MEET COACH FRANKLIN
Franklin’s Coaching Career
2014-25 - Penn State (Head Coach)
2011-13 - Vanderbilt (Head Coach)
2008-10 - Maryland (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2006-07 - Kansas State (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2005 - Green Bay Packers (Wide Receivers)
2000-04 - Maryland (Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator)
1999 - Idaho State (Wide Receivers)
1998 - Washington State (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends)
1997 - James Madison (Wide Receivers)
1996 - East Stroudsburg (Graduate Assistant/Secondary)
1995 - Kutztown University (Wide Receivers)
2014-25 - Penn State (Head Coach)
2011-13 - Vanderbilt (Head Coach)
2008-10 - Maryland (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2006-07 - Kansas State (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2005 - Green Bay Packers (Wide Receivers)
2000-04 - Maryland (Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator)
1999 - Idaho State (Wide Receivers)
1998 - Washington State (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends)
1997 - James Madison (Wide Receivers)
1996 - East Stroudsburg (Graduate Assistant/Secondary)
1995 - Kutztown University (Wide Receivers)
Franklin brings more than 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, most recently serving as head coach at Penn State. Franklin’s career head coaching record is 128-60 and he is one of three active FBS coaches with a 68-plus winning percentage and 14-plus years of head coaching experience.
During his tenure in State College, Franklin revived the Nittany Lions into a consistent force. Under Franklin’s direction, Penn State finished in the top 12 of the final College Football Playoff rankings in seven of the last nine seasons, earned berths in seven New Year’s Six bowl games with four wins, and won the 2016 Big Ten Championship.
