Virginia Tech at California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 14 | | | 14 | |
| California | 0 | 10 | | | 10 | Halftime |
| Scoring Summary |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech touchdown. E. Grunkemeyer pass to A. Greene for 30 yds, for a TD (J. Love KICK) |
| 5:54 | California touchdown. A. Emory run for 5 yds, for a TD (T. McGough KICK) |
| 2:21 | Virginia Tech touchdown. M. Hawkins Jr. run for 3 yds, for a TD (J. Love KICK) |
| 0:03 | California field goal. T. McGough 35 yd FG GOOD |
| Team stats |
| First down | Virginia Tech | California |
| Total first downs | 14 | 11 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | Virginia Tech | California |
| Third downs attempted | 6 | 7 |
| Third downs converted | 2 | 2 |
| Third down percentage | 33 % | 29 % |
| Fourth down | Virginia Tech | California |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Virginia Tech | California |
| Total yards | 199 | 199 |
| Total rushing yards | 85 | 13 |
| Total passing yards | 114 | 186 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 16:45 | 13:15 |
| Rushing | Virginia Tech | California |
| Total rushing plays | 20 | 12 |
| Total rushing yards | 85 | 13 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | Virginia Tech | California |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | Virginia Tech | California |
| Penalties committed | 3 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 38 | 54 |
| Turnovers | Virginia Tech | California |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| Virginia Tech | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 0 | 22 |
| Marcellous Hawkins Jr. | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 4 |
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| California | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Ashten Emory | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jackson Brousseau | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing |
| Virginia Tech | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 14 | 8 | 57 % | 114 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| California | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Jackson Brousseau | 21 | 15 | 71 % | 186 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| Virginia Tech | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Ayden Greene | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Luke Reynolds | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Que'Sean Brown | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 |
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| California | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Chase Hendricks | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | 42 |
| Ian Strong | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jordan King | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Mason Mini | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyree Sams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Taimane Purcell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashten Emory | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyion Grayes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Fumbles |
| Virginia Tech | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| None |
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| California | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| None |
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| Interceptions |
| Virginia Tech | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| California | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| Virginia Tech | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Keon Wylie | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Aycen Stevens | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Thomas Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DQ Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kemari Copeland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kenny Woseley Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Javion Hilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jason Abbey | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jordan Bass | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cam Chadwick Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaquez White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Sherrod Covil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyson Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kaleb Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mylachi Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cortez Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Randy Adirika | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyson Harley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Gerard Johnson III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| California | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Isaiah Crosby | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Daniel Harris | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Aiden Manutai | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jericho Johnson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Michael-Anthony Okwura | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Solomon Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Derek Wilkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| AJ Tuitele | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Odera Okaka | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Quimari Shemwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Roger Vanderhoef | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Legend Journey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tristan Jernigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jayden Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| LeBron Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jae'on Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| JD McKinley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| Virginia Tech | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| California | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Niles Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| Virginia Tech | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Que'Sean Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
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| California | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| None |
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| Kicking |
| Virginia Tech | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| John Love | 0/1 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
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| California | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Towns McGough | 1/1 | 35 | 1/1 | 4 |
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| Punting |
| Virginia Tech | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Nathan Totten | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 | | |
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| California | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Angus Davies | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 1 | | |
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Last updated on Saturday, October 10, 2026 4:16 PM.