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)
Seasons

1996 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#13 Virginia Tech §		6	–	1					10	–	2
#14 Miami §		6	–	1					9	–	3
#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 p.m.	at Akron*	No. 15	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 21–18	12,993
September 14	12:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 19	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–7	44,500
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 18	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 30–14	47,204
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 18	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	L 21–52	49,069
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Temple		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 38–0	44,208
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 34–17	43,625
November 2	1:00 p.m.	SW Louisiana*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 47–16	35,643
November 9	4:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	No. 25	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 35–14	49,128
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Miami (FL)	No. 21	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 21–7	38,814
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 West Virginia	No. 17	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 31–14	50,086
November 29	2:30 p.m.	No. 20 Virginia*	No. 17	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	CBS	W 26–9	50,128
December 31	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Nebraska*	No. 10	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	CBS	L 21–41	51,212
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 63 Conaty, BillBill Conaty File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr G 64 DiNapoli, GennaroGennaro DiNapoli 5.0 !Jr QB 16 Druckenmiller, JimJim Druckenmiller 7.0 !Sr TE 81 Jennings, BryanBryan Jennings 7.0 !Sr RB 28 Oxendine, KenKen Oxendine 5.0 !Jr G 57 Vick, DwightDwight Vick File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So C 72 Wade, TimTim Wade 7.0 !Sr T 76 Washington, T.J.T.J. Washington File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr G 75 Washington, ToddTodd Washington 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 9 Banks, AntonioAntonio Banks 5.0 !Jr DE 58 Brown, CornellCornell Brown 7.0 !Sr FS 1 Carpenter, KeionKeion Carpenter 3.0 !So S 14 Gray, TorrianTorrian Gray File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr CB 20 Prioleau, PiersonPierson Prioleau 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 3 Thomas, JohnJohn Thomas File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So	Head coach Frank Beamer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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

References

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