2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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2018 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 28–0 vs. South Carolina
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal DivisionCo-def
Record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Robert Anae (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Nick Howell (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Scott Stadium
Uniform
Virginia cavaliers football uni.png
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^  8 0   15 0  
No. 15 Syracuse  6 2   10 3  
NC State  5 3   9 4  
Boston College  4 4   7 5  
Wake Forest  3 5   7 6  
Florida State  3 5   5 7  
Louisville  0 8   2 10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x  6 2   7 7  
Georgia Tech  5 3   7 6  
Miami (FL)  4 4   7 6  
Virginia  4 4   8 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   6 7  
Duke  3 5   8 5  
North Carolina  1 7   2 9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Contents

Previous season

Virginia ended the 2017 season with a 6–7 overall record, 3–5 in the ACC, to finish in a tie for fourth place in the ACC Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they were defeated by Navy.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Chuck Bednarik Award [1] Juan Thornhill SSR
Fred Biletnikoff Award [2] Olamide Zaccheaus RBSR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [3] Juan ThornhillSSR
Paul Hornung Award [4] Joe Reed WR/KRJR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [5] Bryce Perkins QBJR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Coastal)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Miami998 (122)
2Virginia Tech838 (16)
3Georgia Tech654 (8)
4Duke607 (1)
5Pittsburgh420
6North Carolina370 (1)
7Virginia257

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m. Richmond * ACCN Extra W 42–1340,524
September 87:30 p.m.at Indiana * BTN L 16–2035,492
September 154:15 p.m.vs. Ohio * ESPN2 W 45–315,438
September 2212:30 p.m. Louisville
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSN W 27–334,446
September 2912:20 p.m.at NC State Raycom L 21–3557,600
October 137:00 p.m.No. 16 Miami (FL) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN2W 16–1342,393
October 2012:30 p.m.at Duke ACCRSNW 28–1420,277
October 2712:20 p.m. North Carolina
RaycomW 31–2143,000
November 27:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 25
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN2L 13–2336,256
November 103:00 p.m. Liberty *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ACCRSNW 45–2441,485
November 173:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech ACCRSNL 27–30 OT37,543
November 233:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech ABC L 31–34 OT60,776
December 2912:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina *ABCW 28–0 48,263
  1. Moved from Scott Stadium in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. [6]

Roster

2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 63Tyler Fannin Redshirt.svg  Fr
C, G 77Jake FielerSr
FB Dylan CrawfordFr
FB 10Jamari PeacockSo
FB 90Andrew YavinskyRFr
HB 80Billy KempFr
HB 4 Olamide Zaccheaus Sr
G 65Ben KnutsonSo
G 78R.J. ProctorJr
OL, LS Daniel MooreFr
OL 71Marcus ApplefieldSr
OL Joe BissingerFr
OL 67Derek DevineFr
OL 70Bobby HaskinsFr
OL Jack KeenanFr
OL Micah MariteragiFr
OL Victor OluwatimiRFr
OL 53Gerrik VollmerRFr
OL 66Martin WeiszFr
OT 54Ryan NelsonRFr
OT 64Ben TrentSo
OT 69 Chris Glaser So
OT 79Dillon ReinkensmeyerSo
OT 72 Ryan Swoboda RFr
OT 74Ryan BischoffJr
QB, LS 99Joe SpazianiSr
QB 98Brennan ArmstrongFr
QB Tristan HillerichRFr
QB T.J. KittsRFr
QB DaJuan MooreFr
QB 3 Bryce Perkins Jr
QB 36Lindell StoneSo
RB 75Webster Hill IVFr
RB Chris JonesFr
RB 92Perris JonesFr
RB 88Justin ZollarJr
TB 25Lamont AtkinsSo
TB 1Jordan EllisSr
TB 6PK KierSo
TB 31Chris SharpJr
TB Wayne TaulapapaFr
TE 46Evan ButtsSr
TE 44Tanner CowleyJr
WR 85Cole BlackmanSo
WR 82Riah BurtonRFr
WR 19Chuck DavisSo
WR 8Hasise DuboisJr
WR Shane EilersRFr
WR 86Ross GardnerSr
WR 18Ben HoggSr
WR 84Terrell JanaSo
WR 27Tavares KellyFr
WR Zain KhokharSr
WR 83Hayden MitchellRFr
WR 86Ugo ObasiFr
WR Darnell PrattRFr
WR 2 Joe Reed Jr
WR Wooby Theork-YoumansFr
WR Brandon WhiteFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB Jaylon BakerFr
CB Mark ChichesterFr
CB 41Germane Crowell  Injury icon 2.svg RFr
CB 20Nick GrantSo
CB 34 Bryce Hall Jr
CB 5 Tim Harris Sr
CB 30Myles RobinsonJr
DB 32 Darrius Bratton So
DB, WR Josh CliffordFr
DB, WR 15De'Vante CrossSo
DB 14Donovan RolleRFr
DB 23Shawn SmithRFr
DB 93Joseph WhiteFr
DE 16Richard Burney Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 91Mandy AlonsoSo
DE 88Osiris CrutchfieldSo
DL 61Isaac BuellRFr
DL 50Tommy ChristRFr
DL 94Aaron FaumuiFr
DL 76Jordan RedmondFr
DL 62Samson ReedFr
DL Christian SmithFr
DL Trevor StormFr
DL Dylan ThompsonFr
DT 58Eli HanbackJr
FS 28Brenton NelsonSo
FS 29 Joey Blount So
ILB Parker ChenaultFr
ILB 17Malcolm Cook  Injury icon 2.svg Sr
ILB 45Reed KellamJr
ILB 37Jordan MackJr
ILB 55Mikey McDonaldSr
ILB 9Dominic Sheppard  Injury icon 2.svg Jr
ILB 22Robert SnyderSo
ILB 40C.J. StalkerSr
LB Evan ClarkFr
LB 51Javar GarrettFr
LB 57T.C. HarrisonFr
LB 52Grant MischFr
LB 33Zane ZandierSo
OLB 43Elliott BrownSo
OLB 59Dre BryantSo
OLB 60Colin DixonRFr
OLB 56Matt GahmSo
OLB 38Gladimir PaulJr
OLB 13 Chris Peace Sr
OLB, FS 7Chris Moore  Injury icon 2.svg Jr
OLB 11 Charles Snowden So
OLB 42Noah TaylorFr
S Darren KleinFr
S 96Cole LytleFr
S Vinnie VladicFr
SS 21 Juan Thornhill Sr
SS 39CJ EppsJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jack CollinsFr
K 26Brian DelaneySo
PK 95A.J. MejiaSo
PK 89Hunter PearsonFr
P 47Lester ColemanSr
PK, P 81Nash GriffinSo
PK, P Jerry HorngFr
LS Lee DudleyFr
LS Tucker FinkelstonFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-07-27

Depth chart

Game summaries

Richmond

1234Total
Spiders1003013
Cavaliers14147742

At Indiana

1234Total
Cavaliers907016
Hoosiers1370020

vs Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats7147331
Cavaliers21170745

Louisville

1234Total
Cardinals00303
Cavaliers0671427

At NC State

1234Total
Cavaliers707721
Wolfpack3177835

Miami (FL)

1234Total
No. 16 Hurricanes060713
Cavaliers0130316

At Duke

1234Total
Cavaliers776828
Blue Devils007714

North Carolina

1234Total
Tar Heels770721
Cavaliers1437731

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers707923
No. 23 Cavaliers730313

Liberty

1234Total
Flames7107024
Cavaliers141014745

At Georgia Tech

1234OTTotal
Cavaliers14706027
Yellow Jackets133011330

At Virginia Tech

1234OTTotal
Cavaliers001417031
Hokies014314334

Vs. South Carolina (Belk Bowl)

1234Total
Gamecocks00000
Cavaliers777728

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRV23
Coaches RVRVRV22RVRV
CFP Not released25Not released

2019 NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
263 Juan Thornhill S Kansas City Chiefs
6198 Tim Harris CB San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. "Virginia Football vs. Ohio Moved to Nashville Due to Hurricane Florence" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "DEPTH CHART" (PDF) (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.