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Virginia Tech

James Franklin

Vanderbilt, Penn State, Virginia Tech · head coach · 181 games · 15 bowl games · 2011 – 2026

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James Franklin has the most bowl and playoff wins in a head coach's career at Vanderbilt, bowls included, 2 bowl and playoff wins.

  • 6 wins in 8 games this season.

Wins

Penn State

Career2014 – 2025 · 149 games104Penn State 2nd
Season202413Penn State 1st

Vanderbilt

Career2011 – 2013 · 39 games24Vanderbilt 9th
Season20129Vanderbilt 2nd

Virginia Tech

Career2026 · 8 games6Virginia Tech 20th

FBS

Career2011 – 2026 · 196 games134Big Ten 13th 104 · SEC 91st 24 · FBS 88th
Season202413Big Ten 6th · SEC 176th 9 · FBS 36th

Wins vs ranked teams

Penn State

Career2014 – 2025 · 149 games16Penn State 2nd
Season20194Penn State 3rd

Vanderbilt

Career2011 – 2013 · 39 games1Vanderbilt 6th
Season20131Vanderbilt 4th

FBS

Career2011 – 2026 · 196 games17Big Ten 17th 16 · SEC 97th 1 · FBS 83rd
Season20194Big Ten 20th · SEC 312th 1 · FBS 120th

Bowl and playoff wins

Penn State

Career2014 – 2025 · 149 games6Penn State 2nd
Season20242Penn State 1st

Vanderbilt

Career2011 – 2013 · 39 games2Vanderbilt 1st
Season20121Vanderbilt 1st

FBS

Career2011 – 2026 · 196 games8Big Ten 6th 6 · SEC 40th 2 · FBS 27th
Season20242Big Ten 3rd · SEC 9th 1 · FBS 5th

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