2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| 2016 record | 2–10 (1–7 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Robert Anae (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread, Hurry-up[1] |
| Defensive coordinator | Nick Howell (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
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| Home stadium | Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500) |
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| 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 | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 3:30 pm | No. 4 (FCS) Richmond* | ACCN+ | L 20–37 | 49,270 | |
| September 10 | 10:30 pm | at No. 24 Oregon* | ESPN | L 26–44 | 53,774 | |
| September 17 | 1:30 pm | at UConn* | SNY/ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 31,036 | |
| September 24 | 12:30 pm | Central Michigan* |
| ACCRSN | W 49–35 | 35,211 |
| October 1 | 12:30 pm | at Duke | ACC Network | W 34–20 | 25,201 | |
| October 15 | 12:30 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ACCN | L 31–45 | 39,522 |
| October 22 | 3:00 pm | No. 22 North Carolina |
| ACCRSN | L 14–35 | 40,882 |
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 Louisville |
| ABC/ESPN2 | L 25–32 | 34,824 |
| November 5 | 3:00 pm | at Wake Forest | ACCRSN | L 20–27 | 25,334 | |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | Miami (FL) |
| ACCRSN | L 14–34 | 39,867 |
| November 19 | 12:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | ACCN | L 17–31 | 42,136 | |
| November 26 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | ESPN2 | L 10–52 | 63,120 | |
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Game summaries
Richmond
#4 (FCS) Richmond Spiders vs Virginia Cavaliers
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| #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 PM 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)
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at Oregon
Virginia Cavaliers vs #24 Oregon Ducks
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| 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 PM 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)
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at UConn
Virginia Cavaliers vs UConn Huskies
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| 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 PM 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)
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Central Michigan
Central Michigan Chippewas vs Virginia Cavaliers
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| 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 PM 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)
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at Duke
Virginia Cavaliers vs Duke Blue Devils
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| 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 PM 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)
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Pittsburgh (Homecoming)
Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Cavaliers
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| 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 PM 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)
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North Carolina
121st South's Oldest Rivalry Game: #22 North Carolina Tar Heels vs Virginia Cavaliers
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| #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 PM 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)
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Louisville
Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers
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| #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 PM 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)
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at Wake Forest
Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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| 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 PM 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)
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Miami (FL)
Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers
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| 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 PM EST
- Game attendance: 39,867
- TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildredth
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at Georgia Tech
Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| 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 PM EST
- Game attendance: 42,136
- TV: ACC Network
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at Virginia Tech
98th Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies
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| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
- Date: November 26, 2016
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Roster
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References
- Ferber, Justin (May 6, 2016). "UVa will get Mizzell and Zaccheaus involved early and often this year". CavsCorner. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- Wood, Norm (December 4, 2015). "Virginia keeps Bronco Mendenhall pursuit a secret, taps him to be Cavaliers' new football coach". Daily Press. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- 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. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "2016 Virginia Cavaliers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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