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
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	8–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (2nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 21	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 34–7	38,626	^[1]
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	No. 21	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 24–14	17,391	^[2]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 18	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	BEN	W 12–7	44,500	^[3]
September 22	8:00 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–6	49,679	^[4]
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 14	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 20–28	47,635	^[5]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 41–13	44,204	^[6]
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at East Carolina*	No. 19	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 27–20	34,741	^[7]
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 17	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 45–7	48,462	^[8]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Miami (FL)	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–24	57,618	^[9]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 41–34	44,171	^[10]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia*	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	L 23–42	53,157	^[11]
December 30	7:30 p.m.	vs. Tennessee*	No. 17	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (Gator Bowl)	TBS	L 23–45	62,200	^[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

See also: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	22	21	21	18	14	14	20	19	17	13	17	16	14	18	17	17	—
Coaches Poll	19		18	16	12	10	17	14	13	10	16	12	11	16	15	15	24

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 Frank Beamer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   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.