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.[1]
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | 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[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
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 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0.448 | 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 | — | — |
| 19 22 |
Bobby Petrino | 2003–2006 2014–2018 |
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 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.769 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Louisville did not field a team for the 1917–1920 and 1943–1945 seasons.
References
- ^ "Louisville Cardinals Coaches". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Louisville Database NCAA". nationalchamps.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.