Fran Brown

Head Coachat

Hot seat: 20% chance he is fired before the season ends

Why: 3-9 last season; power-conference job

Coaching since 2021

Fran Brown is 17-17 at Syracuse since 2024 and 17-17 in his career. Hot seat: 20% chance he is fired before the season ends.

Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD

2026 season4-5Conf 2-5

At Syracuse17-17Conf 8-15 · since 2024

Last 3 seasons17-17Conf 8-15

Career17-17Conf 8-15 · 3 seasons

Source: ESPN standings; Hot seat tracker through 2025, ESPN standings for 2026; Hot seat tracker

Syracuse won 56.6% of its games before he arrived (49.7% in conference). His career win rate is -6.6 pts against that (-14.9 pts in conference).

Bio

2 seasons

Year	School	W-L	Conf	SRS	SP+	SP+ Off	SP+ Def	AP Final	Titles and Bowl
2025	Syracuse	3-9	ACC	-7.1	-13.1	18.8	33.0	-	-
2024	Syracuse	10-3	ACC	6.0	5.5	35.8	28.9	20	W 52-35 DirecTV Holiday Bowl vs Washington State

Fran BrownHead Coach
Michael JohnsonCo-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
Jeff NixonOffensive Coordinator
John Scott Jr.Assistant Head Coach/co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Vince KehresDefensive Coordinator
Alex BayerSpecial Teams Coordinator
Brandon NapoleonAssistant Defensive Backs Coach
Jeff AmbrosieAssistant Offensive Line
Perry ElianoDefensive Backs
Jeremy HawkinsEdge
Marcus WalkerNickels
Juan CastilloOffensive Line
Sean RyanQuarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator
Dennis ThomasRunning Backs
Josh GattisWide Receivers
Alessandro CantilloAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Nick RaszejaAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
William HicksSpecial Assistant to the Head Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coach