CFB Coach Rankings
All rankings

James Franklin

Rank of 184
25
SABAN rating
10.2
Net coaching
+9.4 ±1.7
Recruiting
+0.8
HC seasons
11
Trend
+4.4

Points per game over an average coach, net of roster, opponent, and program resources. How it's calculated

Season by season

Career history

YearTeamRoleOffenseDefenseTotal
2015 Penn State Head coach -7.7 +3.7 -3.9
2016 Penn State Head coach +1.2 +2.2 +3.4
2017 Penn State Head coach +8.7 +9.0 +17.6
2018 Penn State Head coach -0.1 +6.3 +6.2
2019 Penn State Head coach +7.0 +6.5 +13.4
2020 Penn State Head coach -1.3 +6.4 +5.1
2021 Penn State Head coach +1.2 +8.6 +9.9
2022 Penn State Head coach +4.7 +10.5 +15.3
2023 Penn State Head coach +6.4 +11.7 +18.1
2024 Penn State Head coach +10.3 +9.6 +19.9
2025 Penn State Head coach -1.7 +6.9 +5.2