1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 13
1996 record 10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach Frank Beamer (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (2nd season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
1996 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 13 Virginia Tech +  6 –1     10 –2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +  6 –1     9 –3  
No. 21 Syracuse +  6 –1     9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3     8 –4  
Pittsburgh  3 –4     4 –7  
Boston College  2 –5     5 –7  
Rutgers  1 –6     2 –9  
Temple  0 –7     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 7:00 PM at Akron* No. 15 Rubber Bowl • Akron, Ohio W 21–18   12,993
September 14 12:30 PM at Boston College No. 19 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN W 45–7   44,500
September 21 12:00 PM Rutgers No. 18 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN+ W 30–14   47,204
September 28 3:30 PM at Syracuse No. 18 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York CBS L 21–52   49,069
October 12 1:00 PM Templedagger Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 38–0   44,208
October 26 12:00 PM Pittsburgh Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN+ W 34–17   43,625
November 2 1:00 PM SW Louisiana* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 47–16   35,643
November 9 4:00 PM East Carolina* No. 25 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN2 W 35–14   49,128
November 16 3:30 PM at No. 18 Miami (FL) No. 21 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami (Rivalry) CBS W 21–7   38,814
November 23 12:00 PM No. 23 West Virginia No. 17 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 31–14   50,086
November 29 2:30 PM No. 20 Virginia* No. 17 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) CBS W 26–9   50,128
December 31 7:00 PM vs. No. 6 Nebraska* No. 10 Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl) CBS L 21–41   51,212
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 63 Bill Conaty  Sr
G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Jr
QB 16 Jim Druckenmiller Sr
TE 81 Bryan Jennings Sr
RB 28 Ken Oxendine Jr
G 57 Dwight Vick  So
C 72 Tim Wade Sr
T 76 T.J. Washington  Sr
G 75 Todd Washington Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 9 Antonio Banks Jr
DE 58 Cornell Brown Sr
FS 1 Keion Carpenter So
S 14 Torrian Gray  Sr
CB 20 Pierson Prioleau So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 3 John Thomas  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-07-08

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jim DruckenmillerQuarterback126San Francisco 49ers
Torrian GraySafety249Minnesota Vikings
Antonio BanksCornerback413Minnesota Vikings

References

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