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 .
Roster [ ]
Coaching changes [ ]
On June 21, 2017 Vic So'oto was hired as defensive line coach.[2] So'oto replaces Ruffin McNeill who joined the University of Oklahoma coaching staff.
Depth chart [ ]
Defense
[1]
WLB
BLB
MLB
SLB
Chris Peace
Jordan Mack
Micah Kiser
Chris Moore
Elliot Brown
C.J. Stalker
Zane Zandier
Malcolm Cook
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SABRE
Brenton Nelson
Nick Grant
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DE
NT
DE
Juwan Moye
Eli Hanback
Andrew Brown
Steven Wright
James Trucilla
Christian Baumgardner
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Offense
[1]
WR (X)
Andrew Levrone
Terrell Jana
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WR (Z)
Doni Dowling
De'Vante Cross
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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
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Tyler Fannin
Jack McDonald
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TE
Evan Butts
Richard Burney
Tanner Cowley
QB
Kurt Benkert
Lindell Stone
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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 [ ]
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 * Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID 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 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 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) Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, 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
Source:[3]
Game summaries [ ]
William & Mary [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tribe
0
0
3
7
10
Cavaliers
7
7
7
7
28
Indiana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hoosiers
0
17
10
7
34
Cavaliers
0
3
7
7
17
UConn [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
0
0
6
12
18
Cavaliers
7
17
7
7
38
at Boise State [ ]
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]
Duke [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
7
7
0
7
21
Cavaliers
7
7
7
7
28
at North Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
0
10
7
3
20
Tar Heels
0
0
14
0
14
Boston College [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
17
7
10
7
41
Cavaliers
0
7
0
3
10
at Pittsburgh [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
0
7
0
7
14
Panthers
7
14
7
3
31
Georgia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Yellow Jackets
7
7
14
8
36
Cavaliers
3
10
15
12
40
at Louisville [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
7
7
0
7
21
Cardinals
7
10
14
7
38
at Miami (FL) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
14
7
7
0
28
No. 2 Hurricanes
7
7
17
13
44
See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team
Virginia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Hokies
0
3
7
0
10
Cavaliers
0
0
0
0
0
at Navy (Military Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
7
0
0
0
7
Midshipmen
14
14
14
7
49
2018 NFL Draft [ ]
Player
Team
Round
Pick #
Position
Micah Kiser
Los Angeles Rams
5th
147
LB
Andrew Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
5th
158
DE
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