Franklin & Marshall Diplomats
CentennialLancaster, PAShadek Stadium
2026: 5–1 (2–1 Centennial). Last: beat Dickinson 17–7 at home. Next: Ursinus, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 31–7Lebanon Valley
- W 45–8at Westminster (PA)
- W 31–17at Catholic
- W 29–0Gettysburg
- L 28–31at Muhlenberg
- W 17–7Dickinson
- Oct 24Ursinus
- Oct 31at McDaniel
- Nov 7Carnegie Mellon
- Nov 13at Johns Hopkins
Franklin & Marshall has played football since at least 1889 and is 63–109–9 in the 181 games on record. The most-played rival is Pennsylvania: 35 meetings, Pennsylvania leads 34–1. This season, they’re 5–1.
On this date in 2024Franklin & Marshall lost to Johns Hopkins 13–6 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 63–109–9 .373; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1212
- Seasons
- 53 since 1889, 181 games
2026 season 5–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vsLebanon Valley | W 31–7 | 71% |
| Sep 12 | atWestminster (PA) | W 45–8 | 51% |
| Sep 19 | atCatholic | W 31–17 | 79% |
| Oct 3 | vsGettysburg | W 29–0 | 85% |
| Oct 10 | atMuhlenberg | L 28–31 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | vsDickinson | W 17–7 | 66% |
| Oct 24 | vsUrsinus | Preview | 60% |
| Oct 31 | atMcDaniel | Preview | 87% |
| Nov 7 | vsCarnegie Mellon | Preview | 64% |
| Nov 13 | atJohns Hopkins | Preview | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1889
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Pennsylvania
1–34 in 35
- 1922 L 0–14
- 1923 L 0–20
- 1924 L 0–26
- 1926 L 0–41
- 1927 L 0–8
- 1928 L 0–46
- 1929 L 7–14
- 1931 L 0–14
- 1932 L 0–38
- 1933 L 0–9
Lost the last 10.
- Dickinson
7–9 in 16
- 1900 L 5–7
- 1903 L 6–18
- 1904 L 0–57
- 1908 L 0–16
- 1910 W 10–0
- 2022 W 28–17
- 2023 L 17–19
- 2024 W 23–14
- 2025 W 23–20
- 2026 W 17–7
Won the last three; holds the Conestoga Wagon.
- Gettysburg
8–2 in 10
- 1890 W 68–0
- 1896 W 24–0
- 1896 L 0–10
- 1898 W 26–0
- 1904 L 6–10
- 2022 W 31–14
- 2023 W 35–10
- 2024 W 55–19
- 2025 W 35–28
- 2026 W 29–0
Won the last five; holds the Lincoln Football Trophy.
| Opponent | Games | FMC record |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 35 | 1–34 |
| Dickinson | 16 | 7–9 |
| Gettysburg | 10 | 8–2 |
| Bucknell | 9 | 4–2–3 |
| Lehigh | 8 | 1–7 |
| Swarthmore | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Muhlenberg | 6 | 1–5 |
| Lafayette | 6 | 1–5 |
Trophies it holds: Conestoga Wagon (Dickinson, since 2024), Lincoln Football Trophy (Gettysburg). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (46)
Every program Franklin & Marshall has played, A to Z, with Franklin & Marshall’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Army 0–5
- Bucknell 4–2–3
- Carlisle 0–2
- Carnegie Mellon 1–1
- Catholic 2–0
- Columbia 0–1
- Cornell 0–2
- Dartmouth 1–0
- Dickinson 7–9
- Eastern 0–1
- Fordham 2–3
- Gettysburg 8–2
- Haverford 2–2–1
- Jefferson Medical 0–1
- Johns Hopkins 1–3
- Juniata 1–0
- Kean 2–0
- Lafayette 1–5
- Lancaster Crescents 1–0
- Lebanon Valley 5–0
- Lehigh 1–7
- McDaniel 4–0
- McDaniel 0–1
- Millersville 2–0
- Montclair State 2–0
- Moravian 1–0
- Mount Airy Deaf School 1–0
- Muhlenberg 1–5
- Navy 0–2
- New York University 0–1
- Penn State 1–2
- Pennsylvania 1–34
- Pennsylvania Reserves 0–0–1
- Philaldelphia YMCA 1–0
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Princeton 0–4
- Richmond 2–0–1
- St. John’s (Maryland) 0–1
- Susquehanna 1–1
- Swarthmore 2–4–1
- Syracuse 0–1
- The College of New Jersey 1–1–1
- Ursinus 2–2–1
- Villanova 1–1
- Virginia 0–1
- Westminster (PA) 1–1
Conferences
- Independent 1897–1898 and 1904
- Centennial Conference since 2014
Franklin & Marshall’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1212 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1209 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 1172 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3–1 | 3–3 | 1198 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 1227 | ||||
| 1944 | 0–3 | 1206 | |||||
| 1940 | 2–2 | 1240 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–1 | 1206 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1214 | |||||
| 1936 | 1–1 | 1230 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–1–1 | 1187 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–2 | 1174 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–1 | 1173 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–2 | 1168 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1161 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–2 | 1154 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–2 | 1176 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1170 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1173 |
Every season back to 1889 (28 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916few games on file | 0–3 | 1178 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–1 | 1206 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 1–2 | 1215 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–2 | 1178 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–2 | 1202 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 1–1 | 1230 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 1–0 | 1194 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–1 | 1151 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–2 | 1147 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–2 | 1132 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–3 | 1162 | |||||
| 1904 | 0–10 | 1029 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–4 | 1168 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1221 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–2 | 1238 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–2 | 1272 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 0–2 | 1331 | |||||
| 1898 | 4–4–2 | 1308 | |||||
| 1897 | 2–6–2 | 1230 | |||||
| 1896 | 3–4–2 | 1233 | |||||
| 1895few games on file | 0–1 | 1207 | |||||
| 1894few games on file | 0–1 | 1214 | |||||
| 1893few games on file | 0–1 | 1233 | |||||
| 1892few games on file | 0–2 | 1258 | |||||
| 1891 | 2–4 | 1311 | |||||
| 1890 | 8–2 | 1438 | |||||
| 1889 | 5–1–1 | 1354 |
No season on file for 1919–20, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1941–43, 1945–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 53 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.