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Craig Francois
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    240
  • Hometown:
    Pasadena
  • Position:
    OLB
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Cathedral
  • gp
    7
  • tk
    28.0
  • sac
    10.0
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 18 9
Assists 10 3
Tackles 28.0 12.0
Tackles per game 4.0 3.0
Sacks 10.0 5.0
Sack yards 90 38
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 18.0 8.0
Tackle for loss yards 117 52
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Desert W, 22-13 5 3 8.0 4.0 45 6.0 47 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Glendale W, 35-7 2 2 4.0 1.0 7 3.0 11 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Saddleback L, 53-28 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Chaffey L, 56-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at San Bernardino Valley L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Allan Hancock L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LA Pierce W, 30-19 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Santa Monica W, 30-2 2 1 3.0 1.0 9 2.0 14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 LA Harbor W, 33-0 4 1 5.0 2.0 8 3.5 15 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Santa Barbara W, 35-0 2 1 3.0 2.0 21 2.5 23 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 7 - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 7 - - - - 0 .0
Total 7 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 7 18 10 28.0 4.0 10.0 90 18.0 117 - - - - - - -
Total 7 18 10 28.0 4.0 10.0 90 18.0 117 - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 7 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 4 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 1 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 1 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 7 18 10 28.0 4.0 10.0 90 18.0 117 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 9 3 12.0 3.0 5.0 38 8.0 52 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 11 6 17.0 3.4 5.0 36 10.0 56 - - - - - - -
Away 2 7 4 11.0 5.5 5.0 54 8.0 61 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 16 8 24.0 4.0 10.0 90 17.0 110 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 2 2 4.0 4.0 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 9 7 16.0 5.3 5.0 52 10.0 65 - - - - - - -
October 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 8 3 11.0 3.7 5.0 38 8.0 52 - - - - - - -
News mentions
Lancer freshman QB Edward Norton was an All-SCFA APL First Team selection.
  • Article
  • December 10, 2019
Fifteen Lancers Make 75-Player, All-SCFA American Pacific League Football Team

The winter holiday presents came early and the more the merrier it seems when it came to the selections for the 2019 All-SCFA American Pacific League Football Team. Pasadena City College's 6-4 season and second place showing resulted in 15 Lancers being picked to the First and Second Teams. In all, 75 players were chosen from the six teams in the league.

  • December 10, 2019
Lancer Salman Gurung dives into end zone for one of his two touchdowns in Saturday's football victory, photo by Michael Watkins.
  • Article
  • November 17, 2019
Back-to-Back Shutouts Cap 6-4 Season--Finest Finish By PCC Football In 11 Years

The 2019 Pasadena City College football team did something over its final three games that no Lancers team had accomplished in 67 years. PCC didn't allow a touchdown or field goal over its final 12 quarters of play and capped its first above-.500 season since 2008 with its second straight shutout, 35-0 over Santa Barbara City College Saturday night at Robinson Stadium.

  • November 17, 2019
Omar Delgado and Craig Francois bring down a Harbor quarterback during Saturday's Lancers shutout, photo by Michael Watkins.
  • Article
  • November 09, 2019
First Shutout In 10 Years and Best Defensive Stretch By Football Since 1974

You have to go back to the last undefeated Lancers football team in 1974 to find a better defensive stretch of play than the 2019 Pasadena City College squad. PCC recorded its first shutout in a decade and extended a streak of eight straight quarters without allowing a touchdown or field goal in blanking Los Angeles Harbor, 33-0, Saturrday night at Robinson Stadium.

  • November 09, 2019
Ahmad Lipscomb hauls in a touchdown pass from Edward Norton as teammate Jabari Kindle plays referee on the play during PCC's rout at Santa Monica College Saturday afternoon, photo by Michael Watkins.
  • Article
  • November 02, 2019
Football Back To .500, Sinks Corsairs, 30-2

The Pasadena City College football team's defense put up a zero while Lancers quarterback Edward Norton passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in a 30-2 romp at Santa Monica College Saturday afternoon. The Lancers have won two straight games and moved back to .500 overall at 4-4.

  • November 02, 2019
Darren Meyers (making tackle) led PCC in tackles with 10 on Saturday night, photo by Michael Watkins.
  • Article
  • September 21, 2019
Saddleback Hands PCC Football Its First Loss

Down 25-0 after the first quarter, the Pasadena City College football team could have followed script and let the state #4-rated and upper SCFA National Division Saddleback Gauchos run up the score Saturday night. Instead, the lower-American Division Lancers battled the last three quarters and made things more than respectable in a 53-28 loss at Robinson Stadium.

  • September 21, 2019
No one could stop Lancer QB Edward Norton as he accounted for four touchdowns and a 2-point conversion in PCC's win Saturday night, photo by Michael Watkins.
  • Article
  • September 14, 2019
Norton Darts And Dazzles In Football's 35-7 Rout of Glendale

The first time he touched the ball, it resulted in a 2-point conversion run and an 8-7 lead for his Pasadena City College football team late in the first half. When he took over the quarterback reigns in the second half, quarterback Edward Norton drove into high gear and went wild with three touchdowns runs and a TD bomb as the Lancers routed Glendale, 35-7, Saturday night before a large crowd at Robinson Stadium.

  • September 14, 2019
Craig Francois with the safety and sack as teammate Hector Palacios is ready to pounce during PCC's win at College of the Desert (photo courtesy of COD sports information office and photographer Michael Leone.)
  • Article
  • September 07, 2019
Defense Sacks Desert In PCC Football's '19-Opening Win

(PALM DESERT) -- The outside linebacker duo of Craig Francois and Hector Palacios turned the 2019 Pasadena City College football team's opener into the pair's personal highlight reel as the Lancers defense swarmed host College of the Desert, 22-13, Saturday night.

  • September 07, 2019
Jabari Kindle is one of the team's top incoming freshmen at wide receiver for the 2019 Lancers, photo courtesy of Chris Cordova.
  • Article
  • September 04, 2019
Tough Early Schedule For PCC Football In 2019

The opponents don't change for the Pasadena City College football team from last year as the Lancers enter the 2019 season this weekend. But the reality is that third-year head coach Steven Mojarro's Lancers are going to be tested often in the first six games of the season.

  • September 04, 2019