Franklin & Marshall College

Posted: Aug 13, 2018

 

Head Coach: John Troxell (Lafayette '94), 12th season (71-55)
All-Time Record: 625-491-47 since 1887 (146-111-1 CC since 1983)
Centennial Titles (7): 1986-87-88-93-95-2004-17

 

2018 Schedule

Sep 1 Lebanon Valley, 1:00
Sep 8 at Juniata, 1:00
Sep 15 at McDaniel, 1:00
Sep 22 Susquehanna, 1:00
Sep 29 at Muhlenberg, 1:00
Oct 6 Johns Hopkins, 1:00
Oct 20 at Dickinson, 1:00
Oct 27 Moravian, 4:00 (H)
Nov 3 Ursinus, 1:00
Nov 10 at Gettysburg, 1:00

 

2017 Results (10-1, 8-1 CC)

at Lebanon Valley, 48-7
Juniata, 52-7
McDaniel, 43-41
at Susquehanna, 27-24
Muhlenberg, 17-14
at Johns Hopkins, 7-45
Dickinson, 56-0
at Moravian, 36-14
at Ursinus, 42-28
Gettysburg, 51-21
CC-MAC Bowl
Widener, 21-7

 

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Tanner Erisman, Franklin & Marshall

 

Returning Starters

Offense (7) Year, Ht, Wt Hometown 2017 Stats
QB-Tanner Erisman Sr, 6-1, 194 Washington Boro, PA 1st team All-CC; 2538y, 28td, 65.1%; 350 rush, 9td
WR-K.J. Pretty Sr, 6-2, 178  Bethlehem, PA 1st team All-CC; 67-1108, 16.5, 14td
WR-Kevin Lammers Jr, 5-10, 163 Haddon Heights, NJ 21-166, 7.9, 2td
LT-Brian Denoncour Jr, 6-3, 285 Broomall, PA 1st team All-CC; 11 starts, 17 in career
LG-Philip Weiser Jr, 6-3, 292 Robesonia, PA 11 starts
C-Brandon Lowe Sr, 6-0, 285 Ellicott City, MD 11 starts
RT-Tim Fink Jr, 6-6, 286 Midland Park, NJ 11 starts
       
Defense (7)      
DE-Joe Granahan Sr, 6-2, 242 Garnet Valley, PA 1st team All-CC; 36-13-49, 14 SK, 15.5 TFL, 4 FF, 3 FR
DT-Brendan Kilkenny Jr, 6-3, 277 Ramsey, NJ 2nd team All-CC; 7-5-12, 4.5 TFL
DE-Frank McGlinchey Jr, 6-1, 244 Warrington, PA 12-8-20, 4.0 TFL
OLB-Vincent Speranza Sr, 5-10, 203 Syosset, NY 1st team All-CC; 18-11-29, 4.5 SK, 9.5 TFL
ILB-Bobby McDevitt Sr, 5-10, 216 Philadelphia, PA 2nd team All-CC; 24-13-37, 2 SK, 6 TFL
ILB-Dylan Jones Jr, 5-9, 206 Naples, FL 15-10-25, 4.5 SK, 6.0 TFL
CB-Stephon Smith Jr, 5-8, 182 Bronx, NY 9-2-11
       
Special Teams (3)      
P-Garrett Perschy Soph, 6-1, 220 Palmerton, PA 46-33.8, 19 inside20
PK-Drew Tomlinson Jr, 5-10, 204 Haddonfield, NJ 7-9 FG, 1-3 XP
PK-Harley Wedholm Soph, 6-2, 167 Princeton, NJ 46-50 XP

 

Preseason Poll Projection: 2nd

Outlook: The Diplomats won their first Centennial championship since 2004 last fall and looks for a repeat in 2018. Erisman is one of the top QBs in the region and combines with Pretty for one of the top combos around. Four starters are back on the interior line, led by Denoncour. Granahan was the Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and teams with Kilkenny for one of the best defensive fronts in the CC. Speranza and McDevitt are standout LBs, while the secondary needs some rebuilding. Franklin & Marshall last won repeat championships in 1986-87-88 and are in a position to equal that feat 30 years later.