Random Tech Trivia - Shutouts under Foster

College football talk is boring in March. To liven it up, here a bit of VT (and CFB) trivia.

Since Bud Foster took over the reins as co-defensive coordinator in 1995, Virginia Tech leads the country in the number of times we've laid the smack down and blanked our opponents with 29 shutouts. Alabama is next in that span with 27, and no one else is (relatively) close.

Rank.. Team.. Shutouts.. Avg Score.. Opps Record
1. Virginia Tech 29 (38.45-0) (126-179-0)-0.413
2. Alabama 27 (37.22-0) (152-149-0)-0.505
3. Ohio St. 21 (46.57-0) (80-149-1)-0.350
4. Kansas St. 20 (48.75-0) (79-130-0)-0.378
5. LSU 18 (42.94-0) (89-111-0)-0.445

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Here's who we have blanked in that timespan:

Year.. Score.. Opponent
1995 14-0 Navy
1995 27-0 West Virginia
1996 38-0 Temple
1997 50-0 Arkansas State
1997 37-0 UAB
1998 37-0 Clemson
1998 17-0 Boston College
1998 41-0 UAB
1999 47-0 James Madison
1999 62-0 Syracuse
2000 49-0 Rutgers
2001 31-0 Western Michigan
2001 50-0 Rutgers
2001 35-0 West Virginia
2001 35-0 Temple
2002 30-0 Western Michigan
2003 43-0 James Madison
2004 63-0 Western Michigan
2004 62-0 Florida A&M
2005 45-0 Duke
2005 45-0 Ohio
2006 38-0 Northeastern
2006 36-0 Duke
2006 23-0 Kent State
2006 17-0 Virginia
2010 19-0 Boston College
2011 38-0 Virginia
2012 37-0 Bowling Green
2016 49-0 Boston College
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