2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. The team competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019 Virginia Cavaliers football
ACC Coastal Division champion
Orange Bowl, L 28–36 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
2019 record9–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKelly Poppinga (2nd as co-DC; 4th overall season)
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^  8 –0     14 –1  
Louisville  5 –3     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  4 –4     6 –7  
Boston College  4 –4     6 –7  
Syracuse  2 –6     5 –7  
NC State  1 –7     4 –8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x  6 –2     9 –5  
Virginia Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Miami  4 –4     6 –7  
Pittsburgh  4 –4     8 –5  
North Carolina  4 –4     7 –6  
Duke  3 –5     5 –7  
Georgia Tech  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Coming off an 8–5 season in 2018, Virginia was considered the favorite to win the Coastal Division.[1] The Cavaliers began the season with four straight victories, but then lost three games in a four-game stretch to Notre Dame, Miami, and Louisville. The team rebounded with four straight victories to close out the regular season, including a win over rival and 24th-ranked Virginia Tech to secure Virginia's place in the ACC Championship Game. It was Virginia's first win over Virginia Tech since 2003, and it was the school's first appearance in the conference title game, concluding a seven-year stretch in which all seven members of the Coastal Division won the division. In the Championship Game, Virginia lost to Clemson, 62–17. The team received an invitation to the Orange Bowl to play Florida, where they lost 36–28, to end the season with a 9–5 record.

Virginia was led on offense by quarterback Bryce Perkins, who finished with 3,530 passing yards and 22 touchdowns, and was named second-team all-conference. Perkins also led the team in rushing, finishing with 769 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. Wide receiver and return specialist Joe Reed was named first-team all-conference as an all-purpose back. On defense, the team's leading tackler and sacks leader was linebacker Zane Zandier.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Virginia was predicted to win the Coastal Division, but received just one vote out of 173 to win the ACC Championship Game.[1]

Media poll (Coastal Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Virginia1003 (82)
2Miami (FL)992 (55)
3Virginia Tech827 (20)
4Pittsburgh691 (8)
5Duke566 (6)
6North Carolina463 (1)
7Georgia Tech302 (1)
Media poll (ACC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Clemson170
2Syracuse2
3Virginia1

Regular season

Bronco Mendenhall became the first coach to bring both trophies to Charlottesville at the same time. The Jefferson-Eppes Trophy may remain in Cavalier hands until at least 2025, as FSU does not appear on the ACC schedules for Virginia through 2024.

As projected by the pre-season media, Virginia won the Coastal division for the first time despite an early season-ending injury to the team's highest NFL prospect, Bryce Hall, in the game against Miami.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ACCNW 30–1447,144
September 68:00 p.m.William & Mary*
ACCNW 52–1745,250
September 147:30 p.m.Florida StateNo. 25
ACCNW 31–2457,826
September 217:00 p.m.Old Dominion*No. 21
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN2W 28–1744,573
September 283:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame*No. 18
NBCL 20–3577,622
October 118:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)No. 20
ESPNL 9–1754,538
October 193:30 p.m.Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCNW 48–1452,847
October 263:30 p.m.at Louisville
ACCNL 21–2848,689
November 27:30 p.m.at North Carolina
ACCNW 38–3150,500
November 912:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNW 33–2844,596
November 2312:00 p.m.Liberty*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNW 55–2737,329
November 2912:00 p.m.No. 24 Virginia Tech
ABCW 39–3052,619
December 77:30 p.m.vs. No. 3 ClemsonNo. 23
ABCL 17–6266,810
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Florida*No. 24
ESPNL 28–3665,157
Schedule Source:[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Staff as of 2019.[3][4]

NamePosition
Bronco MendenhallHead Coach
Nick HowellDefensive Coordinator, Secondary Coach
Kelly PoppingaCo Defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Coach
Shane HunterInside Linebackers Coach
Vic So'otoDefensive line
Robert AnaeOffensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Coach
Mark AtuaiaRunning Backs Coach
Jason BeckQuarterbacks Coach
Marques HagansWide Receivers Coach
Garett TujagueOffensive Line Coach
Ricky BrumfieldSpecial Teams Coordinator

Roster
2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 63 Tyler Fannin  So
C, OG 55 Olusegun Oluwatimi So
C, OG Gerrik Vollmer So
FB 27 Jamari Peacock Jr
FB 46 Andrew Yavinsky So
HB 80 Billy Kemp IV So
OG Kariem Al Soufi Fr
OG 52 Joe Bissinger RFr
OG Charlie Boxley Fr
OG Micah Mariteragi RFr
OG 79 Dillon Reinkensmeyer Jr
OG Zachary Teter Fr
OG 64 Ben Trent Jr
OG Martin Weisz RFr
OT 67 Derek Devine RFr
OT Alex Gellerstedt Fr
OT Landry Gerbers Fr
OT 69 Chris Glaser Jr
OT 70 Bobby Haskins So
OT 75 Ja'Quay Hubbard Fr
OT 65 Jonathan Leech Fr
OT Jack Keenan RFr
OT 54 Ryan Nelson So
OT 72 Ryan Swoboda So
QB 10 Brennan Armstrong RFr
QB 40 RJ Harvey Fr
QB Jared Rayman Fr
QB 3 Bryce Perkins Sr
QB 36 Lindell Stone So
QB Luke Wentz Fr
RB 20 Mike Hollins Fr
RB 37 Perris Jones RFr
RB 96 Seneca Milledge Fr
RB Justin Zollar Sr
TB 5 Lamont Atkins Jr
TB 6 PK Kier Jr
TB 31 Chris Sharp Sr
TB 21 Wayne Taulapapa So
TE 44 Tanner Cowley Sr
TE 46 Christian Baumgardner Jr
TE 85 Grant Misch RFr
TE T.J. Kitts So
TE Mike Kosar
WR 9 Terrell Chatman Sr
WR 77 Josh Clifford Fr
WR 19 Chuck Davis Jr
WR 8 Hasise Dubois Sr
WR Shane Eilers So
WR 18 Ben Hogg RSr
WR 13 Terrell Jana Jr
WR 88 Tavares Kelly Jr So
WR 83 Hayden Mitchell So
WR 86 Ugo Obasi So
WR 59 Darnell Pratt So
WR 2 Joe Reed Sr
WR 82 Brandon White RFr
WR 51 Jalen Harrison Jr
WR 84 Dorien Goddard Fr
WR 87 Dontayvion Wicks Fr
WR 89 Dejon Brissett Sr
WR Nathaniel Beal III Fr
WR Tristan Hillerich So
WR John Izlar Fr
WR Zack Kindel Fr
WR Andrew Spaziani Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 39 Jaylon Baker RFr
CB 32 Darrius Bratton Jr
CB Mark Chichester RFr
CB 41 Germane Crowell So
CB 1 Nick Grant Jr
CB 34 Bryce Hall Sr
CB Myles Robinson Jr
CB 23 Heskin Smith So
DB Jude Carlon Fr
DB 60 Chayce Chalmers Fr
DB 30 Antonio Clary Fr
DB 53 Fentrell Cypress II Fr
DB 74 Jake Dewease Fr
DB 92 Tenyeh Dixon Fr
DB 49 Coen King RFr
DB 68 Sean Moore Fr
DB 25 Joseph White RFr
DB 90 Major Williams Fr
DE 16 Richard Burney Sr
DE 91 Mandy Alonso Jr
DE 95 Ben Smiley III Fr
DL Isaac Buell So
DE Sam Galletta Fr
DL Samson Reed RFr
DT 99 Jowon Briggs So
DT 50 Tommy Christ So
DT 94 Aaron Faumui So
DT 58 Eli Hanback Sr
NT 76 Jordan Redmond So
FS 15 De'Vante Cross Jr
FS 7 Chris Moore Jr
FS 28 Brenton Nelson Jr
FS 29 Joey Blount Jr
ILB 78 Josh Ahern Fr
ILB 38 T.C. Harrison RFr
ILB 42 Nick Jackson Fr
ILB 45 Reed Kellam Sr
ILB 4 Jordan Mack Sr
ILB DaJuan Moore RFr
ILB 22 Robert Snyder Jr
ILB 33 Zane Zandier Jr
LB Evan Clark RFr
LB Aidan Saunders Fr
OLB 17 Elliott Brown Jr
OLB 47 Dre Bryant Jr
OLB 57 Colin Dixon So
OLB 56 Matt Gahm Jr
OLB 98 D'Sean Perry Fr
OLB 66 Jairus Satiu Fr
OLB 11 Charles Snowden Jr
OLB 93 Hunter Stewart Fr
OLB 14 Noah Taylor So
S 71 Darren Klein RFr
S Vinnie Vladic RFr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 26 Brian Delaney Jr
K 43 Justin Duenkel Fr
PK A.J. Mejia Jr
PK Hunter Pearson RFr
P Brendan Farrell Fr
PK, P 81 Nash Griffin Jr
LS 61 Enzo Anthony Fr
LS 62 Lee Dudley RFr
LS Tucker Finkelston RFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Robert Anae (BYU)
    Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers
  • Marques Hagans (Virginia)
    Wide Receivers
  • Mark Atuaia (BYU)
    Running Backs
  • Garett Tujague (BYU)
    Offensive Line
  • Jason Beck (BYU)
    Quarterbacks
  • Vic So'oto (BYU)
    Defensive Line
  • Nick Howell (Weber State)
    Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
  • Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
    Co-Defensive Coordinator Coordinator, Outside Linebackers
  • Shane Hunter (BYU)
    Inside Linebackers
  • Rickey Brumfield (Utah State)
    Special Teams Coordinator
  • Patrick Hickman (BYU)
    Director of Football Operations
  • Justin Anderson (BYU)
    Director of Player Personnel
  • Jordan Arcement (Nicholls State)
    Assistant Director of Player Personnel
  • Shawn Griswold (Utah State)
    Director of Football Training & Player Development
  • Matt Edwards (BYU)
    Football Analyst
  • Kirk Garner (Virginia)
    Graduate Assistant
  • C.J. Stalker (Virginia)
    Graduate Assistant
  • Jackson Matteo (Virginia)
    Graduate Assistant
  • Andrew Meyer (Wisconsin)
    Graduate Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-07-27

Depth chart

Game summaries

at Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 10 3 10 7 30
Panthers 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

William & Mary
1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 3 7 7 17
Cavaliers 21 14 7 10 52
See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 0 14 3 7 24
No. 25 Cavaliers 3 7 0 21 31
See also: 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team

Old Dominion
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 7 0 0 17
No. 21 Cavaliers 0 7 7 14 28
See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

at Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Cavaliers 7 10 0 3 20
No. 10 Fighting Irish 14 0 14 7 35
See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

at Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Cavaliers 0 3 0 6 9
Hurricanes 7 0 0 10 17
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 0 7 7 14
Cavaliers 0 17 24 7 48
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

at Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 7 7 0 7 21
Cardinals 7 0 7 14 28
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

at North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 7 10 21 0 38
Tar Heels 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and South's Oldest Rivalry

Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 14 7 0 7 28
Cavaliers 14 10 0 9 33
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 7 7 6 27
Cavaliers 10 14 14 17 55
See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team

Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Hokies 3 3 21 3 30
Cavaliers 13 0 7 19 39
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Clemson (ACC Championship Game)
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Cavaliers 7 0 7 3 17
No. 3 Tigers 14 17 14 17 62
See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team and 2019 ACC Championship Game

vs. Florida (Orange Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Cavaliers 7 7 0 14 28
No. 9 Gators 14 10 3 9 36
See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team and 2019 Orange Bowl

Rankings
Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP RV RV 25 21 18 23 20 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 RV RV 
Coaches RV RV RV 22 18 22 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 25 25 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR 23 24 Not released

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5151Joe ReedWRLos Angeles Chargers
5158Bryce HallCBNew York Jets

References
  1. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. "Virginia Announces 2019 Football Schedule". VirginiaSports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. January 16, 2019.
  3. "Mendenhall Adds Eight to Coaching Staff" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. "Mendenhall Announces Defensive Coaching Switch" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  5. "DEPTH CHART" (PDF) (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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