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Frank Beamer

1987-2015Virginia Tech

One defining stop at Virginia Tech.

Frank Beamer coached 29 seasons, won 66.2%, and posted an average SRS of 11.0. Best season: 1999 Virginia Tech. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

238-121-2

Career Win %

66.2%

Seasons

29

Career Span

29 years

Average SRS

11.0

Peak SRS

24.5

Best Finish

#2

Consistency

39.0

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Frank Beamer
EliteStrongAverageLean
1987Actual season year • SRS range -3.0 to 24.52015

Active comparison point

Frank Beamer1999

Selected

1999 Virginia Tech

Best season

11-1 • SRS 24.5 • SP Overall 28.2

Win %

91.7%

YoY SRS

+5.9

SP Off / Def

45.0 / 19.4

Finish

#2

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Virginia Tech

1987-201529 seasons

Avg SRS 11.0 • Win % 66.2%

Longest Tenure

Virginia Tech • 29 seasons

Best Tenure

Virginia Tech • 11.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Virginia Tech • 66.2%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Frank Beamer sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Frank Beamer sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Frank Beamer

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Raw avg SP Overall: 14.7

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Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Virginia Tech

1987-2015238-121-2

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 11.0Win % 66.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.2 during vs 7.8 baseline

+0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

11.0 during vs 5.8 baseline

+5.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.7 during vs 1.8 baseline

+13.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

55.2% during vs 20.0% baseline

+35.2%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Virginia Tech 1999

11-1SRS 24.5

Biggest Improvement

Virginia Tech 1998

9-316.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Virginia Tech 2000

11-1SP Off 49.8

Best Defensive Season

Virginia Tech 2006

10-3SP Def 4.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

Virginia Tech 1988

3-8SRS -3.0

Biggest Drop

Virginia Tech 1997

7-5-12.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Virginia Tech20151376053.8%6.911.430.819.70.00.0%
Virginia Tech20141376053.8%6.97.825.717.2+0.4-7.7%
Virginia Tech20131385061.5%6.514.926.09.6+3.7+7.7%
Virginia Tech20121376053.8%#162.812.727.814.8-4.9-24.7%
Virginia Tech201114113078.6%#13#217.715.433.517.3-11.50.0%
Virginia Tech201014113078.6%#10#1619.221.239.620.0-3.9+1.7%
Virginia Tech200913103076.9%#7#1023.127.836.611.1+15.3+5.5%
Virginia Tech200814104071.4%#17#157.88.120.613.1-7.3-7.1%
Virginia Tech200714113078.6%#9#915.119.327.510.4+1.3+1.7%
Virginia Tech200613103076.9%#17#1913.821.023.64.6-8.2-7.7%
Virginia Tech200513112084.6%#8#722.025.535.610.1+4.6+7.7%
Virginia Tech200413103076.9%#1017.419.935.416.9+5.2+15.4%
Virginia Tech20031385061.5%#912.216.042.630.0+0.2-9.9%
Virginia Tech200214104071.4%#16#1812.016.837.722.5-4.9+4.8%
Virginia Tech20011284066.7%#9#1816.919.236.219.0-4.0-25.0%
Virginia Tech200012111091.7%#11#620.928.249.825.2-3.60.0%
Virginia Tech199912111091.7%#13#224.528.245.019.4+5.9+16.7%
Virginia Tech19981293075.0%#2318.619.235.417.7+16.7+16.7%
Virginia Tech19971275058.3%1.94.429.626.7-12.6-25.0%
Virginia Tech199612102083.3%#16#1314.519.738.220.0-1.30.0%
Virginia Tech199512102083.3%#24#1015.818.334.217.4+7.7+16.7%
Virginia Tech19941284066.7%#228.112.434.623.7-1.4-8.3%
Virginia Tech19931293075.0%#229.516.342.729.8+9.6+52.3%
Virginia Tech19921128122.7%-0.1-0.929.330.2-4.0-22.7%
Virginia Tech19911156045.5%3.97.530.424.7-4.5-9.1%
Virginia Tech19901165054.5%8.413.132.019.6+3.0-4.5%
Virginia Tech19891164159.1%5.410.125.415.9+8.4+31.8%
Virginia Tech19881138027.3%-3.0-3.223.326.4-2.5+9.1%
Virginia Tech19871129018.2%-0.5-2.826.729.5

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