Bud Foster

This article is about the American football coach. For the basketball player and coach, see Harold E. Foster.
Bud Foster
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Associate Head Coach & Linebackers Coach / Defensive Coordinator
Team Virginia Tech
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1959-07-28) July 28, 1959
Somerset, Kentucky
Playing career
1977–1980 Murray State
Position(s) Strong safety & Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982 Murray St. (GA)
1983–1985 Murray St. (OLB)
1986 Murray St. (LB/ST)
1987 Virginia Tech (ILB)
1988–1992 Virginia Tech (OLB)
1993 Virginia Tech (LB/ST)
1994 Virginia Tech (ILB/ST)
1995–2015 Virginia Tech (DC/ILB/ST)
2016–present Virginia Tech (DC/AHC/LB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Frank Broyles Award (2006)
AFCA Defensive Coordinator of the Year (2000)

Bud Foster (born July 28, 1959) is a college football coach and former player. He is the current associate head coach, linebackers coach, and defensive coordinator for the Virginia Tech team. Following the 2006 season, he received the Frank Broyles Award, which is annually given to the top assistant coach in college football.[1] Foster indicated interest in the head coaching vacancy at West Virginia University after the 2007 season and most recently in the head coaching position at Clemson University in the middle of the 2008 season. Foster's 2005 and 2006 Hokie defenses led the nation in total defense.

Playing career

Foster went to high school in Nokomis, Illinois. A 1981 graduate of Murray State University, Foster played strong safety and outside linebacker from 1977 to 1980.

Coaching career

Murray State

Foster began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Murray State in 1981, Frank Beamer's first season as the head coach. After two years as a graduate assistant, Foster was elevated to a full-time staff position. He coached outside linebackers for three seasons before taking over the inside and outside linebackers in 1986. He also served as the Racers' recruiting coordinator and worked with special teams.

Virginia Tech

Foster moved with head coach Beamer to Virginia Tech in 1987 and became the inside linebackers coach. He then coached the outside linebackers for the next five seasons. Foster assumed responsibility for both sets of linebackers prior to the 1993 season and also took over special-teams coaching that year. The following year, he coached the inside linebackers and special teams. Foster assumed the position of co-defensive coordinator in 1995 and took over as the sole defensive coordinator in 1996.

After helping Tech to the national championship game (Sugar Bowl) in 1999, Foster was recognized as the 2000 American Football Coaches Association Defensive Coordinator of the Year.[2] Tech's 1999 defensive unit led Division I-A in scoring defense and ranked third in both total and rushing defense.

Under Foster's coaching, the Hokies' 2001 defense proved to be one of the nation's best, ranking among the top eight teams in Division I-A in six different categories and leading the way in shutouts with four. In 2000, Foster took a defense that returned just three starters and turned it into a unit that led the Big East Conference in rushing defense, placed 16th nationally against the run and tied for third nationally in interceptions.

Statistics

Foster's defenses consistently rank among the top in the nation. Below are Virginia Tech's defensive statistics since 1999.

Season Rushing defense Passing defense Total defense ‡ Scoring defense
  Actual †Ranking (Conf) Actual †Ranking (Conf) Actual †Ranking (Conf) Actual †Ranking (Conf)
1999[3] 75.9 #2 (#1 BE) (unavailable) 247.3 #3 (#1 BE) 10.5 #1 (#1 BE)
2000[4] 99.27 #16 (#1 BE) 224.36 #77 (#6 BE) 323.64 #27 (#2 BE) 22.64 #45 (#4 BE)
2001[5] 71.64 #2 (#1 BE) 166.27 #8 (#4 BE) 237.91 #2 (#2 BE) 13.36 #2 (#2 BE)
2002[6] 121.43 #29 (#3 BE) 213.64 #56 (#7 BE) 335.07 #32 (#4 BE) 18.79 #21 (#2 BE)
2003[7] 136.00 #39 (#4 BE) 231.46 #76 (#7 BE) 367.46 #51 (#4 BE) 23.00 #45 (#3 BE)
2004[8] 115.23 #21 (#4 ACC) 152.77 #4 (#2 ACC) 268.00 #4 (#2 ACC) 12.85 #2 (#1 ACC)
2005[9] 93.38 #8 (#2 ACC) 154.23 #3 (#2 ACC) 247.62 #1 (#1 ACC) 12.92 #2 (#1 ACC)
2006[10] 91.23 #11 (#2 ACC) 128.23 #1 (#1 ACC) 219.46 #1 (#1 ACC) 11.00 #1 (#1 ACC)
2007[11] 86.64 #5 (#2 ACC) 210.29 #31 (#4 ACC) 296.93 #4 (#1 ACC) 16.07 #3 (#1 ACC)
2008[12] 104.43 #14 (#2 ACC) 175.00 #16 (#5 ACC) 279.43 #7 (#2 ACC) 16.71 #9 (#1 ACC)
2009[13] 128.38 #40 (#4 ACC) 167.08 #11 (#2 ACC) 295.46 #12 (#2 ACC) 15.62 #9 (#1 ACC)
2010[14] 155.93 #64 (#7 ACC) 205.57 #40 (#5 ACC) 361.50 #52 (#8 ACC) 20.57 #26 (#4 ACC)
2011[15] 104.07 #14 (#2 ACC) 200.57 #31 (#4 ACC) 304.64 #10 (#2 ACC) 17.64 #7 (#2 ACC)
2012[16] 134.08 #29 (#3 ACC) 199.08 #24 (#2 ACC) 333.15 #18 (#2 ACC) 22.85 #32 (#2 ACC)
2013[17] 110.9 #10 (#1 ACC) 172.7 #8 (#2 ACC) 283.6 #4 (#2 ACC) 19.3 #11 (#2 ACC)
2014[18] 144.8 #39 (#7 ACC) 199.0 #25 (#5 ACC) 343.8 #21 (#5 ACC) 20.2 #14 (#2 ACC)
2015[19] 180.7 #75 (#11 ACC) 189.2 #19 (#4 ACC) 369.8 #44 (#9 ACC) 26.3 #59 (#11 ACC)
All statistics from the NCAA.

† National rankings are among the teams in the football bowl subdivision (formerly called Division I-A), which currently consists of 127 teams.
The Big East Conference had 8 teams. The ACC had 11 teams in 2004, 12 teams from 2005-2012, and 14 teams from 2013-present.

‡ Scoring defense also includes touchdowns allowed by the offense and special teams.

References

  1. ↑ "Foster honored as top assistant coach". press release. Virginia Tech Athletic Department.
  2. ↑ Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Department. "National Publication Honors Bud Foster", Hokiesports.com. June 1, 2000. Accessed September 30, 2008.
  3. ↑ NCAA. "1999 National Team Statistics". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  4. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2000 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  5. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2001 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  6. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2002 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  7. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2003 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  8. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2004 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  9. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2005 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  10. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2006 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  11. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2007 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  12. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2008 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  13. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2009 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  14. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2010 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  15. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2011 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  16. ↑ NCAA. "Virginia Tech 2012 National Ranking Summary". Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  17. ↑ NCAA. "NCAA Statistics - Teams - 2013". Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  18. ↑ NCAA. "NCAA Statistics - Teams - 2014". Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  19. ↑ NCAA. "NCAA Statistics - Teams - 2015". Retrieved 2016-01-07.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Phil Elmassian		 Virginia Tech Hokies Defensive coordinator
1995–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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