1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
American college football season
1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 23–45 vs. Tennessee | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 24 |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 Big East) |
Head coach |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 21 | W 34–7 | 38,626 | [1] | ||
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | No. 21 | W 24–14 | 17,391 | [2] | ||
September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 18 | BEN | W 12–7 | 44,500 | [3] | |
September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 14 |
| ESPN | W 34–6 | 49,679 | [4] |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 14 | ABC | L 20–28 | 47,635 | [5] | |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 20 |
| W 41–13 | 44,204 | [6] | |
October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | No. 19 | W 27–20 | 34,741 | [7] | ||
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 17 |
| W 45–7 | 48,462 | [8] | |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | No. 13 | ABC | L 3–24 | 57,618 | [9] | |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers | No. 16 |
| W 41–34 | 44,171 | [10] | |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia* | No. 14 |
| BEN | L 23–42 | 53,157 | [11] |
December 30 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Tennessee* | No. 17 | TBS | L 23–45 | 62,200 | [12] | |
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Rankings
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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
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Offense
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References
- ^ "Hokies roll past Indians". The Commercial Appeal. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Tech tops Golden Eagles". Daily Press. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Tech stops BC". The Daily News Leader. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated Hokies roll past W. Va. 34–6". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse tops Tech". Daily Press. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tempe soundly beaten by Virginia Tech, 41–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies dump ECU". The News Leader. October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech delivers knockout, leaves Pitt seeing stars". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers: too little, too late". Asbury Park Press. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia spanks Tech, 42–23". Danville Register & Bee. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols romp in the Swamp". The Tampa Tribune. December 31, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1994 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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