The Virginia Tech Hokies college football team represents Virginia Tech in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The program has had 33 head coaches, and 1 interim head coach, since it began play during the 1892 season.[1]
History
edit- As of the 2017–18 season, the team has played more than 1,250 games in 125 years under 34 different head coaches.
- Five head coaches have led the Hokies in postseason bowl games: Jimmy Kitts, Jerry Claiborne, Bill Dooley, Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente.
- Two coaches have won conference championships: Jerry Claiborne, in the Southern Conference in 1963 and Frank Beamer with seven, three in the Big East Conference and four in the ACC.
- Frank Beamer leads in seasons and games coached and wins, with 280 victories in 427 games in 29 seasons. He was the winningest active coach and longest tenured coach in Division I FBS at the time of his retirement in 2015.[2]
- A. B. Morrison, Jr. has the highest winning percentage (.857) and Bob McNeish has the lowest winning percentage (.086).
- Andy Gustafson and Jerry Claiborne have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key
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List of head coaches
edit| # | Name | Season(s)[A 7] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC[A 8] | CC | NC | Awards |
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| 1 | E. A. Smyth | 1892–1893 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Joseph Massie | 1894 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | Arlie C. Jones | 1895–1896 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Charles Firth | 1897 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | J. Lewis Ingles | 1898 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | James Morrison | 1899 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Eugene Davis | 1900 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | A. B. Morrison, Jr. | 1901 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | R. R. Brown | 1902 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | Charles Augustus Lueder | 1903 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | John C. O'Connor | 1904 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 12 | Sally Miles | 1905–1906 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0.737 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 13 | C. R. Williams | 1907 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 14 | R. M. Brown | 1908 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 15 | Branch Bocock | 1909–1910, 1912–1915 |
50 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0.680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 16 | Lew Riess | 1911 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 17 | Jack E. Ingersoll | 1916 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 18 | Charles A. Bernier | 1917–1919 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0.740 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 19 | Stanley Sutton | 1920 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 20 | B. C. Cubbage | 1921–1925 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0.688 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0.560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 21 | Andy Gustafson† | 1926–1929 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0.625 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0.548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 22 | Orville Neale | 1930–1931 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0.528 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 23 | Henry Redd | 1932–1940 | 88 | 43 | 37 | 8 | 0.534 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 0.483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 24 | Jimmy Kitts | 1941, 1946–1947 |
29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0.500 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0.571 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Sumner D. Tilson | 1942 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 26 | Herbert McEver | 1942, 1945 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.528 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 27 | Bob McNeish | 1948–1950 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 0.100 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0.132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| Int | Allan Learned | 1950 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 28 | Frank Moseley | 1951–1960 | 100 | 54 | 42 | 4 | 0.560 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 0.549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 29 | Jerry Claiborne† | 1961–1970 | 102 | 61 | 39 | 2 | 0.608 | 12[A 9] | 7 | 0 | 0.632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | Neyland Trophy (1994)[6] |
| 30 | Charlie Coffey | 1971–1973 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0.379 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 31 | Jimmy Sharpe | 1974–1977 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0.489 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 32 | Bill Dooley | 1978–1986 | 102 | 64[A 10] | 37 | 1 | 0.632 | —[A 11] | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 33 | Frank Beamer | 1987–2015 | 361 | 238 | 121 | 2 | 0.659 | 124 | 52 | 0 | 0.704 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | AFCA Coach of the Year (1999) AP Coach of the Year (1999) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1999) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1999) George Munger Award (1999) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1999) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1999) Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) Neyland Trophy (2017)[6] |
| 34 | Justin Fuente | 2016–2021[8] | 74 | 43 | 31 | 0 | 0.581 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0.583 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ACC Coach of the Year (2017) |
| Int | J. C. Price | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Brent Pry | 2022–present | 22 | 8 | 14 | — | 0.364 | 1 | 6 | — | 0.357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
edit- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Virginia Tech did not join a conference until 1920, and was not a member of a conference from 1965 to 1990.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Virginia Tech did not field teams in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II.
- ^ Divisional champions have advanced to the ACC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 2005 season. Since that time, Virginia Tech has competed as a member of the Coastal division.
- ^ Virginia Tech left the Southern Conference in 1965 for various financial and structural reasons. Virginia Tech wanted to schedule more large schools but was prevented from doing so by the Southern Conference schedule. In addition, The Hokies hoped to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- ^ Includes a forfeit by Temple University during the 1986 season. Temple forfeited game because of an ineligible player.
- ^ In 1978, Virginia Tech joined the Metro Conference in all sports except football.[7]
- ^ The ACC Coach of the Year is voted by Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).
References
edit- General
- "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- "Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- Lazenby, Roland. Legends: A Pictorial History of Virginia Tech Football. Taylor, Full Court Press (1986) ISBN 978-0-913767-11-5
- Tandler, Rich. Hokie Games: Virginia Tech Football Game by Game 1945–2006. Game by Game Sports Media (September 15, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9723845-2-0
- Specific
- ^ Virginia Tech 2012 Football Media Guide, p. 141
- ^ "Coach Frank Beamer reflects on his place amongst all-time greats". washingtonpost.com. November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "General Robert R Neyland Trophy". www.knoxqbclub.com. 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Conference Affiliation History Virginia Tech Sports Information Department, Hokiesports.com. Accessed July 10, 2008.
- ^ "Virginia Tech football: Justin Fuente named new head coach of Hokies". Retrieved December 23, 2023.