Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia Tech
vs 
South Carolina GamecocksSouth Carolina
11 - 24
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| South Carolina | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Virginia Tech | Qtr | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Q1 | 7 |
| 6 | Q2 | 3 |
| 0 | Q3 | 0 |
| 3 | Q4 | 14 |
| 11 | Final | 24 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 12:09 Touchdown South Carolina LaNorris Sellers 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
Q4 13:36 Touchdown Virginia Tech Nick Veltsistas punt for 57 yds , Vicari Swain returns for 80 yds for a TD (William Joyce KICK) 8-17
Q4 7:42 Touchdown South Carolina Nyck Harbor 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.
Key players by position
| Virginia Tech | Pos | South Carolina |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
VT SOUTHC Virginia Tech vs South Carolina player stats
Passing
| Virginia Tech | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyron Drones | 15/35 | 221 | 0 | 2 |
| South Carolina | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanorris Sellers | 12/19 | 209 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Virginia Tech | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellous Hawkins | 15 | 58 | 0 | 11 |
| Kyron Drones | 12 | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| P.J. Prioleau | 5 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremiah Coney | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Cameron Seldon | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Adaway III | 14 | 60 | 0 | 23 |
| Rahsul Faison | 7 | 40 | 0 | 30 |
| Lanorris Sellers | 13 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
Receiving
| Virginia Tech | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donavon Greene | 3 | 94 | 0 | 37 |
| Ayden Greene | 5 | 71 | 0 | 36 |
| Isaiah Spencer | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Cameron Seldon | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Takye Heath | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Benji Gosnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyck Harbor | 3 | 99 | 1 | 64 |
| Brady Hunt | 4 | 45 | 0 | 20 |
| Oscar Adaway III | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Donovan Murph | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Maurice Brown II | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Michael Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Defense
| Virginia Tech | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Reddish | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Woodson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Short | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Kemari Copeland | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| James Jennette | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Djonkam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gilliam | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Isaiah Cash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Keller | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dante Lovett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmett Laws | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| South Carolina | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Johnson | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Stewart | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| DQ Smith | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monkell Goodwine | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Murphy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Justin Okoronkwo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Barrett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Thomas Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Kilgore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Norwood | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Virginia Tech | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Love | 3/3 | 56 | 0/0 | 9 |
| South Carolina | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Joyce | 1/1 | 27 | 3/3 | 6 |
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
| Virginia Tech | Split | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 2025 record entering | 0-0 |
Recent meetings
2025
South Carolina 24 : 11 Virginia Tech
24 : 11 Virginia Tech 1991
Virginia Tech 21 : 28 South Carolina
21 : 28 South Carolina 1990
South Carolina 35 : 24 Virginia Tech
35 : 24 Virginia Tech 1989
South Carolina 17 : 17 Virginia Tech
17 : 17 Virginia Tech 1988
South Carolina 26 : 24 Virginia Tech
26 : 24 Virginia Tech 1987
Virginia Tech 10 : 40 South Carolina
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
3 
Air Noland QB 12 
Cutter Woods QB 16 
LaNorris Sellers QB 19 
Brandon Cunningham QB 25 
Jimmy Francis QB 1 
Rahsul Faison RB 4 
Isaiah Augustave RB 22 
Jawarn Howell RB 26 
Nathan Harris-Waynick RB 27 
Oscar Adaway III RB 28 
Matt Fuller RB 31 
Neil Salvage III RB 32 
Bradley Dunn RB 35 Chase McCracken RB 39 Larry Scott RB 0 
Lex Cyrus WR 1 Emazon Littlejohn WR 2 
Brian Rowe Jr. WR 3 
Mazeo Bennett Jr. WR 6 
Donovan Murph WR 7 
Jordon Gidron WR 8 
Nyck Harbor WR 8 Vandrevius Jacobs WR 9 
Luke Doty WR 12 
Eriq Rice WR 13 
Malik Clark WR 14 
Jared Brown WR 17 
Jayden Sellers WR 82 
Jackson Repp WR 5 
Jordan Dingle TE 5 
Mike Tyler TE 44 
Maurice Brown II TE 80 Lukas Vozeh TE 81 
Reno Roehm TE 82 
Michael Smith TE 87 
Brady Hunt TE 50 Boaz Stanley OL 52 Nick Sharpe OL 55 Tree Babalade OL 55 Damola Ajidahun OL 58 
Markee Anderson OL 62 
Nolan Hay OL 63 Parker Lawson OL 65 Rodney Newsom Jr. OL 65 Mac Walters OL 67 Chase Sweigart OL 69 Ryan Brubaker OL 70 
Jake Recker OL 71 Cason Henry OL 71 
Blake Franks OL 72 
Shed Sarratt Jr. OL 74 
Josiah Thompson OL 76 
Trovon Baugh OL 77 
Jatavius Shivers OL 76 Campbell Vandiver OT 33 Taeshawn Alston DL 44 
Monkell Goodwine DL 88 
Caleb Williams DL 90 
Davonte Miles DL 93 
Nick Barrett DL 95 
Christian Ingram DL 99 
Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy DL 6 
Dylan Stewart DE 10 
George Wilson Jr. DE 22 
Jaquavious Dodd DE 40 
Anthony Addison DE 41 
Kobby Sakyi-Prah DE 93 
Jaylen Brown DE 93 Zavion Hardy DE 33 
Troy Pikes DT 59 
Chase Kibble DT 0 
Fred Johnson LB 7 
Shawn Murphy LB 9 
Desmond Umeozulu LB 12 
Jatius Geer LB 14 
Jaron Willis LB 15 
Donovan Darden LB 17 
Justin Okoronkwo LB 20 
Josh Smith LB 28 
Andrew Colasurdo LB 30 
Demon Clowney LB 32 
A.J. Holloway LB 34 
Jamian Risher Jr. LB 45 
Colin Bryant LB 46 
Bryan Thomas Jr. LB 1 
DQ Smith DB 1 
Gerald Kilgore DB 3 
Kelvin Hunter DB 4 
Vicari Swain DB 5 
Kendall Daniels Jr. DB 8 
Judge Collier DB 9 
David Bucey DB 11 
Buddy Mack III DB 15 
Brandon Cisse DB 16 
Jalewis Solomon DB 18 
Jaquel Holman DB 19 
Damarcus Leach DB 21 
Chris Hatfield DB 24 
Jalon Kilgore DB 25 
Zahbari Sandy DB 26 
Isaiah McClary DB 27 
Myles Norwood DB 29 
Cedric Cisse DB 31 
Peyton Williams DB 35 
Jackson Burger DB 36 
Landon Kurtz DB 43 
Tony Brown DB 14 
Max Kelley PK 24 
Mason Love PK 38 Peyton Argent PK 45 
William Joyce PK 29 
Gunnar Yocum LS 46 Cole Rasmussen LS 57 
Kyler Farrow LS
Air Noland QB 12 Cutter Woods QB 16 LaNorris Sellers QB 19 Brandon Cunningham QB 25 Jimmy Francis QB 1 Rahsul Faison RB 4 Isaiah Augustave RB 22 Jawarn Howell RB 26 Nathan Harris-Waynick RB 27 Oscar Adaway III RB 28 Matt Fuller RB 31 Neil Salvage III RB 32 Bradley Dunn RB 35 Chase McCracken RB 39 Larry Scott RB 0 Lex Cyrus WR 1 Emazon Littlejohn WR 2 Brian Rowe Jr. WR 3 Mazeo Bennett Jr. WR 6 Donovan Murph WR 7 Jordon Gidron WR 8 Nyck Harbor WR 8 Vandrevius Jacobs WR 9 Luke Doty WR 12 Eriq Rice WR 13 Malik Clark WR 14 Jared Brown WR 17 Jayden Sellers WR 82 Jackson Repp WR 5 Jordan Dingle TE 5 Mike Tyler TE 44 Maurice Brown II TE 80 Lukas Vozeh TE 81 Reno Roehm TE 82 Michael Smith TE 87 Brady Hunt TE 50 Boaz Stanley OL 52 Nick Sharpe OL 55 Tree Babalade OL 55 Damola Ajidahun OL 58 Markee Anderson OL 62 Nolan Hay OL 63 Parker Lawson OL 65 Rodney Newsom Jr. OL 65 Mac Walters OL 67 Chase Sweigart OL 69 Ryan Brubaker OL 70 Jake Recker OL 71 Cason Henry OL 71 Blake Franks OL 72 Shed Sarratt Jr. OL 74 Josiah Thompson OL 76 Trovon Baugh OL 77 Jatavius Shivers OL 76 Campbell Vandiver OT 33 Taeshawn Alston DL 44 Monkell Goodwine DL 88 Caleb Williams DL 90 Davonte Miles DL 93 Nick Barrett DL 95 Christian Ingram DL 99 Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy DL 6 Dylan Stewart DE 10 George Wilson Jr. DE 22 Jaquavious Dodd DE 40 Anthony Addison DE 41 Kobby Sakyi-Prah DE 93 Jaylen Brown DE 93 Zavion Hardy DE 33 Troy Pikes DT 59 Chase Kibble DT 0 Fred Johnson LB 7 Shawn Murphy LB 9 Desmond Umeozulu LB 12 Jatius Geer LB 14 Jaron Willis LB 15 Donovan Darden LB 17 Justin Okoronkwo LB 20 Josh Smith LB 28 Andrew Colasurdo LB 30 Demon Clowney LB 32 A.J. Holloway LB 34 Jamian Risher Jr. LB 45 Colin Bryant LB 46 Bryan Thomas Jr. LB 1 DQ Smith DB 1 Gerald Kilgore DB 3 Kelvin Hunter DB 4 Vicari Swain DB 5 Kendall Daniels Jr. DB 8 Judge Collier DB 9 David Bucey DB 11 Buddy Mack III DB 15 Brandon Cisse DB 16 Jalewis Solomon DB 18 Jaquel Holman DB 19 Damarcus Leach DB 21 Chris Hatfield DB 24 Jalon Kilgore DB 25 Zahbari Sandy DB 26 Isaiah McClary DB 27 Myles Norwood DB 29 Cedric Cisse DB 31 Peyton Williams DB 35 Jackson Burger DB 36 Landon Kurtz DB 43 Tony Brown DB 14 Max Kelley PK 24 Mason Love PK 38 Peyton Argent PK 45 William Joyce PK 29 Gunnar Yocum LS 46 Cole Rasmussen LS 57 Kyler Farrow LS 
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Virginia Tech vs South Carolina: result and recap
Virginia Tech Hokies vs South Carolina Gamecocks finished 11 - 24 on August 31, 2025. This SEC game page carries the final 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 SEC 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.