Here is the record of all 7 Louisville FB Head Coaches (8 coaching stints) since Schnellenberger became coach in 1985. I did not include Lorenzo Ward's 2-game record. This is only the first 43 games for each coach. Two of the coaches (Cooper and Kragthorpe) did not make it to 43 games. But I included their records.
As with everything, this is apples-to-oranges. Clearly the schedules for Satterfield and Petrino 2.0 have been much tougher than the others.
The Petrino 2.0 Meltdown 2018 record is not included, as those games were played after the First 43.
For Satterfield, his Covid/Racial Justice season games (2020) are included, as they were within the 43 games.
I provide these chronologically from oldest to most recent.
Overall Record, Conference Record and Bowl Record are all provided. The Bowl record does not include results that did not fit in the First 43 window.
FIRST 43 RECORD
Schnellenberger ... 15-27-1 (0-0) (0-0) (all Independent)
Cooper ......................13-20 (2-9) (0-0) (only 33 games)
Smith ........................29-14 (16-5) (0-3)
Petrino 1.0 ............... 35-8 (20-5) (1-2)
Kragthorpe .............. 15-21 (5-16) (0-0) (only 36 games)
Strong ....................... 29-14 (15-8) (2-1)
Petrino 2.0 ............... 29-14 (18-8) (1-2)
Satterfield ................ 21-22 (13-17) (1-1)
As with everything, this is apples-to-oranges. Clearly the schedules for Satterfield and Petrino 2.0 have been much tougher than the others.
The Petrino 2.0 Meltdown 2018 record is not included, as those games were played after the First 43.
For Satterfield, his Covid/Racial Justice season games (2020) are included, as they were within the 43 games.
I provide these chronologically from oldest to most recent.
Overall Record, Conference Record and Bowl Record are all provided. The Bowl record does not include results that did not fit in the First 43 window.
FIRST 43 RECORD
Schnellenberger ... 15-27-1 (0-0) (0-0) (all Independent)
Cooper ......................13-20 (2-9) (0-0) (only 33 games)
Smith ........................29-14 (16-5) (0-3)
Petrino 1.0 ............... 35-8 (20-5) (1-2)
Kragthorpe .............. 15-21 (5-16) (0-0) (only 36 games)
Strong ....................... 29-14 (15-8) (2-1)
Petrino 2.0 ............... 29-14 (18-8) (1-2)
Satterfield ................ 21-22 (13-17) (1-1)
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