| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Beamer |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Off Coach: | Rickey Bustle |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Bud Foster |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–4 |
| Stadium: | Lane Stadium |
| Champion: | Big East co-champion |
| Bowl: | Orange Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 21–41 vs. Nebraska |
The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finished as Big East co-champion, and lost the Orange Bowl against Nebraska. Virginia Tech played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
| Quarterback | 1 | 26 | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Safety | 2 | 49 | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Cornerback | 4 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings |