James Franklin
American football player and coach
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| 2023 | James Franklin and the Nittany Lions began the season with a record of 6–0. |
| 2023 | Penn State started the 2023 season ranked 7th in the AP Poll under James Franklin. |
| 2023 | Penn State faced #3 Ohio State, suffering their first loss of the season with a score of 20–12. |
| 2023 | James Franklin achieved his first Rose Bowl win as the head coach of Penn State, defeating Utah in the game and concluding the season with an 11–2 record. |
| 2023 | Penn State qualified for the Peach Bowl, where they lost to Ole Miss with a final score of 38–25, ending the season with a record of 10–3. |
| 2023 | After their loss to Ohio State, Penn State won four of their next five games, with the only loss coming to #2 Michigan. |
| 2022 | James Franklin led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a successful 10–2 season despite the loss of key players to the NFL Draft. Their performance earned them a spot in the Rose Bowl. |
| 2021 | The Penn State Nittany Lions were invited to the Outback Bowl, marking the first-ever meeting between Penn State and Arkansas. |
| 2021 | James Franklin agreed to a 10-year, $75 million extension to remain as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions through the 2031 season. |
| 2021 | The Penn State Nittany Lions finished the season with a record of 7–6 after being defeated by Arkansas in the Outback Bowl with a score of 24–10. |
| 2020 | The season was notably affected by the sudden retirement of starting running back Journey Brown due to heart disease. |
| 2020 | After their rough start, Penn State was able to recover by winning their last four games, concluding the season with a record of 4–5. |
| 2020 | Penn State started the 2020 season with their worst record in school history, beginning at 0–5. |
| 2020 | Penn State's football season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a shortened schedule. |
| 2019 | The Penn State Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season with an 11–2 record, including a conference record of 7–2. |
| 2019 | At the end of the 2019 regular season, it was announced that the board of trustees had unanimously approved an extension of James Franklin's contract following interest from other programs such as the USC Trojans and Florida State Seminoles. |
| 2019 | Penn State received an invitation to the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated the #17 Memphis Tigers with a score of 53–39. |
| 2019 | Prior to Penn State's appearance in the Cotton Bowl, James Franklin matched a $10,000 donation from Goodyear to the Children's Medical Center Dallas. |
| October 30 2019 | James Franklin was named Penn State's 43rd Annual Renaissance Fund honoree during a dinner held at the Bryce Jordan Center, which raised over $287,600 for endowed scholarships at Penn State. |
| 2018 | The Penn State Nittany Lions football team, under the leadership of James Franklin, finished the regular season with a record of 9–3 overall and 6–3 in conference games. |
| 2018 | Penn State concluded the 2018 season ranked #17 in both the AP and Coaches Poll. |
| 2018 | Following the regular season, Penn State faced Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl but lost the game with a score of 27–24. |
| 2017 | Franklin's Penn State team ended the season by defeating the Washington Huskies in the Fiesta Bowl with a score of 35–28. |
| 2017 | James Franklin led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a 10–2 regular season, finishing 7–2 in Big Ten games. |
| August 18 2017 | On August 18, 2017, Penn State announced that James Franklin signed a six-year contract extension worth $5.738 million per year, which includes retention bonuses and escalates in value through the 2022 season. |
| 2016 | During the 2016 season, James Franklin led Penn State to a turnaround after starting with a 2–2 record, winning eight consecutive games, which included claiming the Big Ten's East Division title and winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game against Wisconsin. |
| 2015 | The 2015 season ended for James Franklin and the Nittany Lions with a 24–17 loss to Georgia in the TaxSlayer Bowl. |
| 2015 | James Franklin led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a 7–5 regular season record. |
| 2014 | In his first season as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, James Franklin led the team to a 6–6 regular season record. |
| 2014 | James Franklin has spoken at every THON since 2014, supporting the cause and promoting fundraising efforts. |
| 2014 | Franklin received a six-year contract with an initial salary of $4.3 million for the 2014 season, including a $300,000 retention bonus. |
| 2014 | James Franklin's inaugural season concluded with a victory over Boston College, where the Nittany Lions won 31–30 in the Pinstripe Bowl. |
| January 24 2014 | Penn State disclosed that it agreed to pay $1.5 million to Vanderbilt for James Franklin's early contract termination. |
| January 11 2014 | James Franklin was appointed as the head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. |
| January 7 2014 | Following his appointment, James Franklin had to publicly address the gang rape allegations involving four of his former players at Vanderbilt. |
| 2013 | A minor controversy arose when Vanderbilt canceled home games with Northwestern and away games with Ohio State, with allegations that the decision stemmed from fear of competition rather than logistical reasons. |
| 2013 | James Franklin concluded his tenure as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University. |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt finished the season with 9 wins for the first time in school history, also achieving back-to-back rankings in the top 25 of AP and Coaches polls. |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt defeated the Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl with a score of 41–24, marking the third consecutive year the team made it to a bowl game. |
| August 9 2013 | Four Vanderbilt football players were arrested and charged with multiple counts of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery. |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt achieved its largest margin of victory over Kentucky (40 points) since 1916, winning the game 45–0. |
| 2012 | The 2012 season marked the first time in 30 years that Vanderbilt won five Southeastern Conference (SEC) games in one season. |
| 2012 | Under Franklin, the Commodores won their first home game against Tennessee in 30 years, with a score of 41–18, the largest margin of victory over Tennessee since 1954. |
| 2012 | Franklin's Commodores finished the season with the first winning record in the regular season since 1982. |
| 2012 | James Franklin's team set a school record for the longest win streak (7) since 1948. |
| 2012 | In his second season, James Franklin led the Vanderbilt Commodores to a 9–4 record, marking the first time since 1948 that the team was ranked in the end-of-season top 25 polls. |
| 2012 | Jordan Matthews, a player under Franklin, set a single-season record by accumulating 1,262 receiving yards. |
| 2012 | Zac Stacy became the first Vanderbilt player to rush for over 1,000 yards in consecutive years. |
| 2012 | Franklin successfully guided Vanderbilt to another bowl game, establishing a program record for consecutive bowl appearances. |
| 2011 | James Franklin was appointed as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University, marking the beginning of his tenure there. |
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