Head coach · Louisville 2003–06, 2014–18

Bobby Petrino

77–35at Louisville

Career 119–63 (65.4%) at 3 programs, 2003–2025

Born March 10, 1961 · Carroll (Montana) '83

Win rate

68.8%

3rd of 13 Louisville coaches

vs Ranked

5–18

2–10 vs the top 10

Bowls

3–5

8 trips

Weeks ranked

peak #3 · 5 final top 25

Among Louisville's full-time coaches: Win rate 3rd/13 · Ranked wins 1st/13 · Bowl wins 1st/13 · Weeks ranked 1st/13 · NFL picks a year 1st/13 · Average SP+ 1st/12

Every Stop

Petrino's head-coaching career, program by program. Louisville against everywhere else; SRS shows the team Petrino inherited against the one left behind.

Program	Years	Record	Win %	Conf	Bowls	Wks ranked	Peak	Avg SP+	SRS in → out	NFL picks
LouisvilleBig East	2003–06	41–9	82.0%	25–7	2–2	41	#3	+18.0	+1.2 → +21.4	14 (1 1st)
ArkansasSEC	2008–11	34–17	66.7%	17–15	2–1	32	#3	+17.4	+11.8 → +16.1	9
Western KentuckySun Belt	2013	8–4	66.7%	4–3	—	—	—	−3.1	−4.4 → −5.6	2
LouisvilleACC	2014–18	36–26	58.1%	21–18	1–3	28	#3	+12.6	+12.3 → −15.4	17 (4 1st)
ArkansasinterimSEC	2025	0–7	0.0%	0–7	—	—	—	+5.1	—	4

At Louisville

68.8%

77–35 · 9 seasons

Everywhere else

66.7%

42–21 · Arkansas, Western Kentucky

LouisvilleElsewherePartial season

100%50%0%

Louisville03–06

Arkansas08–11

Western Kentucky2013

Louisville14–18

Arkansas2025

Share of games won. The dashed line is .500. Tap a season for its numbers.

What the Numbers Say

Measured from every Louisville game Petrino coached, plus CFBD's ratings, polls, recruiting, and draft data. Red marks a strength, steel a weakness.

Louisville vs. everywhere else

69% vs 67%

77–35 at Louisville; 42–21 at Arkansas, Western Kentucky (interim stints aside).

Year one

+2 wins

2003 against the team inherited: −2.6 SP+, −1.1 SRS.

Inherited → left

7–6 → 12–1

Louisville went 7–6 the year before Petrino arrived (2002); 2006 finished 12–1.

Inherited → left

12–1 → 2–10

Louisville went 12–1 the year before Petrino returned (2013); 2018 finished 2–10.

Against ranked teams

5–18

Opponents ranked at kickoff; 5 wins in 23 tries. Best: #2 Florida State, 63–20 (2016).

The week after a ranked win

2–1

The next game after beating a ranked opponent. Lost to Rutgers (2006).

One-score games

16–15

52% in games decided by 8 points or fewer.

As the favorite

30–9

5 losses as a 7+ point favorite. Lines cover 2014 on.

As the underdog

5–17

Won 23% of the games the line said to lose. Lines cover 2014 on.

November

76% vs 69%

26–8 in regular-season games from November on; 48–22 before.

Against the spread

26–35

Covered 43% of lined games. Lines cover 2014 on.

Recruited vs. played

#40 → #9

Average recruiting class rank against average SP+ finish, 8 Louisville seasons.

Wins vs. second-order wins

−2.2 wins

Actual wins minus the wins the underlying stats projected, 6 Louisville seasons.

NFL Draft

31 picks

5 in the first round, in the drafts after 8 Louisville seasons (3.9 a year).

In the polls

69 weeks

Peaked at #3. 5 final top-25 finishes.

Governor's Cup

7–1

Against Kentucky, 8 meetings.

Situational Record

The Louisville record cut every way the data allows. Ranks are the poll at kickoff; favorites come from the betting line, which starts in 2013.

Where

At home42–1081%

On the road31–1863%

Neutral sites4–736%

Who

vs. ranked teams5–1822%

vs. the top 102–1017%

Conference games46–2565%

Non-conference28–585%

vs. Kentucky7–188%

When

September–October48–2269%

November on26–877%

Bowl games3–538%

Expectations

While ranked44–1377%

As the favorite30–977%

Favored by 7+26–584%

As the underdog5–1723%

Decided by 8 or fewer16–1552%

The next week

Game after a loss17–1259%

Game after a ranked win2–167%

The Week After

Every win over a ranked team, and the game that came next: 2–1 in the follow-up.

2006Beatvs #17 MiamiW 31–7→Wonat Kansas StateW 24–6

2006Beatvs #3 West VirginiaW 44–34→Lostat #15 RutgersL 25–28

2016Beatvs #2 Florida StateW 63–20 · 4.5-point underdog→Wonat MarshallW 59–28 · favored by 23

Best Wins, Worst Losses

Best wins lead with ranked opponents, then bowls. Worst losses are the upsets: losing as the betting favorite (2013 on), as a ranked team to an unranked one, or to a lower-division opponent.

Signature wins

2016vs #2Florida State4.5-point underdogW 63–20 2006vs #3West VirginiaW 44–34 2004v. #12Boise StatebowlW 44–40 2006vs #17MiamiW 31–7 2006v. #18Wake ForestOrange Bowl At Miami FlW 24–13

Worst losses

2016vs Kentuckyfavored by 26L 38–41 2017vs Boston Collegefavored by 20L 42–45 2016at Houstonfavored by 17L 10–36 2015vs Houstonfavored by 12.5L 31–34 2014at Virginiafavored by 10L 21–23

Every Game

All 112 Louisville games under Petrino, one tile each. Longest winning streak: 9; longest losing streak: 7. Tap a tile for the game.

2003

9–4

2004

11–1

2005

9–3

2006

12–1

2014

9–4

2015

8–5

2016

9–4

2017

8–5

2018

2–8

win lossranked opponent bowl game

Season by Season

Every season of the career. Louisville rows are marked in red.

Year	Team	Record	Conf	Bowl	Final	SP+	SRS	Recruiting	NFL picks
2025	Arkansas	0–7	0–7	—	—	+5.1	+4.0	#32	4
2018	Louisville	2–8†	0–7	—	—	−9.1	−15.4	#30	0
2017	Louisville	8–5	4–4	0–1	—	+19.2	+13.3	#34	4
2016	Louisville	9–4	7–1	0–1	#21	+22.9	+17.3	#38	2
2015	Louisville	8–5	5–3	1–0	—	+13.2	+8.3	#33	1
2014	Louisville	9–4	5–3	0–1	#24	+17.0	+11.6	#45	10
2013	Western Kentucky	8–4	4–3	—	—	−3.1	−5.6	#95	2
2011	Arkansas	11–2	6–2	1–0	#5	+21.6	+16.1	#21	4
2010	Arkansas	10–3	6–2	0–1	#12	+27.1	+18.8	#41	3
2009	Arkansas	8–5	3–5	1–0	—	+16.0	+16.5	#20	1
2008	Arkansas	5–7	2–6	—	—	+4.8	−0.9	#25	1
2006	Louisville	12–1	6–1	1–0	#6	+27.3	+21.4	#24	4
2005	Louisville	9–3	5–2	0–1	#19	+20.3	+15.7	#36	4
2004	Louisville	11–1	9–1	1–0	#6	+24.0	+22.3	#63	6
2003	Louisville	9–4	5–3	0–1	—	+0.5	+0.1	#49	0

† Part of the season: the coach took over midway, left before the bowl, or was let go.

Careers from CFBD's coaching records, which cover FBS seasons from 1962 on. Louisville games come from the game archive, credited to whoever coached them. Recruiting is the team's class rank that year; NFL picks are the draft that followed the season. CFBD files the 2018 season under Western Kentucky; it is counted here at Louisville.