1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Gator Bowl, L 23–45 vs. Tennessee
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record8–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Phil Elmassian (2nd season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Virginia Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Syracuse 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
West Virginia 4 –3 –07 –6 –0
No. 23 Boston College 3 –3 –17 –4 –1
Rutgers 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Temple 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the Big East. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 34:00 p.m. Arkansas State *No. 21
W 34–738,626 [1]
September 106:00 p.m.at Southern Miss *No. 21
W 24–1417,391 [2]
September 1712:00 p.m.at Boston College No. 18
 BEN W 12–744,500 [3]
September 228:00 p.m. West Virginia No. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 ESPN W 34–649,679 [4]
October 13:30 p.m.at Syracuse No. 14
 ABC L 20–2847,635 [5]
October 81:00 p.m. Temple Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 41–1344,204 [6]
October 151:30 p.m.at East Carolina *No. 19
W 27–2034,741 [7]
October 221:00 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 45–748,462 [8]
October 293:30 p.m.at No. 6 Miami (FL) No. 13
ABCL 3–2457,618 [9]
November 121:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 16
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 41–3444,171 [10]
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia *No. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
BENL 23–4253,157 [11]
December 307:30 p.m.vs. Tennessee *No. 17
 TBS L 23–4562,200 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
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Coaches Poll 19181612101714131016121116151524

Roster

1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 63 Bill Conaty
G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Fr
QB 16 Jim Druckenmiller So
WR 80 Antonio Freeman Sr
TE 81Bryan JenningsSo
RB 28 Ken Oxendine Fr
WR 17 Bryan Still
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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  6. ↑ "Tempe soundly beaten by Virginia Tech, 41–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ↑ "Tech delivers knockout, leaves Pitt seeing stars". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Virginia spanks Tech, 42–23". Danville Register & Bee. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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