Coaches
Dennis Franchione
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dennis Franchione
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | Miller HS (MO) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1975 | Mulvane HS (KS) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1976-1977 | Peabody-Burns HS (KS) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1978-1980 | Kansas State | Position | WR | not known |
| 1981-1982 | Southwestern (KS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1983-1984 | Tennessee Tech | OC | OC | not known |
| 1985-1989 | Pittsburg State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1990-1991 | Texas State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1992-1997 | New Mexico | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1998-2000 | TCU | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2001-2002 | Alabama | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2003-2007 | Texas A&M | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2011-2015 | Texas State (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012-2015 | Texas State | Head coach | Head coach · season pages✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | New Mexico | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -7.7 | 25% wins | 107 |
| 1993 | New Mexico | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 3.5 | 27% wins | 106 |
| 1994 | New Mexico | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | 1.4 | 55% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | New Mexico | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -10.0 | 42% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | New Mexico | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | -0.3 | 36% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | New Mexico | 9-4 | - → - | - | - | 7.1 | 55% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | TCU | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 2.4 | 9% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | TCU | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | 3.2 | 58% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | TCU | 10-1 (11 of 12) | 20 → 21 | - | - | 14.7 | 67% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Alabama | 7-5 | 25 → - | - | - | 11.8 | 27% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Alabama | 10-3 | - → 11 | - | - | 23.6 | 58% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Texas A&M | 4-8 | - → - | - | - | -2.9 | 50% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Texas A&M | 7-5 | - → - | 15 | 44 | 18.6 | 33% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Texas A&M | 5-6 | 17 → - | 10 | 103 | 7.3 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | - → - | 16 | 53 | 10.1 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Texas A&M | 7-6 | 25 → - | 32 | 115 | 7.6 | 69% wins | 119 |
| 2012 | Texas State | 4-8 | - → - | 83 | 124 | -12.9 | 50% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Texas State | 6-6 | - → - | 108 | 45 | -13.7 | 33% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Texas State | 7-5 | - → - | 33 | 80 | -7.4 | 50% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Texas State | 3-9 | - → - | 80 | 121 | -15.5 | 58% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Southwestern | Division II | 5-2-2 |
| 1982 | Southwestern | Division II | 9-2 |
| 1985 | Pittsburg State | NAIA | 8-2 |
| 1986 | Pittsburg State | NAIA | 11-1 |
| 1987 | Pittsburg State | NAIA | 11-1 |
| 1988 | Pittsburg State | NAIA | 11-1 |
| 1989 | Pittsburg State | Division II | 12-1 |
| 1990 | Southwest Texas State | FCS | 6-5 |
| 1991 | Southwest Texas State | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2011 | Texas State | FCS | 6-6 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 18
- David Bailiff · New Mexico 1992-1996 (Other, Position)
- Fred Bleil · New Mexico 1992-1995 (DC)
- Mike Schultz · New Mexico 1992-1997 (Position)
- Chad Glasgow · New Mexico 1996 (GA)
- Gary Patterson · New Mexico 1996-1997 (DC, Position)
- Kasey Dunn · New Mexico 1996-1997 (Position)
- Chris Thurmond · TCU 1998-2000 (Position)
- Les Koenning · TCU 2000 (Other, Position)
- Carl Torbush · Alabama 2001-2002 (DC, Position)
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 2001 (GA)
- Bob DeBesse · Texas A&M 2006-2007 (Position)
- Brad Davis · Texas A&M 2006-2007 (GA)
- Gary Darnell · Texas A&M 2006-2007 (DC)
- Van Malone · Texas A&M 2006-2007 (Position)
- Craig Naivar · Texas State 2012-2013 (DC)
- Jason Washington · Texas State 2012-2014 (Position)
- Jeff Conway · Texas State 2012-2015 (OC)
- John Thompson · Texas State 2014-2015 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 39
- Travis Bush · TCU 2001-2003 (GA, Other) · under Gary Patterson
- Dick Bumpas · TCU 2004-2014 (DC) · under Gary Patterson
- Chuck Driesbach · Rice 2007-2011 (DC) · under David Bailiff
- Craig Naivar · Rice 2007-2009 (DC) · under David Bailiff
- D. J. Eliot · Rice 2007-2009 (Other, Position) · under David Bailiff
- David Beaty · Rice 2007-2010 (OC, Other, Position) · under David Bailiff
- Drew Mehringer · Rice 2007-2009 (Other) · under David Bailiff
- Justin Fuente · TCU 2007-2011 (OC, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Tom Herman · Rice 2007-2008 (OC, Position) · under David Bailiff
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Rice 2009 (OC, Position) · under David Bailiff
- Jarrett Anderson · TCU 2009-2013 (OC) · under Gary Patterson
- John Reagan · Rice 2011-2013 (OC) · under David Bailiff
- Randy Shannon · TCU 2012 (Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Rusty Burns · TCU 2012-2013 (OC) · under Gary Patterson
- Curtis Luper · TCU 2013-2019 (OC, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- DeMontie Cross · TCU 2013-2015 (DC, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Kenny Perry · TCU 2013-2014 (Other, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Billy Lynch · Rice 2014-2017 (OC) · under David Bailiff
- Doug Meacham · TCU 2014-2021 (OC, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Larry Edmondson · Rice 2014-2016 (OC) · under David Bailiff
- Sonny Cumbie* · TCU 2014-2020 (OC, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Brian Stewart · Rice 2017 (DC, Position) · under David Bailiff
- Chris Thomsen · TCU 2017-2019 (Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2017 (Analyst) · under Gary Patterson
- Wesley Beschorner · Rice 2017 (Position) · under David Bailiff
- Brian Smith · Rice 2018-2024 (DC, Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Drew Svoboda · Rice 2018-2020 (Position, ST coord.) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Jerry Mack* · Rice 2018-2020 (OC, Other, Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Kenny Hill · TCU 2018-2021 (Analyst, GA, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Pete Lembo* · Rice 2018 (Other, ST coord.) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Jerry Kill · TCU 2020-2021 (Other) · under Gary Patterson
- A. J. Ricker · TCU 2021 (OC, Position) · under Gary Patterson
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Rice 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Tim Beck · TCU 2021 (Analyst) · under Gary Patterson
- Tony Sanchez* · TCU 2021 (Analyst) · under Gary Patterson
- Pete Alamar · Rice 2023-2024 (Other, ST coord.) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Bobby Kennedy · Rice 2024 (Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Granville Eastman · Rice 2024 (Other) · under Mike Bloomgren
- Kerry Cooks · Rice 2024 (Analyst) · under Mike Bloomgren
Level 3: on their staffs · 89
- Barry Odom* · Memphis 2012-2014 (DC, Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Brad Cornelsen · Memphis 2012-2015 (OC, Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Darrell Dickey · Memphis 2012-2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Holmon Wiggins · Memphis 2012-2015 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Tim Billings · Memphis 2012-2013 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Ryan Walters · Memphis 2014 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Adam Lechtenberg · Memphis 2015 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2015-2018 (DC, Other, Position) · under David Beaty
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- Dave Campo · Kansas 2015 (DC, Other, Position) · under David Beaty
- Galen Scott · Memphis 2015 (DC) · under Justin Fuente
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2016 (GA) · under Tom Herman
- Kevin Kane · Kansas 2015 (Position) · under David Beaty
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Nate Dreiling · Kansas 2015-2016 (GA) · under David Beaty
- Rob Likens · Kansas 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under David Beaty
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Brian Mitchell · Virginia Tech 2016-2019 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Bud Foster · Virginia Tech 2016-2019 (DC, Other, Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Garrett Riley · Kansas 2016-2018 (Analyst, Position) · under David Beaty
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2017-2020 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Tim Beck · Texas 2017-2019 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2017 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Bill Miller · Kansas 2018 (Position) · under David Beaty
- Herb Hand · Texas 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2018-2019 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2018-2019 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tyrone Nix · Virginia Tech 2018 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Chris Ash · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Craig Naivar · Texas 2019 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- Justin Hamilton · Virginia Tech 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Larry Fedora · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Zak Kuhr · Texas 2019 (Position) · under Tom Herman
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Everett Withers · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Tracy Claeys · Virginia Tech 2020 (Position) · under Justin Fuente
- J.C. Price · Virginia Tech 2021 (Other, Position) · under Justin Fuente
- Jim Leavitt · SMU 2021 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jon Tenuta · Virginia Tech 2021 (Analyst) · under Justin Fuente
- Jake Brown · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Joe Gillespie · TCU 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- John Mumford · New Mexico State 2022 (Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Melvin Rice · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (DC) · under Jerry Kill
- Scott Parr · Louisiana Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Scott Power · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tom Herman
- Craig Naivar · Coastal Carolina 2023-2024 (DC) · under Tim Beck
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Kendal Briles · TCU 2023-2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Mark Cala · TCU 2023-2024 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- Travis Trickett · Coastal Carolina 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Tim Beck
- Andrew Mitchell · New Mexico State 2024 (OC) · under Tony Sanchez
- Andy Avalos · TCU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Dana Holgorsen · TCU 2024 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jeremiah Johnson · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Joe Morris · New Mexico State 2024-2026 (DC) · under Tony Sanchez
- Ken Wilson · TCU 2024-2026 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Nathan Young · Louisiana Tech 2024-2026 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Todd Graham · TCU 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tyler Wright · New Mexico State 2024 (OC) · under Tony Sanchez
- Brian Norwood · TCU 2025 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Chris Woods · Ohio 2025 (Position) · under Brian Smith
- David Yost · New Mexico State 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Tony Sanchez
- Drew Hollingshead · Coastal Carolina 2025 (OC) · under Tim Beck
- Greg Brown · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- John Hauser* · Ohio 2025 (DC, Other, Position) · under Brian Smith
- Jon Bradley · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jerry Mack
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Luke Olson · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Marc Mattioli · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Jerry Mack
- Mitch Militello · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (OC) · under Jerry Mack
- Paul Randolph · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 (Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Ryan Osborn · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Scott Isphording · Ohio 2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Brian Smith
- Todd Grantham · Oklahoma State 2025 (DC) · under Doug Meacham
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2025 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Dexter McCoil · Louisiana Tech 2026 (Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Gordon Sammis · TCU 2026 (OC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- Gary Darnell · Kansas State 1978-1980 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Mickey Matthews · Kansas State 1978 · him Position, them Other
- Dick Bumpas · Tennessee Tech 1983-1984 · him OC, them DC
- Gary Darnell · Tennessee Tech 1983-1984 · him OC, them Head coach
- Gary Patterson · Tennessee Tech 1983-1984 · him OC, them Position
- Mike Schultz · Tennessee Tech 1983-1984 · him OC, them Position
- Jerry Kill · Pittsburg State 1985-1987 · him Head coach, them DC
- Sam Pittman · Pittsburg State 1985 · him Head coach, them GA
- Tim Beck · Pittsburg State 1987-1989 · him Head coach, them Other
- Gary Patterson · Pittsburg State 1988 · him Head coach, them Position
- David Bailiff · Texas State 1990-1991 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Schultz · Texas State 1990-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- David Bailiff · New Mexico 1992-1996 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Fred Bleil · New Mexico 1992-1995 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Schultz · New Mexico 1992-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chad Glasgow · New Mexico 1996 · him Head coach, them GA
- Gary Patterson · New Mexico 1996-1997 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kasey Dunn · New Mexico 1996-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Thurmond · TCU 1998-2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Patterson · TCU 1998-2000 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Mike Schultz · TCU 1998-2000 · him Head coach, them Other
- Les Koenning · TCU 2000 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Carl Torbush · Alabama 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chris Thurmond · Alabama 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Les Koenning · Alabama 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 2001 · him Head coach, them GA
- Carl Torbush · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chris Thurmond · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Les Koenning · Texas A&M 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bob DeBesse · Texas A&M 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brad Davis · Texas A&M 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them GA
- Gary Darnell · Texas A&M 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Van Malone · Texas A&M 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Craig Naivar · Texas State 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jason Washington · Texas State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Conway · Texas State 2012-2015 · him Head coach, them OC
- John Thompson · Texas State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC