Dennis Franchione

Dennis Wayne Franchione was an American college football coach. He was a head coach for 27 seasons at an assortment of schools. He was at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1981–1982), Pittsburg State University (1985–1989), Southwest Texas State University (1990-1991), the University of New Mexico (1992–1997), Texas Christian University (1998–2000), the University of Alabama (2001–2002), Texas A&M University (2003–2007) and then back at Southwest Texas, by then known as Texas State University, from 2011 to 2015. In his 27 seasons as a head coach in college football, Franchione won eight conference championships and one divisional crown.