2017 Virginia Cavaliers Football Team

2017 Virginia Cavaliers
Conference	ACC Coastal
2017 record	5-7 (2-5 ACC)
Head coach	npklemm (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Offensive Coordinator Derrick Barber Wide Receivers Coach Horace Williams (1st year)
Captain	Matteo Rook
Captain	Charlie Morrall
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons « 2016 2018 »

2017 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#3 Boston College x†		7	–	1					13	–	2
Wake Forest		6	–	1					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	3					7	–	6
Florida State		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisville		3	–	4					7	–	6
Syracuse		1	–	6					2	–	10
NC State		0	–	7					0	–	12
Coastal
#10 Virginia Tech x		6	–	2					12	–	2
North Carolina		6	–	1					8	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	2					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	3					6	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	4					6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		0	–	7					1	–	11
ACC Championship Game: [Boston College 21, Virginia Tech 7]
x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football season began at home against Houston in week one. They play as a member of the ACC, in the Coastal division. They have started the season 3-2 with wins over #25 Houston and #5 Notre Dame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
1	at #25 Houston*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 28-17
2	at #5 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana	W 23-17
3	at West Virginia*	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 23-28
4		Bye •
5	at ECU*	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 20-17 1
6	at #18 Purdue*	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana	L 3-24
7		Bye •
8	at #20 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia	L 10-14
9	at Miami	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 34-17
10	Louisville	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 23-35
11	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 19-24
12	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 10-21
13	Duke	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 24-7
14		Bye •
15	#11 Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia (Commonwealth Cup)	L 21-38
*Non-conference game.

Roster

2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Rook, MatteoMatteo Rook (C)  1.5 !Fr QB Simmons, AdrianAdrian Simmons  3.5 !Jr QB Collins, RaymondRaymond Collins  1.5 !Fr RB Shafer, JeromeJerome Shafer 5.0 !Jr RB Drake, DevinDevin Drake  3.5 !Jr RB Craig, FrankFrank Craig  4.5 !Sr RB Martin, DerrickDerrick Martin 57.0 !Sr RB Danielson, GeorgeGeorge Danielson 3.0 !So RB Irvin, DavidDavid Irvin 1.0 !Fr RB Saunders, ReginaldReginald Saunders (R) 1.0 !Fr FB Landry, JohnJohn Landry  3.5 !Jr FB Sheehan, ShawnShawn Sheehan  1.5 !Fr WR Beatty, CameronCameron Beatty  1.5 !Fr WR Faapo, ApeluApelu Faapo 3.0 !So WR Scott, MelvinMelvin Scott 57.0 !Sr WR Herbert, JamesJames Herbert  3.5 !Jr WR Trammell, KeydenKeyden Trammell 1.0 !Fr TE Greer, JonathanJonathan Greer  1.5 !Fr TE Townsell, JimJim Townsell  4.5 !Sr TE Larsen, CurtisCurtis Larsen 57.0 !Sr TE King, JermaineJermaine King 1.0 !Fr TE Medina, GaelGael Medina 3.0 !So TE Carrillo, JeremiahJeremiah Carrillo (R) 3.0 !So OT Nichols, DonaldDonald Nichols  2.5 !So OT Ferreira, ChristianChristian Ferreira  1.5 !Fr OT Wilson, MarkMark Wilson (R) 5.0 !Jr OT Lowry, AmirAmir Lowry 3.0 !So OT Prather, JacobJacob Prather 1.0 !Fr OT Poole, JohnJohn Poole  4.5 !Sr OT Hill, FyFy Hill 57.0 !Sr OT Montgomery, PatrickPatrick Montgomery 5.0 !Jr OT Logan, JavonJavon Logan 1.0 !Fr OT Cote, LeoLeo Cote 1.0 !Fr OG Perry, JimmyJimmy Perry 57.0 !Sr OG Rosas, AdenAden Rosas (R) 3.0 !So C Osborne, EliEli Osborne 1.0 !Fr C Gardiner, KevinKevin Gardiner 57.0 !Sr C Layne, AronAron Layne 3.0 !So C Colbert, ShawnShawn Colbert (R) 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Morrall, CharlieCharlie Morrall (C)  4.5 !Sr DE West, RodneyRodney West 57.0 !Sr DE McGowan, FrankFrank McGowan 57.0 !Sr DE Daniel, MarcusMarcus Daniel 3.0 !So DE Jackson, JamesJames Jackson  3.5 !Jr DT Mattson, TerryTerry Mattson  3.5 !Jr DT Pratt, KyleKyle Pratt  2.5 !So DT Cantrell, LaDavidLaDavid Cantrell  3.5 !Jr DT Curry, DashonDashon Curry  3.5 !Jr DT Sample, WilliamWilliam Sample 1.0 !Fr DT Mixon, JamesJames Mixon (R) 1.0 !Fr ILB Stallings, IanIan Stallings 3.0 !So ILB Taylor, JasonJason Taylor 57.0 !Sr OLB Smith, AlanAlan Smith  4.5 !Sr OLB Hill, CharlesCharles Hill 57.0 !Sr OLB Brice, AidenAiden Brice 3.0 !So CB Gelbaugh, DallasDallas Gelbaugh CB Ranom, MylesMyles Ranom  1.5 !Fr CB Hunt, JamaalJamaal Hunt  3.5 !Jr CB Hardin, KevinKevin Hardin 57.0 !Sr CB Shepphard, DerrickDerrick Shepphard (R) 1.0 !Fr FS Scott, RandallRandall Scott 5.0 !Jr SS Dix, R.J.R.J. Dix  4.5 !Sr SS Brumfield, EvanEvan Brumfield  1.5 !Fr SS Yeager, FrankFrank Yeager 1.0 !Fr SS Doty, JoeyJoey Doty  3.5 !Jr SS Willis, D’AndreD’Andre Willis 1.0 !Fr SS Collins, AnthonyAnthony Collins (R) 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Leone, HunterHunter Leone 3.0 !So K Livingstom, AsherAsher Livingstom 3.0 !So K Einstein, JasonJason Einstein 1.0 !Fr K Walker, DaveDave Walker  4.5 !Sr K Dutton, ParkerParker Dutton 1.0 !Fr P Rodriguez, NormanNorman Rodriguez  2.5 !So P Tomlinson, NoahNoah Tomlinson 3.0 !So P McKenna, SeanSean McKenna 3.0 !So P Aldrich, TimothyTimothy Aldrich 1.0 !Fr P Tanner, JaredJared Tanner 1.0 !Fr P Shockley, JonJon Shockley (R) 1.0 !Fr	Head coach npklemm Coordinators/assistant coaches Derrick Barber Horace Williams Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2017 season

Stats

Records Vs

	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference	1-0	2-2	3-2
CP Top 25	1-1	1-2	2-3
Divisional	2-1	0-3	2-4
Conference	2-2	0-3	2-5
AAC	1-0	1-0	2-0
Big 12	-	0-1	0-1
Big Ten	-	0-1	0-1
IND	-	1-0	1-0
MWC	-	-	-
Pac-12	-	-	-
SEC	-	-	-
Overall	3-2	2-5	5-7

Passing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	QBR
Matteo Rook	QB	(Fr)	12	256	395	64.81	2,983	20	10	139.892

Rushing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	100yd Games
Jerome Shafer	RB	Jr	12	175	756	4.32	6	0

Receiving

Name	Position	Class	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
Cameron Beatty	WR	(Fr)	12	69	908	13.16	6
Jonathan Greer	TE	(Fr)	7	32	350	10.94	6
Jerome Shafer	RB	RB	1	3	37	12.33	1
Apelu Faapo	WR	So	11	43	549	12.77	6
Melvin Scott	WR	Sr	4	11	142	12.91	1
Jim Townsell	TE	(Sr)	1	1	36	36.00	0

Defensive

Name	Position	Class	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Dallas Gelbaugh	CB	(Sr)	7	34	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
R.J. Dix	SS	(Sr)	3	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Hill	OLB	Sr	6	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Morrall	DE	(Sr)	7	27	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Stallings	ILB	So	5	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randall Scott	FS	Jr	4	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Pratt	DT	(So)	4	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Ransom	CB	(Fr)	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Name	Position	Class	Attempts	Made	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Hunter Leone	K	So	15	15	0	0	2	4	9	0	26	0

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mahamadou Hooker OT	Providence, RI	Mt. Pleasant High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2,623 lb (1,190 kg)	Round 1
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Isaac Roche OG	Lakeville, CT	Hotchkiss School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Round 1
	Skill:   Potential:
Aidan Posey FS	Montville, NJ	Montville Township High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Round 1
	Skill:   Potential:
Isiah Wilder OLB	Orange, MA	Mahar Regional	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Round 2
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Issac Traylor ILB	Manchester, NH	Manchester Central	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Round 2
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Amadou Trotter OLB	New Roads, LA	False River	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Round 2
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Kameron Herron SS	Elmira, NY	Southside	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Round 3
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Timothy Alexander FB	Richmond, VA	Douglas Freeman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Walk-On
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Messiah Stevenson WR	Shenandoah, VA	Page County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Walk-On
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Levi Whitney OT	Jacksonville, NC	Jacksonville, NC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Walk-On
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Josiah Barron OT	Washington, D.C.	St. John's	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	Walk-On
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Khikina Faletolu C	Asheboro, NC	Asheboro	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	Walk-On
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Brian Gilliam ILB	Princeton, WV	Princeton	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Walk-On
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Benjamin Moffett SS	Lamp Hill, PA	Trinity	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Walk-On
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Ashton Evans CB	Goldsboro, NC	Rosewood	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Round 4
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Aden Willett ILB	Pittsburgh, PA	Central Catholic	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Round 4
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Israel Franklin CB	New Bethlehem, PA	Redbank Valley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Round 4
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Jaden Buckner SS	Montville, NJ	Montville Township	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Round 4
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Mark Hills ILB	La Plata, MD	College of Southern Maryland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	JUCO
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James Wolfe OLB		Hargrave Military academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Round 4
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Overall recruiting rankings:
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.

Awards

Hunter Leone - K

• All-ACC 1st Team

Charlie Morrall - DE

• All-ACC 2nd Team

Kyle Pratt - DT

• All-ACC 2nd Team

Dallas Gelbaugh - CB

• All-ACC 2nd Team