2011-2025 • Penn State, Vanderbilt
2 schools coached, anchored by Penn State.
James Franklin coached 15 seasons, won 68.7%, and posted an average SRS of 13.6. Best season: 2017 Penn State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
125-57
Career Win %
68.7%
Seasons
15
Career Span
15 years
Average SRS
13.6
Peak SRS
25.6
Best Finish
#5
Consistency
44.9
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
11-2 • SRS 25.6 • SP Overall 26.0
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+8.1
SP Off / Def
41.5 / 14.9
Finish
#8
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Penn State
2014-2025 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 14.9 • Win % 70.6%
Vanderbilt
2011-2013 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 8.3 • Win % 61.5%
Longest Tenure
Penn State • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
Penn State • 14.9 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Penn State • 70.6%
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
James Franklin sets the reference point in overall strength.
James Franklin sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
James Franklin
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.8
95th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2014-2025 • 101-42
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.4 during vs 8.2 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.9 during vs 6.3 baseline
+8.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.8 during vs 12.6 baseline
+6.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+30.0%
2011-2013 • 24-15
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.0 during vs 4.0 baseline
+4.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.3 during vs -1.4 baseline
+9.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.5 during vs -2.6 baseline
+11.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
66.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+66.7%
High Points
Best Season
Penn State 2017
11-2 • SRS 25.6
Biggest Improvement
Penn State 2016
11-3 • 13.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Penn State 2017
11-2 • SP Off 41.5
Best Defensive Season
Penn State 2023
10-3 • SP Def 10.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Penn State 2014
7-6 • SRS 1.8
Biggest Drop
Penn State 2020
4-5 • -14.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Penn State | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14.4 | 18.1 | 35.1 | 18.8 | -4.9 | — |
| Penn State | 2024 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.3% | #8 | #5 | 19.3 | 24.6 | 37.5 | 13.1 | -3.5 | +4.3% |
| Penn State | 2023 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #7 | #13 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 32.7 | 10.5 | +4.2 | -7.7% |
| Penn State | 2022 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | — | #7 | 18.6 | 22.4 | 36.6 | 13.9 | +4.6 | +30.8% |
| Penn State | 2021 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #19 | — | 14.0 | 14.3 | 28.0 | 14.6 | +8.7 | +9.4% |
| Penn State | 2020 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | #7 | — | 5.3 | 13.9 | 35.0 | 21.0 | -14.7 | -40.2% |
| Penn State | 2019 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #15 | #9 | 20.0 | 24.3 | 37.5 | 15.7 | +5.1 | +15.4% |
| Penn State | 2018 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #10 | — | 14.9 | 19.0 | 33.9 | 14.6 | -10.7 | -15.4% |
| Penn State | 2017 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #6 | #8 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 41.5 | 14.9 | +8.1 | +6.0% |
| Penn State | 2016 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | — | #7 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 38.0 | 20.9 | +13.2 | +24.7% |
| Penn State | 2015 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 4.3 | 11.3 | 28.4 | 19.0 | +2.5 | 0.0% |
| Penn State | 2014 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 1.8 | 9.2 | 20.6 | 11.0 | -4.7 | -15.4% |
| Vanderbilt | 2013 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #24 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 29.1 | 22.2 | -4.0 | 0.0% |
| Vanderbilt | 2012 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #23 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 26.9 | 18.8 | +2.6 | +23.1% |
| Vanderbilt | 2011 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 7.9 | 8.1 | 26.8 | 17.8 | — | — |
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