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Shadek Family Donates $5 Million Toward New Stadium
Franklin & Marshall College has long been a leader in fostering excellence in the learning and development of student-athletes, and college officials say a new gift to build a multipurpose stadium...
CC Fall Sportsmanship Teams Announced
Six Franklin & Marshall athletes have been named to the 2011 Fall All-Centennial Conference (CC) Sportsmanship Team as announced by the league office on Thursday.
Athletics Mourns Loss of Bill Iannicelli ‘48
Bill Iannicelli ’48 passed away on Tuesday at Willow Valley Retirement Community in Lancaster after a valiant battle with cancer. He was 87.
Three Diplomats Earn All-Centennial Honors
Three members Franklin & Marshall’s football team were named to the All-Centennial Conference Team when it was announced on Tuesday.
Bullets Edge Diplomats
Two turnovers proved to be the difference as Gettysburg handed Franklin & Marshall a 28-14 defeat in the Centennial Conference (CC) football season finale for both squads. F&M ends its season...
Week 10 - Game Notes: Gettysburg at Franklin & Marshall
Today’s game marks the 97th 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...
Eighteen Diplomats Earn Fall CC Academic Honor Roll Honors
Eighteen students representing seven fall Franklin & Marshall teams have been honored with a spot on the 2011 Centennial Conference (CC) Academic Honor Roll. The prerequisites for nomination...
Harrison Named CC Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall quarterback, John Harrison (Flourtown, Pa./La Salle College (HS)), was named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Harrison completed 23-of-33 passes for 302...
Battle in Baltimore
Franklin & Marshall gave Johns Hopkins its toughest game of the year Saturday at Homestead Field. The Diplomats held leads of 10-0 and 17-14 against the No. 11 Blue Jays before Hopkins rallied to...
Game Notes - Week 9: Franklin & Marshall at No. 11 Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins and Franklin & Marshall meet for the 63rd time in a series that began in Baltimore with a 10-3 F&M win in 1912. The Diplomats hold a 34-26-2 lead in the series and a 18-12-2 lead...
Crusaders Defeat Diplomats
Greg Tellish picked up 219 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns to lead Susquehanna over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference (CC) football action during a driving snowstorm in Lancaster...
Weather Forces Several Saturday Time Changes
With the threat of an early winter storm headed towards Lancaster on Saturday, the start times to several Franklin & Marshall athletic contests have been moved up. Forecasts are calling for up to...
Game Notes - Week 8: Susquehanna at Franklin & Marshall
Today’s game marks the 12th meeting between Franklin & Marshall and Susquehanna with F&M leading the series 9-0-2. The game is the second since a 1980 meeting in Selinsgrove back on...
Hopkins Game Moved to Noon Start Time
The start time for the November 5 football game between Franklin & Marshall College and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has been moved up one hour to noon EDT.
B. Wengerter Named POTW
Brendan Wengerter (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) has been named Centennial Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week for his role in Franklin & Marshall’s 14-7 win at Moravian on Saturday.
Special Day
One of the most mundane plays in any football game – the punt – turned out to be one of the most exciting for Franklin & Marshall. A fake punt kept F&M’s first scoring drive...
Game Notes - Week 7: Franklin & Marshall at Moravian
Saturday’s game marks the 24th meeting in a series that began in Lancaster in 1932 with a 21-7 F&M win. It marks the fourth meeting between these schools under the auspices of the Centennial...
Diplomats Trump Terror
Franklin & Marshall defeated McDaniel 31-14 in Centennial Conference (CC) football action Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats picked up their eighth straight victory against the Green Terror and...
Game Notes - Week 6: Franklin & Marshall at McDaniel
Franklin & Marshall will do battle with McDaniel for the 45th time in a series that dates back to 1904. F&M has won each of the last seven meetings, including a pair of overtime games in...
Dickinson Reclaims Wagon
Dickinson scored 21 unanswered points to open the second half en route to a 31-24 victory over Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference (CC) football action. The win sends...
Help Diplomat Athletics Support Breast Cancer Awareness
Franklin & Marshall will be holding its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Kickoff Weekend from Oct. 1-2 in conjunction with seven athletic events held on campus. Come support F&M Athletics by...
Game Notes - Week 5: Dickinson at Franklin & Marshall
The series started in Carlisle on October 30, 1889, with a 10-0 Dickinson win. The teams gathered again on November 28th of that year, with F&M posting a 22-0 shutout. The Diplomats lead the...
Diplomats Soar Over Eagles
Franklin & Marshall’s defense caused four turnovers and its offense had five different players hit pay dirt en route to a 40-14 Homecoming win over Juniata Saturday afternoon in Centennial...
Game Notes - Week 4: Juniata (0-3) at F&M (0-3)
Today’s game marks the eighth time these schools have convened on the gridiron and the fifth time since Juniata attained associate membership status in the Centennial Conference. F&M has won...
Diplomats Fall to Bears
Franklin & Marshall fell 21-9 to Ursinus in Centennial Conference (CC) football action Saturday afternoon. The Bears made the best of three major miscues by the Diplomats for their first win of...
Eighteen Diplomats Earn Fall CC Academic Honor Roll Honors
Eighteen students representing seven fall Franklin & Marshall teams have been honored with a spot on the 2011 Centennial Conference (CC) Academic Honor Roll. The prerequisites for nomination...
Week 3 - Game Notes: Franklin & Marshall at Ursinus
Today’s game marks the 93rd renewal of a series that dates back to 1894. The Diplomats have taken six of the last nine meetings, with the Bears coming out on top a year ago. Franklin &...
Mules Down Diplomats
Muhlenberg’s defense forced four interceptions and picked up seven sacks as the Mules defeated Franklin & Marshall 34-13 in Centennial Conference (CC) football action. Three of the...
Game Notes - Week 2: Muhlenberg (0-1) at F&M (0-1)
Saturday’s game marks the 95th renewal of a series that began in Lancaster 109 years ago with a 69-0 F&M victory. The shutout was the first of nine-consecutive whitewashes spread out over 22...
Diplomats Fall to Generals
Franklin & Marshall opened its 2011 campaign with a 24-10 setback to No. 18 Washington and Lee Saturday afternoon in non-conference football action. Five turnovers proved too costly for the...
Game Notes - Week 1: F&M (0-0) at W&L (0-0)
Saturday’s game marks just the 12th time these teams have squared off on the football field. F&M holds a 6-5 advantage in the series. Washington & Lee took three-straight in the early...
2011 Football Preview
Forgive John Troxell if he believes he is playing with house money this year, but for the first time in five years, Troxell has a squad with depth at every position. Depth that will lead to competitiv...
Harrison, Marsh D3 Senior Classic Preseason All-Americans
Franklin & Marshall College quarterback, John Harrison, defensive end, C.T. Marsh were named to the D3 Senior Classic 2011 Preseason All-American Football Team. Harrison was named to the first...
F&M Announces 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
Franklin & Marshall College will induct seven individuals and one team into the Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. Jess Berline ’97, Victoria Jiranek ’94, Louis LeCalsey, III ’62,...
LFG Football Camp Raises More Than $80,000 For Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
More than 1,800 high school student-athletes participated in the eighth annual Lauren´s First and Goal Football Camp on Sunday, June 5 at Lafayette College and helped to raise $80,000 for...
Athletics Mourns Loss of Hall of Famer, Ralph Mattiola '48
Franklin & Marshall Hall of Famer, Ralph A. Mattiola ’48, passed away on Tuesday May 24, 2011, with his family by his side. He was 91 years old. Originally slated for the class of 1944,...
LFG Coaches Release Football Drill Book
Football coaches everywhere will benefit from the same techniques used by top college and professional teams that are featured in the Manual of Football Drills and Skills, released by Lauren´s...
UCONN's Pasqualoni to Speak at LFG Football Camp
Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation today announced that University of Connecticut football coach Paul Pasqualoni will be the featured guest speaker at its annual Lauren’s First and Goal...
LFG Opens Football Camp Registration
Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation today announced that registration is now available for its 2011 football camps in Pennsylvania and Ohio. To make it easier for student-athletes, online...
Deutch Named to D3Football.com All-South Team
Franklin & Marshall College tight end, Michael Deutch, was named to D3Football.com’s All-South Region Third Team on Thursday.
Deutch to Play in D3 Senior Classic
Franklin & Marshall tight end, Michael Deutch, will play in the Division III Senior Classic in Salem, Virginia Friday night.
Twenty-Six Diplomats Named to Academic Honor Roll
Twenty-six Diplomats have been named to the 2010-11 Centennial Conference (CC) Fall Academic Honor Roll. To be nominated for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must participate in at least 50%...
Six Diplomats Named to CC Sportsmanship Team
Six Franklin & Marshall athletes have been named to the All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team. The Centennial Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) established the All-Sports...
Deutch, Surma Named D3PRODAY.com All-Americans
D3PRODAY.com named Franklin & Marshall College tight end, Michael Deutch, and defensive lineman, Mark Surma, All-Americans. Deutch was selected to the second team, while Surma landed on the third...
Presidents Overrule Diplomats in ECAC Shootout
Quarterbacks ruled the day in the ECAC Southwest Bowl, combining for 799 yards and 10 touchdowns. Washington & Jefferons’s Gino Rometo passed for 377 yards and five touchdowns on 24...
ECAC Notes: Franklin & Marshall (6-4) at Washington & Jefferson (8-2)
Saturday’s game marks the eighth meeting between the F&M Diplomats and the W&J Presidents. It is also the eighth ECAC appearance for the Diplomats.
Trox Featured on Liberty Mutual COTY Site
Coach Troxell needs your help! He is currently in the top 10 for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year, and we want it to stay that way! Vote once a day, every day at www.coachoftheyear.com and help him...
Eight Diplomats Earn All-Centennial Status
Eight members of Franklin & Marshall’s football team were named to the All-Centennial Conference Team when it was announced on Tuesday.
Diplomats Earn ECAC Bid
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2010 Football Bowl Championships. This year fourteen teams, including Franklin & Marshall, will be competing in seven bowls on...
Bullets Fire Past F&M
Gettysburg came away with points on each of its first 10 possessions en route to a 57-35 win over Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. Working his first career start, the Bullets’ Kody Smith...
Game Notes: Franklin & Marshall (6-3, 5-3 CC) at Gettysburg (5-4, 4-4 CC)
Saturday's game marks the 96th meeting between Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall in a series that began with a 68-0 F&M win in 1890. The game was played on Thanksgiv¬ing Day for the...
Diplomats Fall to Blue Jays
Johns Hopkins rallied from a two point halftime deficit, producing three unanswered scores in the second half, on its way to a 24-9 Centennial Conference (CC) win over Franklin & Marshall Saturday...
Kaschak and Surma Named Academic All-District
Two members of the Franklin & Marshall College football team were named to the ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-District II College First Team when the squad was announced Thursday afternoon. Running...
Game Notes: Johns Hopkins (5-3, 5-2 CC) at Franklin & Marshall (6-2, 5-2 CC)
Johns Hopkins and Franklin & Marshall meet for the 62nd time in a series that began in Baltimore with a 10-3 F&M win in 1912. The Diplomats hold a 34-25-2 lead in the series and a 16-12 lead...
DeStefano Named Player of the Week
Freshman kicker, Chris DeStefano (Berwyn, Pa. / Conestoga), was named the Centennial Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week in the wake of Franklin & Marshall’s 31-28 homecoming...
DeStefano Delivers Homecoming Win
On a day that Franklin & Marshall ran into trouble on long snaps, short snaps and holds, it didn’t appear that a win was in the cards. On a day where those problems amounted to three-botched...
Game Notes: McDaniel (4-3, 3-3 CC) at Franklin & Marshall (5-2, 4-2 CC)
It's Homecoming in Lancaster and Franklin & Marshall will do battle with McDaniel for the 44th time in a series that dates back to 1904. F&M has won each of the last six meetings, including a...
Massaro Named Player of the Week
Sam Massaro has been named the Centennial Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in Franklin & Marshall’s 17-7 win at Muhlenberg on Saturday.
Diplomats Stubborn in Second Half
Franklin & Marshall spoiled Muhlenberg’s homecoming with a 17-7 Centennial Conference (CC) win at Scotty Wood Stadium. The Diplomats (5-2, 4-2 CC) overcame a slow start to hand the Mules...
Game Notes: Franklin & Marshall (4-2, 3-2 CC) at Muhlenberg (5-1, 5-0 CC)
Franklin & Marshall wraps up a three-game road swing at Muhlenberg on Saturday afternoon. The game marks the 94th meeting between the two schools and the 51st game in Allentown. The series is tied...
Troxell, LF&G Featured on D3Football.com
John Troxell and The Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation are the subject of D3Football.com’s Around the Region feature. Ryan Tipps spreads the good word of the Diplomats’ good work on...
Hounds Late Run Downs Diplomats
Joe Tegan’s 31-yard dash to the end zone was the difference-maker as Moravian handed Franklin & Marshall a 24-17 loss in Saturday’s Centennial Conference (CC) football tilt. The run...
Game Notes: Franklin & Marshall (4-1, 3-1 CC) at Moravian (2-4, 2-3 CC)
On Saturday, Franklin & Marshall and Moravian will clash on the gridiron for the 23rd time. It is the second of three consecutive road games and the first of two consecutive trips into the Lehigh...
Massaro Named Centennial Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall inside linebacker, Sam Massaro, was named the Centennial Conference (CC) Player of the week for his role in the Diplomats’ 41-20 victory at Susquehanna.
Diplomats Dig Out
For the second time in as many weeks, Franklin & Marshall found itself in an early hole. For the second time in as many weeks, the Diplomats dug out of the hole for a Centennial Conference (CC)...
Game Notes: F&M (3-1, 2-1 CC) at Susquehanna (1-3, 1-3 CC)
Franklin & Marshall makes it second road trip of the season as the 3-1 (2-1 CC) Diplomats head to Susquehanna for the first time in 30-years. Kickoff with the 1-3 (1-3 CC) Crusaders is set for...
Diplomats Fly Past Eagles
Franklin & Marshall junior John Harrison set school records for career completions and passing touchdowns as the Diplomats trounced Juniata 55-13 in a Centennial Conference (CC) football contest...
Game Notes: Juniata (0-3, 0-3 CC) at Franklin & Marshall (2-1, 1-1 CC)
John Harrison is a touchdown pass away from standing alone above all others in career touchdown tosses at F&M. He will look to make history on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. when the Eagles of Juniata land...
Diplomats Claim the Wagon
John Kaschak pounded out 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 24 carries to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 35-26 win at Dickinson Friday night. The Diplomats (2-1, 1-1 CC) departed Carlisle with...
Wagon Week Game Notes: F&M (1-1, 0-1 CC) at Dickinson (0-1, 0-0 CC)
Franklin & Marshall’s nine seniors are down to their final chance to do something that has not been done by an F&M senior since 2003: hoist The Conestoga Wagon Trophy. Kickoff is set for...
Bears Sneak Away With Win
Justin Decristofaro’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Giarratano gave Ursinus its first lead with 6:21 left in the game. The Bears (2-0, 1-0 CC) defense held firm the rest of the way, delivering...
Game Notes: Ursinus (1-0, 0-0 CC) at Franklin & Marshall (1-0, 0-0 CC)
Saturday’s game with Ursinus marks the 92nd renewal of a series that dates back to 1894. The Dip¬lomats have taken six of the last eight meetings including each of the last two. Franklin...
Harrison Named CC Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall quarterback, John Harrison, was named the Centennial Conference’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week. The junior completed 24-of-31 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns...
Diplomats Thump Generals
Franklin & Marshall quickly built a 17-0 lead and never looked back in a 35-7 win over Washington & Lee in the season opener for both teams. The Generals (0-1) turned the ball over four times.
Game Notes: Washington & Lee (0-0) at Franklin & Marshall (0-0)
Franklin & Marshall will open its 123rd season of football on Saturday when the Generals from Washington & Lee march north from Lexington to Lancaster. The game will mark the 11th between the...
Deutch, Surma D3proday.com Preseason All-Americans
Franklin & Marshall College tight end, Michael Deutch, defensive lineman, Mark Surma, were named preseason All-Americans by D3proday.com. Surma was named to the third team, while Deutch earned...
Diplomats Receive Votes in D3Football.com Poll
Franklin & Marshall College did not break into the top 25 in the D3Football.com poll, but the Diplomats did receive votes from the organization’s committee. The D3football.com Top 25 is voted...
Despite Successes, Diplomats Still Building
John Troxell doesn’t spend too much time thinking about the successes of 2009. In his fourth year at the helm, the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist delivered a 9-2 season that ended with...
Dip Gridders Crack Top 25
Franklin & Marshall's football team will enter the season as the 25th ranked team in the nation according to The Sporting News. The Diplomats are coming off of a 9-2 season, that concluded with a...
Seven Selected for Hall of Fame
Seven Diplomats have been selected for induction into Franklin & Marshall College’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Penny Blakeman ’86, John Hargreaves ’74, Alex Kraft ’02, Justin...
Ridinger and Surma Named Captains
Franklin & Marshall’s head football coach, John Troxell, named his captains for the 2010 squad Thursday morning. Seniors Jay Ridinger and Mark Surma will lead the 123rd edition of Diplomats...
Lovett Joins G-Men
Who says you can’t go home again? New York City native, Barry Lovett looked pretty good playing football in his Franklin & Marshall blue. Now he is getting his shot to wear the New York...
2010 Football Schedule Set
Franklin & Marshall College’s Department of Athletics and Recreation announced the 2010 football slate on Wednesday afternoon. The schedule features one new addition in Centennial Conference...
Lovett Set for Temple Pro Day
Franklin & Marshall graduate, Barry Lovett ’09, will put his athletic wares on display in front of National Football League scouts at Temple University’s Pro Day, Thursday, March 18. It...
Lauren's First & Goal Vying for $100k
Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity that benefits pediatric cancer patients, has a chance to win up to $100,000 from the Gildan Genuine Stewardship program. F&M head coach,...
Lovett Set for Friday Workout
Barry Lovett played his last game in a Franklin & Marshall College uniform in November. He represented the United States at the Tazon de Estrellas. He is hoping that his life in football will...
Snowed in? Watch Lovett in the Tazon de Estrellas
The Tazon de Estrellas clash between Team Stars & Stripes and the Tec Monterrey All-Stars, featuring F&M's Barry Lovett, will air live via a webcast on GlobalFootball.com at 1pm U.S. Eastern...
Eager and Miller Named ECAC All-Stars
The postseason pileup of awards continues at Franklin & Marshall following the Diplomats 9-2 season. Diplomats’ seniors, George Eager and Clarke Miller were named to the ECAC Southwest...
Vote Trox! 12/15 - 12/29
Thank you to everyone who voted to help make John Troxell a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Division III Coach of the Year. Coach Troxell is one of five finalists in Division III as a result of your...
Eager and Lovett All-Region
LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall College seniors, George Eager and Barry Lovett, were named to the D3Football.com All-South Region Third Team on Thursday. Eager earned a spot at receiver...
Troxell Liberty Mutual COTY Finalist
Now in its fourth year of heralding college football coaches who demonstrate sportsmanship, integrity and responsibility on and off the field, Liberty Mutual Insurance today named Franklin &...
Lovett Selected for Tazon de Estrellas
Team Stars & Stripes head coach Bill Manlove has selected a provisional roster of 51 players to face the Tec Monterrey All Stars in the 2009 Tazón de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) on...
Miller to Join South Team All-Stars
Clarke Miller will join teammate George Eager and four members of Franklin & Marshall’s coaching staff at the Division III Senior All-Star Classic, being played tomorrow afternoon in Salem,...
Eager, Troxell, Staff Selected to Coach All-Star Game
Following a 9-2 season that included a victory in the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl, Franklin & Marshall wide receiver George Eager and head football coach John Troxell have been selected to represent...
Diplomats Rally for ECAC South Atlantic Title
Down two scores to start the fourth quarter, Franklin & Marshall rallied with three unanswered touchdowns to beat Wilkes 29-24 in the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl Saturday at Sponaugle-Williamson...
Guts
Lancaster Sunday News reporter Dave Byrne was a straggler in the press box, waiting for final stats to arrive. He looked out on Sponaugle-Williamson Field at the few stragglers remaining on the field....
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.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
Miller Named Academic All-District
Franklin & Marshall senior offensive lineman, Clarke Miller, was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Football Second Team when it was released on Thursday.
F&M (7-1, 5-1 CC) at Johns Hopkins (6-2, 5-1 CC)
Johns Hopkins and Franklin & Marshall meet for the 61st time in a series that began in Baltimore with a 10-3 F&M win in 1912. The Diplomats hold a 34-24-2 lead in the series and an 18-11-2...
Twenty-Seven Diplomats Named to Academic Honor Roll
Twenty-seven Diplomats have been named to the 2009 Centennial Conference (CC) Fall Academic Honor Roll. To be nominated for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must participate in at least 50%...
Harrison and Lovett Earn POTW Honors
Franklin & Marshall quarterback, John Harrison (Flourtown, Pa./La Salle College H.S.), and cornerback, Barry Lovett (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Poly Prep), were named Centennial Conference (CC) Players of...
Records Fall as Harrison Leads F&M to Victory
John Harrison completed 26 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 41-20 win at McDaniel on Saturday. The sophomore signal caller reset the school season records...
Franklin & Marshall (6-1, 4-1 CC) at McDaniel (4-3, 2-3 CC)
Franklin & Marshall will do battle with McDaniel for the 43rd time in a series that dates back to 1904. F&M has won each of the last five meetings, three of which were played in Lancaster. The...
Diplomats Defense Secures Homecoming Victory
Given a 13-0 edge, Franklin & Marshall’s defense repeatedly came up with plays when needed to hold off Muhlenberg in a rain-soaked 20-7 Homecoming win. Two big pass plays gave F&M (6-1,...
Muhlenberg (2-4, 1-3 CC) at Franklin & Marshall (5-1, 3-1 CC)
Today’s game marks the 93rd meeting between Muhlenberg and Franklin & Marshall in a series that began in Lancaster 107 years ago with a 69-0 F&M win. The shutout was the first of nine...
Eager Collects Third Player of the Week Honor
For the third time this season, Franklin & Marshall senior, George Eager was named Centennial Conference Player of the Week. Eager was named the Special Teams Player of the week after cashing in...
Diplomats Take Win From Moravian
After three consecutive games without a takeaway, Franklin & Marshall turned four Moravian turnovers into 15 points during a 29-13 Centennial Conference (CC) win. With the victory, the Diplomats...
Moravian (1-5, 1-3 CC) at F&M (4-1, 2-1 CC)
Saturday's game marks the 22nd renewal of a series that began in Lancaster in 1932 with a 21-7 F&M win. It marks the third meeting between these schools under the auspices of the Centennial...
Diplomats Tame Bears
Touchdowns on three consecutive possessions was all Franklin & Marshall needed to hand Ursinus a 21-14 their first setback in Centennial Conference (CC) play this season. John Kaschak did the bulk...
Franklin & Marshall (3-1, 1-1cc) at Ursinus (2-2, 2-0cc)
Saturday's game marks the 91st renewal of a series that dates back to 1894. Franklin & Marshall holds a 61-25-4 lead in the series and an 18-8 lead since Centennial play began in 1983. In games...
Eager Named Player of the Week… Again
For the second consecutive week, George Eager was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week. In one half of football, Eager caught six passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns, helping...
Diplomats Ruffle Eagles Feathers
George Eager caught six passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 34-7 win over Juniata in Centennial Conference (CC) football action on Saturday. Eager did all of...
F&M (2-1) at Juniata (0-3)
Saturdays’s game marks the sixth meeting of the Eagles and the Diplomats with F&M holding a 4-1 lead in the series. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
Eager Named Co-Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall senior, George Eager, was named the Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. He is the third Diplomat (2-1) to earn a Player of the Week honor in as many weeks.
Devils Sneak Away With Wagon
Gordon Craig chipped in a 19-yard field goal as time expired to lead Dickinson to a 45-43 comeback win over Franklin & Marshall Saturday at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.
Wagon Week: Dickinson (2-0) at Franklin & Marshall (2-0)
The series started in Carlisle on October 30, 1889, with a 10-0 Dickinson win. Both teams travelled via Conestoga wagon, hence the title of the trophy. The teams gathered again on November 28th of...
Harrison Named Centennial Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall quarterback, John Harrison (Flourtown, Pa. / La Salle College High School) was named the Centennial Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week for his role in F&M’...
Harrison Tosses F&M to Victory
John Harrison tied a school record with five touchdown passes, leading Franklin & Marshall to a 42-21 win over Catholic on Saturday. The Diplomats’ (2-0) sophomore completed 24-of-32 passes...
Week Two Game Notes: CUA (0-1) at F&M (1-0)
Two of the nation’s oldest football program’s square off for the 10th time since 1930. Catholic holds a 7-2 edge on Franklin & Marshall in a series that began in 1930 and then went...
Massaro Named Defensive Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall freshman, Sam Massaro, was named the Centennial Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week in the wake of his performance in the Diplomats’ 29-27 win over Washington...
Diplomats Outlast Generals
Drew Hutcheon dropped Washington & Lee quarterback Charlie Westfal just short of the goalline to snuff out the Generals two point conversion bid in the waning moments of Franklin & Marshall's...
Week One Game Notes
The 2009 football season kicks off on Saturday in Lexington, Virginia when the Diplomats take on Washington & Lee. Get all of your pregame insights with this week’s notes, and watch highlight...
2009 Football Captains Announced
Franklin & Marshall College’s Head Football Coach, John Troxell, announced the captains for the 2009 season. Seniors, George Eager, Barry Lovett, Ryan Murray and junior, Mark Surma will lead...
Alumni Locker Room Open for Business
Stuffing oversized equipment into undersized lockers has been an annual harbinger of football season at Franklin & Marshall for nearly half a century. The August rite looked significantly when the...
Gridders Look Towards 2009
Few small college football programs have as rich a history as Franklin & Marshall. The Diplomats were the first non-Division I team to play 1,000 football games and only the fourth to accumulate...
Centennial Football Media Day / Live Chat
The Centennial Conference's Football Media Day is slated for Wednesday, August 5, with a live chat with the nine head coaches. The online media day gets underway at 11:30 with Moravian, Muhlenberg and...
It’s First & Goal for Football Staff
Franklin & Marshall College’s head football coach, John Troxell, is set to work the 2009 the second half of the annual Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation camps. The one-day charity camps...
Diplomats Announce 2009 Schedule
Franklin & Marshall’s Department of Athletics and Recreation announced the 2009 Football schedule on Thursday. The Diplomats will face the same ten opponents they faced a season ago.
Wha…? Gregory Not Drafted?
Forgive the confusion of Franklin & Marshall football fans everywhere. For several weeks leading up to the NFL Draft, Diplomats linebacker, James Gregory, was projected to land on teams like the...
Five Diplomats Inducted to Hampshire Honor Society
Five members of Franklin & Marshall’s football team were amongst the inductees to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Society.
Eight Diplomats Recognized by Centennial Conference
Eight members of Franklin & Marshall College’s football team were recognized at nine positions by the Centennial Conference’s (CC) coaches when the all-league team was announced on...
Bullets Shoot Down Diplomats
After watching Ryan Murray run all over its defense in last year’s meeting, the Gettysburg Bullets returned the favor, running to a 54-21 win over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference...
Hopkins Heartbreak
A.J. Albert intercepted John Harrison’s two point conversion pass in the waning moments of the fourth quarter to seal a 26-25 Johns Hopkins win over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial...
Briggs Earns Academic Scholarship
Lewie Briggs, a native of Easton, Pa. and a sophomore at Franklin & Marshall College, has been awarded one of two Rouse Scholarship by the College.
Eager Named CC POW... Again
Franklin & Marshall junior wide receiver, George Eager (Lititz, PA / Manhiem Twp.), was named the Centennial Conference’s (CC) Offensive Player of the Week following his effort in the...
Diplomats Remain Unbeaten at Home
George Eager hauled in seven passes for 138 yards and a touchdown as Franklin & Marshall shutout McDaniel 20-0 on Sponaugle-Williamson Field in Centennial Conference (CC) football on Saturday. The...
F&M’s Four Horsemen?
Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley and Elmer Layden. Grantland Rice dubbed the famous Notre Dame backfield the Four Horsemen. For John Harrison, John Kaschak, Alan Williams, and Jarrell Diggs,...
DeLuca Pulls Mules to Victory
John DeLuca rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on 42 carries to lead #5 Muhlenberg to a 17-6 win over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference (CC) football on Saturday. DeLuca carried the...
Moravian Escapes Eager and Company
Tyler McCambridge rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown, but it was quarterback Marc Braxmeier’s eight-yard jaunt into the end zone early in the fourth quarter that made the difference in a 23-20...
Gregory Named Centennial Player of the Week
James Gregory was named the Centennial Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week on Sunday, following his three takeaway performance in Saturday’s 51-13 mauling of the Bears from Ursinus.
Diggs' Diplomats Maul Bears
Wide receiver Jarrell Diggs was responsible for three touchdowns, fueling Franklin & Marshall’s 51-13 homecoming win over Ursinus. Diggs rushed for a score, then threw and received a...
Kaschak Carries F&M to Victory
John Kaschak rushed for a season-high 161 yards and a touchdown to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 14-0 Centennial Conference (CC) win over Juniata. The Diplomats improved to 2-2 (1-1 CC) on the...
Eager Named CC Special Teams Player of the Week
George Eager was named the Centennial Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week following Friday’s loss at Dickinson. Eager returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in the second...
Wagon Stays in Carlisle
Greg Lord rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns to lead Dickinson to a 34-20 win over Franklin & Marshall Friday evening. The win leaves the Conestoga Wagon Trophy in Carlisle for the fifth...
Diplomacy Doesn't Wash in D.C.
Keith Ricca's 63-yard touchdown pass to Miles Sabrick was the difference as Catholic defeated Franklin & Marshall 14-7. Sabrick's 63-yard catch and run through several Diplomat (1-1) defenders...
Diggs Named Centennial Player of the Week
Franklin & Marshall freshman Jarrell Diggs wasted little time in making his mark on the collegiate grid circuit. The Diplomats’ return specialist was named the Centennial Conference Special...
Diplomats Whitewash Generals
Franklin & Marshall freshman John Kaschak rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries as the Diplomats (1-0) blanked Washington & Lee 24-0 on Saturday.
Lancaster Newspapers Video Preview
Mike Gross and Eric Stark of the Lancaster Sunday News spoke with F&M football coach John Troxell on Tuesday. Troxell offers updates on the progression of camp and discusses his quarterback...
2008 Football Season Preview
Senior captain, Andrew Rocks, is set to lead the 2008 Diplomats onto the gridiron. Franklin & Marshall returns 18 starters and is riding a three-game win streak into the new season, but lacks...
B2 Season Passes Now Available
B2 Networks, Franklin & Marshall’s video streaming partner on the web, made its season passes for the upcoming academic year available on Monday. The network offers a season pass for football...
F&M Football Fights Pediatric Cancer
Franklin & Marshall College's Head Football Coach, John Troxell, and his staff, are set to work the fifth annual Lauren's First and Goal Foundation camps. The one-day charity camps will be held at...
2008 Football Schedule Unveiled
Franklin & Marshall released its 2008 football schedule on Monday. The upcoming slate features the same ten teams as the 2007 season and a minor variation on the order in which they are played.
Murray Named to D3Football.com Team of the Week
Ryan Murray was named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week. Franklin & Marshall's sophomore running back rushed for school records of 240 yards and five touchdowns in the Diplomats' 56-38 win...
Three Diplomats Named All-Centennial
Three members of Franklin & Marshall College's football team were named All-Centennial when the squad was released by the Centennial Conference office on Monday afternoon. Players are named...
Murray Named Centennial Player of the Week
Ryan Murray was named the Centennial Conference's Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in the past three weeks. Franklin & Marshall's sophomore running back rushed for school records...
Murray Runs by Bullets
Sophomore running back Ryan Murray rushed for four of his five touchdowns in the fourth quarter, when Franklin & Marshall outscored Gettysburg 28-7 as the Diplomats defeated the Bullets in a 56-38...
