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 33Â head coaches, and 1Â interim head coach, since it began play during the 1892 season.
History
- 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: James 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.
- A. B. Morrison, Jr. has the highest winning percentage (.857) and Robert McNeish has the lowest winning percentage (.086).
- Andy Gustafson and Jerry Claiborne have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key
List of Head Coaches
Notes
References
- General
- "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech. Retrieved 2013-04-29.Â
- "Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2013-04-29.Â
- Lazenby, Roland. Legends: A Pictoral History of Virginia Tech Football. Taylor, Full Court Press (1986) ISBNÂ 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) ISBNÂ 978-0-9723845-2-0
- Specific
External links
- Official website
