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2017 Virginia Cavaliers football
2017 Virginia Cavaliers football
Military Bowl, L 7–49 vs. Navy
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Nick Howell (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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.

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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

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`10`	Kirk Garner	Sr
CB	`20`	Nick Grant	RFr
CB	`34`	Bryce Hall	So
CB	`41`	Germane Crowell	Fr
CB		Riah Burton	Fr
CB		Darious Latimore	Jr
CB		Tim Harris	Sr
DB	`33`	Darrius Bratton	Fr
DB		Donovan Rolle	Fr
DE	`9`	Andrew Brown	Sr
DE	`90`	Steven Wright	So
DE	`93`	Christian Baumgardner	RFr
DE		Christian Brooks	RFr
DL	`91`	Mandy Alonso	Fr
DL		Isaac Buell	Fr
DL		Tommy Christ	Fr
DL		Colin Dixon	Fr
DL	`98`	John Kirven	Fr
DT	`57`	James Trucilla	So
DT	`58`	Eli Hanback	So
DT	`99`	Juwan Moye	So
FS	`3`	Quin Blanding	Sr
FS	`28`	Brenton Nelson	RFr
FS	`29`	Joey Blount	Fr
ILB	`30`	Dominic Sheppard	So
ILB	`37`	Jordan Mack	So
ILB	`40`	C.J. Stalker	Jr
ILB	`42`	Jahvoni Simmons	So
ILB	`45`	Reed Kellam	So
ILB	`53`	Micah Kiser	Sr
ILB		Mikey McDonald	Jr
ILB		Christian Pluchino	Fr
ILB		Robert Snyder	RFr
LB	`33`	Zane Zandier	Fr
LB	`38`	Charles Snowden	Fr
LB	`43`	Elliott Brown	Fr
LB	`56`	Matt Gahm	Fr
OLB	`13`	Chris Peace	Jr
OLB	`17`	Malcolm Cook	Jr
OLB, FS	`39`	Chris Moore	So
OLB		Dre Bryant	RFr
OLB		Gladimir Paul	So
OLB		Harrison Turlington	Fr
SS	`21`	Juan Thornhill	Jr
SS		CJ Epps	So

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

Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Robert Anae (BYU)
Offensive coordinator, inside receivers
Marques Hagans (Virginia)
Wide receivers
Mark Atuaia (BYU)
Running backs
Garett Tujague (BYU)
Offensive line
Jason Beck (BYU)
Quarterbacks
Vic So'oto (BYU)
Assistant head coach, defensive line
Nick Howell (Weber State)
Defensive coordinator, secondary
Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
Special teams coordinator, outside linebackers
Shane Hunter (BYU)
Inside linebackers
Patrick Hickman (BYU)
Director of football operations
Justin Anderson (BYU)
Director of player personnel
Frank Wintrich (BYU)
Director of football training & player development

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-09-09

Game summaries

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2017 Virginia Cavaliers football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 15, 2017.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN Extra	W 28–10	38,828
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Indiana*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 17–34	38,993
September 16	12:00 p.m.	UConn*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 38–18	33,056
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Boise State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 42–23	33,947
October 7	12:20 p.m.	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 28–21	38,638
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 20–14	50,000
October 21	12:30 p.m.	Boston College	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 10–41	39,216
October 28	12:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	L 14–31	30,889
November 4	3:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 40–36	38,448
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU	L 21–38	46,787
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	L 28–44	63,415
November 24	8:00 p.m.	No. 24 Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	L 0–10	48,609
December 28	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–49	35,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	3	7	10
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	6	12	18
Cavaliers	7	17	7	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Micah Kiser	Los Angeles Rams	5th	147	LB
Andrew Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	5th	158	DE

2017_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team

2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Roster

Coaching changes

Depth chart

Schedule

Game summaries

William & Mary

Indiana

UConn

At Boise State

Duke

At North Carolina

Boston College

At Pittsburgh

Georgia Tech

At Louisville

At Miami (FL)

Virginia Tech

At Navy (Military Bowl)

2018 NFL Draft

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 23 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
Louisville	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Florida State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	7	–	6
Pittsburgh	3	–	5	5	–	7
Virginia	3	–	5	6	–	7
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	10	7	3	20
Tar Heels	0	0	14	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	7	14	8	36
Cavaliers	3	10	15	12	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	14	7	7	0	28
No. 2 Hurricanes	7	7	17	13	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Hokies	0	3	7	0	10
Cavaliers	0	0	0	0	0