For the past 11 seasons, 2015-2025, I took a look at how Franklin did in games where he was favored vs when he was the dog. All records shown are just straight up wins or losses during the regular season. I wanted to dig into the PSU chatter that he can't win big games. So I used spreads to see whether he was even supposed to win those games. In conference: vs teams who finished the year with 6 or fewer wins, 36-5 as a favorite, 2-1 as an underdog. vs teams who finished the year with 7-9 wins, 18-2 as a favorite, 1-1 as an underdog. vs teams who finished the year with 10+ wins, 4-5 as a favorite, 1-16 as an underdog (10 of those 16 losses were on the road). The one knock is that when the spread was less than 7 points, he was 1-5 as a favorite and 0-7 as an underdog. Of course spreads don't predict outcomes, but they do provide a snapshot of how close people expected a game to be. OOC, he was 25-1 as a favorite, 0-1 as an underdog. Some will look at his records and see the room for improvement in the games against top tier opponents. What I like to focus on is the fact that he thoroughly dominated other teams as a favorite and did it consistently against the vast majority of teams he faced. Note: I only have data for the past 11 seasons, so I don't have his first year at PSU or anything before that. ** Edited by HokieAl at 6/30/2026, 11:59:26 PM