2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2015 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike London (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Fairchild (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jon Tenuta (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
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2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Boston College		0	–	8					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Pittsburgh		6	–	2					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					8	–	5
Duke		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					4	–	8
Georgia Tech		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division.

On November 29, head coach Mike London resigned. ^[1] He finished at Virginia with a six year record of 27–46.

Last season

The 2014 Cavaliers finished with a record of 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division.

Roster

2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 50 Jackson Matteo Jr C 60 John Pond Sr C 68 Eric Tetlow So C 78 R.J. Proctor Fr FB 41 Connor Wingo-Reeves Jr FB 47 Vincent Croce (C) Sr G 62 Sean Karl Jr G 63 Ryan Doull Jr G 65 Ross Burbank (C) Sr G 66 Patrick Kidd Fr G 70 Steven Moss RFr G 71 Jack McDonald So OT 52 Grant Polk Fr OT 61 Trenton Jenkins Fr OT 64 Jake Fieler RFr OT 67 Jack English So OT 72 Eric Smith Jr OT 74 Ryan Bischoff Fr OT 75 Sadiq Olanrewaju Jr OT 76 Michael Mooney Jr OT 77 Jay Whitmire Sr QB 2 Connor Brewer Jr QB 3 Corwin Cutler RFr QB 6 Nick Johns Fr QB 7 Joe Spaziani RFr QB 11 Hunter Byrnes Fr QB 15 Matt Johns Jr QB 18 Andrew Mackay So RB 4 Taquan Mizzell Jr RB 5 Albert Reid Jr RB 10 Jordan Ellis RFr RB 22 Daniel Hamm So RB 25 Chris Sharp Fr RB 26 Anthony Calloway So RB 30 LaChaston Smith Jr RB 33 Olamide Zaccheaus Fr TE 16 Brendan Marshall So TE 44 Tanner Cowley Fr TE 45 Evan Butts RFr TE 86 Charlie Hopkins Sr TE 87 Richard Burney Fr TE 89 Rob Burns Sr WR 1 Warren Craft Fr WR 8 T.J. Thorpe Sr WR 9 Canaan Severin (C) Sr WR 14 Andre Levrone So WR 17 Kyle Dockins Jr WR 19 Doni Dowling So WR 23 Umar Muhammad-Wyatt RFr WR 37 Braedon Urie RFr WR 81 Jamall Brown Jr WR 82 David Eldridge Fr WR 83 Ben Hogg RFr WR 84 Ross Gardner RFr WR 85 Keeon Johnson Jr WR 88 Ryan Santoro So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Demetrious Nicholson Sr DB 2 Kirk Garner So DB 5 Tim Harris Jr DB 7 Kareem Gibson Fr DB 11 Divante Walker Jr DB 13 Myles Robinson Fr DB 26 Maurice Canady Sr DB 39 Darious Latimore RFr DE 6 Darrious Carter RFr DE 31 Chris Peace RFr DE 32 Mike Moore Sr DE 34 Kwontie Moore Sr DE 43 Trent Corney Sr DE 94 Naji Abdullah Fr DE 96 Steven Wright Fr DT 9 Andrew Brown So DT 55 David Dean (C) Sr DT 56 Andre Miles-Redmond Jr DT 57 James Trucilla Fr DT 58 Eli Hanback Fr DT 74 John Tyson Fr DT 79 Jack Babcock So DT 93 Donte Wilkins Jr DT 95 Spencer Bibb So FS 3 Quin Blanding So FS 21 Juan Thornhill Fr LB 15 C.J. Stalker Fr LB 22 Jahvoni Simmons Fr LB 27 Malcolm Cook So LB 29 Eric Gallon Fr LB 30 Dominic Sheppard Fr LB 36 Gladimir Paul Fr LB 40 Reed Kellam Fr LB 41 Michael Guerci RFr LB 46 Sean Fitzgerald Fr LB 47 Tucker Gamble RFr LB 51 Zach Bradshaw Jr LB 53 Micah Kiser So LB 54 Cory Jones RFr LB 59 Mark Hall Jr LB 90 Austin Petty Fr S 20 CJ Epps Fr SS 16 Mason Thomas Sr SS 28 Wilfred Wahee Jr SS 38 Kelvin Rainey Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 42 Tyler Shirley So LS 80 Connor Atkins Fr P 18 Nicholas Conte Jr P 32 James Coleman Jr P 93 Lester Coleman RFr P 98 Trace Halpern Fr PK 14 Ian Frye Sr PK 91 Dylan Sims Jr PK 92 Andrew King RFr	Head coach Mike London (Richmond, 1982) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jon Tenuta (Virginia, 1982) Associate head coach for Defense/defensive coordinator/safeties Mike Archer (Miami (FL), 1976) Associate head coach/linebackers Jappy Oliver (Purdue, 1978) Defensive line Steve Fairchild (Colorado State, 1980) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Larry Lewis (Boise State, 1980) Special teams coordinator/tight ends Chris Beatty (East Tennessee State, 1995) Running backs Marques Hagans (Virginia, 2005) Wide receivers Dave Borbely (DePauw, 1981) Offensive line Chip West (Livingstone College, 1993) Cornerbacks/recruiting coordinator Ryan Tedford (Sam Houston State, 1995) Dir. of football training & player development Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 5, 2015

Coaching changes

On December 14, 2014, offensive line coach Scott Wachenheim was named head coach of the VMI Keydets. ^[2] On January 6, 2015, Tom O'Brien officially retired. ^[3] Eight days later, Chris Beatty and Dave Borbely were hired as running backs and offensive line coaches, respectively, with Larry Lewis taking over responsibilities as tight ends coach. ^[4]

Depth chart

Defense [5] FS Quin Blanding Divante Walker Juan Thornhill WLB MLB SLB C.J. Stalker Micah Kiser Zach Bradshaw ⋅ Dominic Sheppard Mark Hall ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Kelvin Rainey Wilfred Wahee ⋅ CB Maurice Canady Tim Harris ⋅ DE DT DT DE Mike Moore Andrew Brown David Dean Kwontie Moore TrenT Corney Donte Wilkins Andre Miles-Redmond Trent Corney Darrious Carter ⋅ ⋅ Chris Peace CB Demetrious Nicholson Darious Latimore ⋅ Offense [5] X-Receiver Canaan Severin Olamide Zaccheaus ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Michael Mooney Jack McDonald Jackson Matteo Ross Burbank Eric Smith Jack English John Pond Ross Burbank Sean Karl Jay Whitmire ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Charlie Hopkins Evan Butts Rob Burns Z-Receiver Keeon Johnson David Eldridge ⋅ QB Matt Johns Conner Brewer Corwin Cutler Key reserves WR (F) Andrew Levrone WR (F) Kyle Dockins RB Jordan Ellis PR Taquan Mizzell KR Taquan Mizzell KR Ian Frye KO Ian Frye RB Taquan Mizzell Albert Reid Daniel Hamm FB Vincent Croce Connor Wingo-Reeves LaChaston Smith Special teams PK Ian Frye PK Dylan Sims P Nicholas Conte P James Coleman KR Dylan Sims PR Taquan Mizzell LS Tyler Shirley

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 pm	at No. 13 UCLA *	Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 16–34	68,815
September 12	3:30 pm	No. 9 Notre Dame *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 27–34	58,200
September 19	3:30 pm	William & Mary *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 35–29	41,881
September 25	8:00 pm	Boise State *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 14–56	42,427
October 10	12:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN	L 19–26	45,237
October 17	3:30 pm	Syracuse	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 44–38 3OT	39,223
October 24	3:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 13–26	52,000
October 31	3:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 27–21	32,308
November 7	3:00 pm	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCRSN	L 21–27	40,963
November 14	12:30 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	L 31–38	51,233
November 21	3:30 pm	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 42–34	35,178
November 28	12:00 pm	Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth Cup)	ESPNU	L 20–23	53,777
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Game summaries

UCLA

See also: 2015 UCLA Bruins football team

Virginia Cavaliers vs #13 UCLA Bruins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	3	6	0	7	16
#13 UCLA	7	10	14	3	34

at Rose Bowl • Los Angeles, California

• Date: September 5, 2015
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SW 6 mph • Weather: Light haze
• Game attendance: 68,815
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Terrance Ramsey • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Deon Lawrence • Back judge: Rob Luklan • Field judge: Wayne Rundell • Side judge: M. McCarthy • Center judge: Tracy Lynch
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Kris Budden
• Virginia vs UCLA (Sep 5, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Ian Frye 42-yard field goal UCLA – Devin Fuller 4-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick) Second Quarter Virginia – Frye 31-yard field goal UCLA – Thomas Duarte 30-yard pass from Rosen (Fairbairn kick) Virginia – Frye 19-yard field goal UCLA – Fairbairn 26-yard field goal Third Quarter UCLA – Myles Jack 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick) UCLA – Kenny Clark pass from Rosen (Fairbairn kick) Fourth Quarter UCLA – Fairbairn 21-yard field goal Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 19-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Top Passers Virginia – Matt Johns, 21/35, 238 yards, 1 TD UCLA – Josh Rosen, 28/35, 351 yards Top Rushers Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 16 carries / 45 yards UCLA – Soso Jamabo, 9 carries / 79 yards Top Receiving Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 8 receptions / 100 yards, 1 TD UCLA – Devin Fuller, 6 receptions / 44 yards Top Tackler Virginia – Micah Kiser, 12 tackles UCLA – Eddie Vanderdoes, 8 tackles

Notre Dame

See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

#9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Notre Dame	12	0	14	8	34
Virginia	0	14	0	13	27

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 12, 2015
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SSW 4 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 58,200
• Referee: Gary Patterson • Umpire: Rich McMahan • Linesman: Michael Kelley • Line judge: Deon Lawrence • Back judge: H. Wittelsberger • Field judge: Harry Tyson • Side judge: Tony Tarantini • Center judge: James Cole
• TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jerry Punch
• Notre Dame vs Virginia (Sep 12, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Notre Dame – Durham Smythe 7-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (two-point conversion failed) Notre Dame – Justin Yoon 32-yard field goal Notre Dame – Yoon 45-yard field goal Second Quarter Virginia – Evan Butts 2-yard pass from Matt Johns (Ian Frye kick) Virginia – Keeon Johnson 42-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Third Quarter Notre Dame – Will Fuller 59-yard pass from Malik Zaire (Yoon kick) Notre Dame – C. J. Prosise 24-yard rush (Yoon kick) Fourth Quarter Virginia – Johns 4-yard rush (Frye kick) Virginia – Albert Reid 1-yard rush (two-point conversion failed) Notre Dame – Fuller 39-yard pass from Kizer (Torii Hunter Jr. pass from Kiser for two-point conversion) Top Passers Notre Dame – DeShone Kizer, 8/12, 92 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Matt Johns, 26/38, 289 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers Notre Dame – C. J. Prosise, 17 carries / 155 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 18 carries / 66 yards Top Receiving Notre Dame – Will Fuller, 5 receptions / 124 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Canaan Severin, 11 receptions / 153 yards Top Tackler Notre Dame – Jaylon Smith, 11 tackles Virginia – Kelvin Rainey, Quin Blanding, Mike Moore (tied), 8 tackles

William & Mary

See also: 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

William & Mary Tribe vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
William & Mary	7	13	0	9	29
Virginia	7	14	14	0	35

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 19, 2015
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 41,881
• Referee: Penn Wagers • Umpire: Troy Riley • Linesman: John Hoffmann • Line judge: Jeff Jones • Back judge: Gary Dancewicz • Field judge: Billy Beckett • Side judge: George Liotus • Center judge: Larry Hayes
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney, Stan Lewter
• William & Mary vs Virginia (Sep 19, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter William & Mary – DeVonte Dedmon 41-yard pass from Steve Cluley (Nick Dorka kick) Virginia – Connor Wingo-Reeves 3-yard pass from Matt Johns (Ian Frye kick) Second Quarter William & Mary – Andrew Caskin 37-yard pass from Cluley (Dorka kick) William & Mary – Dorka 43-yard field goal Virginia – Jordan Ellis 39-yard rush (Frye kick) William & Mary – Dorka 21-yard field goal Virginia – Canaan Severin 26 yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Third Quarter Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 80 yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Virginia – Maurice Canady 74-yard punt return (Frye kick) Fourth Quarter William & Mary – Safety William & Mary – Dedmon 9 yard pass from Cluley (Dorka kick) Top Passers William & Mary – Steve Cluley, 23/36, 226 yards, 3 TD Virginia – Matt Johns, 13/22, 154 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top Rushers William & Mary – Mikal Abdul-Saboor, 22 carries / 100 yards Virginia – Jordan Ellis, 5 carries / 50 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving William & Mary – DeVonte Dedmon, 7 receptions / 22 yards Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 5 receptions / 123 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler William & Mary – DeAndre Houston-Carson, 9 tackles Virginia – Micah Kiser, 15 tackles

Boise State

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Boise State Broncos vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise State	17	12	17	10	56
Virginia	7	7	0	0	14

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 25, 2015
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NNE 11 mph • Weather: Light Rain
• Game attendance: 42,427
• Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Dan Scanlan
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams
• Boise State vs Virginia (Sep 25, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Boise State – Justin Taimatuia 21-yard interception return (Tyler Rausa kick) Boise State – Jeremy McNichols 2-yard rush (Rausa kick) Boise State – Rausa 51-yard field goal Virginia – T.J. Thorpe 75-yard pass from Johns (Ian Frye kick) Second Quarter Boise State – McNichols 10-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Rausa kick) Boise State – Team Safety Boise State – Rausa 30-yard field goal Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 45-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Third Quarter Boise State – Rausa 39-yard field goal Boise State – Thomas Sperbeck 30-yard pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) Boise State – Mercy Maston 25-yard interception return (Rausa kick) Fourth Quarter Boise State – Rausa 45-yard field goal Boise State – Thomas Sperbeck 64-yard pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) Top Passers Boise State – Brett Rypien, 24/35, 321 yards, 3 TD Virginia – Matt Johns, 12/25, 199 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top Rushers Boise State – Jeremy McNichols, 9 carries / 69 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Daniel Hamm, 8 carries / 22 yards Top Receiving Boise State – Thomas Sperbeck, 5 receptions / 121 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 5 receptions / 59 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Boise State – Ben Weaver, 9 tackles Virginia – Zach Bradshaw, 10 tackles

Pittsburgh

See also: 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Virginia Cavaliers vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	3	7	3	6	19
Pittsburgh	17	0	7	2	26

at Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 10, 2015
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 45,237
• Referee: D. Heydt • Umpire: D. Worrell • Linesman: M. Pavese • Line judge: A. Andrick • Back judge: R. Luklan • Field judge: J. Biddle • Side judge: A. Bartis • Center judge: L. Hayes
• TV announcers (ACCN): Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Larry Richert
• Virginia vs Pittsburgh (Oct 10, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Pittsburgh – Scott Orndoff 37-yard pass from Nathan Peterman (Chris Blewitt kick) Virginia – Ian Frye 33-yard field goal Pittsburgh – Qadree Ollison 4-yard run (Blewitt kick) Pittsburgh – Blewitt 33-yard field goal Second Quarter Virginia – Kwontie Moore 15-yard fumble recovery (Frye kick) Third Quarter Pittsburgh – Tyler Boyd 8-yard pass from Peterman (Blewitt kick) Virginia – Frye 26-yard field goal Fourth Quarter Pittsburgh – Mike Caprara Safety Virginia – Canaan Severin 32-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick blocked) Top Passer Virginia – Matt Johns, 17/33, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Pittsburgh – Nathan Peterman, 17/24, 222 yards, 2 TD Top Rusher Virginia – Albert Reid, 4 carries / 74 yards Pittsburgh – Chris James, 11 carries / 94 yards Top Receiving Virginia – T.J. Thorpe, 5 receptions / 75 yards Pittsburgh – Tyler Boyd, 7 receptions / 54 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Virginia – Micah Kiser, 11 tackles Pittsburgh – Jordan Whitehead, 12 tackles

Syracuse

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team

Syracuse Orange vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Syracuse	0	21	3	0	7	7	0	38
Virginia	0	14	0	10	7	7	6	44

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 17, 2015
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: WNW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 39,223
• Referee: Riley Johnson • Umpire: Danny Worrell • Linesman: Kavin McGrath • Line judge: Tim Graham • Back judge: Barry Hendon • Field judge: C. Clougherty • Side judge: Mike Safrit • Center judge: Steve Disangro
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, Ovie Mughelli, Niki Noto
• Syracuse vs Virginia (Oct 17, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter No Scoring Second Quarter Syracuse – Antwan Cordy 44-yard fumble recovery (Cole Murphy kick) Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 11-yard run (Ian Frye kick) Virginia – Wilfred Wahee 32-yard fumble recovery (Frye kick) Syracuse – Jordan Fredericks 1-yard run (Murphy kick) Syracuse – Eric Dungey 26-yard run (Murphy kick) Third Quarter Syracuse – Murphy 22-yard field goal Fourth Quarter Virginia – Charlie Hopkins 2-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Virginia – Frye 25-yard field goal Overtime Syracuse – Ervin Philips 7-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Murphy kick) Virginia – Canaan Severin 36-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Virginia – Mizzell 13-yard run (Frye kick) Syracuse – Steve Ishmael 12-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Murphy kick) Virginia – Jordan Ellis 3-yard run Top Passer Syracuse – Eric Dungey, 16/22, 150 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Matt Johns, 24/37, 234 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top Rusher Syracuse – Eric Dungey, 18 carries / 85 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 13 carries / 58 yards, 2 TD Top Receiving Syracuse – Steve Ishmael, 4 receptions / 40 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 10 receptions / 69 yards Top Tackler Syracuse – Paris Bennett, 13 tackles Virginia – Quin Blanding, 12 tackles

North Carolina

See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and South's Oldest Rivalry

120th South's Oldest Rivalry Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	10	3	0	0	13
North Carolina	7	6	3	10	26

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: October 24, 2015
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SSE 4 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 52,000
• Referee: David Epperly • Umpire: Troy Riley • Linesman: Steve Clein • Line judge: Robert Zivkovic • Back judge: Pat Ryan • Field judge: Chris Junjulas • Side judge: Angie Bartis • Center judge: Mike Webster
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jen Hildreth
• Virginia vs North Carolina (Oct 24, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Ian Frye 35-yard field goal North Carolina – T. J. Logan 16-yard run (Nick Weiler kick) Virginia – Charlie Hopkins 1-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Second Quarter North Carolina – Elijah Hood 3-yard run (Joey Mangili pass failed) Virginia – Frye 26-yard field goal Third Quarter North Carolina – Weiler 29-yard field goal Fourth Quarter North Carolina – Hood 3-yard run (Nick Weiler kick) North Carolina – Weiler 37-yard field goal Top Passer Virginia – Matt Johns, 17/30, 148 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT North Carolina – Marquise Williams, 21/26, 226 yards, 1 INT Top Rusher Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 24 carries / 117 yards North Carolina – Elijah Hood, 21 carries / 101 yards, 2 TD Top Receiving Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 6 receptions / 57 yards North Carolina – Quinshad Davis, 6 receptions / 40 yards Top Tackler Virginia – Quin Blanding, 12 tackles North Carolina – Shakeel Rashad, 10 tackles

Georgia Tech

See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	7	7	0	7	21
Virginia	10	0	10	7	27

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: October 31, 2015
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: S 9 • Weather: Overcast
• Game attendance: 32,308
• Referee: Duane Heydt • Umpire: Rich McMahan • Linesman: Arthur Hardin • Line judge: Robert Bassett • Back judge: Paul Vargo • Field judge: Kip Johnson • Side judge: D. Harrison • Center judge: Steve Disangro
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Niki Noto
• Virginia vs Georgia Tech (Oct 31, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Ian Frye 19-yard field goal Georgia Tech – Clinton Lynch 49-yard run (Harrison Butker kick) Virginia – Daniel Hamm 4-yard run (Frye kick) Second Quarter Georgia Tech – Lynch 42-yard pass from Justin Thomas (Butker kick) Third Quarter Virginia – Frye 24-yard field goal Virginia – Canaan Severin 30 yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Fourth Quarter Virginia – Albert Reed 35-yard run (Frye kick) Georgia Tech – Lynch 38-yard pass from Thomas (Butker kick) Top Passer Georgia Tech – Justin Thomas, 13/31, 251 yards, 2 TD Virginia – Matt Johns, 17/28, 175 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rusher Georgia Tech – Clinton Lynch, 3 carries / 63 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 14 carries / 75 yards Top Receiving Georgia Tech – Ricky Jeune, 5 receptions / 103 yards Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 5 receptions / 33 yards Top Tackler Georgia Tech – Jamal Golden, 9 tackles, 2 breakups Virginia – Quin Blanding, 15 tackles

Miami (FL)

See also: 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team

Virginia Cavaliers vs Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	8	7	6	21
Miami (FL)	0	14	3	10	27

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: November 7, 2015
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 15 • Weather: Partly Sunny
• Game attendance: 40,963
• Referee: Gary Patterson • Umpire: Mike Morton • Linesman: John Hoffmann • Line judge: Jeff Jones • Back judge: Gary Dancewicz • Field judge: Billy Beckett • Side judge: George Liotus • Center judge: Larry Hayes
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildreth
• Virginia vs Miami (FL) (Nov 7, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter No Scoring Second Quarter Miami – David Njoku 5-yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick) Virginia – Team Safety Virginia – Ian Frye 25-yard field goal Miami – Stacy Coley 67-yard pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) Virginia – Frye 48-yard field goal Third Quarter Virginia – Olamide Zaccheaus 3-yard run (Frye kick) Miami – Badgley 28-yard field goal Fourth Quarter Miami – Mark Walton 1-yard run (Badgley kick) Virginia – Frye 36-yard field goal Miami – Badgley 39-yard field goal Virginia – Frye 47-yard field goal Top Passer Virginia – Matt Johns, 29/42, 280 yards, 1 INT Miami (FL) – Brad Kaaya, 20/26, 286 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top Rusher Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 18 carries / 91 yards Miami (FL) – Joseph Yearby, 17 carries / 78 yards Top Receiving Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 8 receptions / 40 yards Miami (FL) – Stacy Coley, 7 receptions / 132 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Virginia – David Dean, 9 tackles Miami (FL) – Jermaine Grace, 8 tackles

Louisville

See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team

Virginia Cavaliers vs Louisville Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	7	10	0	14	31
Louisville	3	14	7	14	38

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: November 14, 2015
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SSW 4 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 51,233
• Referee: J. Heaser • Umpire: M. Wooten • Linesman: J. Griesser • Line judge: R. Misner • Back judge: J. Hooper • Field judge: M. Cullin • Side judge: J. Hocker • Center judge: M. Geier
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Jenn Hildredth
• Virginia vs Louisville (Nov 14, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Evan Butts 2-yard pass from Matt Johns (Ian Frye kick) Louisville – John Wallace 20-yard field goal Second Quarter Louisville – Jaylen Smith 20-yard pass from Reggie Bonnafon (Wallace kick) Virginia – Canaan Severin 30-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Louisville – Cole Hikutini 21-yard pass from Kyle Bolin (Wallace kick) Virginia – Ian Frye 46-yard field goal Third Quarter Louisville – Brandon Radcliff 9-yard run (Wallace kick) Fourth Quarter Virginia – Severin 23-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Louisville – L. J. Scott 1-yard run (Wallace kick) Louisville – Radcliff 36-yard run (Wallace kick) Virginia – Severin 16-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Top Passer Virginia – Matt Johns, 25/41, 260 yards, 4 TD Louisville – Kyle Bolin, 10/21, 139 yards, 1 TD Top Rusher Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 13 carries / 47 yards Louisville – Brandon Radcliff, 21 carries / 146 yards, 2 TD Top Receiving Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 9 receptions / 89 yards Louisville – Cole Hikutini, 4 receptions / 59 yards, 1 TD Top Tackler Virginia – Quin Blanding, 14 tackles Louisville – Keith Kelsey, 14 tackles

Duke

See also: 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team

Duke Blue Devils vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke	7	6	7	14	34
Virginia	21	7	14	0	42

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 21, 2015
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: S 8 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 35,178
• Referee: Stuart Mullins • Umpire: Johnnie Forte • Linesman: Mike Pavese • Line judge: Danny Short • Back judge: Delbert Bell • Field judge: Tom Potts • Side judge: Jim Corpora • Center judge: David Goodwin
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Michael Raeghi, Tom O'Brien
• Virginia vs Duke (Nov 21, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia – Evan Butts 15-yard pass from Olamide Zaccheaus (Ian Frye kick) Virginia – T. J. Thorpe 26-yard run (Frye kick) Virginia – Taquan Mizzell 3-yard run (Frye kick) Duke – DeVon Edwards 94-yard kickoff return (Ross Martin kick) Second Quarter Duke – Martin 36-yard field goal Virginia – Mizzell 36-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Duke – Martin 42-yard field goal Third Quarter Virginia – Mizzell 10-yard run (Frye kick) Duke – Braxton Deaver 7-yard pass from Thomas Sirk (Martin kick) Virginia – Zaccheaus 50-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) Fourth Quarter Duke – T. J. Rahming 12-yard pass from Parker Boehme (Martin kick) Duke – Boehme 1-yard run (Martin kick) Top Passer Duke – Thomas Sirk, 22/34, 208 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Matt Johns, 24/33, 344 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top Rusher Duke – Thomas Sirk, 14 carries / 36 yards Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 17 carries / 61 yards, 2 TD Top Receiving Duke – T. J. Rahming, 12 receptions / 190 yards, 1 TD Virginia – T. J. Thorpe, 5 receptions / 58 yards Top Tackler Duke – Dwayne Norman, 8 tackles Virginia – Micah Kiser, 17 tackles

Virginia Tech

See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry

97th Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	3	3	0	17	23
Virginia	3	3	7	7	20

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 28, 2015
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW 2 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 53,777
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan • Umpire: Mike Morton • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Bryan Platt • Field judge: Mark Furtado • Side judge: Glenn Street • Center judge: Steve Disangro
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, John Congemi, Marty Smith
• Virginia vs Virginia Tech (Nov 28, 2015)

Game information

First Quarter Virginia Tech – Joey Slye 48-yard field goal Virginia – Ian Frye 42-yard field goal Second Quarter Virginia – Frye 42-yard field goal Virginia Tech – Slye 44-yard field goal Third Quarter Virginia – Albert Reid 57-yard run (Frye kick) Fourth Quarter Virginia Tech – Sam Rogers 3-yard pass from Michael Brewer (Slye kick) Virginia – Canaan Severin 27-yard pass from Matt Johns (Frye kick) Virginia Tech – Isaiah Ford 32-yard pass from Michael Brewer (Slye kick) Virginia Tech – Slye 41-yard field goal Top Passer Virginia Tech – Michael Brewer, 15/29, 237 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Virginia – Matt Johns, 18/38, 171 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top Rusher Virginia Tech – Travon McMillian, 18 carries / 81 yards Virginia – Albert Reid, 9 carries / 103 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving Virginia Tech – Isaiah Ford, 6 receptions / 121 yards, 1 TD Virginia – Taquan Mizzell, 7 receptions / 50 yards Top Tackler Virginia Tech – Chuck Clark, 12 tackles Virginia – Micah Kiser, 10 tackles

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