2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2016 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple, Hurry-up[1]
Defensive coordinator	Nick Howell (1st year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College		0	–	0					0	–	0
Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0					0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					0	–	0
Coastal Division
Duke		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Miami		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team will represent the University of Virginia Cavaliers in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers will be led by first year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and play their home games at Scott Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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.

Roster

The player roster for the Virginia Cavaliers football team will be released prior to the start of the 2016 season.

2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Robert Anae (Brigham Young) Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers Marques Hagans (Virginia) Wide Receivers Mark Atuaia (Brigham Young) Running Backs Garett Tujague (Brigham Young) Offensive Line Jason Beck (Brigham Young) Quarterbacks Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina) Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Nick Howell (Weber State) Defensive Coordinator, Secondary Kelly Poppinga (Brigham Young) Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Shane Hunter (Brigham Young) Inside Linebackers Patrick Hickman (Brigham Young) Director of Football Operations Justin Anderson (Brigham Young) Director of Player Personal Frank Wintrich (Brigham Young) Director of Football Training & Player Development Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: March 18, 2016

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Richmond*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 10		at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 17		at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 24		Central Michigan*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
October 1		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
October 15		Pittsburgh	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
October 22		North Carolina	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)
October 29		Louisville	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 5		at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston Salem, NC
November 12		Miami (FL)	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 19		at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 26		at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[8]

Game notes

Richmond

Richmond Spiders vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 3, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

at Oregon

Virginia Cavaliers vs Oregon Ducks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: September 10, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

at Connecticut

Virginia Cavaliers vs Connecticut Huskies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Connecticut	0	0	0	0	0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: September 17, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

Central Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 24, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

at Duke

Virginia Cavaliers vs Duke Blue Devils

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Duke	0	0	0	0	0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: October 1, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 15, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

North Carolina

121st South's Oldest Rivalry Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs North Carolina Tar Heels

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 22, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

Louisville

Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 29, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

at Wake Forest

Virginia Cavaliers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	0	0	0	0	0

at BB&T Field • Winston Salem, North Carolina

• Date: November 5, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

Miami (FL)

Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 12, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

at Georgia Tech

Virginia Cavaliers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: November 19, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

at Virginia Tech

98th Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Virginia Cavaliers vs Virginia Tech Hokies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	0	0	0	0	0

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: November 26, 2016

Game information
First Quarter   Second Quarter   Third Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Top Passers   Top Rushers   Top Receiving   Top Tackler

References

1. Miller, Ed (March 21, 2016). "Faster pace is music to the ears of Virginia offensive coaches". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
2. 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.
3. Harmon, Dick (December 9, 2015). "BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him". Deseret News. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
4. Welch, Jake (December 10, 2015). "BYU assistants Kelly Poppinga, Nick Howell reportedly following Bronco Mendenhall to Virginia". SB Nation. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
5. Quinn, Patrick (December 12, 2015). "Former ECU Coach Ruffin McNeill hired at Virginia as Linebackers coach". WNCT. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
6. 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.
7. "Mendenhall Announces Defensive Coaching Switch" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
8. "2016 Schedule". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved February 8, 2016.