Dennis Franchione
Mulvane HS (KS) (assistant) | |
1976–1977 | Peabody-Burns HS (KS) |
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1978–1980 | Kansas State (WR) |
1981–1982 | Southwestern (KS) |
1983–1984 | Tennessee Tech (OC) |
1985–1989 | Pittsburg State |
1990–1991 | Southwest Texas State |
1992–1997 | New Mexico |
1998–2000 | TCU |
2001–2002 | Alabama |
2003–2007 | Texas A&M |
2011–2015 | Texas State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1988–1989 | Pittsburg State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 213–135–2 |
Bowls | 4–3 |
Tournaments | 5–4 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 | |
Awards | |
2× NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1986–1987) 2× AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (1989–1990) Kansas Sports Hall of Fame[1] | |
Dennis Wayne Franchione (born March 28, 1951), also known as Coach Fran, is a retired
Personal life
Franchione was born in Girard, Kansas. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1973 from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. Franchione and his wife, the former Kim Kraus, began dating after he took her on a tour of his alma mater, Pittsburg State, at the request of her father. They married shortly after, in 1977, while living in Peabody, Kansas.[2] The couple have two daughters, Elizabeth Ann and Ashley Renee. Brad Franchione, his son from a previous marriage, was the head football coach at Blinn College prior to his most recent position with his father at Texas State. Brad and his wife, Rebecca, have three children.
Coaching career
Early career
After graduating from Pittsburg State, Franchione served as the head football coach at Miller High School in
After two seasons as
New Mexico
In 1992, Franchione took his first head coaching job in Division I-A at the University of New Mexico. In his six seasons at New Mexico, he led the Lobos to a 33–36 record, including a 9–4 mark in 1997, which earned the Lobos a Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division Championship and an invitation to play in the 1997 Insight.com Bowl, their first bowl berth since 1961.[7] During the 1996 and 1997 seasons, his roster included College and Pro football Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher.
TCU
In 1998, Franchione became the head coach at
During Franchione's three years at TCU, he led the Horned Frogs to their first bowl victory since 1957, their first top-25 finish since 1959, and held the highest winning percentage among TCU coaches since Francis Schmidt (1929–1933).[10][11] The tone and tenor of his exit from TCU remains a highly controversial subject among many TCU fans.[citation needed]
Alabama
Franchione became the head coach at the
Alabama officials offered Franchione a 10-year contract extension worth
Texas A&M
2003–2006 seasons
Upon being hired by Texas A&M, Franchione brought the majority of his coaching staff with him to College Station for the 2003 season. Franchione signed a contract that was set to pay him a yearly salary of $1.7 million through 2010.[14] The Aggies finished the 2003 season with a 4–8 record, including a nationally televised 77–0 loss to Oklahoma, the worst loss in A&M's history. The season also marked the first losing season for the Aggies in 21 years.
In the 2004 season, Franchione attempted the rebuilding process as the team improved to a 7–5 record, and a 5–3 record in
In the 2005 season, Franchione's Aggies, who were ranked 17th in the
In the 2006 season, the Aggies again rebounded under Franchione, posting a 9–3 regular season record that included Franchione's first win over rival
2007 season
Newsletter controversy
On September 27, 2007, Franchione discontinued selling a secret email newsletter to
The last issue of the newsletter, dated September 13, 2007, revealed that Franchione earned a net profit of $37,806.32 from the newsletter. In a press conference the following Tuesday, October 2, Franchione apologized in front of A&M football players and expressed his love for the job and the university, and his desire to "elevate the program to its highest level." A&M players also expressed their support for Franchione as a coach.
The discovery of the newsletter led CBS Sportsline (now
Resignation
After the Aggies' loss at Miami in September 2007, Franchione's coaching abilities were brought into question.
After Franchione led the Aggies to a 38–30 victory over the 13th-ranked Texas Longhorns—his second win over the Longhorns in a row—he announced his resignation in the postgame press conference. In the press conference, after he discussed the game, he read out loud a farewell letter that he had prepared beforehand. His last words were "Thank you, and gig 'em." Franchione immediately left the press conference as A&M athletic director Bill Byrne started to speak, with friends and family members following him.[33][34] The following day, Byrne named defensive coordinator Gary Darnell as interim head coach. Darnell led the Aggies to a 24–17 defeat at the hands of Penn State in the Alamo Bowl on December 29.[35] On November 26, three days after Franchione resigned, former Green Bay Packers head coach, and Houston Texans' offensive coordinator Mike Sherman was announced as the new head football coach.[36] On December 7, the Texas A&M Board of Regents approved a reduced buyout of $4.4 million for Franchione.[37]
Overall performance at Texas A&M
During his five-season tenure at A&M, Franchione did not produce a team that finished higher than third in the Big 12 South. Though he was able to bring recruiting classes that ranked among the top 13 nationally from 2003 to 2005,
2007–2010
Franchione moved to the exurban Austin-area community of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and was out of football for the first time in over 30 years. In January 2008, he began to look for potential broadcasting jobs. In July 2008,[41] signed a 16-game contract to serve as a color commentator for ESPN Radio during the 2008 college football season. His debut was the Alabama vs. Clemson game on August 30.[42][43]
Franchione interviewed for the San Diego State University head-coaching job in 2008 when the school fired Chuck Long,[44] and ended up being a finalist for the job alongside then-Ball State head coach (and future Michigan head coach) Brady Hoke and UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker. The job eventually went to Hoke.[45]
Franchione applied for the head-coaching position at UNLV, following Mike Sanford's termination as head football coach after the 2009 season.[46] Franchione interviewed with UNLV's Athletic Director Jim Livengood on December 21, 2009, but was not selected.[47]
Texas State
Following
Franchione retired from Texas State on December 22, 2015, after a 3–9 season.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Southwestern Moundbuilders (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1981–1982) | |||||||||
1981 | Southwestern | 5–2–2 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
1982 | Southwestern | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | W Sunflower | ||||
Southwestern: | 14–4–2 | 13–3–1 | |||||||
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1985–1988) | |||||||||
1985 | Pittsburg State | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
1986 | Pittsburg State | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
1987 | Pittsburg State | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
1988 | Pittsburg State | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1989) | |||||||||
1989 | Pittsburg State | 12–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
Pittsburg State: | 53–6 | 37–1 | |||||||
Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Southland Conference) (1990–1991) | |||||||||
1990 | Southwest Texas State | 6–5 | 2–3 | 3rd | |||||
1991 | Southwest Texas State | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
New Mexico Lobos (Western Athletic Conference) (1992–1997) | |||||||||
1992 | New Mexico | 3–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
1993 | New Mexico | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
1994 | New Mexico | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
1995 | New Mexico | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
1996 | New Mexico | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–5th (Mountain) | |||||
1997 | New Mexico | 9–4 | 6–2 | 1st (Mountain) | L Insight.com | ||||
New Mexico: | 33–36 | 21–27 | |||||||
TCU Horned Frogs (Western Athletic Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
1998 | TCU | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–5th (Mountain) | W Sun | ||||
1999 | TCU | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Mobile Alabama | ||||
2000 | TCU | 10–1[n 1] | 7–1 | T–1st | L Mobile Alabama[n 1] | 16[n 1] | 13[n 1] | ||
TCU: | 25–10 | 16–7 | |||||||
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (2001–2002) | |||||||||
2001 | Alabama | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Western) | W Independence | ||||
2002 | Alabama | 10–3 | 6–2 | 1st (Western) | Ineligible | 11 | |||
Alabama: | 17–8 | 10–6 | |||||||
Texas A&M Aggies (Big 12 Conference) (2003–2007) | |||||||||
2003 | Texas A&M | 4–8 | 2–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
2004 | Texas A&M | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd (South) | L Cotton | ||||
2005 | Texas A&M | 5–6 | 3–5 | 4th (South) | |||||
2006 | Texas A&M | 9–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (South) | L Holiday | ||||
2007 | Texas A&M | 7–5[n 2] | 4–4 | T–4th (South) | [n 2] | ||||
Texas A&M: | 32–28 | 19–21 | |||||||
Texas State Bobcats (NCAA Division I FBS Transitional) (2011) | |||||||||
2011 | Texas State | 6–6 | |||||||
Texas State Bobcats (Western Athletic Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
2012 | Texas State | 4–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
Texas State Bobcats (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–2015) | |||||||||
2013 | Texas State | 6–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
2014 | Texas State | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
2015 | Texas State | 3–9 | 2–6 | 10th | |||||
Southwest Texas State / Texas State: | 39–43 | 17–24 | |||||||
Total: | 213–135–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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See also
- List of college football coaches with 200 wins
- List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure
Notes
- ^ a b c d Franchione left for Alabama after the regular season; Gary Patterson coached TCU in the Mobile Alabama Bowl.
- ^ a b Franchione served as Texas A&M's head coach for 2007 regular season before resigning. Darnell was appointed interim head coach the team's bowl game. Texas A&M lost the Alamo Bowl and finished the year with an overall record of 7–6.
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