Head coach · Virginia Tech · belt games 1988–2011
Frank Beamer
Coached Virginia Tech (1988–2011) in seasons with a belt game. 13 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 10 trying to take it.
Frank Beamer was on a sideline for 13 belt games between 1988 and 2011, at Virginia Tech. He took the belt once and held it for 24 days across one reign.
He won it on November 10, 2011, Virginia Tech 37–26 over Georgia Tech.
His longest reign ran 24 days with Virginia Tech, beginning November 10, 2011, and was defended twice along the way.
Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Clemson won 38–10 on December 4, 2011.
He also coached nine games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 26–24 to Miami on December 1, 2001.
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