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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisville/coaches.html|title=Louisville Cardinals Coaches|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=January 30, 2016}}

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|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards{{#tag:ref|Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No.

! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Season(s)
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! scope="col" | GC

! scope="col" | OW

! scope="col" | OL

! scope="col" | OT

! scope="col" | O%

! scope="col" | CW

! scope="col" | CL

! scope="col" | CT

! scope="col" | C%

! scope="col" | PW

! scope="col" | PL

! scope="col" | PT

! scope="col" | CC

! scope="col" | NC

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Awards

1

! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Lester|Larson}}

| 1912–1913

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| {{nts|8}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bruce|Baker|Bruce Baker (American football)}}

| 1914

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| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|4}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Will|Duffy}}

| 1915–1916

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|3|8|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bill|Duncan|Bill Duncan (American football)}}

| 1921–1922

| {{nts|14}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|1}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Fred|Enke}}

| 1923–1924

| {{nts|17}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|8|8|1}}}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|2|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Tom|King|Tom King (American football)}}

| 1925–1930

| {{nts|48}}

| {{nts|27}}

| {{nts|21}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|27|21|0}}}}

| {{nts|7}}

| {{nts|12}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|7|12|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Jack|McGrath|Jack McGrath (American football)}}

| 1931

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|8}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|8|0}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|5|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|C. V.|Money}}

| 1932

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|9|0}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|0}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Ben|Cregor}}

| 1933–1935

| {{nts|23}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|18}}

| {{nts|1}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|18|1}}}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|13|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Laurie|Apitz}}

| 1936–1942

| {{nts|54}}

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|29}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|22|29|3}}}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|5|13|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Frank|Camp}}

| 1946–1968

| {{nts|215}}

| {{nts|118}}

| {{nts|95}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|118|95|2}}}}

| {{nts|16}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|16|20}}}}

| {{nts|1}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Lee|Corso}}

| 1969–1972

| {{nts|42}}

| {{nts|28}}

| {{nts|11}}

| {{nts|3}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|28|11|3}}}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|13|6|0}}}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|1}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|T. W.|Alley}}

| 1973–1974

| {{nts|22}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|9|13|0}}}}

| {{nts|6}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|6|4|0}}}}

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| {{nts|0}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Vince|Gibson}}

| 1975–1979

| {{nts|56}}

| {{nts|25}}

| {{nts|29}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|25|29|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bob|Weber|Bob Weber (American football)}}

| 1980–1984

| {{nts|55}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{nts|35}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|20|35|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Howard|Schnellenberger}}

| 1985–1994

| {{nts|112}}

| {{nts|54}}

| {{nts|56}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|54|56|2}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Ron|Cooper|Ron Cooper (American football)}}

| 1995–1997

| {{nts|33}}

| {{nts|13}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|13|20|0}}}}

| {{nts|2}}

| {{nts|9}}

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|9|0}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|John L.|Smith}}

| 1998–2002

| {{nts|62}}

| {{nts|41}}

| {{nts|21}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|41|21}}}}

| {{nts|25}}

| {{nts|9}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Bobby|Petrino}}

| 2003–2006
2014–2018

| {{nts|112}}

| {{nts|77}}

| {{nts|35}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|77|35}}}}

| {{nts|45}}

| {{nts|24}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|45|24}}}}

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| {{nts|5}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Steve|Kragthorpe}}

| 2007–2009

| {{nts|36}}

| {{nts|15}}

| {{nts|21}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|15|21}}}}

| {{nts|5}}

| {{nts|16}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|5|16}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Charlie|Strong}}

| 2010–2013

| {{nts|52}}

| {{nts|37}}

| {{nts|15}}

| {{ntsh

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|37|15}}}}

| {{nts|20}}

| {{nts|9}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|20|9}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Lorenzo|Ward}}

| 2018

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| {{nts|0}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Scott|Satterfield}}

| 2019–2022

| {{nts|49}}

| {{nts|25}}

| {{nts|24}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|25|24}}}}

| {{nts|15}}

| {{nts|18}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|15|18}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Deion|Branch}}

| 2022

| {{nts|1}}

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! scope="row" | {{Sortname|Jeff|Brohm}}

| 2023–present

| {{nts|27}}

| {{nts|19}}

| {{nts|8}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|19|8}}}}

| {{nts|12}}

| {{nts|4}}

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| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}}}

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{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/louisville_database.htm|title=Louisville Database NCAA|publisher=nationalchamps.com|access-date=January 30, 2016}}

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