Head coach · Louisville 1969–72
Lee Corso
28–11–3at Louisville
Career 73–85–6 (46.3%) at 3 programs, 1969–1984
Among Louisville's full-time coaches: Win rate 2nd/13 · Ranked wins 9th/13 · Bowl wins 7th/13 · Weeks ranked 6th/13 · NFL picks a year 8th/13 · Average SP+ 4th/12
Every Stop
Corso's head-coaching career, program by program. Louisville against everywhere else; SRS shows the team Corso inherited against the one left behind.
| Program | Years | Record | Win % | Conf | Bowls | Wks ranked | Peak | Avg SP+ | SRS in → out | NFL picks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LouisvilleMissouri Valley | 1969–72 | 28–11–3 | 70.2% | 13–6 | 0–0–1 | 4 | #17 | +8.3 | −20.9 → +9.0 | 5 |
 IndianaBig Ten | 1973–82 | 41–68–2 | 37.8% | 28–52–2 | 1–0 | 1 | #19 | −4.8 | −1.8 → +2.6 | 6 (1 1st) |
 Northern IllinoisMid-American | 1984 | 4–6–1 | 40.9% | 3–5–1 | — | — | — | −11.3 | +1.0 → −15.2 | 0 |
Share of games won. The dashed line is .500. Tap a season for its numbers.
What the Numbers Say
Measured from every Louisville game Corso coached, plus CFBD's ratings, polls, recruiting, and draft data. Red marks a strength, steel a weakness.
28–11–3 at Louisville; 45–74–3 at Indiana, Northern Illinois.
1969 against the team inherited: +4.9 SRS.
Louisville went 5–5 the year before Corso arrived (1968); 1972 finished 9–1.
60% in games decided by 8 points or fewer.
11–4 in regular-season games from November on; 17–7–2 before.
0 in the first round, in the drafts after 4 Louisville seasons (1.2 a year).
Peaked at #17. 1 final top-25 finish.
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.
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Expectations
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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.
Every Game
All 42 Louisville games under Corso, one tile each. Longest winning streak: 7; longest losing streak: 3. Tap a tile for the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Northern Illinois | 4–6–1 | 3–5–1 | — | — | −11.3 | −15.2 | — | 0 |
| 1982 | Indiana | 5–6 | 4–5 | — | — | −1.2 | +2.6 | — | 1 |
| 1981 | Indiana | 3–8 | 3–6 | — | — | −15.6 | −8.4 | — | 0 |
| 1980 | Indiana | 6–5 | 3–5 | — | — | −3.7 | +3.5 | — | 0 |
| 1979 | Indiana | 8–4 | 5–3 | 1–0 | #19 | +9.2 | +10.7 | — | 1 |
| 1978 | Indiana | 4–7 | 3–5 | — | — | −3.4 | +2.0 | — | 1 |
| 1977 | Indiana | 5–5–1 | 4–3–1 | — | — | −0.3 | +4.2 | — | 0 |
| 1976 | Indiana | 5–6 | 4–4 | — | — | −7.4 | −1.8 | — | 0 |
| 1975 | Indiana | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | — | — | −14.3 | −6.4 | — | 1 |
| 1974 | Indiana | 1–10 | 1–7 | — | — | −7.4 | −2.6 | — | 1 |
| 1973 | Indiana | 2–9 | 0–8 | — | — | −3.4 | +1.8 | — | 1 |
| 1972 | Louisville | 9–1 | 4–1 | — | #18 | +16.8 | +9.0 | — | 1 |
| 1971 | Louisville | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | — | — | +2.6 | +0.3 | — | 2 |
| 1970 | Louisville | 8–3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0–1 | — | +5.6 | −3.2 | — | 0 |
| 1969 | Louisville | 5–4–1 | 2–3 | — | — | — | −16.0 | — | 2 |
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.