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Head Coach · Penn State

James Franklin

Tenure: 12 seasons at Penn State·Career: 125–57
Career SP+ Avg
16.7
across 15 seasons
At a glance

Career Summary

Total Wins
125
182 games
Win %
68.7%
all seasons
Best SP+ Season
26.0
2017 · Penn State
Schools Coached
2
2011 – 2025
Over time

SP+ Trajectory

28 20 13 6 8.1 10.0 7.5 9.2 11.3 19.0 26.0 19.0 24.3 13.9 14.3 22.4 23.5 24.6 18.1 2011 2014 2018 2021 2025
Every stop, every season

Career Log

Year School Record SP+ Offense Defense SRS
2025 Penn State 0–0 18.1 35.1 18.8 14.4
2024 Penn State 13–3 24.6 37.5 13.1 19.3
2023 Penn State 10–3 23.5 32.7 10.5 22.8
2022 Penn State 11–2 22.4 36.6 13.9 18.6
2021 Penn State 7–6 14.3 28.0 14.6 14.0
2020 Penn State 4–5 13.9 35.0 21.0 5.3
2019 Penn State 11–2 24.3 37.5 15.7 20.0
2018 Penn State 9–4 19.0 33.9 14.6 14.9
2017 Penn State 11–2 26.0 41.5 14.9 25.6
2016 Penn State 11–3 19.0 38.0 20.9 17.5
2015 Penn State 7–6 11.3 28.4 19.0 4.3
2014 Penn State 7–6 9.2 20.6 11.0 1.8
2013 Vanderbilt 9–4 7.5 29.1 22.2 6.5
2012 Vanderbilt 9–4 10.0 26.9 18.8 10.5
2011 Vanderbilt 6–7 8.1 26.8 17.8 7.9
About this page

Career stats for James Franklin, head coach at Penn State. SP+ from Bill Connelly. SRS is the basic margin-of-victory rating adjusted for opponent strength. Coaching history tracked from 2011 forward. Data sourced from CollegeFootballData.com. Page generated 2026-05-23.