2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2016 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread, Hurry-up[1]
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumScott Stadium
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   1 – 7     4 – 8  
  1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

  • 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] On December 9, Nick Howell and Kelly Poppinga were announced to be joining the Virginia coaching staff.[4] On December 12, the hirings of Anae, Tujague, Atuaia, Beck, Howell, and Poppinga were confirmed as well as new assistant head coach Ruffin McNeill.[5] It was also announced that 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmNo. 4 (FCS) Richmond*
ACCN+L 20–3749,270
September 1010:30 pmat No. 24 Oregon*
ESPNL 26–4453,774
September 171:30 pmat UConn*
SNY/ESPN3L 10–1331,036
September 2412:30 pmCentral Michigan*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNW 49–3535,211
October 112:30 pmat Duke
ACC NetworkW 34–2025,201
October 1512:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCNL 31–4539,522
October 223:00 pmNo. 22 North Carolina
ACCRSNL 14–3540,882
October 2912:00 pmNo. 5 Louisville
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABC/ESPN2L 25–3234,824
November 53:00 pmat Wake Forest
ACCRSNL 20–2725,334
November 122:00 pmMiami (FL)
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNL 14–3439,867
November 1912:30 pmat Georgia Tech
ACCNL 17–3142,136
November 2612:00 pmat Virginia Tech
ESPN2L 10–5263,120
Schedule Source:[10][11]

Game summaries

Richmond

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team
#4 (FCS) Richmond Spiders vs Virginia Cavaliers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#4 (FCS) Richmond 6 10 71437
Virginia 0 7 01320

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

At Oregon

See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team
Virginia Cavaliers vs #24 Oregon Ducks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 6 0 14626
#24 Oregon 13 17 14044

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

At UConn

See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team
Virginia Cavaliers vs UConn Huskies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 3 7 0010
UConn 0 3 01013

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

Central Michigan

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Central Michigan Chippewas vs Virginia Cavaliers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Central Michigan 0 14 71435
Virginia 15 13 02149

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

At Duke

See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team
Virginia Cavaliers vs Duke Blue Devils
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 6 14 7734
Duke 7 3 3720

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

Pittsburgh (homecoming)

See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Cavaliers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pittsburgh 14 21 01045
Virginia 21 7 0331

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

North Carolina

See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and South's Oldest Rivalry
121st South's Oldest Rivalry Game: #22 North Carolina Tar Heels vs Virginia Cavaliers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#22 North Carolina 7 7 14735
Virginia 0 7 0714

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

Louisville

See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team
Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#5 Louisville 7 0 71832
Virginia 10 0 7825

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

At Wake Forest

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 6 0 14020
Wake Forest 7 10 01027

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

Miami (FL)

See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team
Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 7 10 10734
Virginia 7 7 0014

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

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 0 10 0717
Georgia Tech 0 7 141031

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 42,136
  • TV: ACC Network
Game information

At Virginia Tech

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry
98th Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 0 0 3710
Virginia Tech 7 21 24052

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: November 26, 2016
Game information

Roster

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
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2016

References

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  3. ^ Harmon, Dick (December 9, 2015). "BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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  5. ^ Quinn, Patrick (December 12, 2015). "Former ECU Coach Ruffin McNeill hired at Virginia as Linebackers coach". WNCT. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
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