1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, W 28–10 vs. Texas
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Bud Foster (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Rod Sharpless (1st season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 78:00 p.m. Boston College No. 20
 ESPN L 14–2044,426 [1]
September 1612:00 p.m. Cincinnati *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–1636,328 [2]
September 2312:00 p.m.No. 17 Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
 BEN W 13–751,206 [3]
September 3012:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
BENW 26–1631,036 [4]
October 71:30 p.m.at Navy *
W 14–031,114 [5]
October 141:00 p.m. Akron *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 77–2740,688 [6]
October 211:00 p.m.at Rutgers
W 45–1719,292 [7]
October 2812:00 p.m.at West Virginia
BENW 27–059,819 [8]
November 43:30 p.m.No. 20 Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ABC W 31–751,239 [9]
November 111:00 p.m.vs. Temple No. 21
W 38–1620,371 [10]
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia *No. 20
ABCW 36–2943,600 [11]
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Texas *No. 13
ABCW 28–1070,283 [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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Roster

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

Game summaries

Boston College

Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Boston College776020
Virginia Tech070714

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

Cincinnati Bearcats at Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Cincinnati0160016
Virginia Tech00000

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)

#17 Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Miami (FL)07007
Virginia Tech730313

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at Pitt Panthers
Period1234Total
Virginia Tech00101626
Pitt367016

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
Virginia Tech Hokies at Navy Midshipmen
Period1234Total
Virginia Tech070714
Navy00000

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

Akron Zips at Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Akron0020727
Virginia Tech2621161477

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Period1234Total
Virginia Tech77171445
Rutgers370717

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers
Period1234Total
Virginia Tech31401027
West Virginia00000

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

#20 Syracuse Orangemen at Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Syracuse70007
Virginia Tech0177731

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

Temple Owls vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Temple630716
Virginia Tech10210738

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

#20 Virginia Tech Hokies at #13 Virginia Cavaliers
Period1234Total
Virginia Tech14002236
Virginia7157029

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

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

#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns
Period1234Total
Virginia Tech0771428
Texas730010

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)

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