1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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.

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)
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 20
ESPNL 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 Pittsburgh
BENW 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 Rutgers
W 45–1719,292
October 2812:00 p.m.at West Virginia
BENW 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. 21
W 38–1620,371
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia*No. 20
ABCW 36–2943,600
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Texas*No. 13
ABCW 28–1070,283
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings
See also: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP242420————————212013131310
Coaches Poll—22————————19181111119

Roster
1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
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)

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