Jump to content

Carl Franks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Carl Franks
Biographical details
Born (1960-12-01) December 1, 1960 (age 63)
Playing career
1980–1982Duke
1983–1984Tampa Bay Bandits
Position(s)Running back, tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985Tampa Bay Bandits (RB)
1986VMI (WR/TE)
1987–1989Duke (RB)
1990–1992Florida (RB)
1993Florida (TE)
1994Florida (ILB)
1995–1998Florida (OC/RB)
1999–2003Duke
2004–2012South Florida (RB)
2014–2022Bethune–Cookman (RB)
Head coaching record
Overall7–45

Carl Franks (born December 1, 1960) is a former American football coach and player. He most recently served as the running backs coach at Bethune–Cookman University.[1] Franks served as the head football coach at Duke University from 1999 to 2003, compiling a record of 7–45.[2] He played football at Duke where he was an Academic All-ACC selection.[3]

Coaching career

Franks was as an assistant coach under Steve Spurrier for 12 years. He served as Spurrier's running backs coach with the United States Football League's Tampa Bay Bandits in 1985, at Duke from 1987 to 1989 and at the University of Florida from 1990 to 1992 and again from 1995 to 1998, serving as the position coach for future National Football League Pro Bowler Fred Taylor.[4][5][6] He was Florida's tight ends coach in 1993 and inside linebackers coach in 1994.[7]

Franks then served as the 19th head coach of his alma mater, Duke, from 1999 to 2003.[7] Appointed as head coach on his 38th birthday, he was dismissed five years later after amassing a 7–45 record, including 0–11 seasons in 2000 and 2001.[8] Despite the poor record, Franks was lauded for the academic success of his players, and his program won the Academic Achievement Award from the American Football Coaches Association in 2003.[9]

Franks was the running backs coach at the University of South Florida from 2004 to 2012 under head coaches Jim Leavitt and Skip Holtz.[10] He was the Bulls' interim head coach for six days in January 2010, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program, between the firing of Jim Leavitt and the hiring of Skip Holtz.[11][12] After Holtz's firing in December 2012,[13] new head coach Willie Taggart did not retain Franks on his staff.[10] After spending the 2013 season out of coaching, in 2014, Franks was named running backs coach at Bethune-Cookman.[14]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1999–2003)
1999 Duke 3–8 3–5 T–5th
2000 Duke 0–11 0–8 9th
2001 Duke 0–11 0–8 9th
2002 Duke 2–10 0–8 9th
2003 Duke 2–5* 0–4* *
Duke: 7–45 3–33 *Final 5 games coached by Ted Roof
Total: 7–45

References

  1. ^ "Carl Franks - Football Coach".
  2. ^ "Carl Franks Coaching Record".
  3. ^ "Duke Travels to Evanston to Face Northwestern".
  4. ^ "Carl Franks". August 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Taylor Chosen for Sec Award".[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Bynum, Mike; Sun, Gainesville (October 7, 1998). The Greatest Moments of Florida Gators Football. ISBN 9781571671967.
  7. ^ a b "Carl Franks - Football Coach".
  8. ^ "Grilled Franks: Duke fires football coach". October 19, 2003.
  9. ^ "Duke News Briefs: June 27, 2003".
  10. ^ a b "Former UF assistant, Duke head coach Franks 'elevates' B-CU staff".
  11. ^ "Jim Leavitt Fired by South Florida President". Bleacher Report.
  12. ^ "USF Seeks New Head Football Coach".
  13. ^ "South Florida fires coach Holtz after third year". December 2, 2012.
  14. ^ "Former UF assistant, Duke head coach Franks 'elevates' B-CU staff".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Franks&oldid=1257036370"