1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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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 (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBud Foster (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRod Sharpless (1st season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
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 Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. The Hokies finished the season 10–2 (6–1 Big East) and won the Sugar Bowl 28–10 over Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 20ESPNL 14–2044,426
September 1612:00 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
L 0–1636,328
September 2312:00 p.m.No. 17 Miami (FL)
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
BENW 13–751,206
September 3012:00 p.m.at PittsburghBENW 26–1631,036
October 71:30 p.m.at Navy*W 14–031,114
October 141:00 p.m.Akron*dagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 77–2740,688
October 211:00 p.m.at RutgersW 45–1719,292
October 2812:00 p.m.at West VirginiaBENW 27–059,819
November 43:30 p.m.No. 20 Syracuse
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCW 31–751,239
November 111:00 p.m.vs. TempleNo. 21W 38–1620,371
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia*No. 20ABCW 36–2943,600
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Texas*No. 13ABCW 28–1070,283
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP242420212013131310
Coaches Poll2219181111119

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

References