Virginia Tech at Virginia

Saturday, November 25, 2023. Virginia Tech kept the Commonwealth Cup

Virginia Tech beat Virginia 55–⁠17. It was their 104th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 61–⁠33–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayVirginia Tech7–⁠6 in 2023
55
HomeVirginia3–⁠9 in 2023
17

Final at Scott Stadium, CharlottesvilleTV: ACCNAttendance 42,976

At kickoff
39°FWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charlottesville 2 SSE, 6 km from the stadium
Official
Gary PattersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Virginia Tech101424755
Virginia0010717

Standouts

  • PassingKyron Drones10 of 22, 244 yards, 3 TDVirginia Tech
  • RushingBhayshul Tuten16 carries, 117 yards, 1 TDVirginia Tech
  • ReceivingDa’Quan Felton3 catches, 133 yards, 2 TDVirginia Tech
  • DefenseCole Nelson6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossVirginia Tech

Player stats

Virginia Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kyron Drones10/2224430
Grant Wells1/1400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bhayshul Tuten16117146
Kyron Drones750023
Tucker Holloway133133
Malachi Thomas729112
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Da’Quan Felton3133284
Dae’Quan Wright364039
Stephen Gosnell144144
Malachi Thomas3505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Alan Tisdale80.50.50
Pheldarius Payne7310
Cole Nelson6220
Jalen Stroman5000
Mansoor Delane5001
Antwuan Powell310.50
Norell Pollard2210
Ishmael Findlayter210.50
Jorden McDonald10.50.50

Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Anthony Colandrea29/4624321
Jared Rayman0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Donte Hawthorne416010
Kobe Pace81405
Jared Rayman312011
Amaad Foston1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malik Washington14115031
Malachi Fields689238
Jack Griese325014
Sean Wilson21308
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jonas Sanker10100
Dave Herard81.500
Kamren Robinson6000
Josh Ahern50.500

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Virginia TechVirginia
500Total yards286
248Passing yards243
252Rushing yards43
10.8Yards per pass5.2
6.8Yards per rush1.5
16First downs18
6–⁠15Third downs8–⁠19
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers2
10–⁠116Penalties3–⁠32
28:46Possession31:14
6Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Virginia TechVirginia
38%Success rate35%
0.44EPA per play−0.03
1.97Explosiveness1.07
0.20Rushing EPA0.12
0.84Passing EPA−0.09
30%Passing-down success19%
0.33First-down EPA−0.22
0.18Second-down EPA−0.09
0.45Third-down EPA0.45
23%Havoc by its defense20%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Virginia Tech 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Virginia Tech −2.5, over/under 52.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Virginia Tech 53%, Virginia 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Virginia end zoneVirginia Tech end zoneQ1 Virginia TechField goal, 11 playsQ1 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Virginia TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Virginia TechTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 VirginiaInterception, 3 playsQ2 Virginia TechFumble, 5 playsQ2 VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ2 Virginia TechTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 VirginiaPunt, 4 playsQ2 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 Virginia TechEnd of half, 1 playQ3 VirginiaPunt, 6 playsQ3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 1 playQ3 VirginiaField goal, 9 playsQ3 VirginiaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Virginia TechField goal, 5 playsQ3 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ4 VirginiaTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Virginia TechTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 VirginiaEnd of game, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Virginia drives left to right, Virginia Tech right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Virginia TechField goal, 11 plays, 52 yards
  2. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  3. Q1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  4. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 Virginia TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 64 yards
  6. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  7. Q1 Virginia TechTouchdown, 5 plays, 79 yards
  8. Q2 VirginiaInterception, 3 plays, 2 yards
  9. Q2 Virginia TechFumble, 5 plays, 16 yards
  10. Q2 VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  11. Q2 Virginia TechTouchdown, 5 plays, 55 yards
  12. Q2 VirginiaPunt, 4 plays, −2 yards
  13. Q2 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q2 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 26 yards
  15. Q2 Virginia TechEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  16. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  17. Q3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 1 play, 84 yards
  18. Q3 VirginiaField goal, 9 plays, 68 yards
  19. Q3 VirginiaTouchdown, 3 plays, 47 yards
  20. Q3 Virginia TechField goal, 5 plays, 46 yards
  21. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  22. Q3 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  23. Q3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 3 plays, 33 yards
  24. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  26. Q4 VirginiaTouchdown, 11 plays, 78 yards
  27. Q4 Virginia TechTouchdown, 8 plays, 43 yards
  28. Q4 VirginiaEnd of game, 9 plays, 36 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Virginia Tech 10, Virginia 0
Virginia Tech Field goal, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Ganyard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kyron Drones run for 6 yds to the VT 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Bhayshul Tuten run for 3 yds to the VT 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34PENALTY VPI False Start (Schick,Bob) 5 yards from VPI34 to VPI29. NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Kyron Drones pass complete to Dae’Quan Wright for 11 yds to the VT 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Kyron Drones pass complete to Dae’Quan Wright for 14 yds to the UVA 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Da’Quan Felton
15:002nd & 10 at opp 46Bhayshul Tuten run for 6 yds to the UVA 40
15:003rd & 4 at opp 40Kyron Drones run for 23 yds to the UVA 17 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun Lane,Jaylin rush right for 0 yards to the UVA17 (Carter,Jahmeer) PENALTY VPI Holding (Wright,Dae’Quan) 10 yards from UVA17 to UVA27. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 20 at opp 27Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Bhayshul Tuten
15:002nd & 20 at opp 27Kyron Drones run for 4 yds to the UVA 23
15:003rd & 16 at opp 23Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Da’Quan Felton
9:584th & 16 at opp 23John Love 41 yd FG GOODVirginia Tech 3, Virginia 0
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
9:581st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:581st & 10 at own 25Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malik Washington
9:582nd & 10 at own 25Mike Hollins run for 2 yds to the UVA 23
9:583rd & 12 at own 23Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
8:564th & 12 at own 23Daniel Sparks punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Tucker Holloway at the VT 26
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
8:561st & 10 at own 26Bhayshul Tuten run for 3 yds to the VT 29
8:562nd & 7 at own 29Kyron Drones pass complete to Malachi Thomas for 4 yds to the VT 25
8:563rd & 11 at own 25Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Bhayshul Tuten
7:264th & 11 at own 25Peter Moore punt for 43 yds
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
7:261st & 10 at own 32Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 3 yds to the UVA 35
7:262nd & 7 at own 35Kobe Pace run for 2 yds to the UVA 37
7:263rd & 5 at own 37Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 4 yds to the UVA 41
5:454th & 1 at own 41Daniel Sparks punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VT 36
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 36Jaylin Lane run for 4 yds to the VT 40
5:452nd & 6 at own 40Kyron Drones run for 8 yds to the VT 48 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 48Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Da’Quan Felton
5:452nd & 10 at own 48Jaylin Lane run for 6 yds to the UVA 46
5:453rd & 4 at opp 46Malachi Thomas run for 2 yds to the UVA 44
3:214th & 2 at opp 44Kyron Drones pass complete to Stephen Gosnell for 44 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)Virginia Tech 10, Virginia 0
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:211st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony rush right for 0 yards to the UVA25, out of bounds at UVA25 PENALTY UVA Personal Foul (Misch,Grant) 12 yards from UVA25 to UVA13. NO PLAY.
3:211st & 22 at own 13Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malachi Fields for 13 yds to the UVA 26
3:212nd & 9 at own 26Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Kobe Pace
3:213rd & 9 at own 26Anthony Colandrea run for 7 yds to the UVA 33
1:254th & 2 at own 33Daniel Sparks punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Tucker Holloway at the VT 21
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 5 plays
1:251st & 10 at own 21Bhayshul Tuten run for 5 yds to the VT 26
0:382nd & 5 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun Drones,Kyron pass complete deep middle to Lane,Jaylin for 74 yards to the UVA00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 00:38 PENALTY VPI Holding (Moore,Kaden) 9 yards from VPI26 to VPI17. NO PLAY.
0:002nd & 14 at own 17Kyron Drones run for 6 yds to the VT 23
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 23Kyron Drones pass complete to Dae’Quan Wright for 39 yds to the UVA 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 38Kyron Drones pass complete to Malachi Thomas for 5 yds to the UVA 33
Q2 13:532nd & 5 at opp 33Tucker Holloway run for 33 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)Virginia Tech 17, Virginia 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then Virginia Tech 24, Virginia 0
Virginia Interception, 3 plays
13:531st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 59 yds , Ethan Davies return for 27 yds to the UVA 33
13:531st & 10 at own 33Kobe Pace run for 5 yds to the UVA 38
13:532nd & 5 at own 38Kobe Pace run for 3 yds to the UVA 35
12:183rd & 8 at own 35Anthony Colandrea pass intercepted Mansoor Delane return for no gain to the UVA 18
Virginia Tech Fumble, 5 plays
12:181st & 10 at opp 18Kyron Drones pass incomplete
12:182nd & 10 at opp 18Bhayshul Tuten run for 11 yds to the UVA 7 for a 1ST down
12:181st & goal at opp 7Kyron Drones run for 2 yds to the UVA 5
12:182nd & goal at opp 5Bhayshul Tuten run for 2 yds to the UVA 3
10:113rd & goal at opp 3Kyron Drones run for 1 yd to the UVA 2 Kyron Drones fumbled, recovered by UVA Jonas Sanker No Huddle-Shotgun Drones,Kyron rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UVA02 fumbled by Drones,Kyron at UVA02 forced by Herard,Dave recovered by UVA Sanker,Jonas at UVA02, End Of Play.
Virginia Punt, 5 plays
10:111st & 10 at own 2Kobe Pace run for no gain to the UVA 2
10:112nd & 10 at own 2Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
10:113rd & 10 at own 2No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass incomplete deep left to Fields,Malachi PENALTY VPI Roughing The Passer (Fuga,Josh) 15 yards from UVA02 to UVA17, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
10:111st & 10 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun Colandrea,Anthony pass incomplete deep middle to Washington,Malik PENALTY VPI Roughing The Passer (Powell-Ryland Jr.,Antwaun) 15 yards from UVA17 to UVA32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
10:111st & 10 at own 32Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Suderian Harrison
10:112nd & 10 at own 32Anthony Colandrea sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the UVA 31
10:113rd & 11 at own 31Anthony Colandrea sacked by Norell Pollard for a loss of 7 yards to the UVA 24
7:464th & 18 at own 24Daniel Sparks punt for 31 yds
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 5 plays
7:461st & 10 at own 45Bhayshul Tuten run for 2 yds to the VT 47
7:462nd & 8 at own 47Bhayshul Tuten run for 7 yds to the UVA 46
7:463rd & 1 at opp 46Bhayshul Tuten run for 1 yd to the UVA 47
6:044th & 2 at opp 47Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 06:04
6:044th & 2 at opp 47Kyron Drones pass complete to Da’Quan Felton for 15 yds to the UVA 32 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 32Bhayshul Tuten run for 32 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)Virginia Tech 24, Virginia 0
5:301st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Virginia Tech Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Keyshawn Burgos)
Virginia Punt, 4 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 40Virginia Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the UVA 33
5:301st & 17 at own 33Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 5 yds to the UVA 38
5:302nd & 12 at own 38Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malik Washington
5:303rd & 12 at own 38Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
4:254th & 12 at own 38Daniel Sparks punt for 46 yds
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
4:251st & 10 at own 16Bhayshul Tuten run for 4 yds to the VT 20
4:252nd & 6 at own 20Jaylin Lane run for 2 yds to the VT 22
4:253rd & 4 at own 22Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Jaylin Lane
2:594th & 4 at own 22Peter Moore punt for 41 yds
Virginia Turnover on downs, 12 plays
2:591st & 10 at own 37Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malachi Fields for 7 yds to the UVA 44
2:592nd & 3 at own 44Kobe Pace run for 1 yd to the UVA 45
1:583rd & 2 at own 45Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 01:58
1:583rd & 2 at own 45Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 2 yds to the UVA 47 for a 1ST down
1:581st & 10 at own 47Anthony Colandrea run for 1 yd to the UVA 48
1:382nd & 9 at own 48Timeout Virginia, clock 01:38
1:382nd & 9 at own 48Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 12 yds to the VT 40 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 40Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Kobe Pace
1:382nd & 10 at opp 40Anthony Colandrea pass complete to JR Wilson for 5 yds to the VT 35
1:093rd & 5 at opp 35Timeout Virginia, clock 01:09
1:093rd & 5 at opp 35Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malachi Fields for 17 yds to the VT 18 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at opp 18Anthony Colandrea sacked by Cole Nelson for a loss of 3 yards to the VT 21
0:482nd & 13 at opp 21Timeout Virginia, clock 00:48
0:482nd & 13 at opp 21Anthony Colandrea sacked for a loss of 18 yards to the VT 39
0:483rd & 31 at opp 39Anthony Colandrea run for 2 yds to the VT 37
0:024th & 29 at opp 37Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete
Virginia Tech End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 37K. Drones takes a knee
3rd quarter9 drives, then Virginia Tech 48, Virginia 10
Virginia Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 5 yds to the UVA 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Ethan Davies for 4 yds to the UVA 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Kobe Pace run for 2 yds to the UVA 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Ethan Davies
15:002nd & 10 at own 36Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 4 yds to the UVA 40
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Kobe Pace for 1 yd to the UVA 41
11:274th & 5 at own 41Daniel Sparks punt for 43 yds , Tucker Holloway returns for no gain to the VT 16
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 1 play
11:121st & 10 at own 16Kyron Drones pass complete to Da’Quan Felton for 84 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)Virginia Tech 31, Virginia 0
Virginia Field goal, 9 plays
11:121st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:121st & 10 at own 25Kobe Pace run for 3 yds to the UVA 28
11:122nd & 7 at own 28Jack Griese run for 6 yds to the UVA 34
11:123rd & 1 at own 34Jack Griese run for 1 yd to the UVA 35 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 35Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 31 yds to the VT 34 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at opp 34Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malachi Fields for 11 yds to the VT 23 for a 1ST down Virginia Tech Penalty, Face Mask (12 yards) (Mansoor Delane) to the VT 11 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at opp 11Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
9:192nd & 10 at opp 11Timeout Virginia, clock 09:19
9:192nd & 10 at opp 11Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Jack Griese for 3 yds to the VT 8
9:193rd & 7 at opp 8Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 1 yd to the VT 7
7:444th & 6 at opp 7Will Bettridge 25 yd FG GOODVirginia Tech 31, Virginia 3
7:281st & 10 at own 35Bhayshul Tuten 94 Yd Kickoff Return (John Love Kick)Virginia Tech 38, Virginia 3
Virginia Touchdown, 3 plays
7:281st & 10 at own 20Kyle Lowe kickoff for 59 yds , Ethan Davies return for 32 yds to the VT 47
7:281st & 10 at opp 47Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 5 yds to the VT 42
7:282nd & 5 at opp 42Kobe Pace run for 4 yds to the VT 38
6:073rd & 1 at opp 38Malachi Fields 38 Yd pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge Kick)Virginia Tech 38, Virginia 10
Virginia Tech Field goal, 5 plays
6:071st & 10 at own 35Matt Ganyard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:071st & 10 at own 25Bhayshul Tuten run for 46 yds to the UVA 29 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at opp 29Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Dae’Quan Wright
6:072nd & 10 at opp 29Malachi Thomas run for no gain to the UVA 29
6:073rd & 10 at opp 29Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Dae’Quan Wright
4:344th & 10 at opp 29John Love 47 Yd Field GoalVirginia Tech 41, Virginia 10
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:341st & 10 at own 25Anthony Colandrea run for 6 yds to the UVA 31
4:342nd & 4 at own 31Anthony Colandrea run for 2 yds to the UVA 33
4:343rd & 2 at own 33Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Kobe Pace for 4 yds to the UVA 29
2:454th & 6 at own 29Daniel Sparks punt for 36 yds , Tucker Holloway returns for no gain to the VT 35
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 35Bhayshul Tuten run for 1 yd to the VT 36
2:452nd & 9 at own 36Bhayshul Tuten run for 2 yds to the VT 34
2:453rd & 11 at own 34Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Jaylin Lane
1:214th & 11 at own 34Peter Moore punt for 33 yds
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 3 plays
1:211st & 10 at opp 33Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Jaylin Lane
1:212nd & 10 at opp 33Bhayshul Tuten run for 1 yd to the UVA 34
0:183rd & 11 at opp 34Da’Quan Felton 34 Yd pass from Kyron Drones (John Love Kick)Virginia Tech 48, Virginia 10
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
0:181st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:181st & 10 at own 25Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Kobe Pace
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 4 yds to the UVA 29
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 29Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Kobe Pace for no gain to the UVA 29
Q4 14:174th & 6 at own 29Daniel Sparks punt for 42 yds
4th quarter4 drives, then Virginia Tech 55, Virginia 17
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
14:171st & 10 at own 28Kyron Drones pass complete to Bhayshul Tuten for 2 yds to the VT 30
14:172nd & 8 at own 30Bhayshul Tuten run for 1 yd to the VT 29
14:173rd & 9 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun Drones,Kyron rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VPI37 (Sanker,Jonas) PENALTY VPI Illegal Shift 5 yards from VPI29 to VPI24. NO PLAY.
14:173rd & 14 at own 24Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Tucker Holloway
12:464th & 14 at own 24Peter Moore punt for 54 yds, fair catch by Suderian Harrison at the UVA 22
Virginia Touchdown, 11 plays
12:461st & 10 at own 22Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Jack Griese for 14 yds to the UVA 36 for a 1ST down
12:461st & 10 at own 36Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Ethan Davies
12:462nd & 10 at own 36Virginia Tech Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Jaden Keller) to the VT 41 for a 1ST down
12:461st & 10 at opp 41Anthony Colandrea sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the VT 42
12:462nd & 11 at opp 42Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 6 yds to the VT 36
12:463rd & 5 at opp 36Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 7 yds to the VT 29 for a 1ST down
12:461st & 10 at opp 29Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
12:462nd & 10 at opp 29Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Sackett Wood Jr.
12:463rd & 10 at opp 29Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Malik Washington for 26 yds to the VT 3 for a 1ST down
12:461st & goal at opp 3Anthony Colandrea pass incomplete to Malik Washington
9:182nd & goal at opp 3Malachi Fields 3 Yd pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge Kick)Virginia Tech 48, Virginia 17
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 8 plays
9:181st & 10 at own 35Matt Ganyard kickoff for 8 yds
9:181st & 10 at opp 43Malachi Thomas run for 12 yds to the UVA 31 for a 1ST down
9:181st & 10 at opp 31Malachi Thomas run for 1 yd to the UVA 32
9:182nd & 11 at opp 32Malachi Thomas run for 6 yds to the UVA 26
9:183rd & 5 at opp 26Grant Wells run for 7 yds to the UVA 19 for a 1ST down
9:181st & 10 at opp 19Malachi Thomas run for 3 yds to the UVA 16
9:182nd & 7 at opp 16Grant Wells pass complete to Malachi Thomas for 4 yds to the UVA 12
9:183rd & 3 at opp 12Grant Wells run for 5 yds to the UVA 7 for a 1ST down
3:531st & goal at opp 7Malachi Thomas 7 Yd Run (John Love Kick)Virginia Tech 55, Virginia 17
Virginia End of game, 9 plays
3:531st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lowe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:531st & 10 at own 25Amaad Foston run for 8 yds to the UVA 33
3:532nd & 2 at own 33Jared Rayman run for 11 yds to the UVA 44 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at own 44Jared Rayman sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the UVA 43
3:532nd & 11 at own 43Donte Hawthorne run for 6 yds to the UVA 49
3:533rd & 5 at own 49Donte Hawthorne run for 5 yds to the VT 46 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at opp 46Jared Rayman run for 2 yds to the VT 44
3:532nd & 8 at opp 44Donte Hawthorne run for 10 yds to the VT 34 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at opp 34Jared Rayman pass incomplete to Sackett Wood Jr.
0:002nd & 10 at opp 34Donte Hawthorne run for 5 yds to the VT 39

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Virginia Tech leads 62–⁠34–⁠5 in 101 meetings on file, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Virginia 27, Virginia Tech 7
2024Virginia Tech 37, Virginia 17
2023Virginia Tech 55, Virginia 17
2021Virginia Tech 29, Virginia 24
2020Virginia Tech 33, Virginia 15
2019Virginia 39, Virginia Tech 30

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