# List of Virginia Tech Hokies head football coaches

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.

## 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: 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.
* 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

General :
| # | Number of coaches |
| CCs | Conference championships |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
Overall games :
| GC | Games coached |
| OW | Wins |
| OL | Losses |
| OT | Ties |
| O% | Winning percentage |
Conference games :
| CW | Wins |
| CL | Losses |
| CT | Ties |
| C% | Winning percentage |
Postseason games :
| PW | Wins |
| PL | Losses |
| PT | Ties |

## List of head coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards :
| # | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 0.632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | Neyland Trophy (1994) |
| 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 | 37 | 1 | 0.632 | — | — | — | — | 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) Big East Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1999) ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 2005) Neyland Trophy (2017) |
| 34 | Justin Fuente | 2016–2021 | 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 | 37 | 16 | 21 | — | 0.432 | 10 | 13 | — | 0.435 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |