Vic Hall Biography

HONORS
2008– Named the team’s John Polzer Award for ability, sportsmanship and character. 2007—ACC Specialist of the Week (Oct. 1) vs. Pittsburgh.


AT VIRGINIA
2008–Served as a team captain ... started 11 games at cornerback and at quarterback vs. Virginia Tech in finale ... proved to be an incredibly versatile player by starting at cornerback and quarterback, returning punts, covering kickoffs and being the holder on place kicks ... ranked fifth on the team with 59 tackles, tops among the cornerbacks ... recorded interceptions against Georgia Tech and Richmond ... pick against the Yellow Jackets came with just 1:18 remaining in the fourth quarter and UVa leading 24-17 ... returned the pick against the Spiders 60 yards ... had a season-high eight tackles against Miami ... in his surprise appearance at quarterback against Virginia Tech, rushed for 109 yards and had scoring runs of 40 and 16 yards ... only attempted one pass against the Hokies ... led the ACC in forced fumbles with 0.42 per game, which ranked seventh nationally ... his five forced fumbles tied the UVa school record ... ranked fifth in the ACC in punt return average (6.4 yards per return) ... named the team’s John Polzer Award for ability, sportsmanship and character. 2007–Started all 13 games at cornerback ... also the holder for kicks and also played on several other special teams units ... was in on 58 tackles, tops among the team’s cornerbacks ... broke up three passes and intercepted another ... helped defense allow just nine rushing touchdowns, the second lowest total in ACC and fifth in the nation ... key member of a defense that ranked 16th nationally at 19.7 points allowed per game ... UVa defense was 13th in rushing, allowing just 106.9 ypg. and 23rd in total defense allowing 332.5 yards per game … fifth in the ACC in punt returns with an average of 10.0 yards per return ... his 23 returns tied for sixth in the ACC ... his 230 punt return yards are the most by a Cavalier in three years ... also returned two kickoffs for 33 yards including a 19-yard return vs. Maryland ... named the coaches’ special teams player of the week for performance against Duke ... 67-yard punt return vs. Duke was the team’s longest in three seasons ... the 67-yard return was his first touch as a collegian ... had 22- and 45-yard punt returns vs. Pittsburgh in first quarter to set up UVa’s first two touchdowns ... scored the first touchdown of his career on fake field goal in that game ... threw a 35-yard pass to Chris Gorham against Connecticut ... had seven tackles vs. Wake Forest ... picked off his first pass in the 48-0 win at Miami and broke up another  ... career-high eight tackles in Gator Bowl vs. Texas Tech ... had a season-high four punt returns vs. Pittsburgh and Connecticut ... season-best punt return game was 86 yards vs. Pittsburgh. 2006–Played in all 12 contests as a backup cornerback and special teams performer ... finished with 13 tackles … gifted athlete who excelled as an outside gunner on punt coverage teams ... shared the team lead with seven tackles in punt coverage ... recorded his first tackle against Duke and finished with four stops against the Blue Devils ... also had four tackles in home game vs. Maryland ... earned his first letter. 2005—Spent training camp and the first half of the season working with the quarterbacks ... moved to cornerback midway through the season when the team got thin at the position ... was on the travel squad for nine games but did not get into any games ... redshirted.




High School and Personal
Had a remarkable career as a record-setting quarterback  at Gretna Senior HS for coach Rob Senseney ... SuperPrep All-American ... three-time first-team all-state quarterback … led team to state championships his junior and senior seasons with perfect 14-0 records ... state player of the year both seasons ... set several state records ... compiled 13,770 career yards of offense, fifth all-time nationally ... passed for a state record 8,731 yards and 104 touchdowns (also a record) ... rushed for 5,039 yards and 66 touchdowns ... broke his own state record as a senior with 4,852 total yards ... completed 165 of 259 passes for 2,851 yards, 38 touchdowns (third-most in state history) during his senior season ... also rushed 174 times for 1,982 yards and 26 touchdowns ... his 64 total touchdowns are second in state history ... set a state record during his junior year with 4,434 yards (2,769 passing, 1,665 rushing) of offense (which he broke as a senior) ... accounted for 56 touchdowns (31 passing, 25 rushing), which was the second-highest total in state history at the time … threw for 2,184 yards and 20 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,045 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore ... started as a freshman on an 11-1 team ... threw 14 touchdown passes ... ran and passed for 1,546 yards ... also played basketball … full name is Vicqual Renee Hall ... born 9-24-86 in Lynchburg, Va. ... son of Rochelle Hall and Victor Calloway ... has an older sister, Nichelle … graduated with anthropology degree in May ... competing as grad student.


Career Highs
Tackles: 8 vs. Texas Tech, 2007; vs. Miami, 2008
Interceptions: 1 at Miami, 2007; vs. Richmond, 2008; at Georgia Tech, 2008
Punt Returns: 4 vs. Pittsburgh, 2007; vs. Connecticut, 2007
Punt Return Yards: 86 vs. Pittsburgh, 2007
Long Punt Return: 67 vs. Duke, 2007


Hall Defensively

Hall Punt Returns