American college football season
The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium . They competed as members of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Navy .
2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class C 72 Tyler Fannin Fr C 77 Jake Fieler Jr FB 27 Jamari Peacock Fr FB 49 Alec Shifflett Sr FB 85 Andrew Yavinsky Fr HB 4 Olamide Zaccheaus Jr G 65 Ben Knutson RFr G 70 Steven Moss Jr G 71 Jack McDonald Sr G 74 John Montelus Sr G 78 R.J. Proctor So OL Ryan Swoboda Fr OL Gerrik Vollmer Fr OT 54 Ryan Nelson Fr OT 55 Brandon Pertile Sr OT 64 Ben Trent RFr OT 67 Jack English Sr OT 69 Chris Glaser Fr OT 75 Osiris Crutchfield RFr OT 79 Dillon Reinkensmeyer RFr OT Ryan Bischoff So QB 6 Kurt Benkert Sr QB , LS 11 Joe Spaziani Jr QB , WR 15 De'Vante Cross RFr QB 36 Lindell Stone Fr QB Tristan Hillerich Fr QB T.J. Kitts Fr QB Matthew Merrick So RB 88 Justin Zollar So TB 1 Jordan Ellis Jr TB 22 Daniel Hamm Sr TB 25 Lamont Atkins Fr TB 26 PK Kier Fr TB 31 Chris Sharp So TE 16 Richard Burney So TE 44 Tanner Cowley So TE 46 Evan Butts Jr WR 2 Joe Reed So WR 5 Doni Dowling Sr WR 8 Hasise Dubois So WR 14 Andre Levrone Sr WR 18 Ben Hogg Jr WR 19 Chuck Davis RFr WR 23 Warren Craft So WR 80 Shawn Smith Fr WR 82 Braedon Urie Jr WR 84 Terrell Jana Fr WR 86 Ross Gardner Jr WR Cole Blackman So WR Ethan Blundin RFr WR Shane Eilers Fr WR Hayden Mitchell Fr WR Darnell Pratt Fr WR Davion Zeno Fr
Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 89 Brian Delaney Fr K 95 A.J. Mejia Fr P 47 Lester Coleman Jr PK , P 81 Nash Griffin RFr PK 87 Andrew King Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2017-09-09
Coaching changes [ edit ] Depth chart [ edit ] Defense
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SABRE Brenton Nelson Nick Grant ⋅
DE NT DE Juwan Moye Eli Hanback Andrew Brown Steven Wright James Trucilla Christian Baumgardner ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Offense
[1] WR (X) Andrew Levrone Terrell Jana ⋅
WR (Z) Doni Dowling De'Vante Cross ⋅
LT LG C RG RT Jack English John Montelus Dillon Reinkensmeyer Jake Fieler Brandon Pertile Ryan Nelson Ben Knutson Jake Fieler RJ Proctor Chris Glaser Osiris Crutchfield ⋅ Tyler Fannin Jack McDonald ⋅
TE Evan Butts Richard Burney Tanner Cowley
Key reserves WR (H) Olamide Zaccheaus BB Jordan Ellis BB Jamari Peacock KO Brian Delaney KO Andrew King
RB Daniel Hamm Jordan Ellis Chris Sharp
Special teams PK A.J. Mejia PK Andrew King P Lester Coleman KR Daniel HammKR Joe Reed PR Daniel HammPR Chuck DavisPR Juan Thornhill LS Joe SpazianiLS Richard Burney H Nash GriffinH Lester Coleman
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 3:30 p.m. William & Mary * ACCN Extra W 28–1038,828 September 9 3:30 p.m. Indiana * Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPNU L 17–3438,993 September 16 12:00 p.m. UConn * Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 W 38–1833,056 8:00 p.m. at Boise State * ESPN2 W 42–2333,947 October 7 12:20 p.m. Duke Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCN W 28–2138,638 October 14 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina ACCRSN W 20–1450,000 October 21 12:30 p.m. Boston College Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN L 10–4139,216 October 28 12:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh ACCRSN L 14–3130,889 November 4 3:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN W 40–3638,448 November 11 3:30 p.m. at Louisville ESPNU L 21–3846,787 November 18 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 Miami (FL) ABC L 28–4463,415 8:00 p.m. No. 24 Virginia Tech ESPN L 0–1048,609 December 28 1:30 p.m. at Navy * ESPN L 7–4935,921 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ] William & Mary [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tribe 0 0 3 7 10 Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28
Indiana [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 0 17 10 7 34 Cavaliers 0 3 7 7 17
1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 6 12 18 Cavaliers 7 17 7 7 38
At Boise State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 14 14 7 42 Broncos 7 7 0 9 23
The Cavaliers came in as thirteen point underdogs against the Broncos and quickly went down 7–0 within the first three minutes. After this shaky start, the Cavaliers took a 21–14 lead into halftime led by success in the passing game on offense. To start the second half, the Cavaliers took just 3 plays to score, stretching the lead to 28–14. Virginia pressed its advantage to 42–14 before Boise State made it 42–23 on a late safety and touchdown. The win has been hailed as Virginia's "most impressive win" so far under Coach Mendenhall.[4]
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21 Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28
At North Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 0 10 7 3 20 Tar Heels 0 0 14 0 14
Boston College [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 17 7 10 7 41 Cavaliers 0 7 0 3 10
At Pittsburgh [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 0 7 0 7 14 Panthers 7 14 7 3 31
Georgia Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 7 7 14 8 36 Cavaliers 3 10 15 12 40
At Louisville [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 7 0 7 21 Cardinals 7 10 14 7 38
At Miami (FL) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 14 7 7 0 28 No. 2 Hurricanes 7 7 17 13 44
Virginia Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Hokies 0 3 7 0 10 Cavaliers 0 0 0 0 0
At Navy (Military Bowl) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 0 0 0 7 Midshipmen 14 14 14 7 49
2018 NFL Draft [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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