Coaches
Tony Franklin
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tony Franklin
Played at Murray State 1976-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1991 | Calloway County HS (KY) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1993-1995 | Mayfield HS (KY) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1996 | Mercer County HS (KY) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-1998 | Kentucky | Position | RB | Hal Mumme |
| 1999-2000 | Kentucky | OC | OC/WR | Hal Mumme |
| 2003 | Lexington Horsemen (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2007 | Troy | OC | OC/QB✓ | Larry Blakeney |
| 2007 | Auburn | OCinterim | Offensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2008 | Auburn | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | OC | OC/QB✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2010-2012 | Louisiana Tech | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2013-2014 | California | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2015 | California | OC | OC/QB/RB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2016-2020 | Middle Tennessee | OC | OC/QB✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2022-2023 | Army Sprint (unknown) | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Cumbie* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Troy | Offensive coordinator | 108 | 5 | 116 | 93 | 119 |
| 2007 | Troy | Offensive coordinator | 48 | 61 | 38 | 108 | 119 |
| 2008 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 97 | 113 | 106 | 69 | 120 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 104 | 73 | 83 | 95 | 120 |
| 2010 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 91 | 87 | 67 | 51 | 120 |
| 2011 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 98 | 57 | 62 | 91 | 120 |
| 2012 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 1 | 6 | 98 | 124 |
| 2013 | California | Offensive coordinator | 88 | 110 | 84 | 60 | 125 |
| 2014 | California | Offensive coordinator | 24 | 26 | 31 | 88 | 128 |
| 2015 | California | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 128 |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 11 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 128 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 74 | 86 | 79 | 11 | 130 |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 102 | 61 | 92 | 74 | 130 |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 41 | 75 | 65 | 102 | 130 |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 83 | 100 | 74 | 41 | 127 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 86 | 78 | 95 | 128 | 136 |
Worked under
- Hal Mumme · Kentucky 1997-2000 (OC, Position)
- Larry Blakeney · Troy 2006-2007 (OC, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2007-2008 (OC, Position)
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2009-2020 (OC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (OC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Sonny Cumbie* · Louisiana Tech 2025 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Hatcher · Kentucky 1997-1999 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Guy Morriss · Kentucky 1997-2000 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Hal Mumme · Kentucky 1997-2000 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Leach · Kentucky 1997-1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Kentucky 1997-1999 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Jeremy Rowell · Troy 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Larry Blakeney · Troy 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Neal Brown* · Troy 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Al Borges · Auburn 2007 · him OC, them OC, Position
- Chad Scott · Troy 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Shelling · Troy 2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Eddie Gran · Auburn 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Auburn 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- James Willis · Auburn 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Steve Ensminger · Auburn 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Travaris Robinson · Auburn 2007 · him OC, them GA
- Will Muschamp · Auburn 2007 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Auburn 2008 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Manny Diaz* · Middle Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2009-2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Willie Simmons* · Middle Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rob Likens · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Spangler · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Andy Buh · California 2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jim Michalczik · California 2013 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Rob Likens · California 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Terrance Jamison · California 2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Art Kaufman · California 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- John Lovett · California 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tommy West · Middle Tennessee 2016-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tyrone Nix · Middle Tennessee 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Scott Shafer · Middle Tennessee 2017-2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Luke Olson · Louisiana Tech 2025 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Paul Randolph · Louisiana Tech 2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Sonny Cumbie* · Louisiana Tech 2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
Played together
- Bud Foster · Murray State 1977