Michael Leonard (born December 27, 1967) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Franklin College, a position he has held since 2025 and from 2003 to 2019.[1][2][3][4][5] He also coached for DePauw, Alabama, Hanover, Holy Cross, Butler, Wittenberg, and the Recruit Seagulls of the X-League. He played college football for Hanover as a quarterback.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Grizzlies (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2003–2019) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Franklin | 2–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2004 | Franklin | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Franklin | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Franklin | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Franklin | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 18 | |||
| 2008 | Franklin | 11–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 2009 | Franklin | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Franklin | 9–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 22 | |||
| 2011 | Franklin | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 15 | |||
| 2012 | Franklin | 9–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 20 | |||
| 2013 | Franklin | 8–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 19 | |||
| 2014 | Franklin | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Franklin | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2016 | Franklin | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2017 | Franklin | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 24 | |||
| 2018 | Franklin | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2019 | Franklin | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Franklin Grizzlies (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Franklin | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Franklin: | 129–55 | 106–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 129–55 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Coach Mike Leonard '87 Leads Frankling to NCAA Football Playoffs". DePauw University. November 16, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ Benbow, Dana Hunsinger (November 21, 2019). "Franklin College football's all-time winningest coach Mike Leonard resigns". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Leonard Named Franklin's Head Football Coach". Franklin College. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (December 13, 2024). "Franklin College brings back Mike Leonard as head coach". Footballscoop. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (December 13, 2024). "Mike Leonard returning as football coach at Franklin College: 'We are beyond excited.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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