1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Gator Bowl, L 23–45 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record8–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (2nd season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Syracuse 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 6 – 0
No. 23 Boston College 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Temple 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the Big East. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 34:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 21
W 34–738,626[1]
September 106:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*No. 21
W 24–1417,391[2]
September 1712:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 18
BENW 12–744,500[3]
September 228:00 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–649,679[4]
October 13:30 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 14
ABCL 20–2847,635[5]
October 81:00 p.m.TempledaggerNo. 20
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 41–1344,204[6]
October 151:30 p.m.at East Carolina*No. 19
W 27–2034,741[7]
October 221:00 p.m.PittsburghNo. 17
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 45–748,462[8]
October 293:30 p.m.at No. 6 Miami (FL)No. 13
ABCL 3–2457,618[9]
November 121:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 16
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 41–3444,171[10]
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 16 Virginia*No. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
BENL 23–4253,157[11]
December 307:30 p.m.vs. Tennessee*No. 17
TBSL 23–4562,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP22212118141420191713171614181717—
Coaches Poll19181612101714131016121116151524

Roster

1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 63 Bill Conaty
G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli Fr
QB 16 Jim Druckenmiller So
WR 80 Antonio Freeman Sr
TE 81 Bryan Jennings So
RB 28 Ken Oxendine Fr
WR 17 Bryan Still
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Hokies roll past Indians". The Commercial Appeal. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Va. Tech tops Golden Eagles". Daily Press. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Va. Tech stops BC". The Daily News Leader. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Undefeated Hokies roll past W. Va. 34–6". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Syracuse tops Tech". Daily Press. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tempe soundly beaten by Virginia Tech, 41–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hokies dump ECU". The News Leader. October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech delivers knockout, leaves Pitt seeing stars". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia spanks Tech, 42–23". Danville Register & Bee. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vols romp in the Swamp". The Tampa Tribune. December 31, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1994 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.


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