Virginia Tech 20, California 25 · Box Score

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Final · Week 6 · Sat, Oct 10, 2026

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VT	0	14	0	6	20
CAL	0	10	3	12	25

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The final, key stats and each team's top performer.

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Team stats

VT		CAL
25	First downs	24
401	Total yards	403
288	Passing yards	321
21-31	Comp-Att	29-43
9.3	Yards per pass	7.5
113	Rushing yards	82
32	Rushes	26
3.5	Yards per rush	3.2
4-11	3rd down	8-16
0-0	4th down	1-1
7-88	Penalties-yards	10-99
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
29:43	Time of possession	30:17
1	Sacks	3
8	Tackles for loss	9
3	QB hurries	4
4	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	0
42	Kick return yards	14
6	Punt return yards	24
1	Passing TDs	1
2	Rushing TDs	2
2	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

VT		CAL
+0.17	EPA per play	+0.10
45%	Success rate	43%
1.22	Explosiveness	1.23
+0.10	Rushing EPA per play	-0.03
45%	Rushing success rate	44%
+0.25	Passing EPA per play	+0.31
44%	Passing success rate	43%
49%	Standard downs success	48%
31%	Passing downs success	32%
3.08	Line yards per rush	0.47
0.93	Second-level yards	0.70
0.76	Open-field yards	0.70
17%	Stuff rate	33%
80%	Power success	75%
17%	Havoc caused	17%
7	Scoring chances	6
3.71	Points per chance	4.17
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 27
9	Explosive plays	6
45%	Postgame win expectancy	55%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q212:44
Virginia TechTD
Ayden Greene 30 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (John Love Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds
7-0
Q211:05
Virginia TechPUNT
25-0
Q25:54
CaliforniaTD
Ashten Emory 5 Yd Run (Towns McGough Kick)
Drive: 5 plays, 85 yds
19-7
Q22:21
Virginia TechTD
Marcellous Hawkins Jr. 3 Yd Run (John Love Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
14-7
Q20:03
CaliforniaFG
Towns McGough 35 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yds
14-10
Q313:29
Virginia TechPUNT
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yds
20-10
Q30:28
CaliforniaFG
Towns McGough 22 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 11 plays, 65 yds
20-13
Q411:13
Virginia TechMISSED FG
Drive: 7 plays, 54 yds
14-13
Q44:06
CaliforniaTD
Carson Perry-Smith 3 Yd pass from Jackson Brousseau (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Drive: 14 plays, 79 yds
14-19
Q41:15
Virginia TechTD
Ethan Grunkemeyer 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Drive: 9 plays, 73 yds
20-19
Q40:18
CaliforniaTD
Ashten Emory 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
20-25

Score shown VT-CAL.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Ethan Grunkemeyer	21/31	288	9.3	1	0	59.9

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jeffrey Overton Jr.	12	73	6.1	0	22
Marcellous Hawkins	12	45	3.8	1	11
Ethan Grunkemeyer	8	-5	-0.6	1	4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Que'Sean Brown	7	63	9.0	0	24
Ayden Greene	2	62	31.0	1	32
Luke Reynolds	4	58	14.5	0	22
Jeffrey Overton Jr.	4	40	10.0	0	27
Marlion Jackson	2	38	19.0	0	20
Davion Brown	1	29	29.0	0	29
Marcellous Hawkins	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Keon Wylie	9	2	0	1	1	0
Noah Chambers	6	4	0	1	0	0
Jaquez White	5	4	0	0.5	2	0
Thomas Williams	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Spencer	4	0	0	0.5	0	0
Isaiah Brown-Murray	3	3	0	0	0	0
Aycen Stevens	3	2	0	1.5	0	1
Curtis Jones Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kemari Copeland	3	1	1	1	0	0
Tyson Flowers	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jason Abbey	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Cam Chadwick	2	2	0	0	1	0
DQ Smith	2	2	0	1	0	0
Quentin Reddish	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kenny Woseley Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Javion Hilson	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jordan Bass	1	1	0	0	0	0
Que'Sean Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gerard Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mylachi Williams	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Cortez Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Adirika	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
John Love	0/2	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Nathan Totten	5	194	38.8	0	2	48

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Que'Sean Brown	1	24	24.0	24	0
Ja'Ricous Hairston	1	18	18.0	18	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Que'Sean Brown	1	6	6.0	6	0