Vanderbilt had posted four nine-win seasons in program history, with Franklins last two teams comprising half of the total. The 2011 bowl berth was Vanderbilts second since 1983. In 2003, Franklin added duties as recruiting coordinator and directed back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the Top 25 nationally. This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Penn State football: James Franklin, Nittany Lions vs. Michigan State. He was a panelist for the session, The Formula to Win: College Football Analytics, which was moderated by ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols. Franklin served at Kansas State University as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Since starting his Michigan career 1-9 against top ten teams, Harbaugh has won three of the last six to bring his record up to 4-12. The Nittany Lions 22 forced fumbles were the second-most in program history behind the school standard of 25 set in 1968. As Jim Harbaugh and James Franklin prepare to write the next chapter in this series, Sporting News' Bill Bender remembers the history of these two teams, from the perspective of those closest. James C Franklin, 80. Official Fan Travel and Hospitality Services, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Music City: Beat North Carolina State, 38-24, New Era Pinstripe: Beat Boston College, 31-30 (OT). Franklin has secured top-25 recruiting classes each of his last 11 seasons, including a top-5 class at Penn State in 2018 and the No. Franklin graduated from East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University in 1995 with a degree in psychology and earned a masters degree in educational leadership from Washington State University. . The Commodores finished 23rd in the final 2012 Associated Press poll, marking their first AP final ranking since 1948. Penn State football was once a source of immense pride. The Class of 2016 at Penn State finished in the top 20, ranking as high as 18th by ESPN, and featured a pair of five-star recruits. Penn State finished the season No. Penn State won, 31-19, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, . Sometimes James had gone by various nicknames including James R Hazelwood. 11 Washington in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. File this next to the unimaginable 6-4 . [5] Since then, he has been considered a top recruiter. Franklin is 3-11 against Michigan/MSU/OSU while at PSU, with one win against each team. 1997 - James Madison (Wide Receivers) Idaho State ranked ninth nationally in total offense that year. 1996 - East Stroudsburg (GraduateAssistant/Secondary) Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic . Penn State football: National Signing Day, recruiting, James Franklin 23 . As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. A total of 94 players on the roster played at least one snap during the season, which included 22 true freshmen. Ron Cook: James Franklin might be coaching his way out of town Gillikin set the Penn State record for punting average in a season with a 44.00 mark, besting the previous record of 43.55 set by Ralph Giacomarro in 1981. Penn State football: James Franklin, Nittany Lions vs. Michigan State Sean Clifford (2021) and Trace McSorley (2018) were selected as National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athletes and finalists for the Campbell Trophy, known as the Academic Heisman. They are the 18th and 19th Nittany Lions to be selected as an NFF Scholar-Athlete. Ive sorted them into three tiers: those who cant hang with the best, those who hold their own, and those who are made for the moment. College football hot seat: James Franklin, Dan Mullen and coaches that An earlier version of this story had Franklin's career record after a loss as 15-28-1. The Lions' record for a seven-round draft is 10 picks, set in 1996. . Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno continues to hold the record for the most coaching victories in a college football game with 24, and that record appears to be safe for a few more years. Penn State extends James Franklin: Huge 10-year contract keeps coach as With the Pinstripe Bowl win, Franklin became just the third Penn State coach to lead the team to at least seven wins in his first season, joining Dick Harlow (1915) and Bill OBrien (2012). Despite 1-5 record against Ohio State in James Franklin era, Penn State has been Buckeyes' toughest Big Ten test The Nittany Lions defeated the Buckeyes in 2016 on the return of a blocked field goal for a touchdown. James Franklin Record (June 21, 1861 - 1935) was a pastor, school teacher, and President of Pikeville Collegiate Institute, and later Pikeville College. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Prior to Penn State's 2019 appearance in the Cotton Bowl, James Franklin matched a $10,000 donation from Goodyear to the Children's Medical Center Dallas. Penn State football: James Franklin, Drew Allar at Blue-White Game padding:right:5px; "[24][25], During the 2016 season, Penn State started the season 22, but Franklin rallied his team to win the next eight games, winning the Big Ten's East Division, followed by a victory over Wisconsin in the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game. 4 by ESPN.com, the highest finish in program history. Gambling Problem? Of the 17 current coaches with 100 career wins at the FBS level, Franklin is one of seven with all their first 100 wins coming while coaching at a Power Five program. Penn State finished the regular season 75, and 45 in Big Ten play. Franklin, convinced of the strength of Southeastern Conference football, ranked three SEC teams Alabama, Georgia, and Florida ahead of the consensus Number 1 Notre Dame in the final regular-season coaches poll for 2012.[14]. The Nittany Lion defense allowed opponents only a 66.7 percent conversion rate in the red zone, which ranked third nationally. Every Power Five coach's career record vs. the Top 25 1/12/23. We're very, very careful and very methodical about doing that. 12 according to ESPN.com, No. }, 2014-current - Penn State (HeadCoach) 5 by Rivals and No. In the 2020 fall semester, five student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA), 37 made Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) and 86 posted a 3.0 GPA or higher with the Universitys alternative COVID-19 grading system in place. Franklin is first all-time in wins and winning percentage (minimum 80 wins) by an FBS African American head coach. The Nittany Lions had 19 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including two first-team selections in Micah Parsons and Yetur Gross-Matos. [3] Franklin was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity while at East Stroudsburg. However, the last couple of years haven't yielded those. text-transform: uppercase; On the offensive side of the ball, the Nittany Lions posted their highest rushing average (204.9) since 2008 (205.8) and were No. First win at home vs. Tennessee in 30 years. Prior to the 2018 season, Penn State lost several key contributors from the previous seasons. In February 2015, Franklin was the lone college head coach among the speakers and panelists at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston. James Franklin Coaching Record. Refine Your Search Results. Safety JiAyir Brown tied for the nations lead with six interceptions, the most for a Penn State player since 2006, and became the first Nittany Lion with six interceptions and two fumble recoveries in a season since 2005. Northwestern, like Vanderbilt in the SEC the sole private institution in the Big Ten, alleged that the real reason was fear on the part of Vanderbilt to continue playing its Big Ten counterparta series which had been referred to as the Battle of the Nerds.[19]. That includes four losses to top five teams, three of whom were Ohio State. OSU Football After his eighth loss to Ohio State in nine tries, Penn State head coach James Franklin assumed the podium full of takeaways on his mind. Franklin has spent the last couple of months publicly professing unshakeable confidence in Clifford. That is incorrect, and was instead mistakenly based on a reference from an outside story on the coach's . if (Modernizr.desktop || Modernizr.laptop) { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('desktop'); } else { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('mobile'); } It was only the third nine-win season in school history, also was the first time since 1935 that Vandy won five SEC games in a year and the first time in 30 years that they won at home against Tennessee. They've lost twice by one point, and once in double overtime. However, Fitzgerald is a shocking 0-8 all-time against top five teams, begging the question: how has he only faced eight top five teams in two decades? Josephs first game as the head coach of Nebraska came against sixth-ranked Oklahoma, which doesnt feel fair. The Nittany Lions also signed 12 ESPN300 recruits in 2018, the first time since 2006 when ESPN rankings started. Is James Franklin really that bad against top competition? [15] They took graphic photos and videos of the rape. Franklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State during the 2006-07 seasons under head coach Ron Prince. He was the Tigers' starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. . He is still just 1-5 against top five teams with the Wolverines, but 1-1 at home (and 4-4 against the top ten in the Big House). [6], In 1999, he served as wide receivers coach at Idaho State. You bet. Prior to Franklins arrival, the Commodores average class rank was 64.6 since 2000 (based on 247Sports composite). With PSUs victory in the Rose Bowl Game to conclude the 2022 season, he became the fifth coach to win the Rose, Fiesta and Cotton Bowls at the same institution, joining Joe Paterno (Penn State), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mack Brown (Texas) and Terry Donahue (UCLA). McSorley, who was the Offensive MVP of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, followed up his record-breaking 2016 campaign with another outstanding season. November 5, 2011; Gainesville FL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach James Franklin (left) talks with the referees during the second half against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Vanderbilt finished with 9 wins in consecutive years for the first time in school history, and was also ranked in the top 25 of AP and Coaches polls in back-to-back years for the first time. Franklin guided the Commodores to a 6-6 regular season record and earned a berth in the Liberty Bowl during his first season after inheriting a Vanderbilt team that finished 2-10 in both 2009 and 2010, with a combined mark of 1-15 SEC play. [5], Franklin first served at the University of Maryland as the wide receivers coach starting in 2000. Four straight wins in SEC play for the first time since 1949. Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA (select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. James Franklin debued in 2014 with a 2-6 . Franklin is 65-30 at Penn State with a Big Ten championship in 2016 and three AP top-10 finishes from 2016 to 2019. Click a location below to find James more easily. Penn State continued to be among the nations elite in 2017, climbing as high as No. Schiano actually has a higher win percentage against top five teams, going 2-6 in his career. [1][2] He attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, and went to college at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he played as a quarterback all four years. Locksley lost to #7 Oregon and #4 TCU while at New Mexico, and has gone 0-7 against top ten teams and 0-3 against top five teams so far at Maryland. 17 in the AP and Amway Coaches polls. Matches (15) IPL 2023 (3) Premier Cup (1) County DIV1 (2) County DIV2 (3) He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in May 2020. Twitter rips James Franklin after Penn State's big loss at Michigan His only win is @NW in 2017. James Franklin's all-time bowl game record and results - Yahoo In 1998, Franklin began his participation in the NFLs Minority Coaching Fellowship Program, starting with a stint with the Miami Dolphins and working with Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. The Commodores had a breakthrough campaign in 2012 under Franklin, finishing on a seven-game winning streak (longest since 1948) to post a 9-4 mark, Vanderbilts most wins in 97 years, and a berth in the Music City Bowl, in which VU defeated NC State, 38-24. Stout, a Ray Guy Award finalist, set Penn States school record for career punt average (44.54) and season punt average (46.01) and became the second specialist in Big Ten history to earn Special Teams player of the Week in a season four times. Stout was named the Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year, becoming the first Penn State player to win the award. On January 11, 2014, the Athletic Department at Penn State announced the appointment of Franklin as the head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. There has certainly been a lot of "chatter" on social media lately about Penn State Football head coach James Franklin's record against top 10 opponents. Remember when it was a big deal that Harbaugh didnt win the big ones? Penn State finished the season 112, ranked #8 in both the AP and Coaches Poll. Franklin was among five finalists for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award in 2012. In his first 12 years as a head coach, Franklin mentored 98 players who have gone on to the NFL ranks. That's almost 16 percent of Paterno's 19 years in the Big Ten. Franklins squads won three New Years Six bowl games in six years (2017-22), marking the first time PSU has won three New Years Six bowl games in a six-year span since 1991 (Fiesta), 1995 (Rose) and 1997 (Fiesta). Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. The class was also ranked No. ALTOONA, Pa. -- Jim Harbaugh says a lot of wacky things that you'll never hear the more conservative James Franklin say, but there was also this no-brainer from Harbaugh on Monday that was. You can judge these coaches through whatever lens you want. Parsons was the first sophomore to win Big Ten Linebacker of the Year. Oh Bert. [5] He joined head coach Ron Prince as the first coaching staff to follow the legendary Bill Snyder. Prior to his injury, Freiermuth led all FBS tight ends with 5.8 receptions per game and ranked fifth averaging 77.5 receiving yards per game. Nassib also led the nation in sacks with a school-record 15.5. Who is Jermaine Franklin? Record, stats & bio for Anthony Joshua var el_info = document.getElementById('info'); After five successful years at Maryland, Franklin was named wide receivers coach on Mike Shermans Green Bay Packers staff in 2005. James Franklin, a 28-year football coaching veteran, was appointed Penn States 16th head football coach on January 11, 2014 and enters his 13th season as a collegiate head coach. In 2015, Michigan beat Penn State 28-16 while on the road, and then, in 2016, the Wolverines crushed the Nittany Lions at home, winning 49-10. Yeah dude, Ryan Day is good at this. After starting his career 0-6 in such games, Kirk Ferentz is 12-18 (and 5-9 against top five teams). He helped the Terrapins to victories in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl and the 2010 Military Bowl. [5], Franklin has also held internships at several National Football League (NFL) franchises, including the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings. Alright, Schianos comes with an asterisk: neither of those wins were against Big Ten teams. Still, hes 0-2 since rejoining the Scarlet Knights. Compared to his peers? Sign up for the Nittany Lions Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Penn State 2023 NFL Draft rookie contract signing tracker. James Franklin has an impressive NFL Draft streak since taking over as the head coach of Penn State football in 2014. 2 in the rankings and appearing in a second-straight New Years Six bowl, earning a 35-28 win over No. Vanderbilt defeated North Carolina 38-24 before 55,801 fans.121231 E, BIRMINGHAM, AL JANUARY 04: Head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores James Franklin (center) celebrates with his team following a victory over the Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field on January 4, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama. James Franklin (born July 23, 1991) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. It was Penn States highest finish in the polls since 2005. Did Ryan Day start with a massive advantage over Mike Locksley? The defense led the way for the Nittany Lions in 2018, finishing in the top 20 in team passing efficiency (8th; 106.10), red zone defense (11th; .750), passing yards allowed (15th; 181.5) and third down conversion defense (19th; .336). He was the first Penn State quarterback to win all-conference honors since Daryll Clark in 2009. Arrests for James Franklin. 2 Ohio State in 2016. Franklin coached in Penn States first bowl game since being relieved of NCAA sanctions in his first season on the job with a trip to the Pinstripe Bowl in 2014. Penn State Head Coach James Franklin Agrees To 10-Year, $75 Million Penn State football by the numbers | 3 areas James Franklin and staff 2005 - Green Bay Packers (WideReceivers) Schianos first Rutgers tenure came before the sleeping giant rested its head in the Bee One Gee, and so his wins were against Louisville and USF. All rights reserved. When the pressure is on, Leonhard does not let down. That year, he was also the offensive coordinator for the Roskilde Kings of the Danish American Football Federation. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they were defeated by Cincinnati 3124 to finish the season 67 in 2011. In 2016, Franklin secured the No. Hes 1-1 in neutral site games, winning the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game over Wisconsin before losing to USC in the Rose Bowl. Parsons was the No. During that season, Green Bay ranked third in the NFL in receptions (383) and seventh in receiving yards (3,766). As part of the Cotton Bowl festivities in 2019, Franklin and his family made a $10,000 financial commitment to the Dallas Childrens Hospital. Franklin led Vanderbilt to a bowl game in each of his three seasons in Nashville, with the last two years resulting in wins over NC State (Music City Bowl) and Houston (BBVA Compass Bowl). Largest margin of victory against secondary rival Kentucky (40) since 1916 when Vanderbilt won 450. Franklin has served as the head football coach at Penn State University since 2014 and served in the same position at Vanderbilt University from 2011 to 2013.
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