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FINAL Sunday, August 31, 2025

Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia Tech vs South Carolina GamecocksSouth Carolina

11 - 24
Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Virginia Tech vs South Carolina scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Virginia Tech 2603 11
South Carolina 73014 24
Virginia Tech vs South Carolina scoring by quarter
Virginia Tech Qtr South Carolina
2Q17
6Q23
0Q30
3Q414
11Final24

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 12:09 Touchdown South Carolina LaNorris Sellers run for 15 yds for a TD (William Joyce KICK) 0-7
Q1 4:33 Safety Virginia Tech LaNorris Sellers sacked by Kelvin Gilliam Jr. and Kody Huisman for a loss of 2 yards for a SAFETY 2-7
Q2 13:45 Field goal Virginia Tech John Love John Love 29 yd FG GOOD 5-7
Q2 3:42 Field goal South Carolina William Joyce 27 yd FG GOOD 5-10
Q2 0:00 Field goal Virginia Tech John Love John Love 56 yd FG GOOD 8-10
Q4 13:36 Touchdown Virginia Tech Nick Veltsistas Nick Veltsistas punt for 57 yds , Vicari Swain returns for 80 yds for a TD (William Joyce KICK) 8-17
Q4 9:00 Field goal Virginia Tech John Love John Love 39 yd FG GOOD 11-17
Q4 7:42 Touchdown South Carolina LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Nyck Harbor for 64 yds for a TD (William Joyce KICK) 11-24

Rivalry highlights

Series record
7-12
Virginia Tech first, 21 meetings since 1905
Series leader
South Carolina
South Carolina lead 7-12 in 21 meetings since 1905
Widest recent margin
30 points
Virginia Tech 10-40 South Carolina, 1987
Tightest recent margin
0 points
South Carolina 17-17 Virginia Tech, 1989
Highest recent total
59 points
South Carolina 35-24 Virginia Tech, 1990

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Virginia Tech 7 21 meetings since 1905 12 South Carolina

South Carolina lead 7-12 in 21 meetings since 1905 Series leader: South Carolina.

Team stats, this game

Virginia TechSouth Carolina
336Total yards334
221Passing yards209
115Rushing yards125
2Turnovers0
4Sacks2
19First downs16
40Penalty yards51

Virginia Tech vs South Carolina player stats

Passing

Virginia Techpassing
Virginia TechC/ATTYDSTDINT
Kyron Drones15/3522102
South Carolinapassing
South CarolinaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Lanorris Sellers12/1920910

Rushing

Virginia Techrushing
Virginia TechCARYDSTDLONG
Marcellous Hawkins1558011
Kyron Drones122608
P.J. Prioleau51609
Jeremiah Coney416011
Cameron Seldon1-100
South Carolinarushing
South CarolinaCARYDSTDLONG
Oscar Adaway III1460023
Rahsul Faison740030
Lanorris Sellers1325116

Receiving

Virginia Techreceiving
Virginia TechRECYDSTDLONG
Donavon Greene394037
Ayden Greene571036
Isaiah Spencer128028
Cameron Seldon318010
Takye Heath21006
Benji Gosnell1000
South Carolinareceiving
South CarolinaRECYDSTDLONG
Nyck Harbor399164
Brady Hunt445020
Oscar Adaway III223015
Donovan Murph121021
Maurice Brown II114014
Michael Smith1707

Defense

Virginia Techdefense
Virginia TechTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Quentin Reddish85000
Caleb Woodson65010
Michael Short5301.50
Kemari Copeland510.510
James Jennette43000
James Djonkam40000
Kelvin Gilliam310.50.50
Isaiah Cash32000
Jaden Keller310.50.50
Dante Lovett32000
Emmett Laws30110
Ben Bell200.50.50
South Carolinadefense
South CarolinaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Fred Johnson106001
Dylan Stewart7211.50
DQ Smith65000
Monkell Goodwine53000
Shawn Murphy42000
Brandon Cisse4200.50
Justin Okoronkwo42010
Nick Barrett32000
Peyton Williams32001
Bryan Thomas Jr.32000
Jalon Kilgore33000
Myles Norwood32000

Kicking

Virginia Techkicking
Virginia TechFGLONGXPPTS
John Love3/3560/09
South Carolinakicking
South CarolinaFGLONGXPPTS
William Joyce1/1273/36

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Virginia Tech: last 13 games before this one

6-7 in the last 13 · 28.2 scored · 22.8 allowed
LOST 27-34 scored 27 · allowed 34 See game WON 31-14 scored 31 · allowed 14 See game WON 37-17 scored 37 · allowed 17 See game LOST 23-26 scored 23 · allowed 26 See game LOST 34-38 scored 34 · allowed 38 See game WON 31-7 scored 31 · allowed 7 See game WON 42-21 scored 42 · allowed 21 See game WON 21-6 scored 21 · allowed 6 See game LOST 31-38 scored 31 · allowed 38 See game LOST 14-24 scored 14 · allowed 24 See game LOST 28-31 scored 28 · allowed 31 See game WON 37-17 scored 37 · allowed 17 See game LOST 10-24 scored 10 · allowed 24 See game

South Carolina: last 13 games before this one

9-4 in the last 13 · 30.5 scored · 18.1 allowed
WON 23-19 scored 23 · allowed 19 See game WON 31-6 scored 31 · allowed 6 See game LOST 33-36 scored 33 · allowed 36 See game WON 50-7 scored 50 · allowed 7 See game LOST 3-27 scored 3 · allowed 27 See game LOST 25-27 scored 25 · allowed 27 See game WON 35-9 scored 35 · allowed 9 See game WON 44-20 scored 44 · allowed 20 See game WON 28-7 scored 28 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-30 scored 34 · allowed 30 See game WON 56-12 scored 56 · allowed 12 See game WON 17-14 scored 17 · allowed 14 See game LOST 17-21 scored 17 · allowed 21 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Virginia Tech Split South Carolina
0-02025 record entering0-0

Recent meetings

2025
Virginia Tech 11 : 24 South Carolina
1991
Virginia Tech 21 : 28 South Carolina
1990
South Carolina 35 : 24 Virginia Tech
1989
South Carolina 17 : 17 Virginia Tech
1988
South Carolina 26 : 24 Virginia Tech
1987
Virginia Tech 10 : 40 South Carolina
Virginia Tech · QB Ethan Grunkemeyer
Pass yards
1446
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
131-177
INT
2
Jr. rush
455 yds
Reynolds rec
373 yds
South Carolina · QB Lanorris Sellers
Pass yards
1059
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
92-152
INT
4
Fuller rush
433 yds
Bennett rec
201 yds
Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia Tech2025 roster
1 Kyron Drones QB 5 William Watson III QB 12 Kelden Ryan QB 13 Garret Rangel QB 4 Jeremiah Coney RB 8 Terion Stewart RB 16 Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB 20 P.J. Prioleau RB 23 Tyler Mason RB 27 Marcellous Hawkins RB 28 Braydon Bennett RB 35 John Buetow RB 46 Darius Taylor RB 0 Cameron Seldon WR 0 Ayden Greene WR 2 Takye Heath WR 3 Donavon Greene WR 3 Tucker Holloway WR 6 Keylen Adams WR 7 Chanz Wiggins WR 11 Devin Alves WR 15 Krystian Williams WR 15 Shamarius Peterkin WR 18 A.J. Brand WR 21 Cameron Sparks WR 28 Micah Matthews WR 28 Drew Hube WR 80 L.J. Booker WR 81 Israel Hairston WR 83 Luke Stuewe WR 85 Isaiah Spencer WR 86 Joseph Hobbs WR 89 Charlie O'Connor WR 13 Ja'Ricous Hairston TE 36 Brody Jones TE 82 Benji Gosnell TE 87 Harrison Saint Germain TE 88 Zeke Wimbush TE 99 Cole Reemsnyder TE 50 Jahzari Priester OL 50 Nathaniel Wright OL 51 Elijah Haughawout OL 53 Tommy Ricard OL 55 Tomas Rimac OL 56 Layth Ghannam OL 57 Lucas Austin OL 62 Kyle Altuner OL 63 Jaden Muskrat OL 66 Montavious Cunningham OL 67 Hannes Hammer OL 71 Gavin Crawford OL 75 Carter Stallard OL 76 Aidan Lynch OL 77 Brody Meadows OL 79 Johnny Garrett OL 10 Arias Nash DL 13 Kemari Copeland DL 22 Kelvin Gilliam Jr. DL 31 Jason Abbey DL 32 Deric Dandy DL 33 Ben Bell DL 42 Aycen Stevens DL 44 Brett Clatterbaugh DL 52 Sherrod Henderson DL 54 Grant Karczewski DL 55 Gerard Johnson III DL 58 Zeke Chinwike DL 66 James Djonkam DL 88 Christian Evans DL 90 Andrew Hanchuk DL 94 Elhadj Fall DL 97 Immanuel Hickman Sr. DL 98 Kody Huisman DL 99 Emmett Laws DL 11 Keyshawn Burgos DE 3 Kaleb Spencer LB 7 Caleb Woodson LB 11 Michael Short LB 12 Gabe Williams LB 16 Noah Chambers LB 18 James Jennette LB 19 Noah Jenkins LB 24 Jaden Keller LB 26 Antwone Santiago LB 41 George Ballance LB 53 Will Johnson LB 1 Caleb Brown DB 21 Dante Lovett DB 21 Joe Reddish DB 5 Joshua Clarke CB 9 Isaiah Brown-Murray CB 23 Thomas Williams CB 29 Jahmari DeLoatch CB 35 Jojo Crim CB 43 Josh Jones CB 0 Quentin Reddish S 6 Jordan Bass S 7 Sherrod Covil Jr. S 8 Christian Ellis S 11 Tyson Flowers S 14 Sheldon Robinson S 15 Brennan Johnson S 18 Isaiah Cash S 27 Tyler Childress S 28 Knahlij Harrell S 17 John Love PK 38 Kyle Lowe PK 92 Aiden Daugherty PK 93 Cole Byrd P 95 Nick Veltsistas P 46 Drew Doyle LS 96 Christian Epling LS Sherrod Covil Jr.
South Carolina GamecocksSouth Carolina2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

26% VT
74% SOUTHC

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Virginia Tech

DateOppResult
10-02 vsPITT L 33-35
09-26 atBC W 21-14
09-19 atMD W 35-26
09-12 vsODU W 44-21
09-05 vsVMI W 73-3

South CarolinaProvided by secfootball.co

DateOppResult
10-03 vsUK L 34-35
09-26 atALA L 18-49
09-19 vsMSST L 34-41
09-12 vsTOW W 45-9
09-05 vsKENT W 57-0

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

SECProvided by secfootball.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Georgia 500 1.00025767
Alabama 500 1.000248104
Texas 400 1.00013353
LSU 410 .80021876
Tennessee 410 .80018476
Florida 410 .800231136
Missouri 410 .800188100
Mississippi State 410 .800195140
Kentucky 410 .800173134
Ole Miss 310 .750142123
Texas A&M 320 .60015993
Auburn 320 .600134107
Vanderbilt 320 .600127125
Oklahoma 220 .5008864
South Carolina 230 .400188134
Arkansas 230 .40099142

Records computed from completed games this season

Virginia Tech vs South Carolina: result and recap

Virginia Tech Hokies vs South Carolina Gamecocks finished 11 - 24 on August 31, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Virginia Tech and South Carolina team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Virginia Tech vs South Carolina?

Virginia Tech Hokies vs South Carolina Gamecocks finished 11 - 24. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Virginia Tech vs South Carolina in passing, rushing and receiving?

Kyron Drones (Virginia Tech) led passers with 221 yards. Oscar Adaway III (South Carolina) led rushers with 60 yards. Nyck Harbor (South Carolina) led receivers with 99 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Virginia Tech play South Carolina?

This Virginia Tech vs South Carolina game was played on August 31, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.