James Franklin has 104 career wins at Penn State.

Franklin’s next victory will be his 105th, earning him a spot in second place behind the late Joe Paterno in all-time wins as the Nittany Lions’ coach.

Franklin is currently tied with Rip Engle.

Franklin, in his 12th season, has a career mark of 104-42 at Penn State.

Since the start of the 2022 season, Franklin is 37-8 with the Lions, a winning percentage of 82.2 percent. Franklin’s teams have won two Fiesta Bowls, a Cotton Bowl and a Rose Bowl.

But Franklin’s record vs. teams ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll is not good.

No. 3 Penn State faces another top 10 team on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium – No. 6 Oregon.

Franklin, by PennLive’s count, is 4-20 vs. AP top 10 teams. That is a winning percentage of 16.7 pe

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