The Zeitgeist List · coaching
Virginia Tech: a coaching history
See Virginia Tech’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Frank Beamer
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Frank Beamer
National Program II → Power Program I (+27.9)
The fall
Robert McNeish
Regional Program IV → Regional Program V (−8.4)
Right now
Brent Pry
the 3rd-best of Virginia Tech's 11 coaches so far
Brent Pry is the 3rd-best of Virginia Tech's 11 coaches so far.
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2022–now
Brent Prycaretaker
National Program I
16–21
2016–2021
Justin Fuentecaretaker
Power Program II
43–31
1987–2015
Frank Beamertransformer
+27.9
238–121
1978–1986
Bill Dooleycaretaker
National Program II
63–38
1974–1977
Jimmy Sharpecaretaker
National Program III
21–22
1971–1973
Charles Coffeycaretaker
National Program III
12–20
1961–1970
Jerry Claibornecaretaker
+11.0
61–39
1951–1960
Frank Moseleybuilder
+12.5
54–42
1948–1950
Robert McNeishcaretaker
−8.4
1–25
1941–1947
Jimmy Kittscaretaker
Regional Program III
13–13
1936–1940
Henry Reddcaretaker
Regional Program II
22–25