The Commodores defeated Florida, Georgia and Tennessee in the same season for the first time in program history, winning in Gainesville and Knoxville. James Franklin was named Penn State's 43rd Annual Renaissance Fund honoree in 2019. Penn State finished the season No. Regardless, Locksley clearly is the worst coach in the conference against top competition. This afternoon, Penn State's contingent, including head coach James Franklin and radio broadcaster and former Harris' teammate Jack Ham, wore those No. Simply put, the clutchest coach in the Big Ten, not just now, but ever. Franklin is 78-36 in nine years with the Nittany Lions, including an 11-2 record and Rose Bowl victory last season. while (el = el.previousSibling) { if ((el.nodeType === 1) && (el.offsetWidth <= 0 || el.offsetHeight <= 0)) { siblingsHidden++; } } He's had an interesting go of things so far in his first six appearances with the Nittany Lions, going 3-3, with the last being the 2019 Cotton Bowl against Memphis. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He was a panelist for the session, The Formula to Win: College Football Analytics, which was moderated by ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings and No. Franklin and Penn State's Board of Trustees agreed to the terms, which include a yearly base salary of $7 million, retention bonuses of $500,000 each year and a $1 million annual loan for life . In 2015, Franklin joined the FOX studio crew for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the Big Ten Championship Game. Penn States No. The Penn State defense was a permanent fixture in the oppositions backfield, leading the country in sacks (3.62) for the second time in the last four years and ranking fourth in tackles for loss (8.2). James Geoffrey Franklin (born February 2, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. The Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season 112, and had a conference record of 72. The 2012 team had numerous milestones. Penn State was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the 63 consecutive polls in which it was eligible from 2016-20, marking the third-longest streak in program history and longest streak since 1993-2000 when PSU was ranked for 121-straight weeks. But how many is expected? 10:54 Certainly, James Franklin knows what needs to be fixed. 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. Fleck has an identical win percentage to Fitzy, however, that includes an 0-3 record at Western Michigan. James Franklin went 1-8 against Vanderbilt. Tight end Pat Freiermuth was a finalist for the John Mackey Award for the nations top tight end and took home All-America accolades with a bid on the AFCA second team. var el = el_button; Yeah. Oh Bert. The Lions' record for a seven-round draft is 10 picks, set in 1996. . When a coaching candidate at another school loses a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad game, it is easy for the fan base to get scared. 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. James Franklin Coaching Record. He is one of about a dozen major college football coaches whose annual salary surpasses $8 million. Since 2016, Franklins .727 winning percentage (64-24) ranks sixth among FBS coaches. Sports Illustrated named him a National Player of the Week that season. In addition, McSorley set eight season records during his time in the Blue & White - passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, 200-yard passing games, 300-yard passing games, rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, total offense yards, touchdowns responsible for - and the game record for yards of total offense. Disgusting. James Franklin is 2-13 vs AP Top-10 teams at Penn State, including 8 straight losses. The Nittany Lions finished 11th in the College Football Playoff rankings and were ranked seventh in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 26th AP Top 10 finish. A total of 94 players on the roster played at least one snap during the season, which included 22 true freshmen. Despite losing impact players such as Jahan Dotson, Arnold Ebiketie, and Jaquan Brisker to the NFL Draft, the Nittany Lions rebounded going 102, only losing to top 4 ranked Michigan and Ohio State. var bling_len = 0; A letter was sent cancelling the games, the explicit reason being the need to accommodate Mizzou into Vanderbilt's SEC East Division. Hugh Freeze is 2-7 against Ole Miss. This was probably the most surprising result for me. Defensively the Nittany Lions finished seventh nationally in tackles for loss (8.1) and 19th in sacks (2.86). Following the NFL draft, one of Penn State's top offensive players from last season signed an undrafted free-agent contract. Penn State had a program-record 38 student-athletes claim Academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2021, besting the previous mark of 35 set by Franklins squad in 2017. 1996 - East Stroudsburg (GraduateAssistant/Secondary) Matches (15) IPL 2023 (3) Premier Cup (1) County DIV1 (2) County DIV2 (3) Franklin graduated having broken or tied 23 school records. Is James Franklin really that bad against top competition? On the offensive side of the ball, the Nittany Lions posted their highest rushing average (204.9) since 2008 (205.8) and were No. Includes Address (15) Phone (2) See Results. James Franklin Record (June 21, 1861 - 1935) was a pastor, school teacher, and President of Pikeville Collegiate Institute, and later Pikeville College. Penn State finished the season 94, ranked #17 in the AP and Coaches Poll. Offensively, Penn State finished seventh nationally with a 41.1 scoring average, the third-highest in program history, and 19th in total offense with a 460.3 average, which also ranks third in PSU history. 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. 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. Combined with his neutral record, hes 2-3 away from home, which is slightly more human than his overall record would indicate. Franklin is in the second-year of a 10-year contract with Penn State that pays him $8.5 million annually. Tucker lost one top-ten game while at Colorado, and is 2-5 so far in the Big Ten. 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. In 2018, Penn State inked three 247Sports Composite 5-star recruits for the first time since rankings began in 2001. 12 South Carolina 213 and at No. Palm Beach. 1/12/23. 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. Franklin owns just one B1G championship through four full seasons as the head man in Happy Valley. 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. Also known as J S Franklin, James S Anklin, Jerry S Franklin, Franklin J. Still, those teams were ranked third and second, respectively. Franklin coached quarterback Josh Freeman and oversaw an offense that produced a 3,000-yard passer (Freeman), 1,500-yard receiver (All-American wide receiver Jordy Nelson) and 1,000-yard rusher (James Johnson) during the 2007 season, a first in school history. Since James Franklin's arrival in 2014, Penn State football has been in a state of disarray. Offensively, the Nittany Lions continued to put up big numbers, ranking 15th in the country in scoring offense with a 35.8 average. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images), Dec 27, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin celebrates with players after overtime of the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl against the Boston College Eagles at Yankee Stadium. Their performance secured the team a place in the Rose Bowl, where they would beat Utah to win their first Rose Bowl since 1995,[34] ending the season 112. [6], In 1999, he served as wide receivers coach at Idaho State. The Wildcats fell back to earth with Fitzgerald's worst record in 14 years with a 3-9 (1-8) mark in 2019, but the program is in a solid spot. The Lions are 101-22-1 and 6-3 under . Franklins first season was bookended with a pair of thrilling victories for the Nittany Lions. Yeah dude, Ryan Day is good at this. Franklin was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1972, to James Oliver and Jocelyn "Josie" Franklin. Penn State ranked third in the Big Ten in total defense (328.8; 17th nationally), second in in passing defense (198.6; 24th), second in tackles for loss (6.7 per game) and fourth in rushing defense (130.2). Franklin did come into Happy Valley already carrying an 0-5 record, but since arriving, he's lost 15 of 17. Heck, Dan Mullen is 2-21 at Mississippi State. James Geoffrey Franklin (born February 2, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. The Nittany Lion defense allowed opponents only a 66.7 percent conversion rate in the red zone, which ranked third nationally. Franklin began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at Kutztown (Pa.) University (1995) and was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University in 1996, working with the secondary. Follow all of your favorite Pennsylvania teams at Nittany Lions Wire, Sixers Wire, Eagles Wire and Steelers Wire! We're very, very careful and very methodical about doing that. After Saturday's. In his second season (2012), the Commodores finished 94 and ranked in both the Associated Press and USA Today end-of-season coaches' top 25 for the first time since 1948 (and the first ranking in any week since 2008). Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. However, after an injury sustained by quarterback Sean Clifford, the team struggled towards the end of the season winning just two out of their final seven games. He threw for 2,438 yards, 22 touchdowns and only eight interceptions in 2010, with All-ACC receiver Torrey Smith making 67 catches for 1,055 yards and 12 scores. Franklins career bowl record of 5-5 is highlighted by a pair of New Years Six bowl game victories in the Fiesta Bowl and Cotton Bowl, and he has taken Penn State to two Rose Bowls since arriving from Vanderbilt. He became the first (and only) African American head coach to win a Big Ten title and is the first African American FBS head coach to reach 100 career wins. Couple that with a 3-2 record while at Stanford, and maybe the Michigan Man is actually okay at this coaching thing. Vanderbilt won the game 41-24. Thats right, the godfather does alright. 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. 6 by 247Sports. 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. James Franklin has an impressive NFL Draft streak since taking over as the head coach of Penn State football in 2014. Penn State coach James Franklin rockets to the top of any coaching candidate list, . Franklin also worked with Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles (1999) and Minnesota Vikings (2008) in the NFL program. Since 2014, Franklins first season with the Nittany Lions, Penn State owns wins in three New Years Six bowl games, joining Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson as the only FBS schools with three or more wins in that span. Anyways, a 2-3 record with Michigan State against teams not named Ohio State is still pretty impressive for a coach this short in his tenure. Nobody in the Big Ten has beaten more (or played more) top ten teams than Ferentz, but maybe give Ryan Day like three more years. The Nittany Lions also signed 12 ESPN300 recruits in 2018, the first time since 2006 when ESPN rankings started. They began a long-distance relationship that led to an engagement in Green Bay, where Franklin worked in 2005. Penn State won 31-30 in overtime Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports, JACKSONVILLE, FL JANUARY 02: Head coaches Bryan McClendon of the Georgia Bulldogs and James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions shake hands after the TaxSlayer Bowl game at EverBank Field between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Penn State Nittany Lions on January 2, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida. First time a Vanderbilt team went to a bowl in back-to-back years. 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. 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 was a graduate assistant coaching tight ends and pursuing a master's degree in educational leadership. That deal includes retention bonuses paid at the end of each year of the contract. 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's record with Penn State, to this point, is 67-32. Credit to him, that is a lot, but its also a lot of opportunities. // see sr.menus.js:sr_menus_checkInfoCookie to explain var siblingsHidden = 0; JAMES FRANKLIN Franklin, James Born: February 2, 1972 Bristol, PA High School: Neshaminy (Langhorne, PA) Year College Status; 1990: East Stroudsburg: Redshirted: 1991: East Stroudsburg: Played: 1992 . Kicker Carey Spear scored a school record 81 points. 16 nationally in red zone offense (.897). I look forward to diligently working with President Barron and Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour on implementing a plan that puts our University and our student-athletes in the best position to compete on the field and in life.". He set seven school records as a senior to earn team MVP honors and was a Harlon Hill Trophy nominee as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. The Nittany Lions did not allow a sack in four games during the year, the most for Penn State since 2011 (5 games). During his tenure at K-State, Franklin nurtured record setting offensive talent; including the future NFL starters quarterback Josh Freeman and All-America wide receiver Jordy Nelson. In addition, Parsons became the 101st first-team All-American and 43rd consensus All-American in Penn State history. In 129 years the Nittany Lions have achieved significant success on the gridiron. The Nittany Lions additionally had 16 players who recorded at least one sack, tied for the nations lead among Power Five teams. In August 2019, Franklin was named a Penn State University Renaissance Fund honoree, which awards outstanding community members for helping students in need. } 8 Arkansas 3128, at Florida 2621, and at Tennessee in overtime 2721. Filter by City. In each of his three seasons in Nashville, Franklin signed classes that finished in the top 50 nationally. [35] This marked Coach James Franklin's third New Years Six win with the Nittany Lions, and his first Rose Bowl win. // We allow up to four of bling lines or additional player bio data entries in mobile. James's personal network of family, friends, associates, . His lone win came against Penn State in 2020, a Penn State team that was later revealed to be made up of scarecrows. With Franklins emphasis on safety, along with the precautions he, the coaching staff, medical team and support staff established, the Nittany Lions were one of only two Big Ten teams to play all nine of its scheduled games during a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Court Records; James Hazelwood was born on 09/30/1943 and passed away at 55 years old. Date: 1/12/23 #1 DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS - AND OR USE. Barkley is just the fifth player since 1924 to win two career Silver Football honors. He went 2-7 with Wisconsin before jumping ship for Arkansas, then 2-11 with the Razorbacks before limping back to the Big Ten. James C Franklin, 80. 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. You bet. Vanderbilt considered Franklin a candidate for its head coaching position vacated with the forced resignation of interim coach Robbie Caldwell after the 2010 season. led Vandy to a bowl game in Year 1 and followed that with a 9-4 record, which earned the Commodores a No. The Penn State special teams unit made big gains in 2019, recording three blocked punts to finish third in the nation and four blocked kicks overall, which was sixth. The squad has won two consensus national championships, three Big Ten conference championships, 28 bowl games, and has achieved an 856-382 (.685%) overall record. The Nittany Lions earned 18 All-Big Ten selections across offense, defense and special teams, led by four first-team honorees - wide receiver Jahan Dotson, safety Jaquan Brisker, defensive end Arnold Ebiketie and punter Jordan Stout. He received a six-year contract, which paid him $4.3 million for the 2014 season, including a $300,000 retention bonus payable if he was Penn State's coach on December 31, 2014. 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. Parsons was the No. Resides in Cleveland, OH. [20] Penn State agreed to pay $1.5 million that Franklin owed Vanderbilt for early termination of his contract, Penn State disclosed this information January 24, 2014, according to USA TODAY Sports. He did earn a win over Penn State in 2019, the high point of a magical season for Minnesota. The Nittany Lions earned 16 All-Big Ten honors (six on offense, nine on defense, one on special teams), including first-team laurels for Freiermuth, defensive end Jayson Oweh and defensive end Shaka Toney. Franklins victories in the Fiesta Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Music City Bowl and Birmingham Bowl (formerly the Compass Bowl) marked the first time in each bowls history an African American head coach earned the win. Jordan Matthews set a single-season record with 1,262 yards receiving. For his team's turn around, Franklin was named the Dave McClain Coach of the Year in the Big Ten.[26][27]. Quarterback Sean Clifford (2021) and linebacker Brandon Smith (2017) were selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works team for their selflessness and community service. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Arrests for James Franklin. Shortly before then coach Ralph Friedgen was fired in December 2010, he accepted the head coach position at Vanderbilt.[10]. Though the Wolverines' 41-17 win over the NIttany Lions came on Oct. 15, coaches Jim Harbaugh and James Franklin keep trading barbs after their teams got into a halftime scuffle in the locker room . Odds and lines subject to change. As a point of clarity, this is counting games against top ten/top five teams at the time of meeting, according to the AP Poll, or CFP rankings (or BCS poll) when available. The Nittany Lions sent nine players to senior all-star games, which is the most since 2003 when nine student-athletes were in postseason games (Senior Bowl: Allen, Gesicki, Hamilton, Christian Campbell; East-West Shrine Bowl: Hamilton, Jason Cabinda, Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren, Grant Haley; NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: Troy Apke). However, the last couple of years haven't yielded those. Largest margin of victory over rival Tennessee (23) 4118 since 1954 (260). 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). This thread is archived

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