Week 8: Virginia Tech vs Clemson
Game Information
StageWeek 8
Season2026
KickoffSat, Oct 24, 12:00 am
VenueMemorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
LocationClemson, SC
SurfaceGrass
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/25 | @  Virginia | L7-27 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Miami | L17-34 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | @  Florida State | L14-34 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/1/25 | vs  Louisville | L16-28 | College Football Wk 10 |
| 10/24/25 | vs  California | W42-34 | College Football Wk 9 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/25 | vs  Penn State | L10-22 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | @  South Carolina | W28-14 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Furman | W45-10 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/14/25 | @ Louisville | W20-19 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | vs Florida State | W24-10 | College Football Wk 11 |
Division Standings
FBS — Atlantic Coast Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 93 | 11 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 58 | 44 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 50 | 13 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 43 | 72 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 43 | 55 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| California | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 45 | 63 | 0-1 | 1-0 | W1 |
 Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 32 | 58 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Duke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 30 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Georgia Tech | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 37 | 59 | 0-2 | 0-0 | L2 |
| Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 97 | 54 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 122 | 13 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 71 | 21 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 SMU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 83 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 84 | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 117 | 24 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 76 | 52 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 NC State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 81 | 34 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
About the Game
Virginia Tech and Clemson meet on October 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) in Clemson, SC. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
The matchup brings together Virginia Tech at 0-0 and Clemson at 0-0. This game page follows scoring plays, team statistics, game status and the final result.
For Virginia Tech vs Clemson, this page covers the scheduled start, in-game updates and final score. College Football scores and schedule page brings together more upcoming games, live scores and final results.
Virginia Tech
4th in ACC
VS
Clemson
4th in ACC
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#22
Bryce Baker
#49
Deed Capper
#96
Christian Epling
#17
Ethan Grunkemeyer
#14
Troy Huhn
#97
Luke Jones
#12
Kelden Ryan
#95
Nathan Totten
Offensive Line
#62
Kyle Altuner
#57
Lucas Austin
#61
Justin Bell
#74
Marlen Bright
#60
Maddox Cochrane
#71
Gavin Crawford
#66
Montavious Cunningham
#75
Benjamin Eziuka
#79
Johnny Garrett
#56
Layth Ghannam
#51
Elijah Haughawout
#70
Logan Howland
#58
Roseby Lubintus
#76
Aidan Lynch
#77
Brody Meadows
#53
Tommy Ricard
#65
Tyrell Simpson
#72
Justin Terry
#54
Michael Troutman III
#52
Buddy Wegdam
#55
Thomas Wilder
#50
Nathaniel Wright
Receivers & Backs
#6
Keylen Adams
#80
L.J. Booker
#18
A.J. Brand
#11
Davion Brown
#3
Que'Sean Brown
#35
John Buetow
#32
Bill Davis
#4
Tyseer Denmark
#20
Jeff Exinor Jr.
#82
Benji Gosnell
Ayden Greene
#13
Ja'Ricous Hairston
#27
Marcellous Hawkins Jr.
#2
Takye Heath
#44
Matt Henderson
#28
Drew Hube
#5
Marlion Jackson
#36
Brody Jones
#23
Tyler Mason
#26
Messiah Mickens
#16
Jeffrey Overton Jr.
#15
Shamarius Peterkin
#88
Pierce Petersohn
#99
Cole Reemsnyder
#85
Luke Reynolds
#87
Harrison Saint Germain
#83
Luke Stuewe
#46
Darius Taylor
#7
Chanz Wiggins
#89
Hudson Zell
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#31
Jason Abbey
#36
Randy Adirika
#25
George Ballance
#16
Noah Chambers
#58
Zeke Chinwike
#44
Brett Clatterbaugh
#13
Kemari Copeland
#32
Deric Dandy
#88
Christian Evans
#94
Elhadj Fall
#90
Andrew Hanchuk
#27
Tyson Harley
#34
Cortez Harris
#52
Sherrod Henderson
#40
Javion Hilson
#56
Daniel Jennings
#63
Kamren Johnson
#55
Gerard Johnson III
#30
Curtis Jones Jr.
#54
Grant Karczewski
#19
Mathieu Lamah
#99
Emmett Laws
#45
Eric Mensah
#38
John-Patrick Oates
#51
Samuel Okunlola
#95
T-Ron Richardson Jr.
#26
Antwone Santiago
#3
Kaleb Spencer
#42
Aycen Stevens
#39
Terry Wiggins
#12
Gabe Williams
#37
Mylachi Williams
#91
Garrett Witherington
#33
Keon Wylie
Defensive Backs
#6
Jordan Bass
#9
Isaiah Brown-Murray
#20
Cam Chadwick Jr.
#5
Joshua Clarke
#21
Zaevion Cleveland
#7
Sherrod Covil
#35
Jojo Crim
#29
Jahmari DeLoatch
#1
Tyson Flowers
#47
Danny Garvin
#24
Tyrell Grant Jr.
#28
Knahlij Harrell
#15
Brennan Johnson
#43
Josh Jones
#18
Amauri Polydor
Quentin Reddish
#14
Sheldon Robinson
#11
DQ Smith
#41
Chris Tangelo
#2
Jaquez White
#23
Thomas Williams
#22
Kenny Woseley Jr.
Other
#93
Cole Byrd
#92
Aiden Daugherty
#17
John Love
#98
Will Love
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#5
Brock Bradley
#9
Colson Brown
#43
J.R. Buckner
#40
Brodey Conn
#15
Chris Denson
#14
Trent Pearman
#46
Jackson Reach
#2
Tait Reynolds
#89
Jack Smith
#17
Christopher Vizzina
Offensive Line
#70
Chance Barclay
#51
Gavin Blanchard
#71
Leo Delaney
#73
Hayes Galloway
#72
Adam Guthrie
#74
Brayden Jacobs
#67
Carlito Jones
#75
Tucker Kattus
#77
Ronan O'Connell
#65
Chapman Pendergrass
#91
Dietrick Pennington
#54
Ian Reed
#50
Collin Sadler
#78
Carter Scruggs
#55
Harris Sewell
#62
Bryce Smith
#52
Elyjah Thurmon
#76
Mason Wade
#63
Easton Ware
#79
Braden Wilmes
#64
Grant Wise
Receivers & Backs
#87
Christian Bentancur
#83
Cam Blivens
#7
Logan Brooking
#6
Tyler Brown
#86
Jaylen Brown-Wallace
Naeem Burroughs
#29
Chase Byrd
#8
Gideon Davidson
#82
Sam Earle
#24
David Eziomume
#21
Jarvis Green
#26
Jay Haynes
#85
Charlie Johnson
#16
Chris Johnson Jr.
#25
Keil McGriff
#1
T.J. Moore
#11
Olsen Patt-Henry
#10
Juju Preston
#27
Jack Purkerson
#13
Connor Salmin
#20
Clark Sanderson
#19
Gordon Sellars III
#89
Grady Sherrill
#3
Tristan Smith
#23
Peyton Streko
#80
Luke Stubbs
#88
Clay Swinney
#22
Cole Turner
#12
Bryant Wesco Jr.
#84
Avery Wieting
#34
Max Wilson
#18
Tayveon Wilson
#44
Jack Wolf
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#95
Amare Adams
#7
Jeremiah Alexander
#24
Logan Anderson
#39
J.D. Bonamy
#47
Sammy Brown
#42
Hevin Brown-Shuler
#56
Andy Burburija
#45
Vic Burley
#54
Kam Cody
#50
Fletcher Cothran
#32
Michael Foster
#90
J.R. Hardrick
#13
Will Heldt
#44
Kourtney Kelly
#26
C.J. Kubah-Taylor
#15
Jahiem Lawson
#34
Armon Mason
#49
Darien Mayo
#21
Kobe McCloud
#41
Connor McFadden
#14
London Merritt
#19
Brayden Reilly
#53
Joseph Roberto II
#38
Dominic Staten
#33
Caden Story
#99
Markus Strong
#97
Patrick Swygert
#29
Champ Thompson
#17
Ari Watford
#23
C.J. Wesley
#43
Billy Wilkes
#55
Makhi Williams Lee
#9
Drew Woodaz
#92
Devarrick Woods
Defensive Backs
#11
Polo Anderson
#6
Jerome Carter III
#35
Tyler Conner
#27
Noah Dixon
#8
Corian Gipson
#25
Marcell Gipson Jr.
#18
Kylon Griffin
#2
Ashton Hampton
#5
Ronan Hanafin
#37
Davion Joyner
#10
Misun Kelley
#20
Jakarrion Kenan
#22
Corey Myrick
#16
Myles Oliver
Donovan Starr
#1
Branden Strozier
#3
Elliot Washington II
#30
Kylen Webb
#31
Joe Wilkinson
#12
Shavar Young Jr.
Other
#38
Robert Gunn III
#81
Nolan Hauser
#48
Charlie Reed
Virginia Tech
4th in ACC
VS
Clemson
4th in ACC
Passing
84.4
Completion Percentage
63.6
27
Completions
14
0.00
Interception Percentage
4.50
0
Interceptions
1
51
Longest Pass
25
351
Net Passing Yards
105
351.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
105.0
32
Passing Attempts
22
9.40
Passing Touchdown %
0.00
3
Passing Touchdowns
0
207.7
Passer Rating
94.9
0
Total Sacks
4
0
Sack Yards Lost
19
11.0
Yards Per Pass Attempt
4.8
351
Passing Yards
105
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
1
619.0
Yards Per Game
145.0
73.0
Total Points Per Game
10.0
73
Total Points
10
10
Total Touchdowns
1
351.0
Passing Yards Per Game
105.0
27-32
Comp-Att
14-22
0-0
Sacks-Yards Lost
4-19
Rushing
40
Rushing Attempts
26
268
Rushing Yards
40
6.7
Yards Per Rush Attempt
1.5
50
Long Rushing
11
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
6
Rushing Touchdowns
1
268.0
Rushing Yards Per Game
40.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
16
Rushing 1st downs
4
1
Team Games Played
1
619
Total Yards
145
72
Total Offensive Plays
52
73.0
Total Points Per Game
10.0
73
Total Points
10
10
Total Touchdowns
1
Receiving
27
Receptions
14
0
Receiving Targets
0
351
Receiving Yards
105
351
Receiving Yards
105
3
Receiving Touchdowns
0
51
Long Reception
25
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
351.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
105.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
227
Receiving Yards After Catch
72
12
Receiving First Downs
3
1
Team Games Played
1
13.0
Yards Per Reception
7.5
73.0
Total Points Per Game
10.0
73
Total Points
10
10
Total Touchdowns
1
Miscellaneous
30
Total 1st downs
8
16
Rushing 1st downs
4
12
Passing 1st downs
3
2
1st downs by penalty
1
3
Third Down Conversions
1
8
Third Down Attempts
13
37.50
3rd down %
7.69
1
Fourth Down Conversions
0
2
First Downs Attempts
0
50.00
4th down %
0.00
11
Total Penalties
5
93
Total Penalty Yards
41
1673
Possession Time Seconds
1449
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
0
Total Takeaways
1
2
Total Giveaways
1
-2
Turnover Ratio
0
3-8
3rd down efficiency
1-13
1-2
4th down efficiency
0-0
11-93
Total-Yards
5-41
Defense
25
Solo Tackles
43
92
Assist Tackles
112
117
Total Tackles
155
5
Sacks
0
31
Sack Yards
0
0
Stuffs
0
0
Passes Defended
0
0.0
Average Interception Yards
2.0
0
Long Interception
0
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
2
Kicks Blocked
0
0
Tackles For Loss
0
1
Team Games Played
1
Defensive Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
0
Interception Yards
2
0
Interception Touchdowns
0
1-0
INT: Total
1-2
General
2
Fumbles
0
1
Forced Fumbles
0
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
1
Games Played
1
2-2
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
Returning
1
Kick Returns
3
27
Kick Return Yards
65
27.0
Yards Per Kick Return
21.7
27
Long Kick Return
24
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
7
Punt Returns
0
120
Punt Return Yards
0
17.1
Yards Per Punt Return
0.0
29
Long Punt Return
0
1
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
1
7-120
Punt: Total
0-0
Kicking
1
Field Goal Made
1
1
Field Goal Attempts
1
100.0
Field Goal Percentage
100.0
32
Long Field Goal Made
49
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
1
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
1
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
10
Extra Points Made
1
10
Extra Point Attempts
1
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
13
Total Kicking Points
4
1
Team Games Played
1
75
Touchback Percentage
67
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
1-1
FG: Good-Attempts
1-1
Punting
1
Punts
10
42
Punt Yards
404
42
Long Punt
47
42.0
Gross Average Punt Yards
40.4
42.0
Net Average Punt Yards
40.4
0
Punts Blocked
0
1
Punts Inside 20
2
0
Touchbacks
0
0
Fair Catches
0
0
Punt Returns
1
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
1
Team Games Played
1
1-42
Punt: Total Yards
10-404
Scoring
6
Rushing Touchdowns
1
3
Receiving Touchdowns
0
1
Return Touchdowns
0
10
Total Touchdowns
1
1
Field Goals
1
10
Kick Extra Points
1
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
73
Total Points
10
73.0
Total Points Per Game
10.0