Former Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe Passes Away
August 05, 2024 | Football
Kragthorpe served as the 19th head coach of the Cardinals from 2007-09, which included a win over fifth-ranked Cincinnati during his first season and a victory over 14th-ranked USF in 2008. In seven seasons as a head coach, Kragthorpe posted a 44-43 career record as a head coach. He landed his first coaching job with Tulsa in 2003 and took a downtrodden Golden Hurricane program that hadn't posted a winning season since 1991 to three bowl games in four years. He was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame earlier this year. He posted a 28-22 record with the Hurricanes.Â
He began his coaching career at Northern Arizona in 1990 and spanned more than 20 years with stops as an assistant at North Texas, Boston College, Texas A&M and with the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
After a year away from football in 2010, Kragthorpe was hired as LSU's offensive coordinator in 2011 but ultimately stepped down from his post after he was diagnosed with a serious illness, however, he remained with the Tigers for multiple years in an off-field capacity.Â
