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1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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.

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

Schedule

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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.Temple No. 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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

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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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  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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