Beamerball Or Fosterball? Hokies Identity Slowly Changing

Posted by Joshua Parcell on January-9-2010 Add Comments

In the 1990s, Virginia Tech established a reputation on the football field for its unmatched success on special teams. Blocked kicks, punts, and touchdown returns became the trademark of the program, and soon became known as “Beamerball,” after its head coach Frank Beamer, who oversees the special teams himself.

During the 90’s, Tech averaged more than six blocked kicks per season, easily the best in the country.

Since then, the block party has become more of a casual gathering. From 2003 until 2005, the Hokies blocked only 11 kicks, half of the season average from the previous decade.

In 2009, the Hokies came up with a single blocked kick,...

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