Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football

The Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football program represents Franklin & Marshall College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Diplomats have competed as members of the Centennial Conference since 1983 and play their home games at Shadek Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tom Blumenauer has served as the team's head coach since 2022.

Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football
First season1887
Head coachTom Blumenauer
2nd season, 6–4 (.600)
StadiumShadek Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
Field surfaceArtificial turf
LocationLancaster, Pennsylvania
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceCentennial Conference
Past conferencesEastern Pennsylvania Conference (1937–1940)
Middle Atlantic Conference (1958–1982)
Bowl record8–6 (.571)
Conference titles7
ColorsBlue, white, and light blue[1]
     

Franklin & Marshall first formed a football team in 1887 and began playing other colleges in 1889. From 1889 to 1895, the program was coached by team captains. Alfred E. Bull was hired in 1896 as Franklin & Marshall's first professional coach.[2]

Franklin & Marshall has won seven Centennial Conference titles: five under Tom Gilburg (1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995), one under Shawn Halloran (2004), and one under John Troxell (2017). The Diplomats have never appeared in the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, but have played in 14 NCAA Division III bowl games.

References
  1. "Franklin & Marshall College Athletics Identity Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. "Holman Leads 27 F & M Coaches In Gettysburg Grid Series That Started in 1890". Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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