AFCA Coach of the Year (1999) Associated Press Coach of the Year (1999) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1999) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1999) George Munger Award (1999) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1999) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1999) Joseph V. Paterno Coach of the Year Award (2010)[2] 3x Big East Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1999) 2x ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 2005)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
College Football 150's Top 25 Coaches in Bowl History (2019)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2018
Franklin Mitchell Beamer (born October 18, 1946) is a retired American college football coach, most notably for the Virginia Tech Hokies, and former college football player.[3] He is the father of current South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer.
Beamer was a cornerback for Virginia Tech from 1966 to 1968. His coaching experience began in 1972, and from 1981 to 1986 Beamer served as the head football coach at Murray State University. He then went on to become the head football coach at Virginia Tech from 1987 until his final game in 2015. He was one of the longest tenured active coaches in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and, at the time of his retirement, was the winningest active coach at that level. Upon retiring, Beamer accepted a position as special assistant to the Virginia Tech athletic director, where he focuses on athletic development and advancement. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018.[4]
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^"College football coaches salaries in NCAA FBS – Frank Beamer". sports.newsday.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
Shane Beamer. Beamer was a cornerback for Virginia Tech from 1966 to 1968. His coaching experience began in 1972, and from 1981 to 1986 Beamer served...
South Carolina. He is the son of former Virginia Tech football coach FrankBeamer. Beamer is the highest-paid coach in school history. He is the first South...
athletic director Dutch Baughman turned to FrankBeamer, a Hokie alumnus and defensive back from 1966 to 1968. Beamer had worked his way up the assistant coaching...
with FrankBeamer, former head coach at Virginia Tech. It is indicative of Loria's stature, as well as Beamer's humility, that when FrankBeamer was once...
statue of former head coach FrankBeamer in front of Lane Stadium's main entrance. The statue was erected to pay tribute to Beamer who coached at his alma...
Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was FrankBeamer. v t e...
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was FrankBeamer. v t e...
the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was FrankBeamer. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia...
FrankBeamer and Justin Fuente. Two coaches have won conference championships: Jerry Claiborne, in the Southern Conference in 1963 and FrankBeamer with...
2015). "Emotional FrankBeamer Says Retirement Is 'Right Thing'". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 4, 2015. "Hokies coach Beamer to retire at end...
Robins) graduated from Virginia Tech and his two sons (Jason Barefoot and Kenny Barefoot) played football at Virginia Tech under Coach FrankBeamer. v t e...
the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was FrankBeamer. "Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998...
the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was FrankBeamer. Bud Foster - Defensive coordinator Rickey Bustle - Offensive coordinator...
Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 28th-year head coach FrankBeamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia....
Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 25th-year head coach FrankBeamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were members of the...
Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 27th-year head coach FrankBeamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia....
FrankBeamer (1987–2015) led Virginia Tech to 23 consecutive bowl games starting in 1993 and the Independence Bowl, posting a record of 11–12. Beamer...
special teamsplay (called "Beamer Ball") and for tough defenses headed by defensive coordinator Bud Foster. In 2018, Beamer was selected to join the 2018...
2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was FrankBeamer. Tech finished the season with an 11-3 record and won its second ACC...
head coach FrankBeamer won multiple coach of the year awards, most notably the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, which was presented to Beamer on March...
Division I FBS football season. They were led by 26th year head coach FrankBeamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium. They were a member of the...
coach from 2005 to 2011. FrankBeamer served as head coach of the Racers from 1981 to 1986. After leaving Murray State, Beamer went on to build the Virginia...
five-year extension with Virginia Tech. Following the retirement of FrankBeamer, Foster was promoted to Associate Head coach under new head coach Justin...
named Fuente its head coach on November 29, 2015, replacing the retiring FrankBeamer. In his first season in Blacksburg, Fuente led the Hokies to a 9–3 regular...
Championships". Retrieved August 16, 2022. "Dorotea Habazin Results at TRFSS". "FrankBeamer". Hall of Fame. National Football Foundation. Retrieved 21 February 2019...
competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by FrankBeamer in his 14th year as head coach. The team finished 11-1, including a Gator...
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