Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football

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Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football
First season1887;137 years ago (1887)
Head coach Tom Blumenauer
3rd season, 19–11 (.633)
StadiumShadek Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
Field surfaceArtificial turf
Location Lancaster, Pennsylvania
NCAA division Division III
Conference Centennial Conference
Past conferences Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (1937–1940)
Middle Atlantic Conference (1958–1982)
Bowl record10–6 (.625)
Conference titles7
ColorsBlue, white, and light blue [1]
     

The Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football program represents Franklin & Marshall College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Diplomats have competed as members of the Centennial Conference since 1983 and play their home games at Shadek Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tom Blumenauer has served as the team's head coach since 2022.

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Franklin & Marshall first formed a football team in 1887 and began playing other colleges in 1889. From 1889 to 1895, the program was coached by team captains. Alfred E. Bull was hired in 1896 as Franklin & Marshall's first professional coach. [2] The Diplomats have never appeared in the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, but have played in 15 NCAA Division III bowl games.

Conference championships

Franklin & Marshall has won seven Centennial Conference titles, two of them outright.

SeasonCoachConferenceOverall recordConference record
1986† Tom Gilburg Centennial Conference 8–36–1
1987 Tom Gilburg Centennial Conference 9–1–17–0
1988† Tom Gilburg Centennial Conference 7–36–1
1993† Tom Gilburg Centennial Conference 6–45–2
1995 Tom Gilburg Centennial Conference 7–36–1
2004† Shawn Halloran Centennial Conference 8–34–2
2017† John Troxell Centennial Conference 10–18–1

† Co-champions

Division championships

In their time in the Middle Atlantic Conferences, the Diplomats won the Southern Division championship seven times. [3]

SeasonOverall recordConference record
19648–07–0
1968†6–26–1
19716–26–1
19729–08–0
19738–18–1
19749–08–0
19768–18–1

† Co-champions

Bowl games

The Diplomats are 10–6 in bowl games. [4]

SeasonBowlOpponentResult
1986ECAC Southern ChampionshipWagnerL 28–40
1987ECAC Southern ChampionshipKeanW 21–0
1989ECAC Southwest ChampionshipSt. John's (N.Y.)W 31–18
1996ECAC South ChampionshipMerchant MarineL 0–20
2004ECAC South ChampionshipMoravianW 37–20
2005ECAC South ChampionshipSalisburyL 23–27
2009ECAC South Atlantic ChampionshipWilkesW 29–24
2010ECAC Southwest ChampionshipWashington & JeffersonL 41–54
2012ECAC Southeast ChampionshipAlbrightL 34–38
2013ECAC Southeast ChampionshipDelaware ValleyW 38–14
2016Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesAlbrightL 23–28
2017Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesWidenerW 21–7
2018Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesLycomingW 21–20
2019Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesMisericordiaW 31–13
2021Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesStevensonW 42–28
2023Centennial-MAC Bowl SeriesKing's (Pa.)W 30–7

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References

  1. ↑ "Franklin & Marshall College Athletics Identity Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Holman Leads 27 F & M Coaches In Gettysburg Grid Series That Started in 1890". Lancaster New Era . Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved September 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Franklin & Marshall Football Championship Teams".
  4. ↑ "Franklin & Marshall Football Bowl Appearances".
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