Final · Week 10 · Fri, Nov 6, 2026
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| SMU | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Team stats
| VT | ||
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 26 |
| 417 | Total yards | 569 |
| 291 | Passing yards | 350 |
| 28-38 | Comp-Att | 24-32 |
| 7.7 | Yards per pass | 10.9 |
| 126 | Rushing yards | 219 |
| 28 | Rushes | 36 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 6.1 |
| 7-12 | 3rd down | 8-12 |
| 1-2 | 4th down | 0-0 |
| 4-45 | Penalties-yards | 4-32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:43 | Time of possession | 31:17 |
| 1 | Sacks | 4 |
| 7 | Tackles for loss | 7 |
| 2 | QB hurries | 2 |
| 1 | Passes defended | 1 |
| 0 | Defensive TDs | 0 |
| 19 | Kick return yards | 0 |
| — | Punt return yards | -1 |
| 1 | Passing TDs | 4 |
| 3 | Rushing TDs | 2 |
| 2 | Kicking points | 15 |
Advanced stats
| VT | ||
|---|---|---|
| +0.28 | EPA per play | +0.46 |
| 44% | Success rate | 55% |
| 1.49 | Explosiveness | 1.37 |
| +0.38 | Rushing EPA per play | +0.57 |
| 55% | Rushing success rate | 56% |
| +0.16 | Passing EPA per play | +0.40 |
| 35% | Passing success rate | 57% |
| 50% | Standard downs success | 59% |
| 33% | Passing downs success | 42% |
| 3.30 | Line yards per rush | 3.65 |
| 1.64 | Second-level yards | 1.56 |
| 2.27 | Open-field yards | 2.76 |
| 14% | Stuff rate | 16% |
| 80% | Power success | 100% |
| 16% | Havoc caused | 19% |
| 5 | Scoring chances | 8 |
| 5.60 | Points per chance | 5.50 |
| Own 27 | Avg. starting field position | Own 31 |
| 7 | Explosive plays | 9 |
| 5% | Postgame win expectancy | 95% |
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
- Q112:22

SMUTD
(12:30) Shotgun #4 D.Green rush middle for 12 yards gain to the VT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:22, 1ST DOWN #97 B.Baird kick attempt good (H: #96 C.de Moor, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
0-7 - Q13:00

SMUFG
(03:04) #97 B.Baird field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #96 C.de Moor, LS: #48 M.Tribbett), clock 03:00
Drive: 11 plays, 61 yds
0-10 - Q212:09

Virginia TechTD
(12:15) #17 E.Grunkemeyer rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:09 #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
7-10 - Q28:32

SMUFG
(08:35) #97 B.Baird field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #96 C.de Moor, LS: #48 M.Tribbett), clock 08:32
Drive: 9 plays, 56 yds
7-13 - Q26:16

SMUFUMBLE
7-20 - Q22:22

Virginia TechTD
(02:28) Shotgun #16 J.Overton, Jr. rush right for 22 yards gain to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:22, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
14-20 - Q20:03

SMUFG
(00:07) #97 B.Baird field goal attempt from 50 yards GOOD (H: #96 C.de Moor, LS: #48 M.Tribbett), clock 00:03
Drive: 9 plays, 42 yds
14-23 - Q39:10

SMUTD
(09:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Raphael rush right for 3 yards gain to the VT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:10, 1ST DOWN #97 B.Baird kick attempt good (H: #96 W.Olson, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Drive: 7 plays, 63 yds
14-30 - Q34:26

SMUTD
(04:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short middle to #8 Y.Knight caught at VT03, for 13 yards to the VT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:26, 1ST DOWN #97 B.Baird kick attempt good (H: #96 W.Olson, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
14-37 - Q49:15

SMUTD
(09:21) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #8 Y.Knight caught at VT00, for 5 yards to the VT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:15 Timeout SMU, clock 09:21 #97 B.Baird kick attempt good (H: #96 W.Olson, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Drive: 15 plays, 82 yds
14-44 - Q46:29

Virginia TechTD
(06:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 J.Overton, Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:29 #17 E.Grunkemeyer rush attempt Successful
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
22-44 - Q43:30

Virginia TechTD
(03:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at SMU00, for 3 yards to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:30 #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass attempt failed
Drive: 6 plays, 38 yds
28-44 - Q43:13

SMUTD
(03:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short middle to #10 J.Cooper caught at SMU46, for 50 yards to the VT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:13, 1ST DOWN Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 03:24 #97 B.Baird kick attempt good (H: #96 W.Olson, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Drive: 2 plays, 48 yds
28-51
Score shown VT-SMU.
Player stats
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 28/38 | 291 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. | 13 | 123 | 9.5 | 2 | 38 |
| Marcellous Hawkins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 11 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | 14 |
| Que'Sean Brown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Reynolds | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 29 |
| Ayden Greene | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 32 |
| Que'Sean Brown | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Davion Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Marlion Jackson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcellous Hawkins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Tyseer Denmark | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Defense
| Player | Tot | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PD | QB Hur | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Chambers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Spencer | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Wylie | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DQ Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Reddish | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Jones Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Chadwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Flowers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaquez White | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aycen Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Wiggins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Abbey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Woseley Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlion Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Brown-Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elhadj Fall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javion Hilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Player | Int | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Johnson | 1 | 22 | 0 |
Fumbles
| Player | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Love | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Totten | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |