California vs. Virginia Tech
California and Virginia Tech have 3 meetings on file, the first in 2003; California leads the series 2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s California 2–1. Share
2030 at Virginia Tech. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- California wins
- 2
- Virginia Tech wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2003
- Longest streak
- 1 California
- Current streak
- 1 California
- Last 10 meetings
- California 2–1
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 5.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 1–0 California’s record at home
- At Virginia Tech
- 1–0 Virginia Tech’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 California first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Cade Uluave California | 19 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss | 2025 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Aaron Rodgers California | 2003 |
| Ryan Gutierrez California | 2003 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 10, 2026 | California 25, Virginia Tech 20 | at California | ||
| Oct 24, 2025 | Virginia Tech 42, California 34 | at Virginia Tech | ||
| Dec 26, 2003 | California 52, Virginia Tech 49 | Neutral site | Insight Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.