1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–41 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1996 record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
  • Frank Beamer (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (2nd season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
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 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.at Akron*No. 15
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 21–1812,993
September 1412:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 19
ESPNW 45–744,500
September 2112:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 18
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+W 30–1447,204
September 283:30 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 18
CBSL 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. 21
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 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. 10
  • Pro Player Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)
CBSL 21–4151,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 16 14 15 19 18 18 NR NR NR NR NR 25 21 17 17 15 10 13 
Coaches Poll 15 14 19 16 16 22 23 23 21 20 17 13 9 9 9 9 12

Roster[]

1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 63 Bill Conaty Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg So
C 72 Tim Wade Sr
T 76 T.J. Washington Redshirt.svg Sr
G 75 Todd Washington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 9 Antonio Banks Jr
DE 58 Cornell Brown Sr
FS 1 Keion Carpenter So
S 14 Torrian Gray Redshirt.svg Sr
CB 20 Pierson Prioleau So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 3 John Thomas Redshirt.svg So
Head coach
  • Frank Beamer
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[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim Druckenmiller Quarterback 1 26 San Francisco 49ers
Torrian Gray Safety 2 49 Minnesota Vikings
Antonio Banks Cornerback 4 13 Minnesota Vikings

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