Louisville went undefeated at home in 2001 and 2006 and won a school-record 20 straight home games from 2004 to 2007 (Syracuse snapped the streak with a 3835 win in 2007). Stefan Lefors 1219. College football team representing University of Louisville. Avery and tight end Marshon Ford) to Charlotte, North Carolina, for their camera time. And its Redman. Drafted: 135 players. I've heard it said that he would have possibly won the Heisman had he played for a better program. He was potentially the greatest college player of all time by the raw numbers at least there is an argument to be made. Camp, like King, would see another President pull resources and scholarships in the early 1950s would see both Otto Knop, who at the time was being recruited by Bear Bryant of Kentucky, and Johnny Unitas, who was being recruited by Indiana, elect to stay at Louisville and play for Camp. 7 dual-threat quarterback in the 2010 class, Dominique Brown would make just two pass attempts during his four years at Louisville. 8 jersey of their former star quarterback. Bridgewater tossed for a career-best 3,970 yards and 31 touchdowns, with just four interceptions, during a junior season that finished with a 36-9 win over Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl. This is a list of Louisville Cardinals football players in the NFL Draft. The University of Louisville has produced a number of great quarterbacks, including a pair that while playing in Baltimore have shined as the NFL's best. All three players would go on to become starters and Lyles and Cain would become a dangerous tandem in the backfield. One of the greatest QB's of all time. Cunningham was selected No. The NFL Draft will occur at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo., from . CB Sr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs . Today, Corso is a well-known college football analyst for ESPN College Gameday. Playing behind Lamar Jackson as a sophomore, Bonnafon's role began to permanently shift away from quarterback. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. The last 20 years have delivered many thrills, including the 2016 Heisman Trophy. On. [35], Cincinnati leads the series at 30231 through the 2022 season. ** His career 157.92 efficiency rating is second highest, trailing only Stefan LeFors. T. W. Alley was hired to replace Corso, but was fired after two unsuccessful seasons. He capped the season with an MVP performance in the Cardinals win over Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl. Coach Wood would be integral in bringing in Lyles who was also a track star. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 329th pick /, Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 298th pick /, Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 121st pick /, St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 252nd pick /, Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 104th pick /, Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 390th pick /, Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 311th pick /, Includes head coaches and coordinators only. Stephan (My personal favorite until Teddy came around.) [45] Sometime in the mid 2000s Louisville added a combination of new uniforms including an all black uniform as an alternative. He's also added another 259 yards and five scores on the ground. His changing role resulted in 175 yards on 45 rush attempts and 10 receptions for 105 yards. ), 3. It's as simple as that and. Prior to the injury, Pass totaled a career-best four touchdowns in a week two win over Eastern Kentucky. The 12-win season was the Cardinals' second in program history. Johnny Unitas, one of the top signal-callers in pro football history, collected three MVP awards while playing for Baltimore, while Lamar Jackson picked up the honor following his second year in the city. Leave a comment Oh there's a term you are clueless about. As others have noted, Unitas was more acclaimed as a professional. Rob Carr/Getty Images. Stroud (8), Will Levis out of Kentucky (9), and . ** Most career yards in school history with 13,175. Unitas holds just a few records at Louisville, most of them eclipsed by quarterbacks John Madeya, Ed Rubbert, Browning Nagle, Jeff Brohm, Marty Lowe, Chris Redman, Dave Ragone and Stefan LeFors. Camp would only suffer two losing seasons for the rest of his career. Join our linker program. Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham (3) runs for a touchdown against Duke during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Malik Cunningham (6-1, 190, R-Sr.) Evan Conley (6-2, 212, Jr.) Brock Domann (6-2, 227, Jr.) Khalib Johnson (6-2, 210, Fr.) [25] Secondary coach Lorenzo Ward was named interim coach to finish the season, which ended with two more losses. Smith kick-started the program and went 75, 75, 93, 112 and 76 in his five seasons as head coach. 4) Teddy He closed his UofL playing career following a junior campaign that saw him post career-highs in both passing (3,660) and rushing yards (1,601). Unitas was the odd man out. Deion Branch was named interim head coach for the Cardinals bowl game against Cincinnati. A quarterback during his playing career, Thomas started for three different FBS programs. Honorable mention: Dave Ragone, Jeff Brohm, Browning Nagel, and of course Johnny Unitas. [21] In 2015, the team won the Music City Bowl in their second year under Petrino, in part due to the outstanding performance of freshman quarterback Lamar Jackson, who ran for 226 yards and scored four touchdowns. Reed, Billy. QB So. 2. 26 pro-style QB in the 2007 class. He would total just 24 pass attempts, throwing for 192 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Stein played quarterback for Steve Kragthorpe (2008-09) and Charlie Strong (2010-12) at Louisville. [17] Much of the fan base and media felt like Kragthorpe underachieved, was not a strong recruiter, and never had control of the program throughout his tenure as head coach. UofL finished with a 91 record. 1. The 194.45 mark was strong enough to set a new Louisville single-season record. The team buses will drop the players off at Floyd Street at the south end of the stadium, which is the entrance to the Bronze D/E lots. He split time with Stefan LeFors during his rookie season and despite not starting a single game would collect Big East Freshman of the Year honors. "Brian does a great job teaching our players and has a track record of success at maximizing their potential," Brohm added in a release. The stadium was constructed with a capacity of 42,000 in 1998 for $63million. He made six dollars a game. I think Teddy and Lamar could be interchangeable also. (CBSSports.com Freshman All-American; Yahoo! The years between Corso's departure and Howard Schnellenberger's arrival are considered the dark years for Louisville football. The Marching Cards also has various performance groups in the spring semester including a dance band, a brass band and a spirit band. He had just finished his starring run as Boynton Beach High's quarterback. The loss of the scholarships saw a loss talent on the team. Again, it's simple to sign up and just as simple to discontinue. King played college football at Notre Dame (19151916) under Coach Palmer and Knute Rockne. 1) Teddy You get an upvote just for a Howard Stevens mention. All have major accomplishments and have left their own individual mark on the program; some players impact bigger than others. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. ", "Louisville will sport red chrome helmets against FSU", "Louisville to honor Muhammad Ali with helmet sticker against Florida State", "UofL to Retire Lamar Jackson's No. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Due to financial difficulty Louisville did not participate in the 19171921 seasons. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. A member of the 2020 recruiting class, the 6-foot-4, 195-pound Webb was part of the early enrollees and participated in the team's shortened spring practice. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the 2011 recruiting class. It all comes down to what you hold in higher esteem, overall legacy and legend or actual performance while in the program and college accolades. Louisville: Cardinal Football. He garnered multiple Freshman All-American accolades after throwing for over 2,200 yards as a rookie. This scheduling change fits with other end of year SEC vs. ACC rivalry games such as Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Florida vs. Florida State and South Carolina vs. Clemson. Champaign, Il: Sports, 1997. [22], The next season, Jackson, now the full-time starting quarterback, continued to impress, passing for 30 touchdowns and rushing for 21 more, leading Louisville to a 94 record, highlighted by a 6320 win over then No. [19] On January 4, 2014, it was announced that head coach Charlie Strong was leaving Louisville to accept the head football coach position at Texas. Louisville jerseys would stay traditionally the same with plain white jersey with red lettering or a red jersey with black lettering. Camp would also see the Cardinals leave Parkway Field and move to Manual Stadium. Reed, Billy. He appeared in all 13 games, starting 10, finishing with 13 catches for 159 yards and five touchdowns. [citations needed], In the next day's Louisville Courier-Journal, reporter Jimmy Brown wrote: "If Coach Frank Camp is smart, he'll take Unitas, enclose him in a cellophane bag and put him away with the Cardinals' uniforms for safekeeping over the winter. On December 4, 2018, Louisville hired Scott Satterfield as the program's 22nd different head coach. The structure, which sits on the south end of the metropolitan campus, is constructed with the ability for future expansion to more than 80,000 seats. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite rated Teddy Bridgewater as the nation's No. A product of Boynton Beach, Fla., Jackson started 34 games at Louisville, appearing in 38, before departing a year early for the NFL Draft. Top 5 Louisville Quarterbacks All Time? [citations needed], In Cardinal stadium, on the flight deck, sits the legendary quarterback himself. Brown rushed for 1,795 yards and 16 touchdowns in four years, with his career best of 825 yards coming during his junior campaign. In Lyles' absence, Ken Porco and Pete Bryant stepped forward offensively. UK leads the all-time series 19-15 but Louisville leads the revived series 1513 since 1994. Also, major shoutout to my clear No. Rockne who was head coach at Notre Dame, and a fellow graduate called King and asked if he would take the Detroit game because Rockne felt his team was not up to it. The former Louisville quarterback's first professional game could be in his home state as well. During that time Louisville played mostly within KIAC and posted a 731188 record with a .378 winning percentage. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. HERE for the Cardinal Authority Newsletter. It is entirely possible that the game of football would look nothing like it does today without Unitas. [40], The cheerleading squads are a national powerhouse with the large co-ed squad winning 15 National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate National championships (198586, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 199899, 200305, 200709, 2011), the all girl squad winning 9 championships (199899, 200105, 2009, 2011) and the small co-ed cheerleading squad winning 7 championships (200511). Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:12AM. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite placed at No. He was part of the 2012 team that won the Allstate Sugar Bowl with a 33-23 victory over No. [38], The cardinal was chosen as the mascot in 1913 by Dean John Patterson's wife to reflect the state bird of Kentucky. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Transferred to Florida State. Champaign, Il: Sports, 1997. Picks by College: Louisville Although the moniker is no longer used to describe the football team, several other university organizations over the years have used the "Red Rage" nickname. Check out our photo gallery from our visit with Webb last fall. Palmetto Miami, Fla. Full Bio. [3], Tom King had the program going in the right direction until he decided to play Detroit for $10,000. He was 32years old when he was named head coach. [citation needed], Schnellenberger also took Louisville to the Liberty Bowl in 1993, where it defeated Michigan State. Do you have a blog? One of UofL's most celebrated athletes, Johnny U's number 16 jersey is the only football Cardinal jersey with both it and the number retired. The rivalry has been dormant since 2013. 1993 would become a reflection of what the coach was trying to build by scheduling Texas, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Arizona St., Pittsburgh and West Virginia. [33], Louisville leads the series with Memphis at 2419 through the 2019 season. 33 nationally by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite. 5. Cartersville, Ga., product Tee Webb arrived at Louisville rated as the nation's No. Louisville Legend. Louisville quarterback Dave Ragone was hit in the back by Kentucky defensive tackle Jeremy Caudill in the fourth quarter of Kentucky's 22-17 upset of the No. Transferred to juco before eventually landing at Tennessee. It also served as the home of the University of Louisville football team from 1957 to 1997 and their baseball team 19982004. Johnny U is hard to top. In total, he found the end zone more than all but 38 FBS teams this season. Thomas. As seen in the picture of Fred Koster vertical stripes was the look for many national teams at the time. Championships: 8 Bowl Record: 24 Bowls, 11-12-1, .479 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 143 Weeks (Total) [citation needed], The University of Louisville Ladybirds are 20-time national champions winning its seventh national title in 2008, making back-to-back titles for the squad after the win in 2007. [27]:197, Louisville claims nine conference championships. Louisville has been to 25 bowl games; their overall bowl record is 12121. Porco ran for a game-high 119yards on 20 carries. Louisville hires Brian Brohm to lead offense, quarterbacks Louisville's Jeff Brohm has hired brother Brian as the Cardinals' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, returning him to. Buffalo has Josh Allen. 1. a. Teddy Do you have a sports website? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Stephan (My personal favorite until Teddy came around.). I appreciate your corrections, but I don't respect your smart ass attitude, 1. The group has been featured on ESPN, ABC World News Tonight, Oprah, Sports Illustrated, Extreme Makeover:Home Edition, just to name a few. Teddy- He won the biggest game ever and his personal backstory was amazing to watch him overcome. ** His 0.94 interception percentage from the 2013 season is the lowest single-season rate in Louisville history. [28], The Howard Schnellenberger Football Complex which honors the former Cardinal head coach, also sits inside the stadium area and houses the team's coaches, staff, training room, strength and conditioning area and academic services for the student athletes. Bryce Jay Underwood pulled in an offer from Rutgers football this week, putting the Scarlet Knights in a steep competition for one of the best quarterback prospects in the nation. My list, I tried to base it off UofL accomplishments. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 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Jacoby Brissett. Breakdown: The conversation at quarterback undoubtedly starts with Malik. 3. Camp's first African-American player was Lawrence "Bumpy" Simmons, a local product from Central High School. The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the sport of American football. In 1957, his 1,207yards not only earned him All-America acclaim but led all of college football. Louisville went 38 that year. Selections [ edit] [1] Notable undrafted players [ edit] Note: No drafts held before 1920 References [ edit] ^ DraftHistory.com Jackson ran for a Music City Bowl-record 226 yards . With the onset of World War II, Louisville, like many college athletic programs around the country, was put on suspension until 1946. On a recruiting trip to IU, track star Milt Campbell would advise Lyles against IU so Lyles would settle in his hometown university and play for Camp. louisville quarterbacks by year Start Today louisville quarterbacks by year Other schools, like Brown University, only allow double majors that can be completed in four years. Unitas took a job with a Pittsburgh tiling company following the cut and then he joined the Bloomfield Rams, a semi-pro team. In 2004, they successfully defended their crowns from 2002 and 2003 at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship and U of L also won the Universal Dance Association title in 1995 and 1997. "Hes got a great arm and hes a bright young man. That's just details, man!!! Khalib Johnson. His prospect rating of 0.9783 makes him the second highest-rated recruiting in program history and the top-rated quarterback. Before Unitas the QB position was just another back. A product of Louisville Trinity, Brian Brohm was the nation's No. ** His 71 career touchdowns ranks fourth all-time. Guess I can definitely see where your coming from tho. 6 in school history. A product of Lexington Catholic, Bolin was rated as the No. Chris Redman On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2021: Became the second quarterback and 14th player overall to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,031) . Corso's final season saw the Cardinals finish 91 and ranked No. He threw for a career-best 4,024 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior. He closed the year by collecting MVP honors in the Music City Bowl. He finished his UofL career with 10,775 passing yards and 71 touchdowns. . Here are all the important facts you need to know about the Louisville starting quarterback. [42], The University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band is made up of students from UofL and Metroversity students from the Louisville area. He is the school's second all-time scoring leader with 300points in his storied career. Louisville Cardinals School History Seasons: 61 (1962 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 375-322-7 Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 377-320-7 Conferences: ACC, American, Big East, CUSA, MVC, Ind Conf. The University of Louisville made its first bowl appearance January 1, 1958, as Frank Camp's squad battered Drake 3420 in the Sun Bowl. B. Brohm [citation needed], After back to back 76 seasons in 2010 and 2011, Strong led Louisville to an 112 season in 2012 capped with a Sugar Bowl win over Florida, Louisville's second BCS game victory in school history, and after the season, Strong agreed to terms on a new contract that made him the seventh-highest paid head football coach in the country. Throwing for 3,718 yards and 27 touchdowns, Bridgewater would earn Big East Offensive Player of the Year honors. He would eventually sign with the New York Jets, but was traded to New Orleans a few months later. [39] Now the Cardinal Bird dubbed Louie appears at most Louisville sporting events and along with the spirit squad leads the crowds in cheers. Cooper was the first African American head football coach in Louisville football history, and also the youngest. The Cardinals bottomed out with a seven-game losing streak, including blowouts by Clemson and Syracuse by a combined score of 13139. Top AV: Johnny Unitas (113) Colleges Index. Best recruit ever? 4. He made nine starts during the 2018 season and started the first two games of 2019 before a foot injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year. Got cute and left a legend off. 4 pro-style quarterback in the 2004 class. 6' 2'' 218 lbs . He became the first Cardinal to surpass the 1,000-yard mark in a single season. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. During some home football games Louie could be seen parachuting into PJCS on occasion and in the stands starting the C-A-R-D-S chant to the crowd. Notre Dame shot nearly 60% in the second half, as Sonia Citron stepped up in Miles' absence. 2. 5. The four-star prospect made an immediate impact at Louisville. 8 among all UofL quarterbacks during the last two decades. Unitas left Louisville and became the ninth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955, but was cut by them in a numbers game. Unitas basically invented the position of Quarterback as we know it today. Camp was collegiate player at Transylvania University in both football and basketball went on to accumulate a 1023504 record as a high school coach before he was tabbed for the head job at Louisville. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 4 Florida in the Sugar Bowl. My list, I tried to base it off UofL accomplishments. 17 Cardinals in 2002. Ohio State's C.J. Considering that football season is just over a month away, we figured now would be a good time to come up with an arbitrary list boasting (what we believe to be) the five greatest Louisville quarterbacks in Louisville history.

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