The 2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

 in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top...

. The team's coach is coach Al Groh

Al Groh

Al Groh is the defensive coordinator of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. He is also a former head coach of the University of Virginia football team, a former head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and the former head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL...

. They played their home games at Scott Stadium

Scott Stadium

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 in Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

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.

Preseason

The Cavaliers and coach Al Groh

Al Groh

Al Groh is the defensive coordinator of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. He is also a former head coach of the University of Virginia football team, a former head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and the former head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL...

 face a pivotal season in 2007 as they attempt to overcome their losing record in 2006

2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh...

. While the defense made improvements under new coordinator Mike London

Mike London

Mike London is the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers football program of the University of Virginia. A native of the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, London played college and pro football as a defensive back for the Richmond Spiders and Dallas Cowboys...

, the offense struggled all season. In November 2006, Groh indicated that he was not ready to "anoint" Jameel Sewell

Jameel Sewell

Jameel Sewell is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Green Bay Blizzard.-High school:Jameel Sewell attended Hermitage High School in Richmond...

, who started the final nine games of 2006, as the unquestioned quarterback for 2007.

The Cavaliers were a young team in 2006, leading Groh to joke that the 2007 team was playing the 2006 season. While Groh had frequently played true freshman in earlier seasons, sometime for very limited action, he redshirted

Redshirt (college sports)

Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...

 the entire freshman class in 2006

2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2006 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh...

 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

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 Peter Lalich, joined the team in 2007.

Schedule

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Season
Head Coach Head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches... :	Al Groh Al Groh Al Groh is the defensive coordinator of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. He is also a former head coach of the University of Virginia football team, a former head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and the former head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL...	7th
Defensive Coordinator Defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach... /Defensive Line Coach:	Mike London	6th
Offensive Coordinator Offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach... /Quarterbacks Coach:	Mike Groh	7th
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... s Coach:	Steve Bernstein	2nd
Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach	Bob Diaco	2nd
Defensive Assistant Coach/Assistant Defensive Line Coach	Lervern Belin	2nd
Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... s Coach:	Wayne Lineburg	1st
Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach	Dave Borbely	2nd
Asst. Special Teams Coordinator/Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... s Coach	Anthony Poindexter Anthony Poindexter Anthony Scott Poindexter is a former American football player for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns...	4th
Tight End Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... s 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

Recruiting

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.

Roster

Virginia's first official depth chart for the 2007 football season was announced August 28, prior to the Cavaliers' season opener against Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys

Wyoming Cowboys is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Wyoming. The women's teams use the name Cowgirls. The University is a member of the Mountain West Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Wrestling is the only varsity sport that is...

 on September 1. Click here to see depth charts for each individual game.

Quarterbacks 10 Jameel Sewell Jameel Sewell Jameel Sewell is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Green Bay Blizzard.-High school:Jameel Sewell attended Hermitage High School in Richmond...  - 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 Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... 37 Cedric Peerman Cedric Peerman Cedric Edwin Peerman is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft...  - Junior 5 Mikell Simpson Mikell Simpson Mikell V. Simpson is an American college football player. He was most recently a running back for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.-Early years:...  - Sophomore 21 Andrew Pearman - Junior 27 Hall Simmons - Sophomore 28 William Webb - Freshman 32 Keith Payne - Freshman (RS) 36 Max Milien - Freshman 44 Raynard Horne - Freshman (RS) Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... s 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 Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... 31 Rashawn Jackson - Sophomore 25 Josh Zidenberg - Senior 47 Curt Orshoski - Freshman Tight End Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... s 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 Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... 63 Jordy Lipsey - Senior 64 Jack Shields - Freshman (RS) Offensive Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... 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 Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... s 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)		Cornerback Cornerback A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position... s 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 Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... s 31 Chase Minnifield - Freshman Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... s 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 Placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points... 9 Chris Gould - Senior 11 Chris Hinkebein - Freshman Punters Punter (football position) A punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a... 16 Ryan Weigand - Senior 4 John Thornton - Junior Long Snappers Long snapper In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible.... 66 Danny Aiken - Freshman
Opening day starters in bold

Watch list

• Jameel Sewell
  • Davey O'Brien Award
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• Chris Long
  • Pre–season All American
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  • Mid–season All American
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    , CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele's College Football Preview)
  • Outland Trophy
    Outland Trophy
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  • Lombardi Award
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  • Chuck Bednarik Award
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  • Bronko Nagurski Trophy
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  • Ted Hendricks Award
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  • Lott Trophy
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• Tom Santi
  • John Mackey Award
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  • Draddy Trophy
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     - semi-finalist

Wyoming

With only 110 yards of total offense and just 7 yards on the ground, the Cavaliers were outmatched by a better-prepared Wyoming team.

Duke

Tight end Tom Santi scored two touchdowns and tailback Cedric Peerman

Cedric Peerman

Cedric Edwin Peerman is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft...

 ran for 137 yards with 1 touchdown. Quarterbacks Jameel Sewell and Peter Lalich platooned for 191 yards through the air and one touchdown.

North Carolina

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.

Georgia Tech

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.

Pittsburgh

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.

Middle Tennessee State

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.

Connecticut

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.

Maryland

In another last minute victory, tailback Mikell Simpson

Mikell Simpson

Mikell V. Simpson is an American college football player. He was most recently a running back for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.-Early years:...

 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

Chris Turner (American football)

Chris Turner is an American football quarterback. He played quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland from 2007 to 2009...

 in the end zone for a critical safety late in the third quarter bringing the Virginia deficit down to five.

N.C. State

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.

Wake Forest

Virginia running back Mikell Simpson

Mikell Simpson

Mikell V. Simpson is an American college football player. He was most recently a running back for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.-Early years:...

 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

Columbia Lions

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 in 1971.

Miami

On an emotional night for the Miami Hurricanes as they played their last game in the historic Miami Orange Bowl

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, 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

Mikell Simpson

Mikell V. Simpson is an American college football player. He was most recently a running back for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.-Early years:...

 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.

Virginia Tech

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 enroute to an easy 33–21 win.

Gator Bowl - Texas Tech

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">
	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

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> 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

Rushing

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

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

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

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

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

Awards

• Al Groh
  • ACC Coach of the Year
• Chris Long
  • Unanimous All-American
    • Associated Press
      Associated Press
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       First-Team All America Team
    • Football Writers of America Association First-Team All-America Team
    • American Football Coaches Association
      American Football Coaches Association
      The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
      
       First-Team All-America Team
    • Walter Camp Football Foundation
      Walter Camp Football Foundation
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       First-Team All-America
    • The Sporting News First-Team All-America
  • CBSSports.com
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     First-Team All-America
  • Rivals.com First-Team All-America
  • Ted Hendricks Award
    Ted Hendricks Award
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     winner as the nation's top defensive end
  • First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
  • Dudley Award
    Dudley Award
    The Dudley Award, named after former Virginia running back Bill Dudley, is presented annually by the Richmond Times-Dispatch to one NCAA Division I football player in the Commonwealth of Virginia....
    
     winner as the top collegiate player in the state of Virginia
  • Richmond Touchdown Club Defensive Lineman of the Year
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• Branden Albert
  • Associated Press
    Associated Press
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    Third-Team All America Team
• Tom Santi
  • ACC James E. Tatum Award (top senior student-athlete)