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2015 Virginia

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike London.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 13 UCLA 16–34; lost vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 27–34; won vs. William & Mary 35–29; lost vs. Boise State 14–56; lost at Pittsburgh 19–26; won vs. Syracuse 44–38; lost at North Carolina 13–26; won vs. Georgia Tech 27–21; lost at Miami 21–27; lost at Louisville 31–38; won vs. Duke 42–34; lost vs. Virginia Tech 20–23+8−42Lost 16–34 at No. 13 UCLA-18No. 13 UCLALost 27–34 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame-7No. 9 Notre DameWon 35–29 vs. William & Mary+6William & MaryLost 14–56 vs. Boise State-42Boise StateLost 19–26 at Pittsburgh-7PittsburghWon 44–38 vs. Syracuse+6SyracuseLost 13–26 at North Carolina-13North CarolinaWon 27–21 vs. Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechLost 21–27 at Miami-6MiamiLost 31–38 at Louisville-7LouisvilleWon 42–34 vs. Duke+8DukeLost 20–23 vs. Virginia Tech-3Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at13UCLAL 16–⁠3423%
Sep 12vs9Notre DameL 27–⁠3437%
Sep 19vsWilliam & MaryW 35–⁠2966%
Sep 25vsBoise StateL 14–⁠5634%
Oct 10atPittsburghL 19–⁠2627%
Oct 17vsSyracuseW 44–⁠3857%
Oct 24atNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠2624%
Oct 31vsGeorgia TechW 27–⁠2136%
Nov 7atMiamiL 21–⁠2729%
Nov 14atLouisvilleL 31–⁠3822%
Nov 21vsDukeW 42–⁠3443%
Nov 28vsVirginia TechL 20–⁠2345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 23–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠386
Coach
Mike London
Elo
1452 −24 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 70 of 128; offense No. 45, defense No. 84, special teams No. 88
SRS
0.4 No. 67 of 128 in FBS
Returning
50% of last season’s EPA, No. 82 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 50 roster talent No. 30 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Steve Fairchild
Defensive coordinator
Jon Tenuta
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 128
  • Defense96th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted74th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted80th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%1.3178th of 128
Defense0.1446%1.2396th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.10 def		42% off
43% def		—74th off
80th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 263% allowed
Defense3.7own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMatt Johns QB2,810 yds
Passing touchdownsMatt Johns QB20 TD
Rushing yardsTaquan Mizzell 671 yds
Rushing touchdownsTaquan Mizzell 4 TD
Receiving yardsCanaan Severin WR759 yds
Receiving touchdownsCanaan Severin WR8 TD
InterceptionsDarious Latimore CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Jahvoni Simmons ILB★★★★No. 149
David Eldridge WR★★★No. 772
Warren Craft WR★★★No. 1344
Tanner Cowley WDE★★★No. 1344
R.J. Proctor OT★★★No. 1357

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers33.00.837
Offensive line33.00.826
Defensive line33.00.818
Linebackers23.50.878
Defensive backs13.00.829
Whole class123.10.836

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6Maurice Canady CBBaltimore Ravens

Roster 105

The 2015 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠014–⁠12
North Carolina8–⁠011–⁠315
Florida State6–⁠210–⁠314
Pittsburgh6–⁠28–⁠5
Miami5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisville5–⁠38–⁠5
Duke4–⁠48–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State3–⁠57–⁠6
Virginia3–⁠54–⁠8
Syracuse2–⁠64–⁠8
Georgia Tech1–⁠73–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9
Boston College0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.