Inside the ACC · recap

Virginia Tech won at Clemson and the other six lost

All seven teams on this beat played this week, and one of them won.

Delaware State, Virginia, Norfolk State and Old Dominion have their own pieces. Here are the other three.

Virginia Tech 20, Clemson 16

Virginia Tech trailed 16-10 going into the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium, in front of 80,510.

John Love kicked a 47-yard field goal to make it 16-13 with 11:52 left. With 6:29 left the Hokies started at their own 31, and the drive went 11 plays and 69 yards in 4:45. Clemson was called for a personal foul and two pass interferences on the way. On fourth and 1 at the Clemson 5, Ethan Grunkemeyer threw to tight end Luke Reynolds for the touchdown with 1:44 left.

It was Reynolds' second touchdown catch of the night. The first, from six yards out, gave Virginia Tech a 10-3 lead late in the first half.

Clemson got to its own 49 on the last drive. On fourth and 9, Mylachi Williams sacked Tait Reynolds for an eight-yard loss, and Virginia Tech knelt it out.

The Hokies won with 234 yards of offense and 70 rushing yards on 37 carries. They were sacked six times. Neither team turned it over. Grunkemeyer went 20 of 32 for 156 yards and both touchdowns.

Virginia Tech is 6-2 and 3-2 in the ACC, and 3-1 on the road. It is off next week and plays at SMU on Friday, November 6.

Georgetown 28, William & Mary 27

William & Mary scored on the first play from scrimmage, a 68-yard Andrew King run, and led 27-21 with 5:05 left after two Max Lipinski field goals in the fourth quarter.

Georgetown drove into the red zone and Brady Echols broke up a fourth and 7 pass at the William & Mary 20 with 1:52 left. William & Mary went three and out. Georgetown went 48 yards in seven plays, and Gavin Beard threw 10 yards to Hassan Mahasin on fourth and goal with 38 seconds left. Winston Watkins was intercepted on the first play of the last drive.

Beard threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns. Watkins threw three interceptions, including that one.

William & Mary ran for 203 yards, its best total of the season. King had 96 on 11 carries and Jah'Kei Chavis 66 on 19. Before its win at North Carolina Central on October 10, it had run for 48 yards in its previous two games.

The Tribe are 3-5 and 1-4 in the Patriot League. They play at Colgate next Saturday.

Monmouth 49, Hampton 13

It was 7-7 midway through the second quarter at Armstrong Stadium, after Donovan Shepard ran 76 yards to the Monmouth 1 and Xavier Brookins scored from a yard out.

Monmouth scored the next five touchdowns. Frankie Weaver went 24 of 32 for 234 yards and three touchdowns, Kenny Smith Jr. ran for 163 yards on 19 carries, and the Hawks finished with 565 yards, 298 of them on the ground.

Hampton is 1-7. It plays at Towson next Saturday.

Next week

• Saturday: Delaware State and Norfolk State at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Marshall at Old Dominion, 1pm, homecoming. Virginia at Wake Forest, 3:45pm. William & Mary at Colgate, 1pm. Hampton at Towson, 1pm.
• Off: Virginia Tech.