Wilkes (6-4) at F&M (8-2)

Despite the fact that only 100 miles separate the institutions, today’s ECAC South Atlantic Bowl marks the first time Franklin & Marshall and Wilkes will meet on the gridiron. (more)

Four Diplomats Named to CC Sportsmanship Team

Four Franklin & Marshall athletes have been named to the All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team. Each Centennial Conference member institution was permitted to nominate one student from each fall program who exemplified the best in sportsmanship. Nominations were submitted by the athletic departments or head coaches. (more)

Eager and Ridinger Talk Football

Jeffrey Reinhart covers the Lancaster-Lebanon League for the Lancaster Newspapers. On Saturday, his view from the pressbox was of F&M’s dynamic offense. He caught up with Lancaster-Lebanon League alums George Eager and Jay Ridinger after the 33-23 win over Gettysburg. (more)

Eight Diplomats Named All-Centennial

Eight members of Franklin & Marshall’s football squad earned nine roster spots on the 2009 All-Centennial Conference Football Team. Four players were picked for five spots on the First Team, three players landed on the Second Team, and one was accorded Honorable Mention. (more)

Troxell Named CC Coach of the Year

Franklin & Marshall’s head football coach, John Troxell, traded four losses from last season for four wins this season. Leading an extraordinarily young group of Diplomats to an 8-2 record brought F&M’s mentor a postseason bid on Sunday. On Monday, it brought him Centennial Conference Coach of the Year honors. (more)

Diplomats Bowl Bound

Following an 8-2 regular season, Franklin & Marshall’s football team has been awarded a postseason bid. The Diplomats will host Wilkes University in the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl this Saturday. Kickoff is slated for noon. (more)

Bulletproof

Franklin & Marshall absorbed two Bullets’ touchdowns in rapid succession and then held Gettysburg’s offense without a point for almost 48 minutes. While the defense held the Bullets’ (3-7, 3-5 CC) potent offense in check, the Diplomats (8-2, 6-2 CC) spread the ball judiciously to rally for a 33-23 Centennial Conference (CC) win. (more)

Gettysburg (3-6, 3-4 CC) at F&M (7-2, 5-2 CC)

Today’s game marks the 95th meeting between Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall in a series that began with a 68-0 Franklin & Marshall win in 1890. The game was played on Thanksgiving Day for the better portion of the early part of the 20th century. The Diplomats hold a tenuous lead on the series with a 44-43-7 edge. (more)

Kase Files Victory over Diplomats

The Centennial Conference’s (CC) top offense and defense collided on Homewood Field Saturday, with the top defense seizing the day. Johns Hopkins’ defense held Franklin & Marshall in check, while the Jays’ (7-2, 6-1 CC) offense rode Andrew Kase to a 51-13 win over the Diplomats (7-2, 5-2). (more)

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Named the 39th coach in Franklin & Marshall football history on March 22, 2006, Troxell took the reins of the Diplomats following five seasons (2001-2005) as an assistant coach at Lafayette during which he served as video coordinator, running backs coach, recruiting coordinator and special teams coach for the 2004 and 2005 Patriot League champion Leopards.