1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (2nd season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
1996 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.at Akron*No. 15W 21–1812,993
September 1412:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 19ESPNW 45–744,500
September 2112:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 18ESPN+W 30–1447,204
September 283:30 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 18CBSL 21–5249,069
October 121:00 p.m.Templedagger
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 38–044,208
October 2612:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+W 34–1743,625
November 21:00 p.m.SW Louisiana*
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 47–1635,643
November 94:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 25
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN2W 35–1449,128
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 18 Miami (FL)No. 21CBSW 21–738,814
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 23 West VirginiaNo. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 31–1450,086
November 292:30 p.m.No. 20 Virginia*No. 17
CBSW 26–950,128
December 317:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Nebraska*No. 10CBSL 21–4151,212
  • *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
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP16141519181825211717151013
Coaches Poll151419161622232321201713999912

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
OT 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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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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