Virginia Tech Hokies

Past match

Virginia Tech Hokies won.

Virginia Tech Hokies beat the VMI Keydets

0-2 3 – 73

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Lane Stadium (Blacksburg) · 65,632 fans · ACC Network, ACC Network Extra

Highlights

Hawkins, Overton carry Virginia Tech over VMI 73-3 in Franklin debut

Marcellous Hawkins Jr. rushed for three touchdowns, and Jeffrey Overton Jr. rushed for 108 yards and two scores to lead Virginia Tech to a 73-3 victory over VMI on Saturday in the debut of Hokies’ head coach James Franklin.

Recap via ESPN

0:25 Jeffrey Overton Jr. runs for 50-yard rushing touchdown

0:28 Jeffrey Overton Jr. rushes in for 23-yard touchdown

0:13 Marcellous Hawkins rushes in for 1-yard touchdown

0:06 John Love makes 32-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Lane Stadium · Blacksburg

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
VMI	0	0	0	3	3
VT	21	24	21	7	73

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Game Leaders

VMI Keydets

JoJo Crump · 4/8, 54 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Traveion Slaughter · 3 CAR, 21 YDSRushing Yards
Halim Hardnett · 1 REC, 33 YDSReceiving Yards
Nic Land · 8Tackles

Virginia Tech Hokies

Ethan Grunkemeyer · 17/20, 224 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Jeffrey Overton Jr. · 9 CAR, 104 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Que'Sean Brown · 6 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Aycen Stevens · 1.5Sacks
George Ballance · 6Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 7:45

FG Jack Joyce 50 Yd Field Goal 3–73

Q4 10:38

TD A.J. Brand 1 Yd Run (John Love Kick)0–73

Q3 0:33

TD Chanz Wiggins 40 Yd pass from Bryce Baker (John Love Kick)0–66

Q3 6:52

TD Marcellous Hawkins Jr. 2 Yd Run (John Love Kick)0–59

Q3 12:33

TD Luke Reynolds 21 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (John Love Kick)0–52

Q2 2:48

TD Knahlij Harrell 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (John Love Kick)0–45

Q2 5:13

TD Que'Sean Brown 51 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (John Love Kick)0–38

Q2 9:58

FG John Love 32 Yd Field Goal 0–31

Q2 14:37

TD Marcellous Hawkins Jr. 1 Yd Run (John Love Kick)0–28

Q1 4:56

TD Jeffrey Overton Jr. 23 Yd Run (John Love Kick)0–21

Q1 9:30

TD Marcellous Hawkins Jr. 9 Yd Run (John Love Kick)0–14

Q1 11:41

TD Jeffrey Overton Jr. 50 Yd Run (John Love Kick)0–7

Team Stats

VMI KeydetsVirginia Tech Hokies

Offense

83 Total Yards 619

87 Passing Yards 351

-4 Rushing Yards 268

6 First Downs 30

Efficiency

2-17 3rd Down 3-8

0-0 4th Down 1-2

5/13 Completions 27/32

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 2

7-45 Penalties 11-93

31:27 Possession 28:33

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
JoJo Crump	4/8	54	6.8	1	--
Ian Reynolds	1/5	33	6.6	0	--
Team	5/13	87	6.7	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Traveion Slaughter	3	21	7.0	21
Leo Boehling	10	7	0.7	6
Kam Johnson	2	4	2.0	4
Aslin Shipe	3	1	0.3	2
Ian Reynolds	2	1	0.5	3
Dylan Poley	2	0	0.0	2
Trevin Simon	1	0	0.0	0
Cole Varner	3	-1	-0.3	1
Halim Hardnett	1	-2	-2.0	0
Chandler Wilson	8	-16	-2.0	4
JoJo Crump	8	-19	-2.4	4
Team	43	-4	-0.1	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Halim Hardnett	1	33	33.0	33
Cole Varner	2	23	11.5	12
Traveion Slaughter	1	19	19.0	19
Zach Pirtle	1	12	12.0	12
Team	5	87	17.4	33

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
JoJo Crump	2	0
Robert Powell	0	1
Quinn Kennedy	0	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Nic Land	8	5	0
Erick Roman	7	2	0
Anthony Allen	5	2	0
Camron Watkins	5	1	0
Ethan Haston	4	2	0
Ashton Dixon	4	2	0
Robert Powell	4	1	0
Ayden Babich	3	2	0
Isaiah Grevious	3	2	1
Keegan Guyton	3	2	0
Jakari Nicely	3	1	0
Nathan Jackson	3	1	0
Malik Holmes	3	0	0
EJ Wilborne	2	1	0
Omar Miller	2	1	0
Corey Williams	2	1	0
Amari Harmon	2	1	0
Quinn Kennedy	2	1	0
Elijah Brooks	2	0	0
Camden Clinton	2	0	0
Henry Berling	2	0	0
Rod Tasco	2	0	0
Terry Dorsey	2	0	0
Matthias Corbin	1	1	0
Liden Krush	1	0	0
Nathaniel Mitchell	1	0	0
Harrison Smith	1	0	0
Team	79	29	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack Joyce	1/2	50.0	50	0/0	3
Team	1/2	50.0	50	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	LONG
Ben Shrewsbury	5	216	43.2	1	56
William Lees	5	175	35.0	0	45
Team	2	0	0.0	0	0
Team	12	391	32.6	1	56

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Ethan Grunkemeyer	17/20	224	11.2	2	50.3
Bryce Baker	10/12	127	10.6	1	26.1
Team	27/32	351	11.0	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeffrey Overton Jr.	9	104	11.6	2	50
Marcellous Hawkins Jr.	12	69	5.8	3	14
Messiah Mickens	5	23	4.6	0	10
Darius Taylor	5	22	4.4	0	9
John Buetow	2	19	9.5	0	11
Tyler Mason	3	15	5.0	0	8
A.J. Brand	2	10	5.0	1	9
Ethan Grunkemeyer	2	6	3.0	0	3
Team	40	268	6.7	6	50

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Que'Sean Brown	6	109	18.2	1	51
Luke Reynolds	5	50	10.0	1	21
Chanz Wiggins	1	40	40.0	1	40
Tyseer Denmark	2	36	18.0	0	19
Ja'Ricous Hairston	1	33	33.0	0	33
Davion Brown	3	31	10.3	0	12
Ayden Greene	3	23	7.7	0	9
Harrison Saint Germain	1	10	10.0	0	10
Keylen Adams	2	8	4.0	0	4
Pierce Petersohn	2	6	3.0	0	3
A.J. Brand	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	27	351	13.0	3	51

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Team	1	1
Davion Brown	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
George Ballance	6	3	0	1	0	1	0
Noah Chambers	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
Aycen Stevens	4	2	1.5	1.5	0	0	0
Keon Wylie	4	2	0.5	2	0	0	0
Curtis Jones Jr.	4	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Mylachi Williams	3	2	1	2.5	0	0	0
Quentin Reddish	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Spencer	3	1	1	1.5	0	0	0
Cortez Harris	3	1	1	1.5	0	0	0
Sheldon Robinson	3	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Mathieu Lamah	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Jennings	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Okunlola	2	1	0	1.5	0	0	0
Jason Abbey	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gerard Johnson III	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Mensah	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zaevion Cleveland	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Sherrod Covil	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
Tyson Flowers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elhadj Fall	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Knahlij Harrell	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kemari Copeland	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Deric Dandy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Adirika	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Chinwike	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sherrod Henderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brennan Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson Harley	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Terry Wiggins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
John-Patrick Oates	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jaquez White	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Team	71	25	5	18	1	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Thomas Williams	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Davion Brown	1	27	27.0	27	0
Team	1	27	27.0	27	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tyseer Denmark	2	40	20.0	29	0
Que'Sean Brown	2	38	19.0	29	0
Cortez Harris	1	29	29.0	29	0
Tyson Flowers	1	12	12.0	12	0
Davion Brown	1	1	1.0	1	0
Knahlij Harrell	0	0	0.0	0	1
Team	7	120	17.1	29	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
John Love	1/1	100.0	32	10/10	13
Team	1/1	100.0	32	10/10	13

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nathan Totten	1	42	42.0	0	1	42
Team	1	42	42.0	0	1	42

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