Virginia Tech 20, Clemson 16 · Box Score

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Final · Week 8 · Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Virginia Tech

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Clemson

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VT	3	7	0	10	20
CLEM	0	3	13	0	16

Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)

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Team stats

VT		CLEM
19	First downs	15
234	Total yards	288
164	Passing yards	153
21-33	Comp-Att	20-26
5.0	Yards per pass	5.9
70	Rushing yards	135
37	Rushes	36
1.9	Yards per rush	3.8
5-15	3rd down	3-14
2-3	4th down	1-3
5-40	Penalties-yards	7-65
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
32:24	Time of possession	27:36
4	Sacks	6
13	Tackles for loss	10
0	QB hurries	3
2	Passes defended	5
0	Defensive TDs	0
20	Kick return yards	16
15	Punt return yards	31
2	Passing TDs	0
0	Rushing TDs	1
8	Kicking points	10

Advanced stats

VT		CLEM
+0.04	EPA per play	-0.06
36%	Success rate	38%
1.09	Explosiveness	1.17
-0.03	Rushing EPA per play	+0.05
36%	Rushing success rate	41%
+0.05	Passing EPA per play	-0.24
36%	Passing success rate	33%
43%	Standard downs success	43%
24%	Passing downs success	30%
2.54	Line yards per rush	2.66
0.71	Second-level yards	1.47
0.16	Open-field yards	1.22
26%	Stuff rate	28%
100%	Power success	60%
24%	Havoc caused	21%
4	Scoring chances	5
5.00	Points per chance	3.20
Own 25	Avg. starting field position	Own 32
2	Explosive plays	4
53%	Postgame win expectancy	47%

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

Q11:20
Virginia TechFG
(01:20) #17 J.Love field goal attempt from 37 yards GOOD (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling), clock 01:20
Drive: 13 plays, 46 yds
3-0
Q212:21
ClemsonFG
(12:20) #81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn), clock 12:21
Drive: 10 plays, 59 yds
3-3
Q21:24
Virginia TechTD
(01:29) #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #85 L.Reynolds caught at CLE04, for 6 yards to the CLE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:24 #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 17 plays, 87 yds
10-3
Q310:44
ClemsonFG
(10:49) #81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 49 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn), clock 10:44
Drive: 9 plays, 44 yds
10-6
Q36:14
ClemsonTD
(06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds rush middle for 16 yards gain to the VT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:14, 1ST DOWN #81 N.Hauser kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn)
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yds
10-13
Q30:03
ClemsonFG
(00:06) #81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 36 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn), clock 00:03
Drive: 7 plays, 37 yds
10-16
Q411:52
Virginia TechFG
(11:56) #17 J.Love field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling), clock 11:52
Drive: 8 plays, 46 yds
13-16
Q41:44
Virginia TechTD
(01:49) #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #85 L.Reynolds caught at CLE00, for 5 yards to the CLE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:44, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 11 plays, 69 yds
20-16

Score shown VT-CLEM.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Ethan Grunkemeyer	20/32	156	4.9	2	0	74.0
Luke Reynolds	1/1	8	8.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Jeffrey Overton Jr.	10	26	2.6	5
Que'Sean Brown	2	22	11.0	12
Ethan Grunkemeyer	16	14	0.9	12
Marcellous Hawkins	6	12	2.0	5
Team	3	-4	-1.3	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Que'Sean Brown	5	69	13.8	0	27
Luke Reynolds	7	44	6.3	2	10
Ayden Greene	2	14	7.0	0	8
Nathan Totten	1	8	8.0	0	8
Marcellous Hawkins	1	8	8.0	0	8
Benji Gosnell	1	7	7.0	0	7
Tyseer Denmark	1	7	7.0	0	7
Davion Brown	1	6	6.0	0	6
Ja'Ricous Hairston	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jeffrey Overton Jr.	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Jaquez White	11	8	1	1	0
Kaleb Spencer	9	7	0	2	1
Noah Chambers	6	4	0	2	0
Keon Wylie	5	4	0	1	0
Kemari Copeland	4	3	0	0	0
Aycen Stevens	3	3	0	0	0
Cortez Harris	3	3	0	1	0
Kenny Woseley Jr.	3	2	0	1.5	0
Joshua Clarke	3	2	0	0	0
Tyson Flowers	3	1	0	0.5	1
Jason Abbey	2	1	1	1	0
Elhadj Fall	2	1	0	1	0
Quentin Reddish	2	1	0	0	0
Sheldon Robinson	2	1	0	0	0
Mylachi Williams	1	1	1	1	0
Eric Mensah	1	1	1	1	0
Cam Chadwick	1	1	0	0	0
DQ Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Curtis Jones Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Nathan Totten	1	1	0	0	0
Knahlij Harrell	1	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Brown-Murray	1	0	0	0	0
Gerard Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
Javion Hilson	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
John Love	2/2	100.0	47	2/2	8

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Nathan Totten	5	227	45.4	0	1	56

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jeffrey Overton Jr.	1	20	20.0	20	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Que'Sean Brown	1	15	15.0	15	0