Louisville Football · Head coaches since 1962

The Coaches

15 head coaches, 13 of them full-time. How each one fared at Louisville, and everywhere else they ran a program. Tap a name for the full profile.

Most wins

Petrino

Best win rate

71.2%

Strong

Most bowl wins

Petrino, Strong

Most weeks ranked

Petrino

Career Paths

Every head-coaching job each of them held. Red is Louisville, steel is everywhere else, and hatching marks an interim stint.

Jeff Brohm2023–present · 30–14

Western Kentucky 2014–16 → Purdue 2017–22 → Louisville 2023–

Deion Branch2022 · 1–0 · interim

Louisville 2022 (interim)

Scott Satterfield2019–22 · 25–24

App State 2014–18 → Louisville 2019–22 → Cincinnati 2023–

Lorenzo Ward2018 · 0–2 · interim

Louisville 2018 (interim)

Charlie Strong2010–13 · 37–15

Florida 2004 (interim) → Louisville 2010–13 → Texas 2014–16 → South Florida 2017–19

Steve Kragthorpe2007–09 · 15–21

Tulsa 2003–06 → Louisville 2007–09

Bobby Petrino2003–06, 2014–18 · 77–35

Louisville 2003–06 → Arkansas 2008–11 → Western Kentucky 2013 → Louisville 2014–18 → Arkansas 2025 (interim)

John Smith1998–2002 · 41–21

Utah State 1995–97 → Louisville 1998–02 → Michigan State 2003–06 → Arkansas 2012

Ron Cooper1995–97 · 13–20

Eastern Michigan 1993–94 → Louisville 1995–97

Howard Schnellenberger1985–94 · 54–56–2

Miami 1979–83 → Louisville 1985–94 → Oklahoma 1995 → Florida Atlantic 2004–11

Bob Weber1980–84 · 20–35

Arizona 1969–72 → Louisville 1980–84

Vince Gibson1975–79 · 23–31–2

Kansas State 1967–74 → Louisville 1975–79 → Tulane 1980–82

Tom Alley1973–74 · 9–13

Louisville 1973–74

Lee Corso1969–72 · 28–11–3

Louisville 1969–72 → Indiana 1973–82 → Northern Illinois 1984

Frank Camp1962–68 · 32–38

Louisville 1962–68

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Louisville vs. Everywhere Else

Win rate here against the rest of the career, for the 11 coaches who also held a full-time job somewhere else. Sorted by the gap: the top rows did their best work at Louisville.

At LouisvilleEverywhere else (full-time jobs)

Lee Corso28–11–3 · 45–74–3

+32 pts

John Smith41–21 · 42–52

+21 pts

Charlie Strong37–15 · 37–37

+21 pts

Jeff Brohm30–14 · 66–44

+8 pts

Bobby Petrino77–35 · 42–21

+2 pts

Vince Gibson23–31–2 · 50–69

+1 pts

Ron Cooper13–20 · 9–13

−1 pts

Bob Weber20–35 · 16–26

−2 pts

Howard Schnellenberger54–56–2 · 87–77–1

−4 pts

Scott Satterfield25–24 · 62–38

−11 pts

Steve Kragthorpe15–21 · 29–22

−15 pts

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Side by Side

Louisville tenures only; tap a column to sort. Ranked means the opponent's poll rank at kickoff. Red marks the leader among full-time coaches.

Coach
Jeff Brohm	2023–present	30–14	68.2%	5–5	2–1	26	#9	8	11.0	66–44 · 60%
Deion Branchinterim	2022	1–0	100.0%	—	1–0	0	—	3	9.0	—
Scott Satterfield	2019–22	25–24	51.0%	2–7	1–1	2	#18	6	5.9	62–38 · 62%
Lorenzo Wardinterim	2018	0–2	0.0%	0–1	—	0	—	0	-9.1	—
Charlie Strong	2010–13	37–15	71.2%	2–1	3–1	32	#7	8	13.2	37–37 · 50%
Steve Kragthorpe	2007–09	15–21	41.7%	2–4	—	4	#8	7	1.2	29–22 · 57%
Bobby Petrino	2003–06, 2014–18	77–35	68.8%	5–18	3–5	69	#3	31	15.0	42–21 · 67%
John Smith	1998–2002	41–21	66.1%	3–5	1–4	10	#17	8	8.0	42–52 · 45%
Ron Cooper	1995–97	13–20	39.4%	0–3	—	0	—	4	-6.9	9–13 · 41%
Howard Schnellenberger	1985–94	54–56–2	49.1%	2–17	2–0	17	#13	9	-6.8	87–77–1 · 53%
Bob Weber	1980–84	20–35	36.4%	1–10	—	0	—	4	-7.7	16–26 · 38%
Vince Gibson	1975–79	23–31–2	42.9%	0–5	0–1	0	—	2	-4.2	50–69 · 42%
Tom Alley	1973–74	9–13	40.9%	—	—	0	—	1	-5.4	—
Lee Corso	1969–72	28–11–3	70.2%	—	0–0–1	4	#17	5	8.3	45–74–3 · 38%
Frank Camp	1962–68	32–38	45.7%	—	—	0	—	4	—	—

CFBD's coaching records begin in 1962; earlier seasons are not credited to a coach. CFBD files Bobby Petrino's 2018 season (2–8) under Western Kentucky; it is counted here at Louisville, where it happened. FCS head-coaching jobs are not in CFBD's coaching data.