Linebacker, Washington State (from South Dakota State), 2021–25
Caleb Francl
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grand Island, NE
Caleb Francl played linebacker at South Dakota State (2021–24) and Washington State (2025).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Idaho, 2025Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2022, 2023 and 2024; Pac-12 champions, 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Dakota State | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Washington State | 82 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Career | 96 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Dakota State | 9 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | South Dakota State | 9 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | South Dakota State | 9 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | South Dakota State | 9 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Washington State | 9 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Washington State 13 games, 82 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Idaho | W 13–10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. San Diego State | W 36–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at North Texas | L 10–59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Washington | L 24–59 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Colorado State | W 20–3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Ole Miss | L 21–24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Virginia | L 20–22 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Toledo | W 28–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Oregon State | L 7–10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 28–3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at James Madison | L 20–24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Oregon State | W 32–8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Utah State | W 34–21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 South Dakota State 1 game, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Oklahoma State | L 20–44 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 South Dakota State 1 game, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Iowa | L 3–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Indiana State, so that game is not listed.
2021 South Dakota State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atColorado State | W 42–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Dec 18 at Montana State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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