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2015 Virginia Cavaliers Football Team
The 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. On November 29, head coach Mike London resigned. He finished at Virginia with a six year record of 27–46. Last season The 2014 Cavaliers finished with a record of 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division. Roster Coaching changes On December 14, 2014, offensive line coach Scott Wachenheim was named head coach of the VMI Keydets. On January 6, 2015, Tom O'Brien officially retired. Eight days later, Chris Beatty and Dave Borbely were hired as running backs and offensive line coaches, respectively, with Larry Lewis tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike London
Michael Wilson London Sr. (born October 9, 1960) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is a former defensive back and associate head coach and defensive line coach for the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to Maryland, London was the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers football program of the University of Virginia. Prior to William & Mary, London was head coach of the Howard Bison football program at Howard University in Washington, D.C. 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. He was a police officer and detective in Richmond, Virginia with the city's street crimes unit before pursuing a coaching career. He has served in various coaching roles with Richmond, William & Mary, Boston College, and Virginia, as well as the Houston Texans. His most notable roles h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom O'Brien (American Football)
Thomas P. O’Brien, Jr. (born October 5, 1948), is a former American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1997 to 2006 and North Carolina State University from 2007 to 2012, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 115 wins and 80 losses. Early life and education O'Brien was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He played football and baseball at St. Xavier High School, from which he graduated in 1966. O'Brien earned an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, where he was a three-year starter at defensive end for the Midshipmen from 1968 to 1970. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1971 with a bachelor of science degree in management. Early career After graduation, O'Brien served nine years in the Marines. During this time he began coaching as an assistant for Navy's plebe (freshman) team, then served at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, as well as tours of duty in California and Japan. O'Brien rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense, rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and Blocking (American football), block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a Halfback (American football), halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" — see #Halfback/tailback, below), a wingback (American football), wingback, or a Fullback (American football), fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's key player/more prominent running back. With the increase in pass-oriented offenses and single set back formations, it is more common to refer to these players as simply running backs. Halfback/tailbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wide Receiver
A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense (American football), offense, WR gets its name from the player being split out "wide" (near the sidelines), farthest away from the rest of the Formation (American football), offensive formation. A forward pass-catching specialist, the wide receiver is one of the 40-yard dash#Average time by position, fastest players on the field alongside cornerbacks and running backs. One on either extreme of the offensive line is typical, but several may be employed on the same play. Through 2022, only four wide receivers, Jerry Rice (in 1987 and 1993), Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas (in 2019), Cooper Kupp (in 2021), and Justin Jefferson (in 2022), have won Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, Offensive Player of the Year. In every other year it was aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Thornhill
Juan Thornhill (born October 19, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early life Thornhill attended Altavista High School in Altavista, Virginia. He played safety and quarterback in high school. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football. Thornhill also played basketball in high school. College career Thornhill played at Virginia from 2015 to 2018. Thornhill played cornerback and safety at Virginia, where he graduated in December 2018 with a degree in Anthropology. During his career, he had 208 tackles, 13 interceptions and 1.5 sack. Professional career Pre-draft Scouts Inc. ranked Thornhill as the sixth best safety in the draft (60th overall). Pro Football Focus also ranked him sixth best amongst his position. NFL.com analyst and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quin Blanding
Quin Blanding (born May 1, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Early life Blanding attended Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In high school, he played quarterback, tight end, wide receiver, and safety. He was rated by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a five-star recruit. Rivals had him ranked as the best safety and fifth best player overall. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football. College career Blanding immediately became a starter as a true freshman in 2014. He became the first freshman to start the opening game for Virginia at safety since Tony Blount in 1976. He started all 12 games and recorded 123 tackles, which led all freshman and broke Ahmad Brooks Virginia freshman record. He also added three interceptions and one sack. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Harris (cornerback)
Timothy Harris Jr. (born July 31, 1995) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Virginia. Professional career San Francisco 49ers Harris was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (198th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. He was placed on injured reserve on August 26, 2019, with a groin injury. On September 5, 2020, Harris was waived by the 49ers and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on September 16, and restored to the practice squad on October 7. He was elevated to the active roster on December 7 and December 25 for the team's weeks 13 and 16 games against the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. On August 4, 2021, Harris was waived/injured by the 49ers and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 11. Buffalo Bills (first stint) On August 24, 2021, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Canady
Maurice Canady (born May 26, 1994) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Virginia. Early life Canady attended Varina High School, where he played as a cornerback, wide receiver and quarterback. As a senior, he tallied 704 passing yards, 1,090 rushing yards, 280 receiving yards, 10 pass breakups and one interception (returned for a touchdown). He received first-team All-district, All-Central Region and Touchdown Club of Richmond's Offensive Player of the Year honors. College career Canady accepted a football scholarship from the University of Virginia. As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games with 2 starts. He totaled 28 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week after both of his starts (North Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah Kiser
Micah Kiser (born January 25, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Denver Broncos. Early life Kiser attended the Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football. College career Kiser played college football for Virginia from 2013 to 2017. As a senior, he won the William V. Campbell Trophy and was named an All-American by the ''Sporting News''. During his career, he had 408 tackles, 19 sacks, and one interception. Professional career Los Angeles Rams Kiser was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. Kiser was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019. In Week 2 of the 2020 season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Kiser recorded a team high 16 tackles (11 solo) and forced a fumble on running back Miles S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Brown (American Football)
Andrew Brown (born December 30, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Virginia. Brown was a two-time high school All-American at Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. He has been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts,Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills. Early life A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Brown initially attended Indian River High School for his freshman and sophomore year. He transferred to Oscar Smith his junior year. At Oscar Smith, Brown further developed into one of the most sought-after prospects in the country. After posting 83 tackles and 11 sacks in 2012, he was named a first-team All-American by ''USA Today'', a rare feat for a junior. In his senior year, Brown recorded 93 tackles, 30 for a loss, 18 sacks and forced nine fumbles. Oscar Smith went undefeated into the 2013 VHSL 6A state championship game, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Peace (American Football)
Christopher Aziz Peace (born February 8, 1996) is an American former professional football outside linebacker. He played college football at Virginia and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Giants. Early life Peace was born in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up mostly in Chesapeake, Virginia. He attended Indian River High School through his sophomore year before transferring Warwick High School after his family moved to Newport News, Virginia. He transferred again to Denbigh High School before his senior year and was moved to linebacker after playing wide receiver and safety and recorded 20 sacks. Peace is married and has one son. College career Peace spent five seasons as a member of the Virginia Cavaliers, redshirting his freshman season. As a redshirt freshman he played in 12 in all 12 of the Cavaliers' games, mostly as a reserve linebacker except for one start. The next season, Peace became a starter at outside linebacker and finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Corney
Trent Corney (born March 11, 1993) is a professional Canadian football defensive end and bodybuilder. He was drafted ninth overall by the Blue Bombers in the 2016 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 24, 2016. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams representing the University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers compete at the NCAA Division I level ( FBS for football), in the Atlantic Coast C .... References External linksWinnipeg Blue Bombers bio * 1993 births Living people Canadian football defensive linemen Sportspeople from Brockville Players of Canadian football from Ontario Virginia Cavaliers football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players American football defensive ends {{Canadianfootball-defensive-lineman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
