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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.
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.
Beamer was born on March 31, 1977, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Cheryl (née Oakley) and Frank Beamer, at the time defensive line coach for the Citadel Bulldogs.In 1987, his father was named head coach of Virginia Tech, and the family moved to Blacksburg, Virginia.
Virginia Tech named Fuente its head coach on November 29, 2015, replacing the retiring Frank Beamer. In his first season in Blacksburg, Fuente led the Hokies to a 9–3 regular season record and a trip to the ACC Championship, representing the Coastal division. [25] Fuente won the 2016 ACC Coach of the Year following the regular season.
The 1982 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.Led by second-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Racers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the OVC.
Former head coach Frank Beamer (1987–2015) led Virginia Tech to 23 consecutive bowl games starting in 1993 and the Independence Bowl, posting a record of 11–12. Beamer earned national coach of the year honors several times from various organizations and had the most wins of any active Division I college football coach at the time of his ...
As early as September, Frank Beamer's name began to be mentioned as a replacement for Alabama's Mike DuBose. [72] In the run-up to the Miami game, on November 1, the banner headline at the top of the Richmond Times Dispatch sports page said "Beamer: No interest in Tide." [73] That day Mike DuBose announced that he would resign at the end of the ...
It was the first season for College Football Hall of Fame coach, Frank Beamer. Schedule. Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source; September 12: 1:00 p.m.