Coaches
James Franklin
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
James Franklin*
Head coach, Virginia Tech · Played at East Stroudsburg 1991-1994 · alma mater (CFBD): East Stroudsburg
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kutztown | Position | WR | not known |
| 1996 | East Stroudsburg | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996 | Roskilde Kings (unknown) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1997 | James Madison | Position | WR | not known |
| 1998 | Washington State | Position | TE | Mike Price |
| 1999 | Idaho State | Position | WR | not known |
| 2000-2004 | Maryland | Position | WR/RC | Ron Vanderlinden (2000), Ralph Friedgen (2001-2004) |
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2006-2007 | Kansas State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Ron Prince |
| 2008-2010 | Maryland | OC | AHC/OC/QB✓ | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2011-2013 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2014-2025 | Penn State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Virginia Tech | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator | 78 | 39 | 91 | 97 | 119 |
| 2007 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator | 46 | 28 | 30 | 78 | 119 |
| 2008 | Maryland | Offensive coordinator | 70 | 92 | 82 | 64 | 120 |
| 2009 | Maryland | Offensive coordinator | 90 | 105 | 103 | 70 | 120 |
| 2010 | Maryland | Offensive coordinator | 97 | 33 | 96 | 90 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Vanderbilt | 6-7 | - → - | 104 | 18 | 8.1 | 17% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt | 9-4 | - → 23 | 101 | 15 | 10.0 | 46% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt | 9-4 | - → 24 | 52 | 42 | 7.5 | 69% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Penn State | 7-6 | - → - | 121 | 1 | 9.2 | 58% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Penn State | 7-6 | - → - | 102 | 28 | 11.3 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 11-3 | - → 7 | 28 | 44 | 19.0 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 11-2 | 6 → 8 | 13 | 22 | 26.0 | 79% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 9-4 | 10 → - | 60 | 20 | 19.0 | 85% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 11-2 | 15 → 9 | 30 | 20 | 24.3 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Penn State | 4-5 | 7 → - | 57 | 31 | 13.9 | 85% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 7-6 | 19 → - | 93 | 6 | 14.3 | 44% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 11-2 | - → 7 | 46 | 9 | 22.4 | 54% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 10-3 | 7 → 13 | 35 | 1 | 23.5 | 85% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 13-3 | 8 → 5 | 11 | 10 | 24.6 | 77% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 3-3 (6 of 13) | 2 → - | 30 | 46 | 18.1 | 81% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 6-3 | - → - | 36 | 69 | 6.6 | 25% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mike Price · Washington State 1998 (Position)
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 2000 (Other, Position)
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2001-2010 (OC, Other, Position)
- Ron Prince · Kansas State 2006-2007 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 38
- Bob Shoop · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 (DC, Position)
- Brent Pry · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 (DC, Other, Position)
- Charles Huff* · Vanderbilt 2011 (Analyst)
- Chris Beatty · Vanderbilt 2011 (Other, Position)
- Herb Hand · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 (Other, Position)
- John Donovan · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 (OC, Position)
- Ricky Rahne* · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 (Position)
- Robert Livingston · Vanderbilt 2011 (Analyst)
- Sean Spencer · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 (Position)
- George Barlow · Vanderbilt 2012-2013 (Other, Position)
- Josh Gattis · Vanderbilt 2012-2013 (Position)
- Terry Smith · Penn State 2014-2024 (Other, Position)
- Tyler Bowen · Penn State 2014-2020 (GA, OC, Position)
- Will Windham · Penn State 2014 (GA)
- Joe Moorhead* · Penn State 2016-2017 (OC, Position)
- Matt Limegrover · Penn State 2016-2019 (Other, Position)
- Tim Banks · Penn State 2016-2020 (DC, Position)
- Phil Galiano · Penn State 2017-2018 (Analyst, Position)
- David Corley Jr. · Penn State 2018 (Position)
- Ja'Juan Seider · Penn State 2018-2024 (OC, Other, Position)
- Bill Lazor · Penn State 2019 (Analyst)
- Gerad Parker* · Penn State 2019 (Position)
- John McNulty · Penn State 2019 (Analyst)
- Eric Raisbeck · Penn State 2020-2023 (Analyst)
- John Scott Jr. · Penn State 2020-2022 (Position)
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Penn State 2020 (OC, Position)
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2020-2024 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2021-2024 (DC, Position)
- Mike Yurcich · Penn State 2021-2023 (OC, Position)
- Charlie Frye · Penn State 2022 (Analyst)
- Danny Rocco · Penn State 2022 (Analyst)
- Manny Diaz* · Penn State 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Stacy Collins · Penn State 2022-2023 (Position, ST coord.)
- Robb Smith · Penn State 2023-2024 (Analyst)
- Andy Kotelnicki · Penn State 2024 (OC)
- Tom Allen · Penn State 2024 (DC, Position)
- Josh Conklin · Virginia Tech 2026 (Analyst)
- Warren Ruggiero · Virginia Tech 2026 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 47
- Andrew Breiner · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Joey Jones · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (ST coord.) · under Joe Moorhead
- Luke Getsy · Mississippi State 2018 (OC, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Mark Hudspeth · Mississippi State 2018 (Other, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Mark Powell · Mississippi State 2018 (GA) · under Joe Moorhead
- Tem Lukabu · Mississippi State 2018 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Terrell Buckley · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Van Malone · Mississippi State 2018 (Analyst) · under Joe Moorhead
- Billy Fessler · Mississippi State 2019 (GA) · under Joe Moorhead
- Chris Marve · Mississippi State 2019 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Mike Johnson · Mississippi State 2019 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Taylor Housewright · Mississippi State 2019 (Analyst) · under Joe Moorhead
- Blake Seiler · Old Dominion 2021-2026 (DC) · under Ricky Rahne
- Clint Trickett · Marshall 2021-2023 (OC, Other, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Kirk Campbell · Old Dominion 2021 (OC) · under Ricky Rahne
- Lance Guidry · Marshall 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Tim Cramsey · Marshall 2021 (OC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Brad Glenn · Virginia Tech 2022 (Other, Position) · under Brent Pry
- Dave Patenaude · Old Dominion 2022 (OC, Position) · under Ricky Rahne
- Derek Jones · Virginia Tech 2022-2024 (Position) · under Brent Pry
- J.C. Price · Virginia Tech 2022-2024 (Other, Position) · under Brent Pry
- Joe Rudolph · Virginia Tech 2022 (Position) · under Brent Pry
- Kevin Reihner · Old Dominion 2022 (OC) · under Ricky Rahne
- Shawn Quinn · Virginia Tech 2022-2024 (Position) · under Brent Pry
- Tim Tibesar · Akron 2022-2026 (DC, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Jason Semore · Marshall 2023-2024 (DC) · under Charles Huff
- Kevin Decker · Old Dominion 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Ricky Rahne
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024-2026 (DC) · under Gerad Parker
- J.D. Brookhart · Akron 2024-2026 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Jonathan Brewer · Duke 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Jonathan Patke · Duke 2024-2026 (DC) · under Manny Diaz
- Nathan Burton · Troy 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024-2026 (Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Scott Boone · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2024-2025 (OC) · under Gerad Parker
- Seth Doege · Marshall 2024 (OC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2024 (Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Willie Simmons* · Duke 2024 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Blake Anderson* · Southern Miss 2025 (OC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Jim Knowles · Penn State 2025 (DC) · under Terry Smith
- Joe Bolden · Southern Miss 2025 (ST coord.) · under Charles Huff
- Stan Drayton · Penn State 2025 (Position) · under Terry Smith
- Adam Austin · Troy 2026 (OC) · under Gerad Parker
- Brad Salem · Memphis 2026 (Position) · under Charles Huff
- David Weeks · Memphis 2026 (OC) · under Charles Huff
- Kody Cook · Old Dominion 2026 (OC) · under Ricky Rahne
Level 3: on their staffs · 5
- Frank Ponce · Florida International 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Willie Simmons
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida International 2025-2026 (DC) · under Willie Simmons
- Nick Coleman · Florida International 2025-2026 (OC) · under Willie Simmons
- Zac Roper · Florida International 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Willie Simmons
- Kyle Cefalo · Southern Miss 2026 (OC) · under Blake Anderson
Coached together
- Alex Wood · James Madison 1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ron Prince · James Madison 1997 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Doba · Washington State 1998 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kasey Dunn · Washington State 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Price · Washington State 1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bruce Barnum · Idaho State 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Ball · Idaho State 1999 · him Position, them DC
- Doug Mallory · Maryland 2000 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Maryland 2000 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2000-2002 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Mallory · Maryland 2000 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 2000 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Taaffe · Maryland 2001-2004 · him Other, Position, them OC
- John Donovan · Maryland 2001-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2001-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bill O'Brien* · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Banks · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- James Perry · Maryland 2004 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Raheem Morris · Kansas State 2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Ricky Rahne* · Kansas State 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Ron Prince · Kansas State 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Scott Frost* · Kansas State 2006 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Tim Tibesar · Kansas State 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Dave Brock · Kansas State 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Al Seamonson · Maryland 2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Chris Cosh · Maryland 2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Lee Hull · Maryland 2008-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Charles Huff* · Maryland 2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other
- Don Brown · Maryland 2009-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Maryland 2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Bob Shoop · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brent Pry · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Charles Huff* · Vanderbilt 2011 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Chris Beatty · Vanderbilt 2011 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Herb Hand · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- John Donovan · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ricky Rahne* · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Robert Livingston · Vanderbilt 2011 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Sean Spencer · Vanderbilt 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- George Barlow · Vanderbilt 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Josh Gattis · Vanderbilt 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bob Shoop · Penn State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brent Pry · Penn State 2014-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Charles Huff* · Penn State 2014-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Herb Hand · Penn State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- John Donovan · Penn State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Josh Gattis · Penn State 2014-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Ricky Rahne* · Penn State 2014-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Sean Spencer · Penn State 2014-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Terry Smith · Penn State 2014-2025 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Penn State 2014-2020 · him Head coach, them GA, OC, Position
- Will Windham · Penn State 2014 · him Head coach, them GA
- Joe Moorhead* · Penn State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Limegrover · Penn State 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Tim Banks · Penn State 2016-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Phil Galiano · Penn State 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- David Corley Jr. · Penn State 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · Penn State 2018-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Bill Lazor · Penn State 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Gerad Parker* · Penn State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- John McNulty · Penn State 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Eric Raisbeck · Penn State 2020-2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- John Scott Jr. · Penn State 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Penn State 2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2020-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2021-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mike Yurcich · Penn State 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Charlie Frye · Penn State 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Danny Rocco · Penn State 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Manny Diaz* · Penn State 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Stacy Collins · Penn State 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Robb Smith · Penn State 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Andy Kotelnicki · Penn State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tom Allen · Penn State 2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jim Knowles · Penn State 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Stan Drayton · Penn State 2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brent Pry · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Danny Rocco · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Josh Conklin · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Sean Spencer · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ty Howle · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst