Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Franklin (IN) |
Conference | HCAC |
Record | 129–55 |
Biographical details | |
Born | December 27, 1967 |
Alma mater | Hanover College (1984) DePauw University (1986) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1980–1983 | Hanover |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1984–1985 | DePauw (GA) |
1986 | Alabama (GA) |
1987–1990 | Hanover (OC) |
1991 | Holy Cross (WR) |
1992 | Butler (QB) |
1993–1995 | Recruit Seagulls (OC) |
1996–1997 | Wittenberg (OC) |
1998 | Recruit Seagulls (OC) |
1999–2002 | Hanover (OC) |
2003–2019 | Franklin (IN) |
2025–present | Franklin (IN) |
Track and field | |
1987–1990 | Hanover |
Tennis | |
1987–1990 | Hanover |
Flag football | |
2020–2024 | Franklin Community HS (IN) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 129–55 (football) |
Tournaments | 5–9 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
11 HCAC (2007–2008, 2010–2018) | |
Michael Leonard (born December 27, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Franklin College, a position he has held since 2025 and from 2003 to 2019. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He also coached for DePauw, Alabama, Hanover, Holy Cross, Butler, Wittenberg, and the Recruit Seagulls of the X-League. He played college football for Hanover as a quarterback.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
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Franklin Grizzlies (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference)(2003–2019) | |||||||||
2003 | Franklin | 2–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
2004 | Franklin | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2005 | Franklin | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2006 | Franklin | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
2007 | Franklin | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 18 | |||
2008 | Franklin | 11–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
2009 | Franklin | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2010 | Franklin | 9–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 22 | |||
2011 | Franklin | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 15 | |||
2012 | Franklin | 9–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 20 | |||
2013 | Franklin | 8–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 19 | |||
2014 | Franklin | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2015 | Franklin | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2016 | Franklin | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
2017 | Franklin | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 24 | |||
2018 | Franklin | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
2019 | Franklin | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
Franklin Grizzlies (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference)(2025–present) | |||||||||
2025 | Franklin | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Franklin: | 129–55 | 106–19 | |||||||
Total: | 129–55 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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