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California at Virginia Tech

Oct 24, 2025 • Completed

Season 2025RegularWeek 9

Away

California

ACC

Final Score

34 - 42

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Virginia Tech

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Virginia Tech476
California325

Passing Yards

Virginia Tech119
California286

Rushing Yards

Virginia Tech357
California39

Turnovers

Virginia Tech1
California0

Game Conditions

Temperature59°F
Wind3 mph SW

Venue

Lane Stadium

Blacksburg, VA

Humidity

36%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Advanced Box Snapshot

Excitement

12.00

Postgame Win Probability

Virginia Tech: 81.3%

California: 18.7%

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

California

YDS: 286

Rushing

Marcellous Hawkins

Virginia Tech

YDS: 167

Receiving

Jacob De Jesus

California

YDS: 86

Tackles

Cade Uluave

California

TOT: 19

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Virginia Tech32:14
California27:46

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Virginia Tech holds off California 42-34

Standard

Virginia Tech defeated California 42-34 in Week 9 of the 2025 regular slate, finishing with a 476-325 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Virginia Tech set the terms early in a game that finished 42-34. (07:15) #17 J.Love field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #95 N.Veltsistas, LS: #25 C.Epling), clock 07:27 came with 7:27 left in the first quarter, giving Virginia Tech the first major swing.

Virginia Tech's box score carried the story: 476 total yards, 357 rushing yards, and 119 passing yards. California finished with 325 total yards, including 39 on the ground and 286 through the air.

Virginia Tech converted 8-16 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-0, Virginia Tech led 10-20 at halftime. The explosive highlight was (08:35) #17 J.Love field goal attempt from 52 yards GOOD (H: #95 N.Veltsistas, LS: #25 C.Epling), clock 08:45.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    (07:15) #17 J.Love field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #95 N.Veltsistas, LS: #25 C.Epling), clock 07:27 (Virginia Tech led 10-0 over California).

  • Field Goal Good

    (02:18) #91 C.Meyer field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #40 B.Honore Jr., LS: #39 R.Monteforte), clock 02:18 (California led 3-10 over Virginia Tech).

  • Pass Reception

    (11:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Drones pass complete deep right to #0 A.Greene caught at CAL03, for 27 yards to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:04, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #9… (Virginia Tech led 7-0 over California).

  • Field Goal Good

    (09:36) #91 C.Meyer field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #40 B.Honore Jr., LS: #39 R.Monteforte), clock 09:31 (California led 13-10 over Virginia Tech).

  • Rush

    (14:36) No Huddle #1 K.Raphael rush left for 1 yard gain to the VT 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:46 #91 C.Meyer kick attempt good (H: #40 B.Honore Jr., LS: #39 R.Monteforte) (California led 10-10 over Virginia Tech).

  • Rush

    (01:35) Shotgun #1 K.Raphael rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VT 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:43 #91 C.Meyer kick attempt good (H: #40 B.Honore Jr., LS: #39 R.Monteforte) (California led 20-10 over Virginia Tech).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    42-34

    Virginia Tech defeated California.

  • Total yards

    476-325

    Virginia Tech held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    357

    Virginia Tech averaged 6.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    119

    Virginia Tech averaged 6.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-16

    Virginia Tech's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-14

    California's offense struggled to keep drives alive.

  • Turnovers

    1-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticVirginia TechCalifornia
Total Yards476325
Passing Yards119286
Rushing Yards35739
First Downs2419
Third Down Efficiency8-165-14
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)10-799-60
Turnovers10
Completions / Attempts9-1824-40
Rushing Attempts5827
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs23
Kicking Points1010
Possession Time32:1427:46
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2025)