Bud Foster
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Associate Head Coach & Linebackers Coach / Defensive Coordinator |
| Team | Virginia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
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 | |
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Frank Broyles Award (2006) AFCA Defensive Coordinator of the Year (2000) |
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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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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