Bronco Mendenhall thrilled with improved Scott Stadium atmosphere

Amber Searls-USA TODAY SportsOn Saturday night against the Florida State Seminoles, the Virginia Cavaliers stand a very real chance of playing in front of their largest home crowd in nearly eight years. The 61,500-seat Scott Stadium hasn’t hosted a game with an announced attendance of 60,000 or more since the 2011 Virginia Tech game. That came after a nearly four-season stretch without eclipsing that number dating back to the 2008 game against USC — the largest home crowd in UVA history at just shy of 65,000. During the early Al Groh years, which coincided with the first few years after the stadium was expanded by almost 20,000 seats, crowds at or above sellout level were an annual happening on Alderman Road; current Cavaliers head coach Bronco Mendenhall believes that last Friday could have been the start of something special.

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