1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football
1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East co-champion; Sugar Bowl champion; Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, W 28–10 vs. Texas
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (9th season);
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
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	8:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–20	44,426	^[1]
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 0–16	36,328	^[2]
September 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Miami (FL)		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	W 13–7	51,206	^[3]
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	BEN	W 26–16	31,036	^[4]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 14–0	31,114	^[5]
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Akron*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 77–27	40,688	^[6]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 45–17	19,292	^[7]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	BEN	W 27–0	59,819	^[8]
November 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 Syracuse		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 31–7	51,239	^[9]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	vs. Temple	No. 21	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC		W 38–16	20,371	^[10]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Virginia*	No. 20	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ABC	W 36–29	43,600	^[11]
December 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Texas*	No. 13	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 28–10	70,283	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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
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

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
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

Frank Beamer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Boston College

Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

Cincinnati Bearcats at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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)

#17 Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at Pitt Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	0	10	16	26
Pitt	3	6	7	0	16

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	7	0	7	14
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

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

Akron Zips at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	0	20	7	27
Virginia Tech	26	21	16	14	77

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

#20 Syracuse Orangemen at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	7	0	0	0	7
Virginia Tech	0	17	7	7	31

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

Temple Owls vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

#20 Virginia Tech Hokies at #13 Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

UVA - T. Barber 9 run (R. Garcia kick)

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

#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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

^ "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.

[1] "Hartsell lifts Eagles over Hokies". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[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.

[4] "Tech holds a block party". The Roanoke Times. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Defense saves day for Hokies, 14–0". The Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Hokies pour on points". Daily Press. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Va. Tech reins in Rutgers' offense and triumphs, 45–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Hokies blank Mountaineers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Hokies move to the top in Big East". The Daily News Leader. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Hokies' defenders come up big in rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Tech rally stuns Cavs". The Daily News Leader. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "SWC champion Longhorns fall to Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl". The Daily Advertiser. January 1, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "1995 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

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