1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, W 28–10 vs. Texas
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorBud Foster (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRod Sharpless (1st season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big East Conference football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 78:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 20
ESPNL 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)
BENW 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
  • 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
ABCW 31–751,239[9]
November 111:00 p.m.vs. TempleNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
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Coaches Poll—22————————19181111119

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 7 7 6020
Virginia Tech 0 7 0714

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Cincinnati 0 16 0016
Virginia Tech 0 0 000

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 0 7 007
Virginia Tech 7 3 0313

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 0 101626
Pitt 3 6 7016

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 7 0714
Navy 0 0 000

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Akron 0 0 20727
Virginia Tech 26 21 161477

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 7 7 171445
Rutgers 3 7 0717

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 3 14 01027
West Virginia 0 0 000

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Syracuse 7 0 007
Virginia Tech 0 17 7731

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Temple 6 3 0716
Virginia Tech 10 21 0738

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 14 0 02236
Virginia 7 15 7029

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

See also: 1995 Texas Longhorns football team
#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns
Period 1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 7 71428
Texas 7 3 0010

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)

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.
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