1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Big East 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
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

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

Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)

Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Big East Conference football champions

West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)

National championships in bold

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