowl victory over South Carolina. use in televised news programming at no cost. Outlets • The Cavaliers amassed 500 yards of total offense for the third-straight home game. The Cavaliers may access the highlights, along with any weekly head compiled 518 yards against Abilene Christian on Nov. 21 and 549 against Boston College in last coach press conferences, through the ACC Media year’s home finale. Portal. This portal replaces the ACC Video Clip Service • On the defensive side of the ball, Virginia limited William & Mary to 183 yards (89 passing and 94 (AVCS). The use of ACC game highlights provided through the ACC Media Portal remain subject to those rushing). It was the lowest by a UVA defense since holding the tribe to 193 yards in 2019. restrictions outlined in the ACC News Access • The last time UVA recorded five-straight season-opening wins was 1928-1932. Guidelines. Interested affiliates should email licensing@ xosdigital.com to register for the ACC Media Portal and THE THIRD SIDE for additional information. Additional questions can be • Virginia’s special teams was nearly flawless in week one against William & Mary.