Bud Foster

:"This article is about the American football coach. For the basketball player and coach, see Harold E. "Bud" Foster"

College coach infobox
Name = Bud Foster


DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1959|7|28
Birthplace = flagicon|Kentucky Somerset, KY
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Football
College = Murray State
Title = Defensive coordinator
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord =
Awards = 2006 Frank Broyles Award
2000 AFCA defensive coordinator of the year
Championships = 3 Big East Conference
"(1995, 1996, 1999)"
2 ACC Championships
"(2004,2007)"
CFbDWID =
Player = Trigger
Years = 1977-1980
Team = Murray State
Position = SS / LB
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1981-1982 (GA)
1983-1986 (LB/ST)
1987-1994 (LB/ST)
1995-present (DC)
CoachTeams = Murray State
Murray State

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech
FootballHOF =

Bud Foster (born July 28, 1959 in Somerset, Kentucky) is a college football assistant coach. He is the current defensive coordinator for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team. Following the 2006 season, he received the Frank Broyles Award, which is annually given to the top assistant coach in college football. Most recently, Foster was interested in the head coaching vacancy at West Virginia University after the 2007 season.

Foster's 2005 and 2006 Hokie defenses led the nation in total defense.

Playing Years

A 1981 graduate of Murray State University, Foster played strong safety and outside linebacker from 1977 to 1980.

Coaching at 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. [Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Department. [http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/0612000aaa.html "National Publication Honors Bud Foster"] , Hokiesports.com. June 1, 2000. Accessed September 30, 2008.] 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.

External links

* http://hokiesports.com/staff/foster.html - official VT bio
* http://hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20070116aaa.html - Broyles award announcement from VT
* http://www.lunchpaildefense.com/ - personal website