2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2007 Virginia Cavaliers football
Gator Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	9–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (7th season)
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)
Uniform
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
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
Coastal Division
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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Preseason

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 pm	at Wyoming *		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	Versus	L 3–23	31,620 [4]
September 8	12:00 pm	Duke		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	LFS	W 24–13	58,554 [5]
September 15	12:00 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	LFS	W 22–20	58,000 [6]
September 22	12:00 pm	Georgia Tech		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 28–23	57,681 [7]
September 29	7:00 pm	Pittsburgh *		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 44–14	60,888 [8]
October 6	7:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee *		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CSS	W 23–21	23,227 [9]
October 13	3:30 pm	Connecticut *		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 17–16	60,004 [10]
October 20	8:00 pm	at Maryland	No. 24	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 18–17	52,782 [11]
October 27	4:30 pm	at NC State	No. 18	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 24–29	55,342 [12]
November 3	12:00 pm	No. 21 Wake Forest		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	LFS	W 17–16	60,106 [13]
November 10	7:15 pm	at Miami	No. 21	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 48–0	62,106 [14]
November 24	12:00 pm	No. 8 Virginia Tech	No. 15	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN2	L 21–33	61,711 [15]
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. Texas Tech *	No. 20	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	L 28–31	60,243 [16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Season
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

Players

Recruiting

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.

US college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Danny Aiken LS	Roanoke, Virginia	Cave Spring High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 12, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Landon Bradley OT	Conway, South Carolina	Conway High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Nov 1, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Kris Burd WR	Ettrick, Virginia	Matoaca High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 17, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Matt Conrath DE	Chicago, Illinois	Saint Rita High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jan 2, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 70
Billy Cuffee TE	Chesapeake, Virginia	Deep Creek High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Feb 7, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Jared Detrick SLB	Newport News, Virginia	Woodside High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Mar 1, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Andrew Devlin TE	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Mount Lebanon Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Aug 4, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Terence Fells-Danzer MLB	Culpeper, Virginia	Culpeper County High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	May 23, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Jared Green WR	Vienna, Virginia	Oakton High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Feb 7, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Chris Hinkebein K	Charlotte, North Carolina	Providence High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 21, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 76
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
Dominique Joseph WR/CB	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Roman Catholic High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 3, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 70
Peter Lalich QB	Springfield, Virginia	West Springfield High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 25, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
Anthony Mihota DE	Fredericksburg, Virginia	Massaponax High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Feb 7, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 71
Max Milien RB	Arlington, Virginia	Yorktown High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 18, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Lamar Milstead OT	Washington, D.C.	Coolidge High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 15, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
Chase Minnifield CB	Lexington, Kentucky	Henry Clay High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	May 22, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 71
Corey Mosley RB	Richmond, Virginia	Henrico High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 7, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Zane Parr DT	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Williamsport Area Senior High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Oct 22, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Aaron Taliaferro LB	Gloucester, Virginia	Gloucester High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 23, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
J'Courtney Williams LB	Christchurch, Virginia	Christchurch High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 22, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #32   Rivals: #25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2007 Virginia Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Virginia". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007. "2007 Player Commitments – Virginia". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007.

Roster

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.

Quarterbacks 10 Jameel Sewell – Sophomore 7 Peter Lalich – Freshman 15 Scott Deke – Junior 1 Patch Duda – Freshman (RS) 6 Mark Verica – Freshman (RS) 13 Brendan Lane – Freshman Tail backs 37 Cedric Peerman – Junior 5 Mikell Simpson – Sophomore 21 Andrew Pearman – Junior 27 Hall Simmons – Sophomore 28 William Webb – Freshman 32 Keith Payne – Freshman (RS) 36 Max Milien – Freshman 25 Rob Lewis -- Junior 44 Raynard Horne – Freshman (RS) Wide receivers 22 Staton Jobe – Freshman (RS) 80 Maurice Covington – Junior 18 Kris Burd – Freshman 20 Kevin Ogletree – Junior 23 Dom Joseph – Freshman 23 Zach Mendez-Zfass – Freshman (RS) 26 Cary Koch – Junior 39 Chris Gorham – Senior 81 Dontrelle Inman – Freshman (RS) 84 Jared Green – Freshman 89 Chris Dalton – Freshman (RS) Fullbacks 31 Rashawn Jackson – Sophomore 25 Josh Zidenberg – Senior 47 Curt Orshoski – Freshman Tight ends 86 Tom Santi – Senior 82 Mark Ambrose – Freshman 83 Joe Torchia – Freshman (RS) 85 John Phillips – Junior 87 Andrew Devlin – Freshman 88 Jonathan Stupar – Senior 90 Crutcher Reiss – Sophomore 91 Andrew Dewey – Sophomore 92 Tony Konstant – Junior		Center 63 Jordy Lipsey – Senior 64 Jack Shields – Freshman (RS) Offensive guard 71 Branden Albert – Junior 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham – Senior 65 B.J. Cabbell – Freshman (RS) 74 Patrick Slebonick – Sophomore 78 Isaac Cain – Freshman (RS) 79 Gordie Sammis – Senior Offensive tackle 61 Will Barker – Sophomore 75 Eugene Monroe – Junior 76 Zak Stair – Junior Offensive linemen 62 Billy Cuffee – Freshman 67 Landon Bradley – Freshman 68 Anthony Mihota – Freshman 69 Lamar Milstead – Freshman 72 Dave Roberts – Freshman Linebackers 51 Clint Sintim – Junior 54 Jon Copper – Junior 57 Jermaine Dias – Senior 58 Antonio Appleby – Junior 33 John Bivens LB – Freshman (RS) 41 Aaron Clark – Junior 42 Darnell Carter – Freshman (RS) 45 Denzel Burrell – Sophomore 46 J'Courtney Williams – Freshman 47 Daniel Childress – Freshman (RS) 49 Darren Childs – Sophomore 50 Terrence Fells-Danzer – Freshman 52 Aaron Taliaferro – Freshman 53 Bernie McKeever – Junior 55 Jared Detrick – Freshman 59 John-Kevin Dolce – Freshman (RS)		Cornerbacks 4 Vic Hall – Sophomore 26 Chris Cook – Junior 1 Trey Womack – Freshman (RS) 19 Ras-I Dowling – Freshman 28 Mike Brown – Junior 32 Brandon Jarvis – Junior 43 Mike Parker – Freshman (RS) Safeties 22 Byron Glaspy – Junior 30 Nate Lyles – Senior 17 Brandon Woods – Sophomore 27 Jamaal Jackson – Senior 29 Rico Bell – Freshman (RS) 34 Matt Leemhuis – Freshman (RS) 40 Corey Mosley – Freshman Defensive backs 31 Chase Minnifield – Freshman Defensive ends 91 Chris Long – Senior 95 Jeffrey Fitzgerald – Sophomore 72 John Roberts – Junior 74 Pete Bladel – Senior 90 Jason Fuller – Sophomore 93 Alex Field – Junior 99 Sean Gottschalk – Freshman (RS) Defensive line 70 Matt Conrath – Freshman 92 Zane Parr – Freshman 96 Nick Jenkins – Freshman Nose tackles 94 Allen Billyk – Senior 98 Nate Collins – Sophomore Place Kickers 9 Chris Gould – Senior 11 Chris Hinkebein – Freshman Punters 16 Ryan Weigand – Senior 4 John Thornton – Junior Long Snappers 66 Danny Aiken – Freshman
Opening day starters in bold

See also: American football positions and Glossary of American football

Watch list

• Jameel Sewell ^[17]
  • Davey O'Brien Award ^[18]
• Chris Long ^{[17] [19]}
  • Pre–season All American
  • Mid–season All American (Rivals, Sports Illustrated, ^[20] CollegeFootballNews.com ^[21] and Phil Steele's College Football Preview) ^[22]
  • Outland Trophy ^[23]
  • Lombardi Award ^[24]
  • Chuck Bednarik Award ^[25]
  • Bronko Nagurski Trophy ^[26]
  • Ted Hendricks Award ^[27]
  • Lott Trophy ^[28]
• Tom Santi ^[17]
  • John Mackey Award ^[29]
  • Draddy Trophy – semi-finalist ^[22]

Game summaries

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia Wyoming 1 04:41 44 4:44 Wyoming 48-yard field goal by B. VINNEDGE 0 3 2 13:35 73 3:07 Wyoming G. BOLLING 4-yard touchdown reception from K. SWEEN, B. VINNEDGE kick good 0 10 2 00:00 18 0:40 Virginia 42-yard field goal by C. GOULD 3 10 3 08:36 42 4:04 Wyoming 40-yard field goal by B. VINNEDGE 3 13 4 06:17 59 1:57 Wyoming D. MOORE 39-yard touchdown run, B. VINNEDGE kick good 3 20 4 02:48 46 2:22 Wyoming 39-yard field goal by B. VINNEDGE 3 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 23

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Duke Virginia 1 11:40 4 0:43 Virginia T. SANTI 7-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 0 7 1 08:13 82 1:47 Virginia C. PEERMAN 58-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 0 14 1 02:18 Duke D. AIKEN snapped ball over C. GOULD's head through the end zone for a safety 2 14 2 00:00 38 2:42 Virginia 27-yard field goal by C. GOULD 2 17 3 02:51 16 0:56 Duke J. WRIGHT 16-yard touchdown reception from T. LEWIS, 2-point pass to T. ROBINSON from T. LEWIS good 10 17 3 01:04 16 1:37 Duke 21-yard field goal by J. SURGAN 13 17 4 09:39 82 6:18 Virginia T. SANTI 4-yard touchdown reception from P. LALICH, C. GOULD kick good 13 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 24

North Carolina

See also: 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia North Carolina 1 07:50 68 6:05 Virginia C. PEERMAN 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 7 0 1 03:29 13 2:06 Virginia 51-yard field goal by C. GOULD 10 0 2 11:39 56 3:12 Virginia 28-yard field goal by C. GOULD 13 0 2 06:19 64 4:16 Virginia 37-yard field goal by C. GOULD 16 0 2 00:22 72 1:41 N. Carolina H. NICKS 4-yard touchdown reception from T. YATES, C. BARTH kick good 16 7 3 06:49 57 8:11 Virginia 48-yard field goal by C. GOULD 19 7 3 04:37 80 2:12 N. Carolina H. NICKS 53-yard touchdown reception from T. YATES, C. BARTH kick good 19 14 4 08:56 15 5:07 Virginia 32-yard field goal by C. GOULD 22 14 4 01:57 85 1:33 N. Carolina R. QUINN 2-yard touchdown reception from T. YATES, 2-point pass failed 22 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 20

Georgia Tech

See also: 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	7	10	6	0	23
Virginia	21	0	0	7	28

Georgia Tech lines up in their own endzone

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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Georgia Tech Virginia 1 13:01 63 1:59 G. Tech D. THOMAS 56-yard touchdown reception from T. BENNETT, T. BELL kick good 7 0 1 11:22 81 1:33 Virginia C. PEERMAN 4-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 7 7 1 02:26 81 1:33 Virginia J. SEWELL 4-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 7 14 1 02:01 25 00:08 Virginia Interception returned 25 yards for touchdown by J. FITZGERALD, C. GOULD kick good 7 21 2 12:27 30 0:48 G. Tech J. DWYER 21-yard touchdown run, T. BELL kick good 14 21 2 00:05 65 1:29 G. Tech 30-yard field goal by T. BELL 17 21 3 11:45 23 1:52 G. Tech 43-yard field goal by T. BELL 20 21 3 04:22 15 2:15 G. Tech 43-yard field goal by T. BELL 23 21 4 08:56 26 0:06 Virginia S. JOBE 26-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 23 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 28

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Pittsburgh Virginia 1 13:37 39 1:23 Virginia J. STUPAR 2-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick blocked 0 6 1 09:06 51 2:03 Virginia T. SANTI 18-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 0 13 1 06:15 26 2:15 Virginia R. JACKSON 5-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 0 20 1 01:22 21 2:13 Virginia C. PEERMAN 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 0 27 2 08:52 70 4:37 Virginia 23-yard field goal by C. GOULD 0 30 2 05:00 22 1:06 Pittsburgh L. MCCOY 1-yard touchdown run, C. LEE kick good 7 30 4 14:54 57 2:52 Pittsburgh O. TURNER 2-yard touchdown reception from P. BOSTICK, C. LEE kick good 14 30 4 12:06 59 2:48 Virginia C. PEERMAN 13-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 14 37 4 05:25 63 4:23 Virginia V. HALL 4-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 14 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 44

Middle Tennessee State

See also: 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia Middle Tennessee 1 04:36 67 5:37 MTSU T. HENRY 24-yard touchdown reception from D. DASHER, M. KING kick good 0 7 1 01:45 80 2:51 UVA J. PHILLIPS 20-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 7 7 2 09:37 60 2:26 MTSU B. WILLIAMS 7-yard touchdown reception from D. DASHER, M. KING kick good 7 14 2 03:57 85 2:42 UVA A. PEARMAN 21-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 14 14 4 13:58 85 6:11 UVA A. PEARMAN 5-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick blocked 20 14 4 07:29 1 0:04 MTSU D. MCNAIR 5-yard touchdown run, M. KING kick good 20 21 4 00:04 63 1:18 UVA 34-yard field goal by C. GOULD 23 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 21

Connecticut

See also: 2007 Connecticut Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Connecticut Virginia 1 10:47 26 2:35 UCONN 45-yard field goal by T. CIARAVINO 3 0 1 09:07 9 1:33 UCONN 21-yard field goal by T. CIARAVINO 6 0 1 00:38 59 4:18 UVA K. PAYNE 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 6 7 2 05:19 65 2:20 UVA J. PHILLIPS 8-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 6 14 3 10:31 6 0:41 UCONN S. BROUSE 6-yard touchdown reception from T. LORENZEN, T. CIARAVINO kick good 13 14 4 08:06 81 3:22 UCONN 25-yard field goal by T. CIARAVINO 16 14 4 03:20 79 4:46 UVA 19-yard field goal by C. GOULD 16 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 17

Maryland

See also: 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia Maryland 1 11:31 66 3:29 UVA 45-yard field goal by C. GOULD 3 0 1 06:53 69 4:38 UMD K. LATTIMORE 3-yard touchdown run, O. EGEKEZE kick good 3 7 2 11:57 53 2:48 UMD L. BALL 1-yard touchdown run, O. EGEKEZE kick good 3 14 2 03:35 66 1:00 UVA M. SIMPSON 44-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 10 14 3 08:53 53 6:07 UMD 41-yard field goal by O. EGEKEZE 10 17 3 00:02 UVA C. TURNER tackled in end zone for a safety by C. LONG 12 17 4 03:35 66 1:00 UVA M. SIMPSON 44-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed 18 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 18 17

N.C. State

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia N.C. State 1 12:30 37 0:54 NCSU D. BOWEN 40-yard touchdown reception from D. EVANS, S. HAUSCHKA kick good 0 7 1 06:43 71 5:47 UVA 23-yard field goal by C. GOULD 3 7 2 13:21 63 4:18 NCSU 30-yard field goal by S. HAUSCHKA 3 10 2 05:22 49 4:43 NCSU 42-yard field goal by S. HAUSCHKA 3 13 2 03:04 61 2:18 UVA M. SIMPSON 13-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 10 13 2 01:31 75 1:33 NCSU K. GEORGE 25-yard touchdown reception from D. EVANS, S. HAUSCHKA kick good 10 20 2 00:27 64 1:04 UVA C. KOCH 7-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 17 20 3 11:08 69 3:52 NCSU 23-yard field goal by S. HAUSCHKA 17 23 4 13:12 44 2:33 UVA M. SIMPSON 5-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 24 23 4 07:37 60 1:00 NCSU D. BOWEN 30-yard touchdown reception from D. EVANS, 2-point pass failed 24 29 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 29

Wake Forest

See also: 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	3	3	7	3	16
Virginia	3	7	0	7	17

Virginia defensive end Chris Long surveys the Wake Forest offense

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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Wake Forest Virginia 1 10:09 50 4:51 WAKE 27-yard field goal by S. SWANK 3 0 1 07:14 18 2:55 UVA 44-yard field goal by C. GOULD 3 3 2 10:28 25 3:18 WAKE 25-yard field goal by S. SWANK 6 3 2 00:10 56 1:01 UVA M. COVINGTON 39-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 6 10 3 02:10 81 6:53 WAKE K. MOORE 13-yard touchdown reception from R. SKINNER, C. GOULD kick good 13 10 4 10:12 57 4:32 WAKE 31-yard field goal by S. SWANK 16 10 4 02:18 56 3:57 UVA M. SIMPSON 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 16 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 17

Miami

See also: 2007 Miami Hurricanes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia Miami 1 08:26 96 3:07 UVA M. COVINGTON 29-yard touchdown reception from J. SEWELL, C. GOULD kick good 7 0 1 01:08 4 0:44 UVA K. PAYNE 5-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 14 0 2 13:29 6 0:29 UVA 33-yard field goal by C. GOULD 17 0 2 10:02 38 1:25 UVA J. SEWELL 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 24 0 2 04:56 72 2:39 UVA M. SIMPSON 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 31 0 3 10:48 67 4:12 UVA M. SIMPSON 1-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 38 0 4 05:28 42 07:38 UVA 41-yard field goal by C. GOULD 41 0 4 02:26 UVA Fumble recovery returned 44 yards for touchdown by C. COOK, C. GOULD kick good 48 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 0

Virginia Tech

See also: 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
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]}

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Virginia Tech Virginia 1 12:12 41 1:19 VT T. TAYLOR 9-yard touchdown run, J. DUNLEVY kick good 7 0 1 05:47 65 5:23 VT 20-yard field goal by J. DUNLEVY 10 0 1 02:37 72 3:10 UVA M. SIMPSON 27-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 10 7 1 00:34 60 2:03 VT 37-yard field goal by J. DUNLEVY 13 7 2 06:35 52 3:36 UVA J. SEWELL 8-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 13 14 2 00:12 65 0:28 VT E. ROYAL 39-yard touchdown reception from S. GLENNON, J. DUNLEVY kick good 20 14 3 07:51 15 3:16 VT 29-yard field goal by J. DUNLEVY 23 14 3 02:51 28 2:46 UVA J. SEWELL 2-yard touchdown run, C. GOULD kick good 23 21 4 11:50 68 3:00 VT T. TAYLOR 5-yard touchdown run, J. DUNLEVY kick good 30 21 4 04:56 58 4:54 VT 26-yard field goal by J. DUNLEVY 33 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 33 21

Gator Bowl – Texas Tech

Main article: 2008 Gator Bowl

See also: 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	7	0	7	17	31
Virginia	9	12	0	7	28

Statistics

Team

Team Opp Scoring 317 256   Points per Game 24.4 19.7 First Downs 249 228   Rushing 109 79   Passing 125 136   Penalty 15 13 Total Offense 4295 4322   Avg per Play 4.7 4.7   Avg per Game 330.4 332.5 Fumbles-Lost 25–10 21–11 Penalties-Yards 62–532 84–646   Avg per Game 40.9 49.7

Team Opp Punts-Yards 81–3313 72–3064   Avg per Punt 40.9 42.6 Time of Possession/Game 29:39 30:21 3rd Down Conversions 83/203 73/209 4th Down Conversions 8/14 16/28 Touchdowns Scored 38 27 Field Goals-Attempts-Long 16–20– 22–30 PAT-Attempts 35–37 24–24 Attendance 358,944 283,077   Games/Avg per Game 6/59,824 6/47,180

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 125 93 19 80 317 Opponents 62 68 57 69 256

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
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

Passing

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

Receiving

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

Defense

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

Special teams

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

After the season

Awards

• Al Groh
  • ACC Coach of the Year ^{[112] [113]}
• Chris Long
  • Unanimous All-American ^[114]
    • Associated Press First-Team All America Team ^[115]
    • Football Writers of America Association First-Team All-America Team ^[115]
    • American Football Coaches Association First-Team All-America Team ^{[115] [116]}
    • Walter Camp Football Foundation First-Team All-America ^{[115] [117]}
    • The Sporting News First-Team All-America ^{[115] [117]}
  • CBSSports.com First-Team All-America ^{[115] [117]}
  • Rivals.com First-Team All-America ^[117]
  • Ted Hendricks Award winner as the nation's top defensive end ^[117]
  • First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference ^[117]
  • Dudley Award winner as the top collegiate player in the state of Virginia ^[117]
  • Richmond Touchdown Club Defensive Lineman of the Year ^[117]
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year ^{[117] [118] [119]}
• Branden Albert
  • Associated Press Third-Team All America Team ^[115]
• Tom Santi
  • ACC James E. Tatum Award (top senior student-athlete) ^[120]

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