Tony Franklin (coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Middle Tennessee State |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 29, 1957 Princeton, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1977 | Murray State |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1991 | Calloway County HS (KY) |
| 1993–1995 | Mayfield High School (KY) (Assistant) |
| 1997–1999 | Kentucky (RB) |
| 2000 | Kentucky (OC/WR) |
| 2003 | Lexington Horsemen |
| 2006–2007 | Troy (OC/QB) |
| 2008 | Auburn (OC/QB) |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee State (OC/QB) |
| 2010–2012 | Louisiana Tech (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2014 | California Golden Bears (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | California Golden Bears (OC/QB/RB) |
| 2016–present | Middle Tennessee State (OC/QB) |
Tony Franklin (born August 29, 1957) is an American college football coach, currently serving as the offensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders of Conference USA after making a lateral move from the same position with the California Golden Bears.
Franklin was previously the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator of the Auburn University football team, before being fired from that position on October 8, 2008. Franklin is known for his expertise in the spread offense and for developing quarterbacks. Under his guidance, quarterbacks Tim Couch, Dusty Bonner, and Jared Lorenzen each led the SEC in passing, with Couch becoming the first player selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.
While a running back in college at Murray State in 1977, Franklin was a teammate of fellow future coach Bud Foster, who later came to prominence as the Virginia Tech defensive coordinator.
Franklin began his career as a high school coach in 1979, including a stint at Calloway County High School where he coached Mr. Football in Kentucky Pookie Jones who went to play at Kentucky. He continued coaching in the high school ranks at other schools including perennial state championship contender Mayfield High School winning 2 state titles, until he was hired by Hal Mumme in 1997 to coach running backs at Kentucky. After Mike Leach was hired away by Oklahoma, Franklin was named offensive coordinator for the 2000 season and led the Wildcats to the nation's 2nd best passing offense, as well as the nation's 11th best team in total offense (445 yards per game). He helped lead the Wildcats to their first back-to-back bowl appearances in 15 years and their first New Year's bowl game appearance in 50 seasons. During his tenure at Kentucky, Franklin was named one of the top 10 recruiters in the South.
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