2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team explained
| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Bronco Mendenhall |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Robert Anae |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Nick Howell |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread, Hurry-up[1] |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Captain: | Micah Kiser |
| Captain2: | Jackson Matteo |
| Captain3: | Donte Wilkins |
| Stadium: | Scott Stadium |
The 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Coastal Division.
Last season
The 2015 Cavaliers finished with a record of 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play for the second straight year, to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. On November 29, head coach Mike London resigned, and was replaced six days later by BYU Cougars head coach Bronco Mendenhall.
Coaching changes
- On December 4, Bronco Mendenhall was hired as head coach.[2]
- On December 8, 2015, former BYU assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, and Jason Beck, accepted coaching responsibilities at Virginia.[3] On December 9, Nick Howell and Kelly Poppinga were announced to be joining the Virginia coaching staff.[4] On December 12, the hirings of Anae, Tujague, Atuaia, Beck, Howell, and Poppinga were confirmed as well as new assistant head coach Ruffin McNeill.[5] It was also announced that Marques Hagans would remain with Virginia's coaching staff as the wide receivers coach.
- On December 15, 2015, Shaun Nua was added as the defensive line coach leaving the same post at Navy. On December 18, Nua backed out of being the defensive line coach and decided to remain at Navy.
- On December 21, Shane Hunter was hired to be the new defensive line coach.[6]
- On March 18, 2016, Mendenhall announced that Hunter and McNeill would switch position duties, with McNeill taking over the defensive line, and Hunter working with the inside linebackers.[7]
Depth chart
Schedule
Schedule Source:[8] [9]
Game summaries
Richmond
See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team.
At Oregon
See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team.
At UConn
See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team.
Central Michigan
See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
At Duke
See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team.
Pittsburgh (homecoming)
See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
North Carolina
See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and South's Oldest Rivalry.
Louisville
See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team.
At Wake Forest
See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
Miami (FL)
See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team.
At Georgia Tech
See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
At Virginia Tech
See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry.
Notes and References
- News: UVa will get Mizzell and Zaccheaus involved early and often this year . Justin . Ferber . CavsCorner . May 6, 2016 . July 31, 2016.
- News: Virginia keeps Bronco Mendenhall pursuit a secret, taps him to be Cavaliers' new football coach . Norm . Wood . . December 4, 2015 . December 5, 2015.
- News: BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210151852/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html . dead . December 10, 2015 . Dick . Harmon . . December 9, 2015 . December 9, 2015.
- News: BYU assistants Kelly Poppinga, Nick Howell reportedly following Bronco Mendenhall to Virginia . Jake . Welch . SB Nation . December 10, 2015 . December 10, 2015.
- News: Former ECU Coach Ruffin McNeill hired at Virginia as Linebackers coach . Patrick . Quinn . . December 12, 2015 . December 12, 2015.
- News: Former BYU player, grad assistant Shane Hunter heads to Virginia after Navy assistant backs out . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112414/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644169/Former-BYU-player-grad-assistant-Shane-Hunter-heads-to-Virginia-after-Navy-assistant-backs-out.html?pg=all . dead . December 22, 2015 . Carter . Williams . . December 21, 2015 . December 21, 2015.
- Mendenhall Announces Defensive Coaching Switch . . March 18, 2016 . March 18, 2016.
- Web site: 2016 Schedule. Virginia Cavaliers. February 8, 2016. January 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128123808/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/va-m-footbl-sched.html. dead.
- Web site: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers Football Schedule. FBSchedules.com. September 29, 2016.
