1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East co-champion Sugar Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, W 28–10 vs. Texas
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Bud Foster (1st season) Rod Sharpless (1st season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1					10	–	2
No. 20 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1					8	–	3
No. 19 Syracuse		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3					5	–	6
Boston College		4	–	3					4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	10
Pittsburgh		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finished as Big East co-champion, and won the Sugar Bowl 28–10 over Texas. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	8:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–20	44,426	[1]
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati *		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 0–16	36,328	[2]
September 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	W 13–7	51,206	[3]
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	BEN	W 26–16	31,036	[4]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Navy *		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 14–0	31,114	[5]
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Akron *		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 77–27	40,688	[6]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 45–17	19,292	[7]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	BEN	W 27–0	59,819	[8]
November 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 Syracuse		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 31–7	51,239	[9]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	vs. Temple	No. 21	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC		W 38–16	20,371	[10]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Virginia *	No. 20	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ABC	W 36–29	43,600	[11]
December 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Texas *	No. 13	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 28–10	70,283	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	24	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	20	13	13	13	10
Coaches Poll	—		22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	18	11	11	11	9

Game summaries

Boston College

See also: 1995 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College-Virginia Tech football rivalry

Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	7	6	0	20
Virginia Tech	0	7	0	7	14

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 7, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,426
• Box score

Game information
First quarter BC - Pollack 11 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick) Second quarter BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick) VT - Still 80 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) Third quarter BC - Hemmert 3 pass from Hartsell (kick failed) Fourth quarter VT - B. Edmonds 1 run (Larsen kick)

Cincinnati

See also: 1995 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Cincinnati Bearcats at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	0	16	0	0	16
Virginia Tech	0	0	0	0	0

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 16, 1995
• Game attendance: 36,328
• Box score

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter CIN - B. Jackson 71-yard interception return (E. Richards kick) CIN - O. Smith 4-yard run (kick failed) CIN - E. Richards 41-yard field goal Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter No scoring

Miami (FL)

See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami-Virginia Tech football rivalry

#17 Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	7	0	0	7
Virginia Tech	7	3	0	3	13

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 23, 1995
• Game attendance: 51,206
• Box score

Game information
First quarter VT - D. Thomas 1-yard run (A. Larsen kick) Second quarter VT - A. Larsen 44-yard field goal UM - D. Ferguson 5-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter VT - A. Larsen 20-yard field goal

Pitt

See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team

Virginia Tech Hokies at Pitt Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	0	10	16	26
Pitt	3	6	7	0	16

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 31,036
• Box score

Game information

First quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 37-yard field goal Second quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 40-yard field goal PITT - C. Ferencik 31-yard field goal Third quarter VT - D. Thomas 15-yard run (A. Larsen kick) PITT - C. Schneider 2-yard run (C. Ferencik kick) VT - A. Larsen 34-yard field goal Fourth quarter VT - A. Larsen 33-yard field goal VT - J. Holmes 73-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) VT - A. Larsen 26-yard field goal VT - A. Larsen 36-yard field goal

Navy

See also: 1995 Navy Midshipmen football team

Virginia Tech Hokies at Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	7	0	7	14
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 31,114
• Box score

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter VT - J. Holmes 16-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) Third quarter No scoring VT - A. Larsen 34-yard field goal Fourth quarter VT - D. Thomas 28-yard run (A. Larsen kick)

Akron

See also: 1995 Akron Zips football team

Akron Zips at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	0	20	7	27
Virginia Tech	26	21	16	14	77

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 40,688
• Box score

Game information

First quarter VT - Holmes recovered blocked punt in end zone (PAT blocked) VT - White 68 pass from Druckenmiller (two-point conversion failed) VT - Parker 6 run (Larsen kick) VT - White 18 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) Second quarter VT - Oxendine 1 run (Larsen kick) VT - Clark 48 run (Larsen kick) VT - Thomas 8 run (Larsen kick) Third quarter VT - Clark 58 run (Haug kick) VT - Safety AKR - Lawhorn 25 run (Lakab kick) VT - Oxendine 68 run (Haug kick) AKR - Lawhorn 61 pass from Junko (Jakab kick) AKR - Reader 13 pass from Junko (PAT blocked) Fourth quarter AKR - Lawhorn 11 pass from Magrell (Jakab kick) VT - Parker 59 run (Haug kick) VT - Edwards 13 run (Haug kick)

Rutgers

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Virginia Tech Hokies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	7	7	17	14	45
Rutgers	3	7	0	7	17

at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 19,292
• Recap pg. 124

Game information

First quarter RUT - Mike-Mayer 33-yard field goal VT - Oxendine 1-yard run (Larsen kick) Second quarter RUT - Bosch 2-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) VT - Still 7-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) Third quarter VT - Larsen 27-yard field goal VT - Holmes 40-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) VT - D.Thomas 5-yard run (Larsen kick) Fourth quarter RUT - Harper 9-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick) VT - Coleman 51-yard fumble return (Larsen kick) VT - Newsome 71-yard INT return (Larsen kick)

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Virginia Tech-West Virginia football rivalry

Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	3	14	0	10	27
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 59,819
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter VT - A. Larsen 43-yard field goal Second quarter VT - D. Thomas 8-yard run (A. Larsen kick) VT - L. Green 37-yard interception return (A. Larsen kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter VT - B. Jennings 37-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) VT - A. Larsen 39-yard field goal

Syracuse

See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

#20 Syracuse Orangemen at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	7	0	0	0	7
Virginia Tech	0	17	7	7	31

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 51,239
• TV: ABC
• Box score

Game information
First quarter SYR - R. Konrad 19-yard run (O. Mare kick) Second quarter VT - A. Larsen 21-yard field goal VT - B. Edmonds 25-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) VT - J. Holmes 29-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) Third quarter VT - D. Thomas 25-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) Fourth quarter VT - M. Parker 1-yard run (A. Larsen kick)

Temple

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team

Temple Owls vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	6	3	0	7	16
Virginia Tech	10	21	0	7	38

at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game attendance: 20,371
• Box score

Game information

First quarter VT - FG Larsen 19 TEM - FG Michalski 41 TEM - FG Michalski 31 VT - Still 35 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) Second quarter VT - Baron 46 fumble return (Larsen kick) VT - Price 19 interception return (Larsen kick) TEM - FG Michalski 44 VT - Parker 2 run (Larsen kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter VT - Parker 1 run (Larsen kick) TEM - Kersey 18 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)

Virginia

See also: 1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry

#20 Virginia Tech Hokies at #13 Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	14	0	0	22	36
Virginia	7	15	7	0	29

at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 43,600
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter UVA - G Crowell 29 pass from Groh (R. Garcia kick) VT - Oxendine 1 run (Larsen kick) VT - Thomas 2 run (Larsen kick) Second quarter UVA - Medley 2 pass from Sherman (Neely reception for two-point conversion) UVA - G. Crowell 41 pass from Sherman (R. Garcia kick) Third quarter UVA - T. Barber 9 run (R. Garcia kick) Fourth quarter VT - Holmes 10 pass from Druckenmiller (two-point conversion failed) VT - Larsen 35 FG VT - Holmes 42 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) VT - Banks 65 interception return (Larsen kick)

1995 Sugar Bowl

See also: 1995 Texas Longhorns football team

#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	7	7	14	28
Texas	7	3	0	0	10

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: December 31, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 70,283
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter TEX - Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Brown (Dawson kick) Second quarter TEX - Dawson 52-yard field goal VT - Still 60-yard punt return (Larsen kick) Third quarter VT - Parker 2-yard run (Larsen kick) Fourth quarter VT - Still 54-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) VT - Baron 20-yard fumble return (Larsen kick)

Roster

1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 63 Bill Conaty G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli So QB 16 Jim Druckenmiller Jr TE 81 Bryan Jennings Jr RB 28 Ken Oxendine So WR 17 Bryan Still RB 42 Dwayne Thomas G 75 Todd Washington So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 9 Antonio Banks LB 41 George DelRicco S 14 Torrian Gray DE 58 Cornell Brown DT 59 J. C. Price FS 24 William Yarborough	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 18 Atle Larsen P 3 John Thomas	Head coach Frank Beamer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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2. "Virginia Tech shut out by turnovers, defense". The Miami Herald. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia Tech notches 1st victory over 'Canes". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tech holds a block party". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Defense saves day for Hokies, 14–0". The Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hokies pour on points". Daily Press. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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10. "Hokies' defenders come up big in rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech rally stuns Cavs". The Daily News Leader. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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