List of Louisville Cardinals head football coaches
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The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the sport of American football. The Cardinals compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team's current head coach is newly introduced Jeff Brohm. Brohm was introduced on December 8, 2022. The previous head coach was Scott Satterfield. The Louisville Cardinals have played in 962 games since their inaugural 1912 season. The Cardinals have appeared in 20 bowl games and have claimed 8 conference championships. Louisville competes against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the annual "Governor's Cup" rivalry game. Six coaches have led the Cardinals to the postseason since 1912.
Tables
Key to symbols in coaches list · Key
No.
No.
General
No.
General
Order of coaches
Overall
GC
Overall
Games coached
Conference
CW
Conference
Conference wins
Postseason
PW
Postseason
Postseason wins
DC
DC
General
DC
General
Division championships
Overall
OW
Overall
Overall wins
Conference
CL
Conference
Conference losses
Postseason
PL
Postseason
Postseason losses
CC
CC
General
CC
General
Conference championships
Overall
OL
Overall
Overall losses
Conference
CT
Conference
Conference ties
Postseason
PT
Postseason
Postseason ties
NC
NC
General
NC
General
National championships
Overall
OT
Overall
Overall ties
Conference
C%
Conference
Conference winning percentage
†
†
General
†
General
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Overall
O%
Overall
Overall winning percentage
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason | ||||
| No. | Order of coaches | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | ||||
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5] · Coaches
Lester Larson
Lester Larson
No.
1
Name
Lester Larson
Season(s)
1912–1913
GC
10
OW
8
OL
2
OT
0
O%
0.800
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Bruce Baker
Bruce Baker
No.
2
Name
Bruce Baker
Season(s)
1914
GC
5
OW
1
OL
4
OT
0
O%
0.200
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Will Duffy
Will Duffy
No.
3
Name
Will Duffy
Season(s)
1915–1916
GC
13
OW
3
OL
8
OT
2
O%
0.308
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Bill Duncan
Bill Duncan
No.
4
Name
Bill Duncan
Season(s)
1921–1922
GC
14
OW
4
OL
9
OT
1
O%
0.321
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Fred Enke
Fred Enke
No.
5
Name
Fred Enke
Season(s)
1923–1924
GC
17
OW
8
OL
8
OT
1
O%
0.500
CW
4
CL
2
CT
0
C%
0.667
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Tom King
Tom King
No.
6
Name
Tom King
Season(s)
1925–1930
GC
48
OW
27
OL
21
OT
0
O%
0.563
CW
7
CL
12
CT
0
C%
0.368
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Jack McGrath
Jack McGrath
No.
7
Name
Jack McGrath
Season(s)
1931
GC
8
OW
0
OL
8
OT
0
O%
000
CW
0
CL
5
CT
0
C%
000
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
C. V. Money
C. V. Money
No.
8
Name
C. V. Money
Season(s)
1932
GC
9
OW
0
OL
9
OT
0
O%
000
CW
0
CL
5
CT
0
C%
000
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Ben Cregor
Ben Cregor
No.
9
Name
Ben Cregor
Season(s)
1933–1935
GC
23
OW
4
OL
18
OT
1
O%
0.196
CW
4
CL
13
CT
0
C%
0.235
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Laurie Apitz
Laurie Apitz
No.
10
Name
Laurie Apitz
Season(s)
1936–1942
GC
54
OW
22
OL
29
OT
3
O%
0.435
CW
5
CL
13
CT
2
C%
0.300
PW
—
PL
—
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Frank Camp
Frank Camp
No.
11
Name
Frank Camp
Season(s)
1946–1968
GC
215
OW
118
OL
95
OT
2
O%
0.553
CW
16
CL
20
CT
0
C%
0.444
PW
1
PL
0
PT
0
CC
1
NC
—
Awards
—
Lee Corso
Lee Corso
No.
12
Name
Lee Corso
Season(s)
1969–1972
GC
42
OW
28
OL
11
OT
3
O%
0.702
CW
13
CL
6
CT
0
C%
0.684
PW
0
PL
0
PT
1
CC
2
NC
—
Awards
—
T. W. Alley
T. W. Alley
No.
13
Name
T. W. Alley
Season(s)
1973–1974
GC
22
OW
9
OL
13
OT
0
O%
0.409
CW
6
CL
4
CT
0
C%
0.600
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Vince Gibson
Vince Gibson
No.
14
Name
Vince Gibson
Season(s)
1975–1979
GC
56
OW
25
OL
29
OT
2
O%
0.464
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
0
PL
1
PT
0
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Bob Weber
Bob Weber
No.
15
Name
Bob Weber
Season(s)
1980–1984
GC
55
OW
20
OL
35
OT
0
O%
0.364
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Schnellenberger
No.
16
Name
Howard Schnellenberger
Season(s)
1985–1994
GC
112
OW
54
OL
56
OT
2
O%
0.491
CW
—
CL
—
CT
—
C%
—
PW
2
PL
0
PT
0
CC
—
NC
—
Awards
—
Ron Cooper
Ron Cooper
No.
17
Name
Ron Cooper
Season(s)
1995–1997
GC
33
OW
13
OL
20
OT
0
O%
0.394
CW
2
CL
9
CT
0
C%
0.182
PW
0
PL
0
PT
0
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
John L. Smith
John L. Smith
No.
18
Name
John L. Smith
Season(s)
1998–2002
GC
62
OW
41
OL
21
OT
—
O%
0.661
CW
25
CL
9
CT
—
C%
0.735
PW
1
PL
4
PT
—
CC
2
NC
—
Awards
—
Bobby Petrino
Bobby Petrino
No.
1922
Name
Bobby Petrino
Season(s)
2003–20062014–2018
GC
112
OW
77
OL
35
OT
—
O%
0.688
CW
45
CL
24
CT
—
C%
0.652
PW
3
PL
5
PT
—
CC
2
NC
—
Awards
—
Steve Kragthorpe
Steve Kragthorpe
No.
20
Name
Steve Kragthorpe
Season(s)
2007–2009
GC
36
OW
15
OL
21
OT
—
O%
0.417
CW
5
CL
16
CT
—
C%
0.238
PW
0
PL
0
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Charlie Strong
Charlie Strong
No.
21
Name
Charlie Strong
Season(s)
2010–2013
GC
52
OW
37
OL
15
OT
—
O%
0.712
CW
20
CL
9
CT
—
C%
0.690
PW
3
PL
1
PT
—
CC
2
NC
—
Awards
—
Lorenzo Ward
Lorenzo Ward
No.
Int.
Name
Lorenzo Ward
Season(s)
2018
GC
2
OW
0
OL
2
OT
—
O%
000
CW
0
CL
1
CT
—
C%
000
PW
0
PL
0
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Scott Satterfield
Scott Satterfield
No.
23
Name
Scott Satterfield
Season(s)
2019–2022
GC
49
OW
25
OL
24
OT
—
O%
0.510
CW
15
CL
18
CT
—
C%
0.455
PW
1
PL
1
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
ACC Coach of the Year (2019)
Deion Branch
Deion Branch
No.
Int.
Name
Deion Branch
Season(s)
2022
GC
1
OW
1
OL
0
OT
—
O%
1.000
CW
0
CL
0
CT
—
C%
–
PW
1
PL
0
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
Jeff Brohm
Jeff Brohm
No.
24
Name
Jeff Brohm
Season(s)
2023–present
GC
27
OW
19
OL
8
OT
—
O%
0.704
CW
12
CL
4
CT
—
C%
0.750
PW
1
PL
1
PT
—
CC
0
NC
—
Awards
—
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
| 1 | Lester Larson | 1912–1913 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Bruce Baker | 1914 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Will Duffy | 1915–1916 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0.308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Bill Duncan | 1921–1922 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Fred Enke | 1923–1924 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Tom King | 1925–1930 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0.563 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.368 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Jack McGrath | 1931 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 000 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | C. V. Money | 1932 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 000 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Ben Cregor | 1933–1935 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0.196 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.235 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 10 | Laurie Apitz | 1936–1942 | 54 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 0.435 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0.300 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Frank Camp | 1946–1968 | 215 | 118 | 95 | 2 | 0.553 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0.444 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 12 | Lee Corso | 1969–1972 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0.702 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.684 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 13 | T. W. Alley | 1973–1974 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0.409 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | Vince Gibson | 1975–1979 | 56 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 0.464 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Bob Weber | 1980–1984 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0.364 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Howard Schnellenberger | 1985–1994 | 112 | 54 | 56 | 2 | 0.491 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Ron Cooper | 1995–1997 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0.394 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | John L. Smith | 1998–2002 | 62 | 41 | 21 | — | 0.661 | 25 | 9 | — | 0.735 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1922 | Bobby Petrino | 2003–20062014–2018 | 112 | 77 | 35 | — | 0.688 | 45 | 24 | — | 0.652 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 20 | Steve Kragthorpe | 2007–2009 | 36 | 15 | 21 | — | 0.417 | 5 | 16 | — | 0.238 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Charlie Strong | 2010–2013 | 52 | 37 | 15 | — | 0.712 | 20 | 9 | — | 0.690 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Int. | Lorenzo Ward | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 000 | 0 | 1 | — | 000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Scott Satterfield | 2019–2022 | 49 | 25 | 24 | — | 0.510 | 15 | 18 | — | 0.455 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | ACC Coach of the Year (2019) |
| Int. | Deion Branch | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Jeff Brohm | 2023–present | 27 | 19 | 8 | — | 0.704 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.750 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
References
- Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recogn
- A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim
- Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.
- When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- Louisville did not field a team for the 1917–1920 and 1943–1945 seasons.
- "Louisville Cardinals Coaches"https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisville/coaches.html
- Bowl/All-Star Game Recordshttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html
- "Louisville Database NCAA"http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/louisville_database.htm