| Bobby Petrino | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Arkansas | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Conference | SEC | |
| Team record | 0–0 | |
| Born | March 10 1961 | |
| Place of birth |  Lewistown, MT |
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| Annual salary | $2,850,000 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 41–9 (NCAA) 3–10 (NFL) |
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| Championships | ||
| 2004 C-USA 2006 Big East |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1980-1982 | Carroll College | |
| Position | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1983 1984 1985-1986 1987-1988 1989 1990-1991 1992-1993 1994 1995-1997 1998 1999-2000 2001 2002 2003-2006 2007 2008-present |
Carroll (GA) Weber State (GA) Carroll (OC) Weber State (WR/TE) Idaho (QB) Idaho (OC) Arizona State (QB) Nevada (OC/QB) Utah State (OC) Louisville (OC) Jacksonville Jaguars (QB) Jacksonville Jaguars (OC) Auburn (OC) Louisville Atlanta Falcons Arkansas |
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Bobby Petrino (born March 10 1961 in Lewistown, Montana) is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He previously served a majority of the 2007 season as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and four seasons at the University of Louisville. Petrino is considered by many to be one of the most innovative offensive minds in the college game today. [1]
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Early years
Petrino grew up in Helena, Montana, and graduated from Capital High in 1979. He then attended hometown Carroll College, where he graduated with degrees in math and physical education in 1983. While at Carroll College, he played quarterback and began his coaching career there as a graduate assistant during the 1983 season. The next year, he moved to Weber State College in the Big Sky Conference, coaching quarterbacks as a graduate assistant under head coach Mike Price. Petrino returned to his alma mater in 1985 as offensive coordinator. In each of his two seasons in that position, Carroll had the top-rated offense in NAIA football.
College coaching career
He then became a full-time assistant in the Division I ranks as wide receivers and tight ends coach at Weber State in 1987 and 1988. In 1989, he moved to the University of Idaho, spending a year as quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator under head coach John L. Smith. In 1992, he took a step up the coaching ladder when he became quarterbacks coach at Arizona State. During his two seasons at ASU, he oversaw the development of future All-American and former NFL QB Jake Plummer. In 1994, he moved to Nevada, serving both as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his one season there, the Wolf Pack was second in the nation in both passing offense and total offense, and third in scoring offense. The next year, he began a three-year stint as offensive coordinator at Utah State under John L. Smith. Petrino arrived at University of Louisville for the first time in 1998 as offensive coordinator, following Smith. In his one season there, the Cardinals were top-ranked in Division I-A in scoring and total offense and posted the biggest positive turnaround among I-A football teams, winning six more games than in the 1997 season. Petrino left the collegiate ranks for three years, while his place in Louisville was filled by Scott Linehan. In 2002, Petrino returned to the college ranks, replacing Noel Mazzone as offensive coordinator under Tommy Tuberville at Auburn, whose offense significantly improved its position in the Division I-A rankings in that season. He would return to Louisville in 2003 as head coach, and has since burnished his reputation as one of the top offensive minds in football. On July 13, 2006, Petrino signed a 10-year, $25.5 million contract with Louisville to stay on as its head football coach. The deal immediately gave Petrino a raise from $1 million to $1.6 million annually, and he would have been paid $2.6 million in the final year of the deal. The contract was an effort by the university to put an end to the annual wooing of its football coach. During his tenure at Louisville, Petrino talked with Auburn, LSU, and the NFL's Oakland Raiders before finally leaving the Cardinals in January 2007 to accept an offer from the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. On December 11, 2007, Petrino resigned as head coach of Atlanta Falcons after less than a year with the NFL franchise, and took the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas.[2]
College head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Louisville Cardinals (Conference USA) (2003 – 2004) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Louisville | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L GMAC Bowl | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Louisville | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Liberty Bowl | 7 | 6 | ||
| Louisville: | 20–5 | 13–3 | |||||||
| Louisville Cardinals (Big East Conference) (2005 – 2006) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Louisville | 9–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | L Gator Bowl | 20 | 19 | ||
| 2006 | Louisville | 12–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W Orange Bowl † | 6 | 5 | ||
| Louisville: | 21–4 | 11–3 | |||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southeastern Conference) (2008 — present) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Total: | 41–9 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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Pro coaching career
Petrino's first stint in the NFL was 1999-2001, as he spend two seasons as the quarterbacks coach and a third as offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Petrino was praised as an offensive mastermind. Tom Coughlin, then head coach of the Jaguars, called Petrino “the best play-caller I've ever been around.”
After five seasons as a college assistant and head coach, Petrino returned to the NFL on January 7, 2007, accepting an offer to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. His contract in Atlanta paid him $24 million over five years. The NFL Network reported that a clause in Petrino's contract with Louisville required him to pay the school $1 million for failing to honor his 10 year commitment to the school.[3] Despite declaring his intentions to return in 2008 for his second year as coach of the Atlanta Falcons[4], Petrino resigned his position in Atlanta to succeed Houston Nutt as the Arkansas Razorbacks head coach.[5][6]
Pro head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Finish | Playoffs |
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| 2007 | Atlanta Falcons | 3–10 | 4th NFC South | |
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Personal
Petrino is married to the former Becky Schaff and the couple has four children: Kelsey, Nick, Bobby and Katie.
References
- ^ ESPN: Petrino's been down this road before … and likely will again
- ^ Petrino quits Falcons to take Arkansas job
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700
- ^ Petrino plans to return with Falcons next year
- ^ Sources: Petrino leaving NFL for Arkansas job ESPN.com, 11 December 2007.
- ^ Petrino resigns as Falcons coach FOX Sports, 11 December 2007.
External links
- Photo gallery: introducing Bobby Petrino to Arkansas at RazorbackLegacy.com
| Preceded by John L. Smith |
University of Louisville Head Football Coach 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Steve Kragthorpe |
| Preceded by Jim L. Mora |
Atlanta Falcons Head Coach 2007 |
Succeeded by Emmitt Thomas (interim) |
| Preceded by Reggie Herring (interim) |
Arkansas Razorbacks Head Coach 2008- present |
Succeeded by current |
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| Eastern Division | Rich Brooks (Kentucky) · Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) · Bobby Johnson (Vanderbilt) · Urban Meyer (Florida) · Mark Richt (Georgia) · Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) |
| Western Division | Sylvester Croom (Mississippi State) · Les Miles (LSU) · Bobby Petrino (Arkansas) · Houston Nutt (Ole Miss) · Nick Saban (Alabama) · Tommy Tuberville (Auburn) |
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| Hecker • Van Brocklin • Campbell • Peppler • Bennett • Henning • Campbell • Hanifan • Glanville • Jones • Reeves • Phillips • Mora • Petrino • Thomas |
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| Larson • Baker • Duffy • Duncan • Enke • King • McGrath • Money • Cregor • Apitz • Camp • Corso • Alley • Gibson • Weber • Schnellenberger • Cooper • Smith • Petrino • Kragthorpe |
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| Futrall • Wilson • Searles • Thomas • McDaniel • Craig • Brown • Longman • Bezdek • Pickering • McConnell • Paine • McLaren • Schmidt • Thomsen • Cole • Tomlin • Rose • Barnhill • Douglas • Wyatt • Mitchell • Broyles • Holtz • Hatfield • Crowe • Kines (interim) • Ford • Nutt • Herring (interim) • Petrino |
