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American college football season
The 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium . They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Coastal Division.
Last season
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The 2015 Cavaliers finished with a record of 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play for the second straight year, to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. On November 29, head coach Mike London resigned, and was replaced six days later by BYU Cougars head coach Bronco Mendenhall .
Coaching changes
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On December 4, Bronco Mendenhall was hired as head coach.[2]
On December 8, 2015, former BYU assistant coaches Robert Anae , Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, and Jason Beck , accepted coaching responsibilities at Virginia.[3] Nick Howell and Kelly Poppinga were announced to be joining the Virginia coaching staff.[4] Ruffin McNeill .[5] Marques Hagans would remain with Virginia's coaching staff as the wide receivers coach.
On December 15, 2015, Shaun Nua was added as the defensive line coach leaving the same post at Navy. On December 18, Nua backed out of being the defensive line coach and decided to remain at Navy.
On December 21, Shane Hunter was hired to be the new defensive line coach.[6]
On March 18, 2016, Mendenhall announced that Hunter and McNeill would switch position duties, with McNeill taking over the defensive line, and Hunter working with the inside linebackers.[7]
Depth chart
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Defense
[8]
SABRE
Kelvin Rainey
Chris Sharp
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DE NT DE
Andrew Brown
Donte Wilkins
Steven Wright
Jack Powers
James Trucilla
Eli Hanback
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Offense
[9]
WR (X )
Doni Dowling
David Eldridge
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LT LG C RG RT
Jack English
Jake Fieler
Jackson Matteo
Jack McDonald
Eric Smith
Michael Mooney
Steven Moss
Jake Fieler
RJ Proctor
Michael Mooney
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⋅
⋅
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WR (Z )
Warren Craft
Ryan Santoro
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WR (Y )
Keeon Johnson
Tanner Cowley
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Key reserves
TE
TE Richard Burney
TE Brendan Marshall
TB
FB
KOR Dylan Sims
Special teams
PK
P
KR
PR
LS
H
Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 3:30 pm No. 4 (FCS ) Richmond *
Charlottesville, VA
ACCN+ L 49,270 September 10 10:30 pm at No. 24 Oregon *
Eugene, OR
ESPN L 53,774 September 17 1:30 pm at UConn *
East Hartford, CT
SNY /ESPN3L 31,036 September 24 12:30 pm Central Michigan *
Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSN W 35,211 October 1 12:30 pm at Duke
Durham, NC
ACC Network W 25,201 October 15 12:30 pm Pittsburgh
Charlottesville, VA
ACCN L 39,522 October 22 3:00 pm No. 22 North Carolina
Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry )
ACCRSN L 40,882 October 29 12:00 pm No. 5 Louisville
Charlottesville, VA
ABC/ESPN2 L 34,824 November 5 3:00 pm at Wake Forest
Winston Salem, NC
ACCRSN L 25,334 November 12 2:00 pm Miami (FL )
Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSN L 39,867 November 19 12:30 pm at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
ACCN L 42,136 November 26 12:00 pm at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth )
ESPN2 L 63,120
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [10] [11]
Game summaries
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Richmond
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#4 (FCS) Richmond Spiders vs Virginia Cavaliers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 (FCS) Richmond 6 10 7 14 37
Virginia
0
7 0 13 20
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia
Date : September 3, 2016
Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather : Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NNE 15 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance : 49,270
Referee : Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Mark Shupe • Linesman: Tracy Lynch • Line judge: Jim Slayton • Back judge: Paul Vargo • Field judge: Jim Biddle • Side judge: M. McCarthy • Center judge: Sean Geraghty
TV announcers (ACC Network Extra ) : Bob Picozzi and Tom O'Brien
Richmond vs Virginia (Sep 3, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Richmond – Griffin Trau 28-yard field goal
Richmond – Trau 35-yard field goal
Second Quarter
Richmond – Tyler Wilkins 11-yard pass from Kyle Lauletta (Trau kick)
Virginia – Doni Dowling 20-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Dylan Sims kick)
Richmond – Ricky Segers 50-yard field goal
Third Quarter
Richmond – Wilkins 5-yard pass from Lauletta (Trau kick)
Fourth Quarter
Richmond – Brian Brown 11-yard pass from Lauletta (Trau kick)
Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 25-yard pass from Benkert (Sims kick)
Richmond – Gordon Collins 55-yard run (Trau kick)
Virginia – Keeon Johnson 15-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (two-point conversion failed)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Richmond – Gordon Collins, 13 carries / 114 yards, 1 TD
Virginia – Albert Reid, 6 carries / 28 yards
Top Receiving
Richmond – Brian Brown, 7 receptions / 88 yards, 1 TD
Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus , 5 receptions / 75 yards, 1 TD
Top Tackler
Richmond – Omar Howard, 9 tackles
Virginia – Micah Kiser , 14 tackles
At Oregon
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Virginia Cavaliers vs #24 Oregon Ducks
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia
6 0
14 6 26
#24 Oregon 13 17 14 0 44
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
Date : September 10, 2016
Game time : 10:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather : Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny
Game attendance : 53,774
Referee : David Epperley • Umpire: Mike Morton • Linesman: Steve Clein • Line judge: Deon Lawrence • Back judge: Pay Ryan • Field judge: Chris Junjulas • Side judge: Angie Bartis • Center judge: Mike Webster
TV announcers (ESPN) : Allen Bestwick, Mike Belloti, and Kris Budden
Virginia vs Oregon (Sep 10, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Oregon – Royce Freeman 2-yard run (two-point conversion failed)
Virginia – Albert Reid 7-yard run (Dylan Sims kick failed)
Oregon – Tony Brooks-James 7-yard run (Aidan Schneider kick)
Second Quarter
Oregon – Dwayne Stanford 2-yard pass from Dakota Prukop (Schneider kick)
Oregon – Pharaoh Brown 11-yard pass from Prukop (Schneider kick)
Oregon – Schneider 20-yard field goal
Third Quarter
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 4-yard run (Sims kick)
Oregon – Devon Allen 77-yard pass from Dakota Prukop (Schneider kick)
Oregon – Freeman 85-yard run (Schneider kick)
Virginia – Warren Craft 6-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Sims kick)
Fourth Quarter
Virginia – Keeon Johnson 6-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (two-point conversion failed)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Virginia – Albert Reid, 15 carries / 126 yards, 1 TD
Oregon – Royce Freeman , 21 carries / 207 yards, 2 TD
Top Receiving
Virginia – Doni Dowling, 4 receptions / 54 yards
Oregon – Devon Allen, 4 receptions / 141 yards, 1 TD
Top Tackler
At UConn
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Virginia Cavaliers vs UConn Huskies
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia
3 7 0 0 10
UConn 0
3 0 10 13
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : September 17, 2016
Game time : 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather : Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S 10 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance : 31,036
Referee : Jeff Maconaghy • Umpire: Rich McMahan • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Keith Parham • Field judge: Kip Johnson • Side judge: Rich Street • Center judge: James Cole
TV announcers (SNY/ESPN3) : Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
Virginia vs Connecticut (Sep 17, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Virginia – Alex Furbank 23-yard field goal
Second Quarter
Virginia – Albert Reid 9-yard run (Furbank kick)
Connecticut – Bobby Puyol 21-yard field goal
Fourth Quarter
Connecticut – Bryant Shirreffs 1-yard run (Puyol kick)
Connecticut – Puyol 43-yard field goal
Top Passers
Virginia – Kurt Benkert , 23/42, 241 yards, 1 INT
Connecticut – Bryant Shirreffs, 13/24, 154 yards, 1 INT
Top Rushers
Virginia – Albert Reid, 15 carries / 73 yards, 1 TD
Connecticut –Arkeel Newsome, 13 carries / 77 yards
Top Receiving
Virginia – Keeon Johnson, 6 receptions / 73 yards
Connecticut – Noel Thomas, 6 receptions / 91 yards
Top Tackler
Virginia – Micah Kiser , 11 tackles
Connecticut – Nick Vitale, 11 tackles
Central Michigan
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Central Michigan Chippewas vs Virginia Cavaliers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Central Michigan
0
14 7 14 35
Virginia 15 13 0 21 49
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia
Date : September 24, 2016
Game time : 12:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather : Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance : 35,211
Referee : Stuart Mullins • Umpire: Johnnie Forte • Linesman: John Hoffmann • Line judge: Robert Zivkovic • Back judge: Robert Luklan • Field judge: Bill Dolbow • Side judge: George Liotus • Center judge: Larry Hayes
TV announcers (ACCRSN) : Wes Durham , James Bates, Jenn Hildreth
Central Michigan vs Virginia (Sep 24, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 15-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Alex Furbank kick)
Virginia – Albert Reid 4-yard run (Richard Burney run for two-point conversion)
Second Quarter
Virginia – Keeon Johnson 13-yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick failed)
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 4-yard run (Furbank kick)
Central Michigan – Jonathan Ward 1-yard run (Brian Eavey kick)
Central Michigan – Corey Willis 85-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Eavey kick)
Third Quarter
Central Michigan – Amari Coleman 47-yard interception return (Eavey kick)
Fourth Quarter
Central Michigan – Willis 14-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Eavey kick)
Virginia – Zaccheaus 82-yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick)
Virginia – Reid 5-yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick)
Virginia – Mizzell 53-yard pass from Benkert (Furbank kick)
Central Michigan – Jahray Hayes 5-yard run (Eavey kick)
Top Passers
Central Michigan – Cooper Rush , 25/45, 402 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Virginia – Kurt Benkert , 27/43, 421 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
Central Michigan – Devon Spalding, 12 carries / 48 yards
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell , 10 carries / 79 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
Central Michigan – Corey Willis, 6 receptions / 145 yards, 2 TD
Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus , 8 receptions / 141 yards, 2 TD
Top Tackler
Central Michigan – Malik Fountain, 8 tackles
Virginia – Quin Blanding , 12 tackles
At Duke
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Virginia Cavaliers vs Duke Blue Devils
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 6 14 7 7 34
Duke
7 3 3 7 20
at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
Date : October 1, 2016
Game time : 12:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather : Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SSW 5 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance : 25,201
Referee : Jeff Flanagan • Umpire: Jim Eckl • Linesman: Arthur Hardin • Line judge: Colin Formulak • Back judge: Bryan Platt • Field judge: Wayne Rundell • Side judge: Richard Wilborn • Center judge: David Goodwin
TV announcers (ACC Network) : Tom Werme , Dave Archer , Roddy Jones
Virginia vs Duke (Oct 1, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Duke – T. J. Rahming 23-yard pass from Duncan Jones (A.J. Reed kick)
Virginia – David Eldridge 28-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (two-point run conversion failed)
Second Quarter
Duke – Reed 38-yard field goal
Virginia – Albert Reid 1-yard run (Sam Hayward kick)
Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 12-yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick)
Third Quarter
Duke – Reed 21-yard field goal
Virginia – Richard Burney 3-yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick)
Fourth Quarter
Duke – Joseph Ajeigbe 4-yard run (Reed kick)
Virginia – Eli Hanback 0-yard fumble return (Hayward kick)
Top Passers
Virginia – Kurt Benkert , 23/41, 336 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Duke – Duncan Jones, 33/54, 324 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Virginia – David Eldridge, 2 receptions / 112 yards, 1 TD
Duke – Quay Chambers, 5 receptions / 90 yards
Top Tackler
Virginia – Micah Kiser , 18 tackles
Duke – Ben Humphreys, 13 tackles
[ edit ]
Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Cavaliers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh 14 21 0 10 45
Virginia
21 7 0 3 31
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia
Date : October 15, 2016
Game time : 12:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance : 39,522
Referee : Ron Cherry • Umpire: Tom Laverty • Linesman: Troy Gray • Line judge: Allen Andrick • Back judge: Delbert Bell • Field judge: Mark Furtado • Side judge: Richard Wilborn • Center judge: David Goodwin
TV announcers (ACC Network) : Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Roddy Jones
Pittsburgh vs Virginia (Oct 15, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Pittsburgh – James Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick)
Virginia – Albert Reid 1-yard run (Hayward kick)
Pittsburgh – Conner 1-yard run (Blewitt kick)
Pittsburgh – Jordan Whitehead 59-yard interception return (Blewitt kick)
Fourth Quarter
Pittsburgh – George Aston 5-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick)
Pittsburgh – Blewitt 25-yard field goal
Virginia – Hayward 36-yard field goal
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Pittsburgh – Scott Orndoff , 3 receptions / 25 yards
Virginia – Keeon Johnson, 5 receptions / 41 yards
Top Tackler
Pittsburgh – Matt Galambos, 7 tackles
Virginia – Quin Blanding , 16 tackles
North Carolina
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Period
1 2 3 4 Total
#22 North Carolina 7 7 14 7 35
Virginia
0
7 0 7 14
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia
Date : October 22, 2016
Game time : 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: E 9 mph • Weather: Partly sunny
Game attendance : 40,882
Referee : Duane Heydt • Umpire: Marvin Wilson • Linesman: Kavin McGrath • Line judge: Danny Short • Back judge: Jacques Hooper • Field judge: C. Clougherty • Side judge: Tony Tarantini • Center judge: Steve Disangro
TV announcers (ACCRSN) : Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildreth
North Carolina vs Virginia (Oct 22, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
North Carolina – Elijah Hood 4-yard run (Nick Weiler kick)
Second Quarter
Virginia – Evan Butts 11-yard pass from Matt Johns (Sam Hayward kick)
North Carolina – Bug Howard 40-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Weiler kick)
Third Quarter
North Carolina – Thomas Jackson 10-yard pass from Trubisky (Weiler kick)
North Carolina – T. J. Logan 4-yard run (Weiler kick)
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
North Carolina – Ryan Switzer , 8 receptions / 72 yards
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 7 receptions / 25 yards
Top Tackler
Louisville
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Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Louisville 7 0
7 18 32
Virginia
10 0
7 8 25
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia
Date : October 29, 2016
Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance : 34,824
Referee : Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Mark Shupe • Linesman: Tracy Lynch • Line judge: Jim Slayton • Back judge: H. Wittelsberger • Field judge: Jim Biddle • Side judge: Eddie Bonet • Center judge: Sean Geraghty
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2) : Allen Bestwick, Mike Belloti, and Kris Budden
Louisville vs Virginia (Oct 29, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Virginia – Sam Hayward 27-yard field goal
Louisville – Jamari Staples 15-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick)
Virginia – Doni Dowling 9-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Hayward kick)
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Louisville – Bonnafon 10-yard pass from Jackson (Creque kick)
Louisville – Creque 32-yard field goal
Virginia – Dowling 4-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Albert Reid two-point pass conv. from Benkert)
Louisville – Jaylen Smith 29-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Jaylen Smith two-point pass conv. from Jackson)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Louisville – Lamar Jackson, 17 carries / 88 yards
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell , 20 carries / 66 yards
Top Receiving
Louisville – Jamari Staples, 7 receptions / 120 yards, 1 TD
Virginia – Doni Dowling, 5 receptions / 70 yards, 2 TD
Top Tackler
Louisville – Chucky Williams, 8 tackles
Virginia – Micah Kiser , 14 tackles
At Wake Forest
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Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia
6 0
14 0 20
Wake Forest 7 10 0 10 27
at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Date : November 5, 2016
Game time : 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: WNW 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance : 25,334
Referee : Riley Johnson • Umpire: Michael Wooten • Linesman: Mike Pavese • Line judge: Tim Graham • Back judge: Scot Maslin • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: Jim Corpora • Center judge: Tom McCreesh
TV announcers (ACCRSN) : Wes Durham, James Bates, Niki Noto
Virginia vs Wake Forest (Nov 5, 2016)
Game information
First Quarter
Virginia – Jordan Ellis 6-yard run (two-point pass conv. failed)
Wake Forest – John Wolford 64-yard run (Mike Weaver kick)
Second Quarter
Wake Forest – Weaver 46-yard field goal
Wake Forest – Cam Serigne 3-yard pass from Wolford (Weaver kick)
Third Quarter
Virginia – Doni Dowling 2-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Sam Hayward kick)
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 45-yard pass from Benkert (Hayward kick)
Fourth Quarter
Wake Forest – Weaver 36-yard field goal
Wake Forest – Jessie Bates 39-yard interception return (Weaver kick)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell , 16 carries / 80 yards
Wake Forest – John Wolford, 16 carries / 94 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
Virginia – Doni Dowling, 8 receptions / 76 yards, 1 TD
Wake Forest – Cam Serigne, 2 receptions / 24 yards, 1 TD
Top Tackler
FL )
[ edit ]
Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (FL ) 7 10 10 7 34
Virginia
7 7 0 0 14
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia
Date : November 12, 2016
Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance : 39,867
TV announcers (ACCRSN) : Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildredth
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Miami (FL ) – Badgley 40-yard field goal
Miami (FL ) – David Njoku 7-yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Badgley kick)
Virginia – David Eldridge 13-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (Hayward kick)
Third Quarter
Miami (FL ) – Badgley 44-yard field goal
Miami (FL ) – Ahmmon Richards 77-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick)
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Miami (FL ) – Ahmmon Richards , 3 receptions / 100 yards, 1 TD
Virginia – Doni Dowling, 4 receptions / 77 yards
Top Tackler
Miami (FL ) – Jamal Carter Sr., 9 tackles
Virginia – Micah Kiser , 12 tackles
At Georgia Tech
[ edit ]
Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia
0
10 0 7 17
Georgia Tech 0
7 14 10 31
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 19, 2016
Game time : 12:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance : 42,136
TV
Game information
Second Quarter
Virginia – Daniel Hamm 4-yard run (Sam Hayward kick)
Georgia Tech – Marcus Marshall 67-yard run (Harrison Butker kick)
Virginia – Hayward 30-yard field goal
Third Quarter
Georgia Tech – Clinton Lynch 54-yard pass from Thomas (Butker kick)
Georgia Tech – Qua Searcy 60-yard run (Butker kick)
Fourth Quarter
Georgia Tech – Butker 41-yard field goal
Virginia – Ryan Santoro 1-yard pass from Johns (Hayward kick)
Georgia Tech – Lance Austin 24-yard interception return (Butker kick)
Top Passers
Virginia – Matt Johns, 27/44, 220 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Georgia Tech – Justin Thomas, 5/10, 122 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
Virginia – Taquan Mizzell , 24 carries / 131 yards
Georgia Tech – Marcus Marshall, 16 carries / 127 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
Virginia – Doni Dowling, 9 receptions / 68 yards
Georgia Tech – Clinton Lynch, 3 receptions / 85 yards, 1 TD
Top Tackler
Virginia – Quin Blanding , 6 tackles
Georgia Tech – P.J. Davis, 13 tackles
At Virginia Tech
[ edit ]
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia
0
0
3 7 10
Virginia Tech 7 21 24 0 52
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
Game information
First Quarter
Virginia Tech – Sam Rogers 8-yard Rush (Slye Kick)
Second Quarter
Virginia Tech – Cam Phillips 39-yard Pass From Jerod Evans (Slye Kick)
Virginia Tech – Sam Rogers 32-yard Rush (Slye Kick)
Virginia Tech – Jerod Evans 1-yard Rush (Slye Kick)
Third Quarter
Virginia Tech – Bucky Hodges 42-yard Pass From Jerod Evans (Slye Kick)
Virginia Tech – Joey Slye 24-yard field goal
Virginia – Sam Hayward 29-yard field goal
Virginia Tech – Andrew Motuapuaka 70-yard Fumble Return (Slye Kick)
Virginia Tech – Travon McMillian 31-yard Pass From Brenden Motley (Slye Kick)
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
Virginia – Doni Dowling, 3 receptions / 26 yards
Virginia Tech – Cam Phillips, 6 receptions / 87 yards, 1 TD
Top Tackler
Virginia – Micah Kiser , 14 tackles
Virginia Tech – Andrew Motuapuaka, 6 tackles
Roster
[ edit ]
2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TB 2 Albert Reid Sr
TB 4 Taquan Mizzell Sr
QB 6 Kurt Benkert Jr
WR 7 Doni Dowling Jr
WR 8 Keeon Johnson Sr
TB 10 Jordan Ellis So
WR 11 David Eldridge So
QB 15 Matt Johns Sr
QB 16 Connor Brewer Sr
WR 18 Ben Hogg So
WR 19 Andre Levrone Jr
TB 22 Daniel Hamm Jr
WR 23 Warren Craft RFr
WR 26 Anthony Calloway Jr
WR 33 Olamide Zaccheaus So
FB 41 Connor Wingo-Reeves Sr
WR 44 Tanner Cowley RFr
TE 46 Evan Butts So
C 50 Jackson Matteo (C )
Sr
OT 61 Trenton Jenkins RFr
G 62 Sean Karl Sr
OT 64 Ben Trent Fr
OL 65 Ben Knutson Fr
OT 67 Jack English Jr
G 70 Steven Moss So
G 71 Jack McDonald Jr
OT 72 Eric Smith Sr
OT 74 Ryan Bischoff RFr
WR 75 Rambert Tyree So
OT 76 Michael Mooney Sr
OT 77 Jake Fieler So
C 78 R.J. Proctor RFr
OL 79 Dillon Reinkensmeyer Fr
WR 80 Hasise Dubois Fr
WR 81 Joe Reed Fr
WR 82 Braedon Urie So
TE 83 Brendan Marshall Jr
WR 85 Cole Blackman Fr
TE 87 Richard Burney RFr
WR 88 Ryan Santoro Sr
WR 96 Dylan Le So
QB 99 Joe Spaziani So
QB Sonny Abramson Fr
WR Ethan Blundin Fr
QB De'Vante Cross Fr
WR Ross Gardner So
G Patrick Kidd So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT 1 Donte Wilkins (C )
Sr
FS 3 Quin Blanding Jr
CB 5 Tim Harris Sr
DE 9 Andrew Brown Jr
OLB
13 Chris Peace So
CB 14 Myles Robinson So
OLB
17 Malcolm Cook Jr
DE 20 Steven Wright RFr
FS 21 Juan Thornhill So
S 25 Chris Sharp RFr
OLB
27 Cory Jones So
SS 28 Wilfred Wahee Sr
OLB
29 Eric Gallon So
CB 31 Kareem Gibson RFr
CB 32 Kirk Garner Jr
DB 34 Bryce Hall Fr
OLB
36 Gladimir Paul RFr
DB 37 Jordan Mack Fr
SS 38 Kelvin Rainey Sr
DB 39 Chris Moore Fr
ILB
40 C.J. Stalker So
ILB
42 Jahvoni Simmons RFr
OLB
43 Sean Fitzgerald RFr
OLB
45 Reed Kellam RFr
DL 49 Alec Shifflett Jr
ILB
51 Zach Bradshaw Sr
ILB
52 Robert Snyder Fr
ILB
53 Micah Kiser (C )
Jr
OLB
54 Matt Terrell Fr
DE 55 Naji Abdullah RFr
DT 56 Andre Miles-Redmond Sr
DT 57 James Trucilla RFr
DE 58 Eli Hanback RFr
DE 59 Mark Hall Sr
S 60 C. J. Epps RFr
CB 66 Chuck Davis Fr
OLB
68 Dillon Davis Fr
CB 69 Nick Grant Fr
DE 90 Jack Powers Jr
ILB
92 Dominic Sheppard RFr
DE 93 Christian Baumgardner Fr
ILB
94 Michael Guerci So
OLB
95 Juwan Moye Fr
ILB
98 Landan Word Fr
DL Christian Brooks Fr
OLB
Dre Bryant Fr
DL Osiris Crutchfield Fr
CB Darious Latimore So
FS Brenton Nelson Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P 30 Nicholas Conte Sr
P 47 Lester Coleman So
PK 84 Alex Furbank So
PK 89 Sam Heyward Jr
PK 91 Dylan Sims Sr
PK Nash Griffin Fr
P Trace Halpern RFr
LS Tyler Shirley Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C ) Team captain
(S ) Suspended
(I ) Ineligible
Roster
References
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^ Harmon, Dick (December 9, 2015). "BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 9, 2015 .
^ Welch, Jake (December 10, 2015). "BYU assistants Kelly Poppinga, Nick Howell reportedly following Bronco Mendenhall to Virginia" . SB Nation. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
^ Quinn, Patrick (December 12, 2015). "Former ECU Coach Ruffin McNeill hired at Virginia as Linebackers coach" . WNCT . Retrieved December 12, 2015 .
^ Williams, Carter (December 21, 2015). "Former BYU player, grad assistant Shane Hunter heads to Virginia after Navy assistant backs out" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 21, 2015 .
^ "Mendenhall Announces Defensive Coaching Switch" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers . March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016 .
^ DEPTH CHART – RICHMOND GAME
^ DEPTH CHART – RICHMOND GAME
^ "2016 Schedule" . Virginia Cavaliers . Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
^ "2016 Virginia Cavaliers Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
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