1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (2nd season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Virginia Tech +  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 21 Syracuse +  6 –1   9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3   8 –4  
Pittsburgh  3 –4   4 –7  
Boston College  2 –5   5 –7  
Rutgers  1 –6   2 –9  
Temple  0 –7   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 10th-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 lost the Orange Bowl against Nebraska. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at Akron *No. 15
W 21–1812,293 [1]
September 1412:30 p.m.at Boston College No. 19
 ESPN W 45–744,500 [2]
September 2112:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 18
 ESPN Plus W 30–1447,204 [3]
September 283:30 p.m.at Syracuse No. 18
 CBS L 21–5249,069 [4]
October 121:00 p.m. Temple Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 38–044,208 [5]
October 2612:00 p.m. Pittsburgh
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN PlusW 34–1743,625 [6]
November 21:00 p.m. Southwestern Louisiana *
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 47–1635,643 [7]
November 94:00 p.m. East Carolina *No. 25
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPN2 W 35–1449,128 [8]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 18 Miami (FL) No. 21
CBSW 21–738,814 [9]
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 23 West Virginia No. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 31–1450,086 [10]
November 292:30 p.m.No. 20 Virginia *No. 17
CBSW 26–950,128 [11]
December 317:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Nebraska *No. 10
CBSL 21–4151,212 [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
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 161415191818—————25211717151013
Coaches Poll 151419161622232321201713999912

Roster

1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 63 Bill Conaty Redshirt.svg  Sr
G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Jr
QB 16 Jim Druckenmiller Sr
TE 81Bryan JenningsSr
RB 28 Ken Oxendine Jr
G 57Dwight Vick Redshirt.svg  So
C 72Tim WadeSr
OT 76T.J. Washington Redshirt.svg  Sr
G 75 Todd Washington Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 9 Antonio Banks Jr
DE 58 Cornell Brown Sr
FS 1 Keion Carpenter So
S 14 Torrian Gray Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 20 Pierson Prioleau So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 3John Thomas Redshirt.svg  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-07-08

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jim Druckenmiller Quarterback126 San Francisco 49ers
Torrian Gray Safety249 Minnesota Vikings
Antonio Banks Cornerback413 Minnesota Vikings

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References

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  13. ↑ "1996 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.


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