Virginia Tech Hokies @ California Golden Bears — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
Hokies Virginia Tech VT 3-2, 2-1 Away
20
Final
25
Golden Bears California CAL 2-3, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
VT 0 14 0 6 20
CAL 0 10 3 12 25
Top Performers
Passing Yards
E. Grunkemeyer QB VT
288 PASS
J. Brousseau QB CAL
321 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Overton RB VT
73 RUSH
A. Emory RB CAL
45 RUSH
Receiving Yards
Q. Brown WR VT
63 REC
I. Strong SAF CAL
97 REC
Passing
Virginia Tech
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Grunkemeyer 21/31 288 1 0 3 108.0
California
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Brousseau 29/43 321 1 0 1 97.1
Rushing
Virginia Tech
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Overton 12 73 6.1 0 22
E. Grunkemeyer 8 -5 -0.6 1 4
M. Hawkins 12 45 3.8 1 11
California
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Brousseau 3 -2 -0.7 0 5
A. Emory 20 45 2.3 2 9
D. Thomas 1 29 29.0 0 29
C. Perry-Smith 2 10 5.0 0 7
Receiving
Virginia Tech
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
Q. Brown 7 9 63 9.0 0 24 0
J. Overton 4 5 40 10.0 0 27 0
L. Reynolds 4 9 58 14.5 0 22 0
M. Hawkins 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
A. Greene 2 3 62 31.0 1 32 0
D. Brown 1 1 29 29.0 0 29 0
M. Jackson 2 2 38 19.0 0 20 0
California
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Emory 4 9 30 7.5 0 11 0
T. Purcell 3 6 19 6.3 0 10 0
T. Sams 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
C. Hendricks 7 8 94 13.4 0 42 0
K. Grayes 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
M. Mini 3 5 19 6.3 0 7 0
J. King 3 3 48 16.0 0 23 0
I. Strong 5 8 97 19.4 0 31 0
C. Perry-Smith 2 2 12 6.0 1 9 0
Defense
Virginia Tech
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Copeland 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. White 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
California
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
S. Williams 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. McKinley 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Virginia Tech
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Love 0/2 2/2 2 0
California
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. McGough 2/2 1/1 7 0
Returns
Virginia Tech
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Overton 1 24 24.0 0 24 0
J. Hairston 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
California
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
N. Davis 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Virginia Tech
California
401 Total Yards 403
25 First Downs 24
12 Passing 13
7 Rushing 7
4 Penalty 6
4/11 3rd Down Eff. 8/16
288 Passing Yards 321
113 Rushing Yards 82
0 Turnovers 0
7-88 Penalties 10-99
29:43 Possession 30:17
2/4 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 12 20 - 25
20 - 25 0:18
A. Emory TD
TD E. Grunkemeyer
20 - 19 1:15
14 - 19 4:06
C. Perry-Smith TD
Q3 0 - 3 14 - 13
14 - 13 0:28
T. McGough FG
Q2 14 - 10 14 - 10
14 - 10
T. McGough FG
XP J. Love
14 - 7 2:21
TD M. Hawkins
13 - 7 2:21
7 - 7 5:54
T. McGough XP
7 - 6 5:54
A. Emory TD
XP J. Love
7 - 0 12:36
TD A. Greene
6 - 0 12:36
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 3 Biggest Lead: VT +7 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m