Anthony Franz (born January 19, 1987) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Crown College, a position he has held since 2021.[1] Franz was a high school standout linebacker at Francis Howell North, where he would go onto coach as an assistant for 7 years, before becoming an position coach at Dordt. After 4 years at Dordt, he moved on to Trinity International, where he served as assistant head coach, and offensive coordinator[2] Following his success at TIU, Franz was hired by Crown to the replacement to long-time coach John Auer.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Crown |
| Conference | UMAC |
| Record | 6–32 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 19, 1987 St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lindenwood University (2010) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2011 | Francis Howell North HS (MN) (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | RiverCity Rage (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Dordt (WR) |
| 2014–2015 | Dordt (OL) |
| 2016 | Trinity International (DL/AHC) |
| 2017 | Trinity International (OL/AHC) |
| 2018 | Trinity International (AHC/RGC) |
| 2019–2020 | Trinity International (OC/AHC) |
| 2021–present | Crown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–32 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Storm / Polars (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Crown | 1–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2022 | Crown | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2023 | Crown | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Crown | 1–8 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
| Crown: | 6–32 | 6–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–32 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Crown Athletics Welcomes Anthony Franz as Head Football Coach". July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Franz". TIUTrojans.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.