2007 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Texas Tech | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal | |
Record | 9–4 (6–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Groh (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | West Coast |
Defensive coordinator | Mike London (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500) |
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No. 10 Boston College x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Virginia Tech x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Cavaliers and coach Al Groh face a pivotal season in 2007 as they attempt to overcome their losing record in 2006. While the defense made improvements under new coordinator Mike London, the offense struggled all season. In November 2006, Groh indicated that he was not ready to "anoint" Jameel Sewell, who started the final nine games of 2006, as the unquestioned quarterback for 2007. [1]
The Cavaliers were a young team in 2006, leading Groh to joke that the 2007 team was playing the 2006 season. [2] While Groh had frequently played true freshman in earlier seasons, sometime for very limited action, he redshirted the entire freshman class in 2006 except for defensive lineman Nate Collins. Several players from that class are expected to be contributors in 2007, in particular running back Keith Payne has generated excitement among fans. Several talented true freshmen, such as quarterback Peter Lalich, joined the team in 2007. [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 2:00 pm | at Wyoming * | Versus | L 3–23 | 31,620 [4] | ||
September 8 | 12:00 pm | Duke | LFS | W 24–13 | 58,554 [5] | ||
September 15 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina | LFS | W 22–20 | 58,000 [6] | ||
September 22 | 12:00 pm | Georgia Tech |
| ESPNU | W 28–23 | 57,681 [7] | |
September 29 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh * |
| ESPNU | W 44–14 | 60,888 [8] | |
October 6 | 7:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee * | CSS | W 23–21 | 23,227 [9] | ||
October 13 | 3:30 pm | Connecticut *![]() |
| ESPNU | W 17–16 | 60,004 [10] | |
October 20 | 8:00 pm | at Maryland | ESPN2 | W 18–17 | 52,782 [11] | ||
October 27 | 4:30 pm | at NC State | No. 21 | ESPNU | L 24–29 | 55,342 [12] | |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 21 Wake Forest |
| LFS | W 17–16 | 60,106 [13] | |
November 10 | 7:15 pm | at Miami | No. 23 | ESPN2 | W 48–0 | 62,106 [14] | |
November 24 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Virginia Tech | No. 16 |
| ESPN2 | L 21–33 | 61,711 [15] |
January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech * | No. 21 | CBS | L 28–31 | 60,243 [16] | |
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Position | Name | Season |
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Head coach: | Al Groh | 7th |
Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach: | Mike London | 6th |
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach: | Mike Groh | 7th |
Assistant head coach/defensive backs coach: | Steve Bernstein | 2nd |
Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach | Bob Diaco | 2nd |
Defensive assistant coach/assistant defensive line coach | Lervern Belin | 2nd |
Wide receivers coach: | Wayne Lineburg | 1st |
Running game coordinator/offensive line coach | Dave Borbely | 2nd |
Asst. Special teams coordinator/running backs coach | Anthony Poindexter | 4th |
Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator | Bob Price | 10th |
Graduate assistant offense | Jim Jones | 1st |
Graduate assistant defense | Vincent Brown | 1st |
Head strength coach | Matt Balis | 1st |
Director of football video operations | Luke Goldstein | 6th |
The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of 24 signed players. The class is headlined by quarterback Peter Lalich, outside linebacker J'Courtney Williams and wide receiver Dontrelle Inman. Overall, the 2007 Virginia recruiting class was ranked #25 by rivals.com and #32 by scout.com.
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Danny Aiken LS | Roanoke, Virginia | Cave Spring High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 12, 2007 | |
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Mark Ambrose TE | Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania | Mount Carmel Junior-Senior High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 27, 2006 | |
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Landon Bradley OT | Conway, South Carolina | Conway High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Nov 1, 2006 | |
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Kris Burd WR | Ettrick, Virginia | Matoaca High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 17, 2006 | |
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Matt Conrath DE | Chicago, Illinois | Saint Rita High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | Jan 2, 2007 | |
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Billy Cuffee TE | Chesapeake, Virginia | Deep Creek High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | Feb 7, 2007 | |
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Jared Detrick SLB | Newport News, Virginia | Woodside High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | Mar 1, 2006 | |
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Andrew Devlin TE | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Mount Lebanon Senior High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | Aug 4, 2006 | |
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Ras-I Dowling WR/DB | Chesapeake, Virginia | Deep Creek High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 15, 2006 | |
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Terence Fells-Danzer MLB | Culpeper, Virginia | Culpeper County High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | May 23, 2006 | |
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Jared Green WR | Vienna, Virginia | Oakton High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Feb 7, 2007 | |
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Chris Hinkebein K | Charlotte, North Carolina | Providence High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 21, 2006 | |
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Dontrelle Inman WR/S | Batesburg, South Carolina | Batesburg-Leesville High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Dec 14, 2006 | |
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Nick Jenkins DT | Wheaton, Maryland | Our Lady Good Counsel High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Jun 30, 2006 | |
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Dominique Joseph WR/CB | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Roman Catholic High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 3, 2006 | |
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Peter Lalich QB | Springfield, Virginia | West Springfield High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 25, 2006 | |
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Anthony Mihota DE | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Massaponax High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Feb 7, 2007 | |
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Max Milien RB | Arlington, Virginia | Yorktown High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 18, 2006 | |
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Lamar Milstead OT | Washington, D.C. | Coolidge High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 15, 2007 | |
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Chase Minnifield CB | Lexington, Kentucky | Henry Clay High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | May 22, 2006 | |
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Corey Mosley RB | Richmond, Virginia | Henrico High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Feb 7, 2007 | |
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Zane Parr DT | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Williamsport Area Senior High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Oct 22, 2006 | |
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Aaron Taliaferro LB | Gloucester, Virginia | Gloucester High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 23, 2006 | |
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J'Courtney Williams LB | Christchurch, Virginia | Christchurch High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 22, 2006 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #32 Rivals: #25 | ||||||
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Virginia's first official depth chart for the 2007 football season was announced August 28, prior to the Cavaliers' season opener against Wyoming on September 1. Click here to see depth charts for each individual game.
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Virginia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wyoming | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
With only 110 yards of total offense and just 7 yards on the ground, the Cavaliers were outmatched by a better-prepared Wyoming team. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
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Duke | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
Virginia | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Tight end Tom Santi scored two touchdowns and tailback Cedric Peerman ran for 137 yards with 1 touchdown. Quarterbacks Jameel Sewell and Peter Lalich platooned for 191 yards through the air and one touchdown. [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]
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Virginia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
North Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Place kicker Chris Gould tied the school record held by Rafael Garcia (versus Virginia Tech, 1994) and Connor Hughes (versus Georgia Tech, 2003) by making five field goals and Cedric Peerman set a career-high in rushing for 186 yards and 1 touchdown on 30 carries. It represents the first road triumph since 2006's Sept. 30 victory at Duke and just the second since a Sept. 17, 2005, win at Syracuse. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]
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Georgia Tech | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Virginia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Virginia survived Georgia Tech erasing a 14-point deficit and hung on to win their third straight ACC game 28–23. Tailback Cedric Peerman ran for 138 yards and scored a touchdown while punter Ryan Weigand averaged 47.5 yards on 8 punts with a long of 58 to keep Georgia Tech's offense at bay. Two key turnovers, an interception and fumble led to Virginia touchdowns. Defensive end Chris Long anchored the Cavalier defense with nine tackles including one for loss as well as two batted balls, one returned for a touchdown by fellow lineman Jeffery Fitzgerald, and a game-saving sack on 4th down late in the 4th quarter. Virginia quarterbacks combined to go 20 for 35 with one interception and one touchdown. [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Virginia | 27 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
Virginia dominated the first quarter jumping out to a 27–0 lead. Pittsburgh's offense sputtered throughout the contest allowing the Cavaliers to take advantage of excellent field position. Jameel Sewell went 16 of 31 for 169 yards and three touchdowns while Cedric Peerman continued excelling on the ground with 87 yards on 24 carries. [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62]
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Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
MTSU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Place kicker Chris Gould kicked a 34 yard field goal with 8-seconds left to secure a last second victory. Virginia running backs combined for 151 yards on the ground while quarterback Jameel Sewell threw for 223 yards with an interception and a touchdown. Despite being huge underdogs, Middle Tennessee hung around the entire game and led by one late due to a blocked extra point. Virginia's decisive scoring drive started from their own 20 with less than two minutes to go and no time outs. [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69]
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UConn | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
With a strong defensive effort, the Virginia Cavaliers held off the previously undefeated Connecticut Huskies 17-16. Despite a very poor outing from Jameel Sewell, the Cavs drove the length of the field with Chris Gould chipping in a 19 yard field goal to win the game. The win propelled Virginia to be ranked #24 in the Coaches Poll and #19 in the first BCS rankings for the first time in 3 years. [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76]
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Virginia | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Maryland | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
In another last minute victory, tailback Mikell Simpson scored the game-winning touchdown with 16 seconds left. The play had to be reviewed by the officials due to the ball leaving Simpson's hands as he dove across the line, but the touchdown stood giving Virginia their seventh victory in a row. Defensive end Chris Long tackled Maryland quarterback Chris Turner in the end zone for a critical safety late in the third quarter bringing the Virginia deficit down to five. [77] [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] [83]
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Virginia | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
N.C. State | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
N.C. State quarterback Daniel Evans threw for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns while wide receiver Donal Bowens was on the receiving end of 202 of those yards. Despite a poor performance from the Virginia defense, the Virginia offense still scraped together 24 points on a streaky night by quarterback Jameel Sewell. [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90]
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Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Virginia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Virginia running back Mikell Simpson scored the go ahead touchdown with 2:18 left in the 4th quarter and Wake Forest kicker Sam Swank missed a 48 yard field goal with 2 seconds left sealing the Virginia victory. The Virginia defense was anchored by defensive end Chris Long who recorded 10 tackles and a sack. The win was Virginia's 5th win this season by two points or less breaking the NCAA record set by Columbia in 1971. [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97]
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Virginia | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
On an emotional night for the Miami Hurricanes as they played their last game in the historic Miami Orange Bowl, the Cavaliers dominated all facets of the game shutting out the home team 48-0. Quarterback Jameel Sewell completed 20 of 25 passes for 288 yards, threw for a touchdown and ran for one as well. Tailback Mikell Simpson contributed 93 yards and two one-yard touchdown carries. The Cavalier defense posted three interceptions, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, seven tackles for loss and a touchdown. The win set up a Thanksgiving match-up versus cross-state rival Virginia Tech playing for the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title and the chance to play in the 3rd Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game. [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104]
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Virginia Tech | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
Virginia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
In a game with a trip to the conference championship game on the line, the Cavaliers fell flat against their in-state rivals Virginia Tech. Poor clock management and poor defense allowed Virginia Tech to exploit Virginia en route to an easy 33–21 win. [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110] [111]
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Texas Tech | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
Virginia | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Cedric Peerman | 6–6 | 113 | 620 | 35 | 585 | 5.2 | 5 | 58 | 97.5 |
Mikell Simpson | 13– | 113 | 605 | 35 | 570 | 5.0 | 8 | 96 | 43.8 |
Jameel Sewell | 13– | 126 | 485 | 206 | 279 | 2.2 | 4 | 18 | 21.5 |
Keith Payne | 10– | 58 | 235 | 16 | 219 | 3.8 | 2 | 17 | 21.9 |
Andrew Pearman | 12– | 37 | 152 | 8 | 144 | 3.9 | 2 | 21 | 12.0 |
Rashawn Jackson | 11– | 20 | 75 | 3 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | 6.5 |
Chris Gorham | 11– | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | 1.3 |
Vic Hall | 13– | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 0.3 |
Branden Albert | 13– | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
Josh Zidenberg | 13– | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Peter Lalich | 8– | 9 | 0 | 60 | -60 | -6.7 | 0 | 0 | -7.5 |
TEAM | 13–13 | 9 | 0 | 66 | -66 | -7.3 | 0 | 0 | -5.1 |
Total | 13–13 | 490 | 2192 | 429 | 1763 | 3.6 | 22 | 96 | 135.6 |
Opponents | 13–13 | 472 | 1801 | 411 | 1390 | 2.9 | 9 | 49 | 106.9 |
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jameel Sewell | 13–13 | 114.94 | 364–214–9 | 58.8 | 2176 | 12 | 45 | 167.4 |
Peter Lalich | 8–0 | 109.12 | 61–35–1 | 57.4 | 321 | 2 | 31 | 40.1 |
TEAM | 13–13 | 0.00 | 2–2–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Vic Hall | 13–13 | 394.00 | 1–1–0 | 100.0 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 2.7 |
Total | 13–13 | 114.23 | 428–250–10 | 58.4 | 2532 | 14 | 45 | 194.8 |
Opponents | 13–13 | 120.95 | 452–263–11 | 58.2 | 2932 | 18 | 56 | 225.5 |
Name | GP-GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mikell Simpson | 13– | 43 | 402 | 9.3 | 2 | 30 | 30.9 |
Jonathan Stupar | 13– | 40 | 359 | 9.0 | 2 | 23 | 27.6 |
Tom Santi | 12– | 36 | 418 | 11.6 | 3 | 45 | 34.8 |
Maurice Covington | 9– | 21 | 269 | 12.8 | 2 | 39 | 29.9 |
John Phillips | 13– | 17 | 193 | 11.4 | 2 | 30 | 14.8 |
Dontrelle Inman | 13– | 17 | 181 | 10.6 | 0 | 31 | 13.9 |
Staton Jobe | 13– | 17 | 163 | 9.6 | 1 | 26 | 12.5 |
Andrew Pearman | 12– | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 0 | 19 | 8.2 |
Cedric Peerman | 6– | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 0 | 25 | 16.5 |
Cary Koch | 10– | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 | 9.7 |
Chris Gorham | 11– | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 0 | 35 | 11.2 |
Rashawn Jackson | 11– | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 15 | 4.2 |
Keith Payne | 10– | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | 4.5 |
Josh Zidenberg | 13– | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 | 2.9 |
Total | 13–13 | 250 | 2532 | 10.1 | 14 | 45 | 194.8 |
Opponents | 13–13 | 263 | 2932 | 11.1 | 18 | 56 | 225.5 |
Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd Kick | Saf | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | QBH | Rcv-Yds | FF | ||||
54 Jon Copper | 13 | 56 | 53 | 109 | 9.0-32 | 3.0-24 | 2-7 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . |
91 Chris Long | 13 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 19.0-132 | 14.0-122 | 1-25 | 9 | 23 | . | 2 | 1 | . |
51 Clint Sintim | 13 | 44 | 33 | 77 | 9.0-48 | 9.0-48 | . | . | 17 | . | 2 | . | . |
95 J. Fitzgerald | 13 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 11.5-39 | 7.0-31 | 2-25 | 4 | 15 | 1-0 | 2 | . | . |
22 Byron Glaspy | 13 | 41 | 30 | 71 | 2.0-5 | . | 1-29 | 4 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . |
30 Nate Lyles | 13 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 4.5-14 | 1.0-9 | . | 2 | . | . | 1 | . | . |
58 Antonio Appleby | 13 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 5.0-18 | 2.5-13 | . | 6 | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . |
4 Vic Hall | 13 | 33 | 25 | 58 | . | . | 1-3 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . |
57 Jermaine Dias | 12 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 1.5-3 | . | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
19 Ras-I Dowling | 12 | 30 | 14 | 44 | . | . | 2-17 | 9 | . | . | 2 | . | . |
26 Chris Cook | 9 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 1.0-2 | . | 1-25 | 6 | 1 | 1-44 | . | . | . |
27 Jamaal Jackson | 13 | 22 | 17 | 39 | . | . | 1-3 | 4 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . |
94 Allen Billyk | 13 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 2.5-5 | 1.0-3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | . | . | . |
98 Nate Collins | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 4.5-22 | 2.0-20 | . | . | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . |
43 Mike Parker | 13 | 19 | 7 | 26 | . | . | . | 4 | . | 2-0 | . | . | . |
25 Josh Zidenberg | 13 | 11 | 5 | 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
45 Denzel Burrell | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.0-3 | 1.0-3 | . | 1 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . |
1 Trey Womack | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . |
93 Alex Field | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.5-12 | 1.5-10 | . | . | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . |
41 Aaron Clark | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.0-8 | 1.0-8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
17 Brandon Woods | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
66 Danny Aiken | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
85 John Phillips | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
86 Tom Santi | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 Sean Gottschalk | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
9 Chris Gould | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
33 John Bivens | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 Jared Detrick | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
16 Ryan Weigand | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
49 Darren Childs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
53 Bernie McKeever | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
75 Eugene Monroe | 11 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
34 Matt Leemhuis | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
42 Darnell Carter | 6 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
32 Keith Payne | 10 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
TM TEAM | 13 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 |
83 Joe Torchia | 12 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
29 Rico Bell | 7 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
10 Jameel Sewell | 13 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
88 Jonathan Stupar | 13 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
77 I-Y Cunningham | 13 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
39 Chris Gorham | 11 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total.......... | 13 | 520 | 456 | 976 | 74-343 | 43-291 | 11-134 | 56 | 72 | 11-44 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
Opponents...... | 13 | 542 | 393 | 935 | 93-351 | 33-212 | 10-148 | 44 | 7 | 9-0 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
Name | Punting | Kickoffs | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | Retn | Net | YdLn | |
Ryan Weigand | 52 | 2352 | 45.2 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chris Gould | 26 | 949 | 36.5 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 65 | 4197 | 64.6 | 7 | 1 | . | . | . |
TEAM | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total.......... | 81 | 3313 | 40.9 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 65 | 4197 | 64.6 | 7 | 1 | 1185 | 44.2 | 25 |
Opponents...... | 72 | 3064 | 42.6 | 64 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 63 | 3949 | 62.7 | 10 | 0 | 1048 | 42.9 | 27 |
Name | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
Vic Hall | 23 | 230 | 10.0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 19 |
Andrew Pearman | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 608 | 21.0 | 0 | 67 |
Josh Zidenberg | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 0 | 55 |
Cedric Peerman | . | . | . | . | . | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 32 |
Mikell Simpson | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 23 |
Darnell Carter | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Torchia | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
TEAM | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Total.......... | 28 | 252 | 9.0 | 0 | 67 | 53 | 1048 | 19.8 | 0 | 67 |
Opponents...... | 42 | 391 | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 1185 | 21.2 | 0 | 37 |