10 things to know about BYU at Virginia

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The BYU Cougars kick off their 2013 season on the road against the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 31.

Here are ten things you need to know to impress your friends as we count you down to kickoff:

The game will be broadcast live from Scott Stadium on ESPNU and the Cougar IMG Sports Network 1160 AM, 102.7 FM and BYUcougars.com.
BYU has won six consecutive season openers. Those victories have come against Washington State (2012), Ole Miss (2011), Washington (2010), Oklahoma (2009), Northern Iowa (2008) and Arizona (2007). All but one of those season-opening wins has been over a BCS conference program.
The Cavaliers are 73-19-7 (.773) in home season openers and have won 16 of their last 19 openers in Scott Stadium.
In his career as a head coach, UVa's Mike London has won all five of his season-openers: 2008 at Elon and 2009 at Duke while at Richmond and 2010 vs. Richmond, 2011 vs. William & Mary and 2012 vs. Richmond while at Virginia.

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Date: Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013
Time: 3:30 EDT
Site: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Va.
TV: ESPNU
Radio: Cougar IMG Sports Network
Series Record: Virginia leads 2-1
Last Meeting: 2000 (BYU 38-35)
Kickoff Weather: Isolated t-storms, temps in the mid 80s

Series Snapshot
This marks the fourth meeting between BYU and Virginia. BYU won the last matchup, 38-35 on Sep. 2, 2000 in Virginia under coach LaVell Edwards, but trails the series, 2-1.

The Cougars are 7-12 against ACC foes, with the last victory coming against Georgia Tech on the road in 2012. BYU defeated the Yellow Jackets 41-17 in October
UVa offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild knows BYU well, facing the Cougars as the quarterback at Colorado State from 1978-80. Fairchild was a second-team All-WAC quarterback in 1980 behind BYU's Jim McMahon. Fairchild also faced BYU 15 times during his coaching stops at Colorado State, New Mexico and San Diego State.
In 2012, BYU was No. 1 in third down conversions allowed (26.52 percent), No. 2 in rushing yards allowed (86.92 ypg), No. 2 in red zone conversions allowed (64.29 percent), No. 3 in scoring defense (14.0 ppg) and No. 4 in first downs allowed (14.7 per game).
Virginia will dress only eight seniors against BYU, which ranks as the second-fewest in the nation tied with UCF (8) and behind only South Carolina (5).
BYU WR Cody Hoffman needs three touchdowns, 538 yds and 19 receptions to become the BYU all-time record holder in each of those categories. He needs four more 100-yard receiving games to become the BYU leader in that category and 942 yards to become the BYU all-time all-purpose yards leader.
Virginia WR E.J. Scott has acquired the nickname "Squirrel" and started a social media campaign around the nickname. Scott created #FeedTheSquirrel and made up t-shirts with the hashtag prominently screened across the chest as a way to encourage the quarterback to look his way.