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James Geoffrey Franklin (born February 2, 1972) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at Virginia Tech. He previously served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt from 2011 to 2013 and at Penn State from 2014 until 2025.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southeastern Conference) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Vanderbilt | 6–7 | 2–6 | T–4th (Eastern) | L Liberty | ||||
| 2012 | Vanderbilt | 9–4 | 5–3 | 4th (Eastern) | W Music City | 20 | 23 | ||
| 2013 | Vanderbilt | 9–4 | 4–4 | 4th (Eastern) | W BBVA Compass | 23 | 24 | ||
| Vanderbilt: | 24–15 | 11–13 | |||||||
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2025) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Penn State | 7–6 | 2–6 | 6th (East) | W Pinstripe | ||||
| 2015 | Penn State | 7–6 | 4–4 | 4th (East) | L TaxSlayer | ||||
| 2016 | Penn State | 11–3 | 8–1 | T–1st (East) | L Rose† | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2017 | Penn State | 11–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd (East) | W Fiesta† | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2018 | Penn State | 9–4 | 6–3 | 3rd (East) | L Citrus | 17 | 17 | ||
| 2019 | Penn State | 11–2 | 7–2 | 2nd (East) | W Cotton† | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2020 | Penn State | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2021 | Penn State | 7–6 | 4–5 | 4th (East) | L Outback | ||||
| 2022 | Penn State | 11–2 | 7–2 | 3rd (East) | W Rose† | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Penn State | 10–3 | 7–2 | 3rd (East) | L Peach† | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2024 | Penn State | 13–3 | 8–1 | T–2nd | W CFP First Round†, W Fiesta†, L Orange† | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | Penn State | 3–3 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Penn State: | 104–45 | 64–36 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Virginia Tech: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 128–60 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
| mw- †Indicates CFP / New Years' Six bowl. from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||