Virginia Tech Football vs. Stanford Live Updates: Score and Analysis
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BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech football is back in Lane Stadium to play its first game at home since Oct. 17, taking on Stanford at 7:30 p.m. ET on the ACC Network. Read below for a live game thread, organized in reverse chronological order (end of the game to the start).
FINAL | Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 22
Virginia Tech allowed 436 yards to Stanford. The Cardinal scored on eight of their final nine drives. The Hokies now hold a losing record in league play.
Q4 2:14 | Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 22
Stanford's seven-play, 29-yard drive that took just under four minutes was capped off by a Kenney field goal from 23 yards out. The Hokies trail by 18.
Q4 6:11 | Stanford 37, Virginia Tech 22
The Hokies' onside kick was unsuccessful. Looked like for a second that Darrius Davis could have housed that, but Jahmari DeLoatch brought him down.
Q4 6:14 | Stanford 37, Virginia Tech 22
The Hokies clawed back a touchdown with a 9-yard score to Que'Sean Brown. Grunkemeyer then threw a high ball to Reynolds down the middle for the successful 2-point conversion.
Q4 7:52 | Stanford 37, Virginia Tech 14
Grunkemeyer to Marlion Jackson for 49 yards.
Grunkemeyer is up to 10-of-23 passing for 221 yards. He had 170 yards over the first three quarters. #Hokies
Q4 8:27 | Stanford 37, Virginia Tech 14
Ford from 2 yards out. That's his third touchdown tonight. Twenty-seven carries have netted him 149 yards.
Q4 11:17 | Stanford 30, Virginia Tech 14
The Hokies go three-and-out. Grunkemeyer is 9-of-20 for 172 yards.
Q4 11:26 | Stanford 30, Virginia Tech 14
And... Aidan Lynch got called for a false start. That moves the Hokies back to the 22. Second-and-13.
Q4 11:58 | Stanford 30, Virginia Tech 14
Here goes. The Hokies take over in a drive that presumably has to reach the end zone to keep any hopes of winning alive.
Q4 14:23 | Stanford 27, Virginia Tech 14
Ford tacked on an 18-yard rush — and Stanford is now at the Virginia Tech 38.
Q4 14:54 | Stanford 27, Virginia Tech 14
And Grunkemeyer's third-down pass was broken up by Stanford corner Aaron Morris. Virginia Tech punts to the Stanford 44.
Q3 END | Stanford 27, Virginia Tech 14
Brody Meadows called for holding, though Stanford declines the penalty. It'll be third-and-12 for VT from the Hokies' 9-yard line when we return for the fourth quarter.
Q3 0:30 | Stanford 27, Virginia Tech 14
Fumble on Stanford's punt to VT. Overton recovered it at the 1-yard line and brought it back to the 11-yard line.
Q3 0:42 | Stanford 27, Virginia Tech 14
Virginia Tech logged a third-down stop, holding Stanford to a field goal. The Hokies are now down 13. 13-play, 47-yard drive that took 5:39 off the clock.
Q3 6:15 | Stanford 24, Virginia Tech 14
The Hokies have life. Why? A 69-yard house call from true freshman wideout Davion "FatRat" Brown. Virginia Tech slices the deficit to 10 with that one.
Q3 7:38 | Stanford 24, Virginia Tech 7
Virginia Tech notched a fourth-down stop. Then Grunkemeyer was sacked on back-to-back plays. Stanford entered tonight with six sacks. It has five against the Hokies.
Q3 10:22 | Stanford 24, Virginia Tech 7
Stanford ripped off a 24-yard gain and is now at the #Hokies' 34-yard line.
Q3 11:43 | Stanford 24, Virginia Tech 7
The Hokies are going for it on fourth-and-8. And Ayden Greene dropped it.
HALFTIME | Stanford 24, Virginia Tech 7
Virginia Tech committed three first-half turnovers (two Grunkemeyer INTs, one fumble). Stanford's last four drives have resulted in points (and the first three of those resulted in TDs). Grunkemeyer is 5-of-12 for 82 yards, two interceptions and three sacks.
Q2 0:10 | Stanford 24, Virginia Tech 7
Kenney's 31-yard try is true. The Hokies trail by 17.
Q2 0:15 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 7
Warren's third-down throw for an outstretched High went incomplete. Virginia Tech calls timeout to ice Stanford kicker Emmet Kenney on his looming field-goal attempt.
Q2 0:18 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 7
Ford rushes forward for a 6-yard gain, setting up third-and-4. Stanford uses its final timeout with 18 seconds left. The Cardinal have picked up nine first downs this quarter to Virginia Tech's three.
Q2 0:45 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 7
Warren strikes again. An 18-yard toss to Caden High moves the Cardinal into enemy territory. The Hokies' secondary has allowed 132 passing yards to the Stanford signal-caller.
Q2 1:34 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 7
Warren dialed up a deep ball for Atticus Joseph to start Stanford's latest drive, but the wideout couldn't corral it. 9-yard gain (Warren throw to Benji Blackburn) on the next play, and Hokies nickel Kenny Woseley is down. Third-and-1.
Q2 1:53 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 7
Call stands — touchdown. John Love made the PAT to cut the Hokies' deficit to 14.
Q2 1:53 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 6 (?)
In barrels Jeffrey Overton Jr. for the 2-yard score... though it's under review.
Q2 3:30 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 0
Jeffrey Overton Jr. with the gain the Hokies needed. Took it down to the Stanford 6. Overton's taken 12 carries for 83 yards tonight.
Q2 4:04 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 0
The initial call was overturned. Fourth-and-inches for the Hokies, who achingly need to convert here.
Q2 4:04 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 0
Overton's 6-yard rush to the Stanford 12 on third-and-6 is under review. Potentially a fourth-and-super-short.
Q2 6:13 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 0
The Hokies flip the field off a Grunkemeyer-to-Que'Sean Brown pass that went for 34 yards. To Stanford's 33-yard line.
Q2 7:40 | Stanford 21, Virginia Tech 0
Four plays later, Ford scored again — this time from five yards out. He's rushed 13 times for 53 yards and two scores. The Hokies now trail by three touchdowns.
Q2 9:00 | Stanford 14, Virginia Tech 0
And... Que'Sean Brown fumbled on the first play of the drive. Charlie Eckhardt (!?) forced the fumble. Stanford takes over on Virginia Tech's 29.
Q2 9:06 | Stanford 14, Virginia Tech 0
3-yard rushing score from Ford. The Hokies now trail by two touchdowns.
Q2 11:45 | Stanford 7, Virginia Tech 0
A holding penalty on Jaquez White gives Stanford new life. The Cardinal then pounced with Warren throwing a 27-yard dot down the middle to Nico Brown.
Q2 12:28 | Stanford 7, Virginia Tech 0
Third-and-7 for Stanford. There was previous a penalty on an ineligible man for the Cardinal, though the Hokies declined.
Q2 14:48 | Stanford 7, Virginia Tech 0
Stanford PR Liam Thorpe returned the Hokies' punt 20 yards. The Cardinal will start their drive on their own 31.
Q1 0:00 | Stanford 7, Virginia Tech 0
Grunkemeyer was strip-sacked for a 12-yard loss, though he got the ball back. Fourth-and-20 to start the second quarter.
Q1 1:15 | Stanford 7, Virginia Tech 0
There goes Overton. He's taken a trio of carries to the left, pouncing for gains of three, 19 and 17. Virginia Tech is now at the Stanford 37, though Montavious Cunningham is limping off to the sideline.
Q1 2:34 | Stanford 6, Virginia Tech 0
16-yard rushing touchdown from Davis Warren. The Hokies trail.
Q1 4:05 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Williams picked off Davis Warren at the 25-yard line and ran it back for the score. His pick-six was nullified by an offsides penalty on Hokies linebacker Curtis Jones Jr.
Warren subsequently found wide receiver JonAnthony Hall for an 18-yard gain.
Q1 5:26 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Targeting call on Stanford after review. Grunkemeyer was then sacked for a 12-yard loss and it's second-and-22 at the Stanford 40.
Q1 7:05 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
The Hokies are back into enemy territory. Gains of 17 (Grunkemeyer throw to Que'Sean Brown) and nine (Grunkemeyer rush) set up VT at Stanford's 47.
Q1 8:12 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Despite starting with favorable field position, Stanford goes three-and-out. Was pushed back to third-and-16 on a holding call that negated a big 17-yard Ford run. Ford then dropped a short pass.
Q1 9:16 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Grunkemeyer threw an interception intended for wide receiver Davion "FatRat" Brown. Seemed like it bobbled around and out of Brown's hands. Stanford takes over at the VT 38.
Q1 9:16 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Grunkemeyer threw an interception intended for wide receiver Davion "FatRat" Brown. Seemed like it bobbled around and out of Brown's hands. Stanford takes over at the Virginia Tech 24.
Q1 10:27 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Stanford with a quick three-and-out. Netted zero yards. In six plays, the Cardinal have garnered eight total yards tonight.
Q1 11:20 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Grunkemeyer appeared to find Que'Sean Brown down the left sideline in the red zone, but seemed like the ball wasn't fully in control. That meant fourth-and-1... which the Hokies got stuffed on. Stanford takes over on its 46.
Q1 11:59 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Grunkemeyer dialed up a 25-yarder to tight end Luke Reynolds. Though he was sacked on the subsequent play for a 3-yard loss, he then scampered up the middle for a gain of 12. The Hokies are now in enemy territory.
Q1 13:04 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Stanford punted. Time for the Hokies.
Q1 13:18 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
1-yard gain from Stanford starting RB Micah Ford set up third-and-2. Then, wideout Nico Brown was stopped short of the sticks by Hokies cornerback Thomas Williams.
Q1 14:50 | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
7-yard gain from the Cardinal on their opening play. Sets up second-and-3.
Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0
Cole Byrd's kick goes into the end zone for a touchback. Stanford starts on its 25-yard line.
Pre-Game Notes
Here's the Hokies' depth chart for their Week 11 game against the Cardinal (Starters are bolded. For the offensive and defensive lines, a semi-colon indicates a shift to the next position.)
Offense
- QB: Ethan Grunkemeyer (Bryce Baker, Kelden Ryan or Troy Huhn)
- RB: Jeffrey Overton Jr. (Marcellous Hawkins; Messiah Mickens or Tyler Mason)
- WR: Davion "FatRat" Brown, Que'Sean Brown, Ayden Greene (Keylen "Brodie" Adams, Tyseer Denmark, Marlion Jackson)
- TE: Luke Reynolds; Benji Gosnell OR Ja'Ricous Hairston (Harrison Saint Germain)
- OL (L-R): Layth Ghannam, Brody Meadows, Kyle Altuner, Montavious Cunningham, Aidan Lynch (Justin Terry, Michael Troutman III, Tommy Ricard, Benjamin Eziuka, Logan Howland) Defense
Defense
- DL (L-R): Aycen Stevens, Kemari Copeland, Elhadj Fall, Cortez Harris (Samuel Okunlola or Jason Abbey; Gerard Johnson III; Eric Mensah, Mylachi Williams)
- LB: Kaleb Spencer, Noah Chambers, Keon Wylie (Sherrod Covil, Curtis Jones Jr.)
- Nickel: Kenny Woseley Jr. (Isaiah Brown-Murray)
- CB: Jaquez White, Thomas Williams (Isaiah Brown-Murray, Cam Chadwick Jr.)
- S: Quentin Reddish, Tyson Flowers (Sheldon Robinson, DQ Smith)
Special Teams
- P: Nathan Totten (Luke Jones)
- PK: John Love (Cole Byrd)
- KO: Cole Byrd (John Love)
- H: Nathan Totten
- LS: Christian Epling (Deed Capper)
- KR: Jeffrey Overton Jr. (Davion "FatRat" Brown)
- PR: Que'Sean Brown (Tyseer Denmark)
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Hughes serves as Virginia Tech On SI's lead editor, a position that he has held since July 2025. Hughes is a junior at Virginia Tech majoring in sports media and analytics. He also serves as the open-wheel correspondent for the motorsports outlet Steering Wheel Nation, where he has written on Formula 1, the NTT IndyCar Series, the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Hughes has previously authored bylines in 3304 Sports, Virginia Tech's multimedia student journalism outlet.
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