page_title: Dennis Franchione
hierarchical_section_title: Dennis Franchione
caption_attribution_description: English: Dennis Franchione, head coach of the Texas State Bobcats football team, at the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Media Day in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
context_page_description: Dennis Wayne Franchione, also known as Coach Fran, is a retired American football coach. He is the former head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed from 2011 to 2015. Franchione has also served as the head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, Pittsburg State University, the University of New Mexico, Texas Christian University, the University of Alabama, and Texas A&M University. In his 27 seasons as a head coach in college football, Franchione won eight conference championships and one divisional crown.
context_section_description: Dennis Wayne Franchione (born March 28, 1951), also known as Coach Fran, is a retired American football coach.  He is the former head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed from 2011 to 2015.  Franchione has also served as the head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1981–1982), Pittsburg State University (1985–1989), the University of New Mexico (1992–1997), Texas Christian University (1998–2000), the University of Alabama (2001–2002), and Texas A&M University (2003–2007). In his 27 seasons as a head coach in college football, Franchione won eight conference championships and one divisional crown.
caption: Franchione at the 2015 Sun Belt Media day
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