Fran Brown

Last updated
Fran Brown
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Syracuse
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1983-02-03) February 3, 1983 (age 41)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2006 Western Carolina
2007–2008 Cincinnati Bengals
Position(s) Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010 Paul VI HS (NJ) (DB)
2012 Temple (GA)
2013–2015Temple (DB)
2016Temple (AHC/DB)
2017–2018 Baylor (AHC/DB)
2019Temple (co-DC/DB)
2020–2021 Rutgers (DB)
2022–2023 Georgia (DB)
2024–present Syracuse
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2011 Temple (Dir. of Internal Ops)

Francis Brown (born February 3, 1982) is an American football coach and former cornerback who is currently the head coach at Syracuse University. He is the former defensive backs coach at Georgia.

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Early life

Brown was raised in Camden, New Jersey and graduated from Camden High School, [1] where he set the school record as a quarterback with 47 touchdown passes. [2]

Playing career

Following his high school career, Brown switched to cornerback at Western Carolina and became a first-team All-SoCon selection and team captain. [2] Following his time as a Catamount, Brown spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. [2]

Coaching career

Temple

After spending a year coaching at Paul VI Catholic High School, Brown joined Steve Addazio's staff at Temple as the Assistant Director of Internal Operations in 2011. [3] During the 2012 season, Brown transitioned to a graduate assistant role in 2012 before becoming Temple's defensive backs coach on Matt Rhule's staff in 2013. Brown held that role until 2016, when he was added associate head coach responsibilities to his job description.

After the 2014 recruiting season, in which he signed a number of players including future pro Sean Chandler, Brown was named a top recruiter in the American Athletic Conference by Rivals.com. [3]

Baylor

Brown followed Rhule to Baylor where he served as the Bears' assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. [4] During his time in Waco, Brown was considered Baylor's top recruiter. [5]

Second stint at Temple

Following the 2018 season, Brown interviewed for the head coaching job at Temple that eventually went to Manny Diaz. [6] Diaz's first hire at Temple was to bring Brown in as assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator. [3] After 17 days, Diaz left Temple to return to Miami for the head coaching job. Brown interviewed for the Temple head coaching job, but it eventually went to Rod Carey. Carey kept Brown on the Owls coaching staff as the co-defensive coordinator.

Rutgers

After Rutgers brought back coach Greg Schiano for the 2020 season, he hired Brown to be the team’s secondary coach [7] [8]

Georgia

On February 18, 2022, Brown was hired to be a part of Georgia’s defensive staff. Brown was hired to replace Jahmile Addae who took the same position at Miami (FL) on Feb. 7. [9] He was part of the coaching staff on the Georgia team that defeated TCU in the National Championship. [10] In 2023, Brown was named #1 national recruiter by 247Sports. [11]

Syracuse

On November 28, 2023 Brown was named the 31st head coach of Syracuse University. [12] His deep recruiting ties in South Jersey, one of Syracuse’s primary recruiting grounds, were cited as a major reason for his hiring. [13] [14]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Syracuse 0–00–0
Syracuse:0–00–0
Total:0–0

    Personal

    Brown is married to Teara Brown and has three children. [14] [15]

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    1. ↑ Friedman, Josh. "Camden star rising: Temple's Fran Brown; Fran Brown Overcame A Tough Childhood And Shattered Nfl Dreams To Become A Star In College Football Coaching.", Courier-Post , July 10, 2019. Accessed July 25, 2019. "In Camden, resilience is key. For Brown, the way forward was football. When he got to Camden High, the long-time running back switched to quarterback just so he could play immediately."
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    14. 1 2 Leiker, Emily (28 November 2023). "Five things to know about Brown: Strong Jersey ties and an ace recruiter". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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