1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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Sugar Bowl, W 28–10 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
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Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 10–2 (6–1 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Rickey Bustle (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Co-defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Rod Sharpless (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 20 | ESPN | L 14–20 | 44,426 | [1] | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* |
| L 0–16 | 36,328 | [2] | ||
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Miami (FL) |
| BEN | W 13–7 | 51,206 | [3] | |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | BEN | W 26–16 | 31,036 | [4] | ||
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | W 14–0 | 31,114 | [5] | |||
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Akron*![]() |
| W 77–27 | 40,688 | [6] | ||
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | W 45–17 | 19,292 | [7] | |||
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | BEN | W 27–0 | 59,819 | [8] | ||
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Syracuse |
| ABC | W 31–7 | 51,239 | [9] | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Temple | No. 21 | W 38–16 | 20,371 | [10] | ||
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Virginia* | No. 20 | ABC | W 36–29 | 43,600 | [11] | |
December 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Texas* | No. 13 | ABC | W 28–10 | 70,283 | [12] | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 24 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Coaches Poll | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Roster
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Game summaries
[edit]Boston College
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Boston College | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Date: September 7, 1995
- Game attendance: 44,426
- Box score
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Cincinnati
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cincinnati | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Game attendance: 36,328
- Box score
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Miami (FL)
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miami (FL) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Date: September 23, 1995
- Game attendance: 51,206
- Box score
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Pitt
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
Pitt | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
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Navy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Akron
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Akron | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
Virginia Tech | 26 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 77 |
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Rutgers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
Rutgers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 19,292
- Recap pg. 124
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West Virginia
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 59,819
- Box Score
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Syracuse
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Syracuse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Virginia Tech | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Temple
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Temple | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Virginia Tech | 10 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
- Date: November 11, 1995
- Game attendance: 20,371
- Box score
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Virginia
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia Tech | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 |
Virginia | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Date: November 18, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 43,600
- Box Score
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Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Texas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: December 31, 1995
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 70,283
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References
[edit]- ^ "Hartsell lifts Eagles over Hokies". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech shut out by turnovers, defense". The Miami Herald. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech notches 1st victory over 'Canes". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech holds a block party". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense saves day for Hokies, 14–0". The Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies pour on points". Daily Press. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Tech reins in Rutgers' offense and triumphs, 45–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies blank Mountaineers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies move to the top in Big East". The Daily News Leader. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies' defenders come up big in rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech rally stuns Cavs". The Daily News Leader. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWC champion Longhorns fall to Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl". The Daily Advertiser. January 1, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1995 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.