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2007 Virginia Cavaliers football
Gator Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record9–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Groh (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorMike London (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Boston College x   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 21 Clemson   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Wake Forest   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Florida State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     6 – 7  
NC State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Coastal Division
No. 9 Virginia Tech x$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Virginia   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami (FL)   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Duke   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Preseason

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The Cavaliers and coach Al Groh face a pivotal season in 2007 as they attempt to overcome their losing record in 2006. While the defense made improvements under new coordinator Mike London, the offense struggled all season. In November 2006, Groh indicated that he was not ready to "anoint" Jameel Sewell, who started the final nine games of 2006, as the unquestioned quarterback for 2007.[1]

The Cavaliers were a young team in 2006, leading Groh to joke that the 2007 team was playing the 2006 season.[2] While Groh had frequently played true freshman in earlier seasons, sometime for very limited action, he redshirted the entire freshman class in 2006 except for defensive lineman Nate Collins. Several players from that class are expected to be contributors in 2007, in particular running back Keith Payne has generated excitement among fans. Several talented true freshmen, such as quarterback Peter Lalich, joined the team in 2007.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 pmat Wyoming*
VersusL 3–2331,620[4]
September 812:00 pmDuke
LFSW 24–1358,554[5]
September 1512:00 pmat North Carolina
LFSW 22–2058,000[6]
September 2212:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUW 28–2357,681[7]
September 297:00 pmPittsburgh*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUW 44–1460,888[8]
October 67:00 pmat Middle Tennessee*
CSSW 23–2123,227[9]
October 133:30 pmConnecticut*dagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUW 17–1660,004[10]
October 208:00 pmat Maryland
ESPN2W 18–1752,782[11]
October 274:30 pmat NC StateNo. 21
ESPNUL 24–2955,342[12]
November 312:00 pmNo. 21 Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
LFSW 17–1660,106[13]
November 107:15 pmat MiamiNo. 23
ESPN2W 48–062,106[14]
November 2412:00 pmNo. 8 Virginia TechNo. 16
ESPN2L 21–3361,711[15]
January 11:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*No. 21
CBSL 28–3160,243[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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Position Name Season
Head coach: Al Groh 7th
Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach: Mike London 6th
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach: Mike Groh 7th
Assistant head coach/defensive backs coach: Steve Bernstein 2nd
Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach Bob Diaco 2nd
Defensive assistant coach/assistant defensive line coach Lervern Belin 2nd
Wide receivers coach: Wayne Lineburg 1st
Running game coordinator/offensive line coach Dave Borbely 2nd
Asst. Special teams coordinator/running backs coach Anthony Poindexter 4th
Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Bob Price 10th
Graduate assistant offense Jim Jones 1st
Graduate assistant defense Vincent Brown 1st
Head strength coach Matt Balis 1st
Director of football video operations Luke Goldstein 6th

Players

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Recruiting

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The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of 24 signed players. The class is headlined by quarterback Peter Lalich, outside linebacker J'Courtney Williams and wide receiver Dontrelle Inman. Overall, the 2007 Virginia recruiting class was ranked #25 by rivals.com and #32 by scout.com.

College recruiting information (2007)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Danny Aiken
LS 		Roanoke, Virginia Cave Spring High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jan 12, 2007 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Mark Ambrose
TE 		Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania Mount Carmel Junior-Senior High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 27, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Landon Bradley
OT 		Conway, South Carolina Conway High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Nov 1, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Kris Burd
WR 		Ettrick, Virginia Matoaca High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 17, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Matt Conrath
DE 		Chicago, Illinois Saint Rita High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jan 2, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Billy Cuffee
TE 		Chesapeake, Virginia Deep Creek High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Feb 7, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jared Detrick
SLB 		Newport News, Virginia Woodside High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Mar 1, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Andrew Devlin
TE 		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mount Lebanon Senior High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Aug 4, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Ras-I Dowling
WR/DB 		Chesapeake, Virginia Deep Creek High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 15, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Terence Fells-Danzer
MLB 		Culpeper, Virginia Culpeper County High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 228 lb (103 kg) May 23, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jared Green
WR 		Vienna, Virginia Oakton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Feb 7, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Chris Hinkebein
K 		Charlotte, North Carolina Providence High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 21, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Dontrelle Inman
WR/S 		Batesburg, South Carolina Batesburg-Leesville High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 14, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Nick Jenkins
DT 		Wheaton, Maryland Our Lady Good Counsel High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Jun 30, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Dominique Joseph
WR/CB 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Roman Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 3, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Peter Lalich
QB 		Springfield, Virginia West Springfield High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 25, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Anthony Mihota
DE 		Fredericksburg, Virginia Massaponax High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Feb 7, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Max Milien
RB 		Arlington, Virginia Yorktown High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 18, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Lamar Milstead
OT 		Washington, D.C. Coolidge High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jan 15, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Chase Minnifield
CB 		Lexington, Kentucky Henry Clay High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) May 22, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Corey Mosley
RB 		Richmond, Virginia Henrico High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 7, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Zane Parr
DT 		Williamsport, Pennsylvania Williamsport Area Senior High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Oct 22, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Aaron Taliaferro
LB 		Gloucester, Virginia Gloucester High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 23, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
J'Courtney Williams
LB 		Christchurch, Virginia Christchurch High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 22, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #32   Rivals: #25
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2007 Virginia Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  • "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Virginia". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  • "2007 Player Commitments – Virginia". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2007.

Roster

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Virginia's first official depth chart for the 2007 football season was announced August 28, prior to the Cavaliers' season opener against Wyoming on September 1. Click here to see depth charts for each individual game.

Quarterbacks

  • 10 Jameel Sewell – Sophomore
  • 7 Peter Lalich – Freshman
  • 15 Scott Deke – Junior
  • 1 Patch Duda – Freshman (RS)
  • 6 Mark Verica – Freshman (RS)
  • 13 Brendan Lane – Freshman

Tail backs

  • 37 Cedric Peerman – Junior
  • 5 Mikell Simpson – Sophomore
  • 21 Andrew Pearman – Junior
  • 27 Hall Simmons – Sophomore
  • 28 William Webb – Freshman
  • 32 Keith Payne – Freshman (RS)
  • 36 Max Milien – Freshman
  • 25 Rob Lewis -- Junior
  • 44 Raynard Horne – Freshman (RS)

Wide receivers

  • 22 Staton Jobe – Freshman (RS)
  • 80 Maurice Covington – Junior
  • 18 Kris Burd – Freshman
  • 20 Kevin Ogletree – Junior
  • 23 Dom Joseph – Freshman
  • 23 Zach Mendez-Zfass – Freshman (RS)
  • 26 Cary Koch – Junior
  • 39 Chris Gorham – Senior
  • 81 Dontrelle Inman – Freshman (RS)
  • 84 Jared Green – Freshman
  • 89 Chris Dalton – Freshman (RS)

Fullbacks

  • 31 Rashawn Jackson – Sophomore
  • 25 Josh Zidenberg – Senior
  • 47 Curt Orshoski – Freshman

Tight ends

  • 86 Tom Santi – Senior
  • 82 Mark Ambrose – Freshman
  • 83 Joe Torchia – Freshman (RS)
  • 85 John Phillips – Junior
  • 87 Andrew Devlin – Freshman
  • 88 Jonathan Stupar – Senior
  • 90 Crutcher Reiss – Sophomore
  • 91 Andrew Dewey – Sophomore
  • 92 Tony Konstant – Junior
  

Center

  • 63 Jordy Lipsey – Senior
  • 64 Jack Shields – Freshman (RS)

Offensive guard

  • 71 Branden Albert – Junior
  • 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham – Senior
  • 65 B.J. Cabbell – Freshman (RS)
  • 74 Patrick Slebonick – Sophomore
  • 78 Isaac Cain – Freshman (RS)
  • 79 Gordie Sammis – Senior

Offensive tackle

  • 61 Will Barker – Sophomore
  • 75 Eugene Monroe – Junior
  • 76 Zak Stair – Junior

Offensive linemen

  • 62 Billy Cuffee – Freshman
  • 67 Landon Bradley – Freshman
  • 68 Anthony Mihota – Freshman
  • 69 Lamar Milstead – Freshman
  • 72 Dave Roberts – Freshman

Linebackers

  • 51 Clint Sintim – Junior
  • 54 Jon Copper – Junior
  • 57 Jermaine Dias – Senior
  • 58 Antonio Appleby – Junior
  • 33 John Bivens LB – Freshman (RS)
  • 41 Aaron Clark – Junior
  • 42 Darnell Carter – Freshman (RS)
  • 45 Denzel Burrell – Sophomore
  • 46 J'Courtney Williams – Freshman
  • 47 Daniel Childress – Freshman (RS)
  • 49 Darren Childs – Sophomore
  • 50 Terrence Fells-Danzer – Freshman
  • 52 Aaron Taliaferro – Freshman
  • 53 Bernie McKeever – Junior
  • 55 Jared Detrick – Freshman
  • 59 John-Kevin Dolce – Freshman (RS)
  

Cornerbacks

  • 4 Vic Hall – Sophomore
  • 26 Chris Cook – Junior
  • 1 Trey Womack – Freshman (RS)
  • 19 Ras-I Dowling – Freshman
  • 28 Mike Brown – Junior
  • 32 Brandon Jarvis – Junior
  • 43 Mike Parker – Freshman (RS)

Safeties

  • 22 Byron Glaspy – Junior
  • 30 Nate Lyles – Senior
  • 17 Brandon Woods – Sophomore
  • 27 Jamaal Jackson – Senior
  • 29 Rico Bell – Freshman (RS)
  • 34 Matt Leemhuis – Freshman (RS)
  • 40 Corey Mosley – Freshman

Defensive backs

  • 31 Chase Minnifield – Freshman

Defensive ends

  • 91 Chris Long – Senior
  • 95 Jeffrey Fitzgerald – Sophomore
  • 72 John Roberts – Junior
  • 74 Pete Bladel – Senior
  • 90 Jason Fuller – Sophomore
  • 93 Alex Field – Junior
  • 99 Sean Gottschalk – Freshman (RS)

Defensive line

  • 70 Matt Conrath – Freshman
  • 92 Zane Parr – Freshman
  • 96 Nick Jenkins – Freshman

Nose tackles

  • 94 Allen Billyk – Senior
  • 98 Nate Collins – Sophomore

Place Kickers

  • 9 Chris Gould – Senior
  • 11 Chris Hinkebein – Freshman

Punters

  • 16 Ryan Weigand – Senior
  • 4 John Thornton – Junior

Long Snappers

  • 66 Danny Aiken – Freshman
     
Opening day starters in bold
See also: American football positions and Glossary of American football

Watch list

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Game summaries

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Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 0 3 0 0 3
Wyoming 3 7 3 10 23

With only 110 yards of total offense and just 7 yards on the ground, the Cavaliers were outmatched by a better-prepared Wyoming team.[30][31][32][33][34][35]

Duke

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1 2 3 4 Total
Duke 2 0 11 0 13
Virginia 14 3 0 7 24

Tight end Tom Santi scored two touchdowns and tailback Cedric Peerman ran for 137 yards with 1 touchdown. Quarterbacks Jameel Sewell and Peter Lalich platooned for 191 yards through the air and one touchdown.[36][37][38][39][40][41]

North Carolina

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See also: 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 10 6 3 3 22
North Carolina 0 7 7 6 20

Place kicker Chris Gould tied the school record held by Rafael Garcia (versus Virginia Tech, 1994) and Connor Hughes (versus Georgia Tech, 2003) by making five field goals and Cedric Peerman set a career-high in rushing for 186 yards and 1 touchdown on 30 carries. It represents the first road triumph since 2006's Sept. 30 victory at Duke and just the second since a Sept. 17, 2005, win at Syracuse.[42][43][44][45][46][47]

Georgia Tech

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See also: 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 7 10 6 0 23
Virginia 21 0 0 7 28
Georgia Tech lines up in their own endzone

Virginia survived Georgia Tech erasing a 14-point deficit and hung on to win their third straight ACC game 28–23. Tailback Cedric Peerman ran for 138 yards and scored a touchdown while punter Ryan Weigand averaged 47.5 yards on 8 punts with a long of 58 to keep Georgia Tech's offense at bay. Two key turnovers, an interception and fumble led to Virginia touchdowns. Defensive end Chris Long anchored the Cavalier defense with nine tackles including one for loss as well as two batted balls, one returned for a touchdown by fellow lineman Jeffery Fitzgerald, and a game-saving sack on 4th down late in the 4th quarter. Virginia quarterbacks combined to go 20 for 35 with one interception and one touchdown.[48][49][50][51][52][53]

Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh 0 7 0 7 14
Virginia 27 3 0 14 44

Virginia dominated the first quarter jumping out to a 27–0 lead. Pittsburgh's offense sputtered throughout the contest allowing the Cavaliers to take advantage of excellent field position. Jameel Sewell went 16 of 31 for 169 yards and three touchdowns while Cedric Peerman continued excelling on the ground with 87 yards on 24 carries.[54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]

Middle Tennessee State

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See also: 2007 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 7 7 0 9 23
MTSU 7 7 0 7 21

Place kicker Chris Gould kicked a 34 yard field goal with 8-seconds left to secure a last second victory. Virginia running backs combined for 151 yards on the ground while quarterback Jameel Sewell threw for 223 yards with an interception and a touchdown. Despite being huge underdogs, Middle Tennessee hung around the entire game and led by one late due to a blocked extra point. Virginia's decisive scoring drive started from their own 20 with less than two minutes to go and no time outs.[63][64][65][66][67][68][69]

Connecticut

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See also: 2007 Connecticut Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UConn 6 0 7 3 16
Virginia 7 7 0 3 17

With a strong defensive effort, the Virginia Cavaliers held off the previously undefeated Connecticut Huskies 17-16. Despite a very poor outing from Jameel Sewell, the Cavs drove the length of the field with Chris Gould chipping in a 19 yard field goal to win the game. The win propelled Virginia to be ranked #24 in the Coaches Poll and #19 in the first BCS rankings for the first time in 3 years.[70][71][72][73][74][75][76]

Maryland

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See also: 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 3 7 2 6 18
Maryland 7 7 3 0 17

In another last minute victory, tailback Mikell Simpson scored the game-winning touchdown with 16 seconds left. The play had to be reviewed by the officials due to the ball leaving Simpson's hands as he dove across the line, but the touchdown stood giving Virginia their seventh victory in a row. Defensive end Chris Long tackled Maryland quarterback Chris Turner in the end zone for a critical safety late in the third quarter bringing the Virginia deficit down to five.[77][78][79][80][81][82][83]

N.C. State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 3 14 0 7 24
N.C. State 7 13 3 6 29

N.C. State quarterback Daniel Evans threw for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns while wide receiver Donal Bowens was on the receiving end of 202 of those yards. Despite a poor performance from the Virginia defense, the Virginia offense still scraped together 24 points on a streaky night by quarterback Jameel Sewell.[84][85][86][87][88][89][90]

Wake Forest

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See also: 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wake Forest 3 3 7 3 16
Virginia 3 7 0 7 17
Virginia defensive end Chris Long surveys the Wake Forest offense

Virginia running back Mikell Simpson scored the go ahead touchdown with 2:18 left in the 4th quarter and Wake Forest kicker Sam Swank missed a 48 yard field goal with 2 seconds left sealing the Virginia victory. The Virginia defense was anchored by defensive end Chris Long who recorded 10 tackles and a sack. The win was Virginia's 5th win this season by two points or less breaking the NCAA record set by Columbia in 1971.[91][92][93][94][95][96][97]

Miami

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See also: 2007 Miami Hurricanes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 14 17 7 10 48
Miami 0 0 0 0 0

On an emotional night for the Miami Hurricanes as they played their last game in the historic Miami Orange Bowl, the Cavaliers dominated all facets of the game shutting out the home team 48-0. Quarterback Jameel Sewell completed 20 of 25 passes for 288 yards, threw for a touchdown and ran for one as well. Tailback Mikell Simpson contributed 93 yards and two one-yard touchdown carries. The Cavalier defense posted three interceptions, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, seven tackles for loss and a touchdown. The win set up a Thanksgiving match-up versus cross-state rival Virginia Tech playing for the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title and the chance to play in the 3rd Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game.[98][99][100][101][102][103][104]

Virginia Tech

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See also: 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia Tech 13 7 3 10 33
Virginia 7 7 7 0 21

In a game with a trip to the conference championship game on the line, the Cavaliers fell flat against their in-state rivals Virginia Tech. Poor clock management and poor defense allowed Virginia Tech to exploit Virginia en route to an easy 33–21 win.[105][106][107][108][109][110][111]

Gator Bowl – Texas Tech

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Main article: 2008 Gator Bowl
See also: 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 7 0 7 17 31
Virginia 9 12 0 7 28

Statistics

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Team

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Team Opp
Scoring 317 256
  Points per Game 24.4 19.7
First Downs 249 228
  Rushing 109 79
  Passing 125 136
  Penalty 15 13
Total Offense 4295 4322
  Avg per Play 4.7 4.7
  Avg per Game 330.4 332.5
Fumbles-Lost 25–10 21–11
Penalties-Yards 62–532 84–646
  Avg per Game 40.9 49.7
Team Opp
Punts-Yards 81–3313 72–3064
  Avg per Punt 40.9 42.6
Time of Possession/Game 29:39 30:21
3rd Down Conversions 83/203 73/209
4th Down Conversions 8/14 16/28
Touchdowns Scored 38 27
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 16–20– 22–30
PAT-Attempts 35–37 24–24
Attendance 358,944 283,077
  Games/Avg per Game 6/59,824 6/47,180

Scores by quarter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 125 93 19 80 317
Opponents 62 68 57 69 256

Offense

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Rushing

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Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Cedric Peerman 6–6 113 620 35 585 5.2 5 58 97.5
Mikell Simpson 13– 113 605 35 570 5.0 8 96 43.8
Jameel Sewell 13– 126 485 206 279 2.2 4 18 21.5
Keith Payne 10– 58 235 16 219 3.8 2 17 21.9
Andrew Pearman 12– 37 152 8 144 3.9 2 21 12.0
Rashawn Jackson 11– 20 75 3 72 3.6 0 12 6.5
Chris Gorham 11– 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 8 1.3
Vic Hall 13– 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 4 0.3
Branden Albert 13– 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2
Josh Zidenberg 13– 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Peter Lalich 8– 9 0 60 -60 -6.7 0 0 -7.5
TEAM 13–13 9 0 66 -66 -7.3 0 0 -5.1
Total 13–13 490 2192 429 1763 3.6 22 96 135.6
Opponents 13–13 472 1801 411 1390 2.9 9 49 106.9

Passing

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Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Jameel Sewell 13–13 114.94 364–214–9 58.8 2176 12 45 167.4
Peter Lalich 8–0 109.12 61–35–1 57.4 321 2 31 40.1
TEAM 13–13 0.00 2–2–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Vic Hall 13–13 394.00 1–1–0 100.0 35 0 35 2.7
Total 13–13 114.23 428–250–10 58.4 2532 14 45 194.8
Opponents 13–13 120.95 452–263–11 58.2 2932 18 56 225.5

Receiving

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Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Mikell Simpson 13– 43 402 9.3 2 30 30.9
Jonathan Stupar 13– 40 359 9.0 2 23 27.6
Tom Santi 12– 36 418 11.6 3 45 34.8
Maurice Covington 9– 21 269 12.8 2 39 29.9
John Phillips 13– 17 193 11.4 2 30 14.8
Dontrelle Inman 13– 17 181 10.6 0 31 13.9
Staton Jobe 13– 17 163 9.6 1 26 12.5
Andrew Pearman 12– 13 99 7.6 0 19 8.2
Cedric Peerman 6– 12 99 8.2 0 25 16.5
Cary Koch 10– 9 97 10.8 1 15 9.7
Chris Gorham 11– 8 123 15.4 0 35 11.2
Rashawn Jackson 11– 8 46 5.8 1 15 4.2
Keith Payne 10– 5 45 9.0 0 16 4.5
Josh Zidenberg 13– 4 38 9.5 0 17 2.9
Total 13–13 250 2532 10.1 14 45 194.8
Opponents 13–13 263 2932 11.1 18 56 225.5

Defense

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Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick 		Saf
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF
54 Jon Copper 13 56 53 109 9.0-32 3.0-24 2-7 1 3 . . . .
91 Chris Long 13 36 43 79 19.0-132 14.0-122 1-25 9 23 . 2 1 .
51 Clint Sintim 13 44 33 77 9.0-48 9.0-48 . . 17 . 2 . .
95 J. Fitzgerald 13 33 40 73 11.5-39 7.0-31 2-25 4 15 1-0 2 . .
22 Byron Glaspy 13 41 30 71 2.0-5 . 1-29 4 . 1-0 . . .
30 Nate Lyles 13 39 29 68 4.5-14 1.0-9 . 2 . . 1 . .
58 Antonio Appleby 13 24 36 60 5.0-18 2.5-13 . 6 1 1-0 . . .
4 Vic Hall 13 33 25 58 . . 1-3 3 . . . . .
57 Jermaine Dias 12 31 23 54 1.5-3 . . 1 2 . . . .
19 Ras-I Dowling 12 30 14 44 . . 2-17 9 . . 2 . .
26 Chris Cook 9 25 14 39 1.0-2 . 1-25 6 1 1-44 . . .
27 Jamaal Jackson 13 22 17 39 . . 1-3 4 . 1-0 . . .
94 Allen Billyk 13 18 20 38 2.5-5 1.0-3 . 1 6 . . . .
98 Nate Collins 13 12 19 31 4.5-22 2.0-20 . . 1 1-0 . . .
43 Mike Parker 13 19 7 26 . . . 4 . 2-0 . . .
25 Josh Zidenberg 13 11 5 16 . . . . . . . 1 .
45 Denzel Burrell 13 5 7 12 1.0-3 1.0-3 . 1 . 1-0 . . .
1 Trey Womack 12 7 5 12 . . . . 1 1-0 . . .
93 Alex Field 13 2 9 11 2.5-12 1.5-10 . . 1 1-0 . . .
41 Aaron Clark 13 6 3 9 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .
17 Brandon Woods 13 2 4 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
66 Danny Aiken 13 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
85 John Phillips 13 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
86 Tom Santi 12 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
99 Sean Gottschalk 9 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
9 Chris Gould 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
33 John Bivens 7 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
55 Jared Detrick 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
16 Ryan Weigand 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
49 Darren Childs 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
53 Bernie McKeever 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
75 Eugene Monroe 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
34 Matt Leemhuis 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
42 Darnell Carter 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
32 Keith Payne 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
TM TEAM 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 3
83 Joe Torchia 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
29 Rico Bell 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
10 Jameel Sewell 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
88 Jonathan Stupar 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
77 I-Y Cunningham 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
39 Chris Gorham 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Total.......... 13 520 456 976 74-343 43-291 11-134 56 72 11-44 9 2 3
Opponents...... 13 542 393 935 93-351 33-212 10-148 44 7 9-0 16 5 1

Special teams

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Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn
Ryan Weigand 52 2352 45.2 61 2 6 2 0 . . . . . . . .
Chris Gould 26 949 36.5 51 3 4 19 0 65 4197 64.6 7 1 . . .
TEAM 3 12 4.0 11 0 0 0 3 . . . . . . . .
Total.......... 81 3313 40.9 61 5 10 21 3 65 4197 64.6 7 1 1185 44.2 25
Opponents...... 72 3064 42.6 64 4 13 23 1 63 3949 62.7 10 0 1048 42.9 27
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Vic Hall 23 230 10.0 0 67 2 33 16.5 0 19
Andrew Pearman 4 1 0.2 0 2 29 608 21.0 0 67
Josh Zidenberg 1 21 21.0 0 0 11 250 22.7 0 55
Cedric Peerman . . . . . 5 87 17.4 0 32
Mikell Simpson . . . . . 3 57 19.0 0 23
Darnell Carter . . . . . 1 0 0.0 0 0
Joe Torchia . . . . . 1 13 13.0 0 13
TEAM . . . . . 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total.......... 28 252 9.0 0 67 53 1048 19.8 0 67
Opponents...... 42 391 9.3 0 43 56 1185 21.2 0 37

After the season

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Awards

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