CFB TEAM RESEARCH · ACC

Virginia Tech

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

4-1Record
41.2PPG
19.8PPG Allowed
2-1Home
2-0Away
0-0Neutral
1-1Conference
5Games
3-2-0ATS · W-L-P
4-1-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · ACC. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #15; PPG allowed #46. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHJames FranklinSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#30National recruiting class rank
226.24Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.24FBS #41 of 138
PPA per play0.05FBS #58 of 138
Success rate47.1%FBS #37 of 138
Success rate36.0%FBS #29 of 138
Explosiveness1.33FBS #36 of 138
Explosiveness1.38FBS #114 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity4.54FBS #28 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3FBS #41 of 138
Power success rate74.1%FBS #64 of 138
Power success rate66.7%FBS #39 of 138
Stuff rate24.0%FBS #124 of 138
Stuff rate31.9%FBS #2 of 138
Line yards per rush2.60FBS #124 of 138
Line yards per rush1.64FBS #1 of 138
Second-level yards1.01FBS #98 of 138
Second-level yards1FBS #66 of 138
Open-field yards1.23FBS #70 of 138
Open-field yards1.49FBS #106 of 138
Passing success rate48.8%FBS #31 of 138
Passing success rate38.0%FBS #46 of 138
Passing PPA0.44FBS #21 of 138
Passing PPA0.20FBS #84 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.52FBS #82 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.45FBS #38 of 138
Rushing success rate45.9%FBS #58 of 138
Rushing success rate33.6%FBS #21 of 138
Rushing PPA0.07FBS #91 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.04FBS #35 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.12FBS #21 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.32FBS #136 of 138
Standard downs success rate49.1%FBS #71 of 138
Standard downs success rate44.7%FBS #59 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.10FBS #72 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.13FBS #109 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.05FBS #59 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.22FBS #133 of 138
Passing downs success rate41.9%FBS #10 of 138
Passing downs success rate21.1%FBS #11 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.56FBS #16 of 138
Passing downs PPA-0.07FBS #11 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.13FBS #49 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.92FBS #46 of 138
Havoc allowed11.8%FBS #30 of 138
Havoc rate25.2%FBS #2 of 138
Total yards per game469.80FBS #27 of 138
Total yards per game274.40FBS #23 of 138
Passing yards per game314.60FBS #11 of 138
Passing yards per game187FBS #41 of 138
Rushing yards per game155.20FBS #76 of 138
Rushing yards per game87.40FBS #14 of 138
Turnovers9FBS #118 of 138
Turnovers forced4FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversions33FBS #18 of 138
3rd-down conversions19FBS #29 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate43.4%FBS #55 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate27.9%FBS #17 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Ethan Grunkemeyer

FBS #7 · 1,446 season total

131CMP177ATT1,446Yards11TD2INT74.01%CMP%160.88NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Jeffrey Overton Jr.

FBS #23 · 455 season total

77Carries455Yards4TD5.91Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Luke Reynolds

FBS #34 · 373 season total

37REC373Yards4TD10.08Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Kaleb Spencer

FBS #373 · 23 season total

23Total19Solo4Assists6.50TFL3Sacks

Sacks Leader

Aycen Stevens

FBS #7 · 5.50 season total

5.50Sacks5.50TFL1QB hurries11Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Thomas Williams

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT0Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards1Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05HVMIW73–3-54.5W60.5O
22026-09-12HOld DominionW44–21-18W47.5O
32026-09-19AMarylandW35–26-2.5W53O
42026-09-26ABoston CollegeW21–14-14.5L45.5U
52026-10-02HPittsburghL33–35-1.5L53.5O
62026-10-10ACalifornia——-10—53—
72026-10-17HGeorgia Tech——————
82026-10-24AClemson——————
102026-11-07ASMU——————
112026-11-14HStanford——————
122026-11-21AMiami——+16.5—56.5—
132026-11-28HVirginia——-1.5—53.5—

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.