FINAL SCORE
California Golden Bears at Virginia Tech Hokies game details
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Lane Stadium · Attendance 53,837
Put the final score in perspective.
Virginia Tech finished 8 points ahead. The teams combined for 76 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was California 20, Virginia Tech 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Virginia Tech outscored its opponent in 2 and California in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 California | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
 Virginia Tech | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 8-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 325 | 476 |
| Passing | 286 | 119 |
| Comp/Att | 24/40 | 9/18 |
| Yards per pass | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Rushing | 39 | 357 |
| Rushing Attempts | 27 | 58 |
| Yards per rush | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| Penalties | 9-60 | 10-79 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
California Golden Bears
passing
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 24/39 | 286 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 55.0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Kendrick Raphael | 20 | 71 | 3.6 | 3 | 11 |
| Anthony League | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 4 | -27 | -6.8 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Jacob De Jesus | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | 38 |
| Jordan King | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Mason Mini | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 25 |
| Trond Grizzell | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Kendrick Raphael | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Anthony League | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| QuaRon Adams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Raphael | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Cade Uluave | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dru Polidore Jr. | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Taggart | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Bollers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Austin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Manutai | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Keanaaina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Sidney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Victor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Ferrelli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Wayne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hezekiah Masses | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Bush Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Sanford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eze Osondu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Saole-McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zae Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Canady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasiah Wagoner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Luckhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Cam Sidney | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jacob De Jesus | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| QuaRon Adams | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jacob De Jesus | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
kicking
| Chase Meyer | 2/3 | 66.7 | 38 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Brook Honore Jr. | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Michael Kern | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Virginia Tech Hokies
passing
| Kyron Drones | 9/18 | 119 | 6.6 | 3 | 1 | 87.0 |
rushing
| Marcellous Hawkins Jr. | 21 | 167 | 8.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Kyron Drones | 21 | 137 | 6.5 | 2 | 33 |
| Terion Stewart | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Cameron Seldon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Takye Heath | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 2 | 44 |
| Ayden Greene | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Benji Gosnell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Cameron Seldon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
defensive
| Kaleb Spencer | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemari Copeland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Brown-Murray | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reddish | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gilliam Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaden Keller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody Huisman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Flowers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Chambers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aycen Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Cash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elhadj Fall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deric Dandy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knahlij Harrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Abbey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmett Laws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| P.J. Prioleau | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Cameron Seldon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Isaiah Spencer | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| John Love | 2/3 | 66.7 | 52 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Nick Veltsistas | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:04 | Ayden Greene 27 Yd pass from Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 7:27 | John Love 46 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 10 |
| 1 | 2:18 | Chase Meyer 38 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 14:46 | Kendrick Raphael 1 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick) | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 9:31 | Chase Meyer 34 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:43 | Kendrick Raphael 1 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick) | 20 – 10 |
| 3 | 8:45 | John Love 52 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 13 |
| 3 | 5:06 | Takye Heath 44 Yd pass from Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) | 20 – 20 |
| 4 | 6:57 | Kyron Drones 14 Yd Run (John Love Kick) | 20 – 27 |
| 4 | 2:34 | Kendrick Raphael 2 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick) | 27 – 27 |
| 5 | 0:00 | Mason Mini 25 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) | 34 – 27 |
| 5 | 0:00 | Kyron Drones 17 Yd Run (John Love Kick) | 34 – 34 |
| 6 | 0:00 | Takye Heath 7 Yd pass from Kyron Drones (Kyron Drones Run for Two-Point Conversion) | 34 – 42 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:58 PM UTCData methodology